Robert,
I don't think you have given enough information for much of a
meaningful response. It depends...
Who are you talking about using your system exactly? Non-Chinese in
China for the duration of the games, accessing data through a roaming
contract of some kind? That sounds expensive for the user - carriers
are likely to charge a hefty fee. I suspect users will be cautious
about accessing such data to any great extent because of the cost.
Unless it is over wifi, of course.
Is your data proprietory/copyrighted? Does it matter if people copy it
and pass it to a friend? If not, then I suspect the mobile web is the
best way to approach things - if degrades more gracefully than Java
does if a handset is not specifically supported. Also, by 2010, what
percentage of the world will be running the iphone, or similar
devices? Will they even RUN Java?
Knocking up a basic wml/xhtml website is a matter of a couple of weeks
work for a single developer. I don't believe you can do that with
Java. So don't do Java unless you really have to.
regards
Nick May
Japanese Maps, English Labels.
Find Japanese addresses in English. Now for phones too...
http://diddlefinger.com
http://diddlefinger.mobi
Any kanji challenged Japan sider with au gps who is willing to help
test a couple of links on diddlefinger.mobi so I can add au gps, I
would be grateful if you would get in touch. Sorry - I can't pay.
On 22 Nov 2007, at 17:52, Olaf Dunn wrote:
> Hi,
> In my opinion, I would recommend using the Mobile web, as Java
> fragmentation will increase development costs, and also introduce
> third party concerns (virus', Java Internet Settings, Security
> Warnings)
> However, approaching the mobile web is also not easy, as the browser
> diversity is huge. But depending on the service you are looking to
> provide, and how "rich" you are expecting it to be, determines its
> complexities.
> People have written whole books on the best ways to approach the
> mobile web, so I wont go into it here.
> I hope this gives you a quick overview.
>
> Olaf
>
> Blog...
> http://www.wirelessroundup.com
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Ness" <robert@danwei.org>
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> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 2:25:47 AM (GMT) Europe/London
> Subject: (keitai-l) deliver of Olympics related information
>
> We are a media firm in China, and we are developing a platform for
> delivering Olympics-related information during the Beijing Olympics. I
> would like the ask the Keitai-L community which delivery format you
> would
> prefer--java app or WAP? Given your preference as experts on the
> technical
> end of the industry, what do you then think would be the best delivery
> method for the international market, especially for those who will
> be in
> China using China's networks?
> ~Robert
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