0? 203
Mobile Web Applications are Growing Faster than Humans 204
Mobile Widgets and Mobile Browsers 206
The Advantages of Mobile Widgets 207
Mobile Browsers Get Better 207
Do We Need Server-Side Adaptation? 208
Connectivity??”Mobile Networks and Occasionally Connected Devices 208
Occasionally Connected Computing 209
Androids will Invade Your Mobile Space Soon! 211
Getting Inside the Android 212
Other Players 213
Is the Mobile the Next Computer? 213
How will People Use Their Mobile Computer? 214
Mobile is Not Limited to Phones 214
Some More Analysis! 214
Location-Based Services will Mushroom 214
SMS Messaging will Continue Its Hold 215
Mobile Payments will Happen, Albeit Slowly 215
You will Build Some Kickass Mobile Web Applications 215
Resources for Mobile Web Integration 215
Summary 216
Index 217
Preface
As more users access the Web from their phones and other handhelds, web
developers need to learn techniques for targeting these new devices. Sites such as
Twitter, Facebook, and Google target mobiles with their services and products.
Companies use mobile services to provide staff access to their applications while
away from a computer.
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