Today's Mobile Minute brings you coverage on the Hearst magazine empire's new focus on mobile apps, what can go wrong on your mobile website and how to spot it, a camera phone-to-email project in India, checking African drugs with SMS, and a new speed texting record.
- Hearst Magazines is opening an in-house "App Lab," where employees will develop iPhone and iPadi apps as the company expands its mobile offerings.
- An article in the Columbia Tribune examined the need for building a strong mobile web page - and how to determine if your site looks good across multiple handsets. For a how-to guide on creating a mobile-optimized version of a Wordpress site, see our screencast.
- HP Labs in India is building a program that will enable users with camera phones to take a photo of hand-written letters and convert the photo to an email. The program will not only allow users without computers to have regular access to email, but will also resolve some language barriers on traditional email (some rarer languages aren't supported in type).
- The AP recently covered mPedigree's work developing a malaria medicine authentication system. Using SMS, people who bought malaria medicine can text in a code on the back of the medicine's packaging to see if it has been registered as genuine. Read our case study on mPedigree here.
- A 27-year old woman in England set a new speed texting record after she typed out a pre-chosen phrase in 25.94 seconds, nearly 10 seconds faster than the previous record.
[Mobile Minute Disclaimer: The Mobile Minute is a quick round-up of interesting stories that have come across our RSS and Twitter feeds to keep you informed of the rapid pace of innovation. Read them and enjoy them, but know that we have not deeply investigated these news items. For more in-depth information about the ever-growing field of mobile tech for social change, check out our blog posts, white papers and research, how-tos, and case studies.]
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