Week 2

I looked into old technologies that were used to make TV interactive (such as TeleText, Ceefax etc.). I also saw how these are obsolete today and aren't really used anymore, (because of how slow and basic the navigation is, and the unattractive typeface and low-res pictures).

I also conducted some research into why mobile technologies have been specially adapted.

“The Mobile Web Initiative's goal is to make browsing the Web from mobile devices a reality”, explains Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the Web. “W3C and mobile industry leaders are working together to improve Web content production and access for mobile users and the greater Web.”

http://www.w3.org/Mobile/


As this quote says, the mobile market has certain restrictions that require the standards of the "desktop" to be revised (because of the small screen and slower network etc.). Such refined elements include reduced versions of Mark-Up languages (for example XHTML, aka Extensible HyperText Markup Language). This language allows simple web pages (often just lists with few images) to easily be displayed over the mobile network.

However, the mobile browsing market is becoming more adaptable to the common web standards, with some phones able to have Java Applets and Flash plugins, to offer a more immersive mobile web surfing experience.