Great Mobile Web Performance resources of 2011
2011 has truly been a great year for Mobile Web, we’ve finally seen the adoption of Mobile First thinking within the web design community (originally coined by Luke Wroblewski way back in 2009).
Retail sites have seen a huge influx of visitors from Mobile devices, forcing them to rethink their web strategy to include mobile.
The increase in mobile web traffic has almost certainly put a strain on the Mobile Network Operators abilities to deliver data at speeds necessary for the end user.
2011 has seen some great articles, resources and recommendations for mobile web site performance.
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- Mobile
- Mobile Performance
- Mobile Web
- mPerf
Windows phone 7 - VISIO Template
Created this WP7 Visio template a while ago, I've added it here so someone can save some time if needed. The plan was to add all the tiles, will have to add those at a later date.
Includes generic phone template and a Panoramic template.
You will need the correct WP7 font Segoe WP.
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- Mobile
Create with HTML 5 today
HTML 5 is still in draft (Editor's Draft 5 June 2010), however if you are looking to create sites that implement some of the new proposed features then why not use some of these APIs today.
Examples of CSS 3
- iphone icons in CSS3
- CSS AT-AT
- Web Designer Wall CSS 3 examples
- 10 Amazing Examples of Innovative CSS3 Animation
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- Web design
- html5
- webdesign
Smartphones' with Resistive and Capacitive touchscreens
If you are thinking of buying a Smartphone here is a useful list of popular devices that sport either Capacitive or Resistive touch-screens.
So what does this mean? Well, Capacitive allows for light touch navigation and Resistive is as it would suggest, needs more pressure (more likely to use a stylus).
Capacitive Touchscreen (Common device - iPhone)
- Pros
- - Smooth and responsive interaction (Apple’s slick multi-touch gestures, such as pinching and spreading two fingers to zoom and reduce on-screen objects, are only possible on a capacitive screen).
- Cons
- - A bare finger is required for operation since the body’s electricity is blocked by gloves.
- - Require glass screens that can shatter when dropped.
Resistive Touchscreen (Common device - Nokia N97)
- Pros
- Use of fingers, both bare and gloved, and non-specialised stylus
- Cons
- Poor responsiveness, Scratch-prone surfaces, components that wear out and break over time, less-than-perfect transparency
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- Mobile