Found On The Mobile Web #232

iMDb Mobile

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 2356 mobile sites.

Movies

IMDb m.imdb.com Finally! IMDb: The biggest and best movie and TV site has its own mobile version. Full text search of the iMDb database. Listings include star rating, plot summary, critic and user reviews, trailers, photos, full cast list with links to cast members bios. Thanks to Deb Morrissey for the tip!
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deviantArt

Art & Design

deviantART www.deviantart.com The largest online user submitted art site. Artists submit their artwork for viewing, download and discussion. Optimized for smartphones, the sites 80-100 KB pages maybe too much for some devices.
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Tech News Sites and Blogs

GottaBeMobile : Tablet PCs www.gottabemobile.com A news and review site covering the mobile computing sector with an emphasis on Tablets, UMPCs, MIDs, netbooks, mobile phones and software.
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Champion Spark Plugs

Tech

Champion Sparkpugs getchampion.mobiHow’s this for a practical niche use of the mobile web? Champion’s mobile friendly small engine sparkplug site lets contractors, landscapers and homeowners find the right plug for their mower, chainsaw or concrete mixer on the job site  using their mobile browser.  Source: mobility.mobi
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Literature

NMW – No Matter What winksite.mobi/rekipoca/nmw A cellphone novel of love found and lost by a 17 year old from the Philippines. Via @davidharper
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Mocality

Local Search

Mocality www.mocality.co.ke Mocality’s ambitious plan is to build Africa’s largest mobile business directory using crowd sourced data. Independent Mocality agents add local business listings and photos to the directory from their phones using a mobile website. Currently limited to Kenya, Mocality plans to expand across Africa. Source: Mobhappy
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Mobile News & Reviews

Dan’s Blog (2.0) www.torgo.com/blog/ The personal blog of Daniel Appelquist; Mobile Monday London founder, co-chair of the W3C’s Mobile Best Practices Working Group and Web & Internet Evangelist at Vodafone. On his blog Dan posts his thoughts on mobile trends, standards, apps, the web and the conferences he attends, organizes and presents at,
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Cooklet Mobile

Food

Cooklet cooklet.mobi Mobile edition of a new site where you anyone can search and browse through a collection of recipes and read articles from the Cooklet culinary academy. Registered users can upload and organize their own recipes. Source: mobility.mobi
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Travel-Destination Guides

Serbia.mobi serbia.mobi Visitor’s guide to Serbia with transportation, hotel, restaurant, event, culture, nature, spas, nightlife and activities listings. Most listings include street and email addresses and click to call phone numbers.
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Szeged, Hungary m.szegedvaros.com Visitors guide to Szeged, Hungary. Local history and listings of hotels, hostels, restaurants and ATMs with maps and click to call numbers.
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