Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Ranking mobile Web performance: How Google, Amazon, Bank of America serve mobile users

Gomez and dotMobi test mobile Web performance at key online businesses
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Ranking mobile Web performance: How Google, Amazon, Bank of America serve mobile users

Ann Bednarz By Ann Bednarz
There are now more than 1.1 million Web sites designed for mobile users, according to research from dotMobi. To help end users find the cream of the crop, dotMobi got together with Gomez to create a benchmark that tests and ranks the mobile Web experience provided by top businesses in airline, banking and search. Read full story

Ann Bednarz is associate news editor at Network World.

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New mobile browsers bringing real Web to handhelds A new generation of mobile Web browsers is finally making the Web a reality on handheld devices.

MWC - DotMobi database to help mobile developers DotMobi, the group that promotes and manages the mobile-phone top-level domain, is publishing a list of specifications for virtually all phones on the market in a bid to make life easier for developers.

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Why metered broadband would work Maybe nobody else is sad that Time Warner Cable has (for now) abandoned its foray into consumption-based Internet service pricing, but I am. I was all set for the company to become the poster child for net neutrality -- a topic that is hard for many people to understand -- and why it really matters.

Weighing the benefits of onshore outsourcing The basic value of outsourcing has been well documented. Benefits range from dramatic cost savings to reduction of inventory and allowing companies to focus on core competencies. What is still up for debate, however, is whether to adopt an onshore or offshore approach.

Azaleos launches managed SharePoint service Managed service provider Azaleos Wednesday introduced a remote monitoring service for Microsoft SharePoint that covers the server and other necessary infrastructure. The 24-hour service is designed to keep SharePoint up and running for those who do not have or cannot afford to hire in-house talent.

New mobile browsers bringing real Web to handhelds A new generation of mobile Web browsers is finally making the Web a reality on handheld devices. But the evolving mobile browsers are only one part of the picture. Mobile browsing is affected by the client hardware, ranging from the processor to the kind of wireless network being used, all of which have improved markedly. It's also affected by the design of Web sites being targeted, and there's new attention being focused on optimizing these sites for mobile users.

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04/21/09

Today's most-read stories:

  1. Oracle agrees to buy Sun for $7.4B
  2. Buzzblog: Oracle acquires Sun in $7.4B stunner
  3. Adobe's new Flash can stream Internet content to TVs
  4. Microsoft discloses ambitious security strategy
  5. Palm's webOS lives up to hype, early developers say
  6. RSA Conference kicks off on somber note
  7. Cisco reveals aggressive pricing for blade server system
  8. The Incredible International Submarine Cable Systems
  9. PBX killer, Voice CAL coming to OCS in 2010
  10. 802.11n complications are imminent
  11. Honda demos motion-assistance devices


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