A Mobile Storm in the Cloud [Infographic] Morgan Stanley - The Mobile Internet Report - Summary 2010.
Return of the Mobile Stylesheet. The past couple of years have seen numerous new web-capable mobile devices arise, including Apple’s iPhone and its Safari browser, the creation of Google’s Android platform and Webkit-based browser, the rise of so called “full web” browsers (Nokia’s S60, Opera Mobile and Opera Mini, among others), the early development of Firefox’s mobile version, and more.
These mobile browsers improve users’ experiences, giving them access to websites formerly off-limits to most mobile devices. Indeed, as a 2008 Nielsen Media Research report highlighted, mobile devices have increased traffic by an average of 13% across several popular websites. Article Continues Below Ideally, site authors would be able to meet the growing demand for a quality mobile experience without changing a line of code.
Back in 2004, Elika Etemad and Jorunn Newth offered advice on “Pocket-Sized Design,” relying on handheld style sheets to work around some of the usability challenges of mobile devices. Fortunately, computers do. Million. PhoneGap | Cross platform mobile framework.