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W3C Mobile Web Initiative
Technology, Standards andInternationalization Conference6 - 7 May, Delhi
http://www.w3.org/2010/Talks/phila-india/
Phil Archer <[email protected]>
Latest FiguresOpera reports that in the 12 months to March 2010 in India:
Page-view growth on mobile was 260%Each user viewed an average of 359 pagesAverage data transfer per user was 7 MbTop 10 devices were all Nokia (5130 XpressMusic) was top)
In terms of mobile Web traffic that puts India next to US
SMS Compared with the Web onMobile
Cost per character is lower on the WebWeb pages/services more discoverable (through search)Web support for graphics helps to overcome some illiteracyissuesWeb supports greater variety of character setsIt's generally easier to develop for the Web platform
Mobile Web InitiativeActivities:
Working GroupsOutreachTrainingTool development
Latter 3 funded by revenue sources rather than core funds.
The Best Practices areavailable as a set of
handy reminders
Mobile Web Best PracticesSome examples of best practice on mobile:
No tables for layoutUse, but do not rely on,advanced CSS, JavaScript etc.(progresive enhancement)Use a single column layout
The Best Practices areavailable as a set of
handy reminders
Mobile Web Best PracticesSome examples of best practice on mobile:
No tables for layoutUse, but do not rely on,advanced CSS, JavaScript etc.(progresive enhancement)Use a single column layout
Design for mobile users
mobileOK CheckerPart of W3C Validator suite (http://validator.w3.org/mobile)
mobileOK CheckerResults include a lot of detailed feedback for developers.
Best Practice in Practice
Best Practice in Practice
Relationship with AccessibilityThere is a close relationship between designing for the mobile Web andmaking Web content Accessible
Other Mobile-related Work at W3CGeolocationDevice APIsWeb Applications (widgets)
Geolocation APITechnically at Last Call Working Draft, but already implemented in
AndroidiPhoneFirefox 3.5+ (we're now on 3.6.3)
And used by:
Google Maps and Google LocalFlickrTravelocity iPhoneAsk Lailaand more…
Live Demo
access to the compass andaccelerometerthe messaging system forpoint and click sending ofSMS, MMS etc.system information(battery state, networktype & availability etc.)the gallery and more!
the contact bookclipboard operationsthe calendarthe filesystemaccess to the camera andmicrophone for audio,image and video capture
Device APIs
APIs Make Development Easy
getCurrentPosition()
Hence forthcoming W3C Workshops on
Privacy for Advanced Web APIsAugmented Reality on the Web
Widgets (Web Apps)HTML (incl. HTML 5)CSSJavaScriptAn XML Config fileAn Icon for the ApplicationDelivered as a zip file (with the extension changed from .zip to.wgt)Can be Digitally Signed
Widget Spec is at Candidate Recommendation as of December 2009.
What Can Others Do?These are the recommendations of the Mobile Web for Social DevelopmentWG's Roadmap (this is the WG that began with the workshop in Bangalore,in December 2006).
Network operatorsExtend low cost data services, low bandwidth issufficientImplement Unicode for SMS
Handset manufacturersProvide GPRS, J2ME and/or browserAllow installation of new character setsInclude text2speech engine (see W3C Workshopon Conversational Applications 18 - 19 June,New Jersey)
What Can Others Do?Public authorities
Use mobile platform for ICT servicesPolicies to ease work of entrepreneursEnforce universal availability of low-costminimal data service
Service developersShare, cooperate and collaborate to avoidredevelopmentUse open data formats
The Web is a PlatformBased on Royalty-Free open standards
The Web is a PlatformBased on Royalty-Free open standardsFlexible, powerful, ubiquitous
The Web is a PlatformBased on Royalty-Free open standardsFlexible, powerful, ubiquitousRight for mobile
The Web is a PlatformBased on Royalty-Free open standardsFlexible, powerful, ubiquitousRight for mobileRight for India
The Web is a PlatformBased on Royalty-Free open standardsFlexible, powerful, ubiquitousRight for mobileRight for India
http://www.w3.org/2010/Talks/phila-india/
Phil Archer <[email protected]>
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