Mobify Weekly – The Latest Threads in the Mobile Web

Mobify Weekly – The Latest Threads in the Mobile Web

Welcome to the new issue of Mobify Weekly! As we’re wrapping up for the week, we wanted to share some great stories on mobile web that we’ve run across recently.

Mozilla unveils Open Web mobile concept It’s called the “Mozilla Seabird” and its a concept phone designed by Billy May from Mozilla Labs Concept Series. Its slick, sexy and is definitely not going to hit the streets any time soon. The article is food for thought on where the mobile web could be headed in the next few years. An open web mobile device? We certainly wouldn’t mind that.

Nokia Focuses on Connecting the Next Billion People to the Internet Through Mobile Web It’s interesting to think about what exactly Nokia has in store for us. Even with two handhelds in the pipeline (that we know of) the CEO has famously stated that Android and Nokia logos would never be seen together and it makes us wonder what their plan is for catching up to Google and Apple. At the same time, we can’t forget the differences in market share between North America and the rest of the world. While iOS and Android might presently rule the North American markets the picture in Europe and Asia is looking very different.

Mobile Internet Usage Doubles (in Australia) We’re very happy for our mates from Down Under! The stats from the recent survey are showing that more than four in ten Australians access the web through mobile devices. Numbers are fueled by younger, more tech savvy Australians but similar rates of increase are seen in older generations.