Webdragon

Earlier this week, Microsoft unveiled its latest smartphone platform: Windows Phone 7. With a multitude of hardware manufacturers offering handsets with Windows Phone 7, it is expected that the mobile technology will be a popular alternative to Apple's iPhone range and Google's Android offerings.

For the past year or so, everyone in the web industry has been talking about new emerging web standards, including HTML5, CSS3 and much more advanced JavaScript. Is it creating a better web than we already have?

Two years ago, Twitter and its "micro-blogging" were a rapidly growing concept that had the potential for usefulness to business. In 2010, it has proven itself to be a powerful promotional tool, even if it is not directly revenue-generating. Now there is a wide variety in new geo-location services, which allow users to "check in" to real-world locations and announce to the world that they have visited a certain location. The question is, can it be useful for businesses?

Offering a mobile website is now a real possibility for most organisations. If you've already decided to build a mobile website app, should it be completely stand-alone, or should it share information from your organisation's already-established website?

Webdragon has now launched the first mobile-compatible version of WebdragonCMS, our flagship content management software. As part of the launch, Webdragon's website is now mobile-compatible.

In 2010, a new type of HTML is taking over the web, but how will it work for users with accessibility needs?

In the last five years, the capability and number of mobile devices has increased phenomenally. Smartphones have transformed mobile computing into a platform comparable to desktop computing. With this new platform comes a new type of communication between consumers and the brands they use. Should you build a mobile app or a mobile website to reach them?

Today marks the launch of the iPad in Australia. As an Apple touch-screen device, it uses very similar software to the iPhone, which has been widely praised both for its ease-of-use with the general population, and its accessibility features for people with disabilities. But is it usable enough and accessible enough?

The iPhone is an increasingly popular piece of technology around the world, and in Australia, and in Webdragon's home of Melbourne. One of the foundations of these devices is the ability for customers to easily purchase and download stand-alone applications, including games, utilities and frivolities. The question for businesses is: is it worth building an iPhone app to tap into this market?