Found on the Mobile Web 173

Found on the Mobile Web is a weekly WAP Review feature listing newly added and updated sites on the YesWAP.com mobile portal and WapReview mobile site directory. With these latest additions the directory and portal now list 1816 mobile sites. Entertainment/Gossip Molly and Jake m.mollyandjake.com/ Mobile edition of a gossip blog specializing in PG13 gossip about teen stars including Zac Efron, the Sprouse Brothers and Miley Cyrus. Source: Oh! Mobile Directory Content: Usability: Entertainment/Mobile Video-Audio Jump2Video jump2video.com/ Search and browse … Continue reading

CSS Bug Spoils Useful Mobile Apartment Finder

UDR is United Dominion Realty which owns and manages a number of large apartment complexes in U.S. cities. UDR’s mobile site, udrapartments.mobi should make relatively easy to find rental units in major U.S. cities with your mobile phone. With it you can browse by state and city or use an advanced search form that lets you filter results by price, number of bedrooms and baths and available amenities like a pool, air conditioning and whether pets are permitted. Searches return … Continue reading

OviGaming.mobi Launched

For many years AllAboutSymbian.com’s sister site, All About N-Gage has been the best place to find in-depth, honest reviews of the latest N-Gage games and news about the platform. A couple of months ago All About N-Gage was relaunched as OviGaming. About the time of the re-branding, the mobile version of All About N-Gage more or less stopped working. The front page still loaded but all links led to an error page. I’m sure the mobile site breakage was unintentional … Continue reading

ImageChef – Create Text and Image Mashups On Your Phone

Ever wanted a personalized license plate? Your own  star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame? How about seeing your message on one of those big track side signs at a Formula One circuit? Now that would be cool! ImageChef Mobile is a free service that lets you add your own message to a large collection of stock images. It’s very easy to use. Just visit m.imagechef.com with your phone’s browser, select an image template, type in your message and press the … Continue reading

JC Penney Woos Teen Shoppers With Lackluster Mobile Site

It’s nice to see big brands doing mobile web sites. However this one from U.S. chain department store JC Penney targeting teen shoppers doesn’t impress. Its main features are pictures of a mere two clothing outfits, a signup form for text alerts and a bunch of downloadable Greystripe ad-supported games. Visitors are also urged to visit the jcpteen Facebook profile participate in a scavenger hunt game with ringtones, wallpapers and tickets promised as prizes. However there is no link to … Continue reading

Find the Best Hunting and Fishing Spots With Louisiana Sportsman’s Mobile Site

Louisiana Sportsman Magazine’s mobile site features daily user-submitted Louisiana fishing and hunting reports, and articles on hunting and fishing in Louisiana and Florida. There are also links to NOAA.gov weather forecasts and radar maps for the area along with a directory of fishing and hunting guides. Louisiana Sportsman is certainly a good resource for area sportsmen, however the mobile site’s usability could be better. The biggest issues are that the phone numbers in the guides are not click to call … Continue reading

Easy Mobile Booking for Vegas Shows

Vegas Mobile Concierge is one of the first mobile web based e-commerce sites I’ve seen that’s actually easy to use. It’s main function is finding and booking Las Vegas shows, something it does very well. You pick a show and are presented with the available times and prices. The prices include all taxes and fees so there are no surprises. Once you choose the number and type of tickets you want you are prompted to use a click to call … Continue reading

Found on the Mobile Web 172

Found on the Mobile Web is a weekly WAP Review feature listing newly added and updated sites on the YesWAP.com mobile portal and WapReview mobile site directory. With these latest additions the directory and portal now list 1800 mobile sites. Technology/Internet Abduzeedo m.abduzeedo.com Abduzeedo is a beautifully designed site by Brazilian web designer Fabio Sasso. It has design news, site reviews and tutorials to help you do more with Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Pixelmator, GIMP and CSS. Fabio created the mobile … Continue reading