Mobile-specific new
applications are being launched every day. The following screenshot shows listing of
Remember The Milk (www.rememberthemilk.com) on Apple's Webapps gallery??”a
directory of web applications that run on the iPhone and iPod Touch, and the
screenshot after that shows Yahoo!'s mobile offerings.
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There are browser-based applications on the mobile to access email, RSS feeds,
and podcasts. You can keep track of your contacts and calendars from your mobile
browser. If you get bored, you can even play games! The number of native mobile
applications is high, but a lot more web applications are now coming to the mobile.
With more and more mobile browsers supporting XHTML, CSS, and AJAX, the job
of developers to port a web application to mobile devices has become easier. We
have learned the tricks of this trade throughout the book, and you too can build
compelling mobile web applications.
If you see the overall picture, trends are clear:
Port already popular web applications to mobile devices
Provide local content, make sure to take care of context
Use AJAX, XHTML, and CSS to deliver powerful applications
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