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Mobile Phones:

Tiny sites: A guide to the mobile Web

By Joseph Hanlon, CNET.com.au
02/05/2008



 

So you've signed on for a monthly data plan to use on your phone, and now you're asking what's next? Sending and receiving emails is fun for a bit but you need some mobile Web excitement, right? Well, that may be asking for too much, but below is a list of someone of the best mobile Web sites we've stumbled across so far.

If you're feeling adventurous, try replacing the "www" prefix with an "m" in the URL of your favourite Web site.

 Website   URL   Description 
CNET Asia mobile http://m.cnetasia.com Product reviews in your hand
ZDNet mobile m.zdnet.com.au Tech news ZDNet style.
News.com m.news.com.au National news headlines headlines
The Good Food Guide m.gfg.smh.com.au Reviews of the best and worst restaurants and cafes.
Blocklayer blocklayer.mobi An excellent resource for trades people.
Wapedia wapedia.mobi A portal to Wikipedia for your mobile. Perfect for trivia nights (disclaimer: CNET.com.au does not condone cheating at trivia)!
Skweezer skweezer.net A portal for viewing any site as a mobile site. Very handy.
Google maps google.com.au/gmm Available to download to most handsets. One of the best free mobile apps out there.
Pop Urls popurls.mobi PopUrls collects stories of the cool and quirky from Digg, Del.icio.us and Reddit.
Flickr m.flickr.com Mobile version of the popular photo blog site.
Windows Live Messenger m.ninemsn.com.au/msg Mobile Web client for chatting with friends using MSN instant messenger.
Dictionary.com dictionary.com/wm/ Never look like a philistine again with the mobile version of Dictionary.com
Thumb games thumbgames.mobi If you can put up with a few ads this list of free Java games could keep you amused for days.

This is far from a complete list. If you know any great mobile Web sites be sure to tell us about them in Talkback.

 

 
 

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ferdiei says...
even if "tiny" sites are to be made suitable for mobile devices, it still boils down to the FORM FACTOR of the mobile device itself. as with ipod-touch/iphone where you can browse with a near pc experience, was complemented by the multitouch feature of the safari browser. our eyes were not designed to view images or text messages like what we have today. anyway, these tiny sites offers relief from frustration to techies on the go.

 
 
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