Building Mobile Web Sites: Design Patterns, Recipes and Ideas

With the advent of the Apple iPhone and the explosion in 3rd Generation (3G) wireless networks the opportunities for the development of mobile web sites and content have never been better. However, what has been missing in this new mobile landscape have been simple ideas and solutions to allow the desktop web developer to easily migrate to this new platform. Mobile web site development is different from PC / desktop web site development and the nuances and subtleties create a “learning curve” that is steeper than one would wish it to be. This book attempts to address this “learning curve” and give the PC / desktop web developer simple examples, patterns and ideas that can be easily used and adapted for this new mobile world.