With hundreds of different mobile handset models in the hands of 1.7 billion
users and counting, adapting content for each of these devices has become a
challenge of monumental proportions for developers and publishers. Attempts
have been made on the part of industry players to provide some relief to
adaptation woes through the development of de facto standards. But given the
number of variables that characterize each device on the market –
whether that be screen size, processing power or memory requirements –
today’s developers and/or publishers can’t even begin the process
without a thorough working knowledge of all the elements comprising virtually
all the devices that populate the mobile market. Given the escalating
numbers, effective content... (more)