Testing on Physical Devices Made Easy
In past articles, we've discussed testing mobile Web sites using browsers, and testing using emulators. Using this combination, along with a solid test plan, should bring you to a point where your mobile site is stable and appears to be working correctly on a number of devices. Ah, but wait; what do I mean by appears to be? more...
A Guide to Mobile Emulators
In a previous article, I put forward a three-point plan for testing mobile Web sites. One of the points involved the use of emulators for first-pass device testing. This article concentrates on configuring emulators for mobile site testing (it also highlights emulators that can be used to test mobile applications too). It outlines the different types of emulator available, the best ones to use, and the various ways in which they can be used. For the uninitiated, an emulator is a software program that aims to replicate the functions of a specific piece of hardware or software. more...
Testing Mobile Web Sites Using Firefox
Before you ever begin testing your mobile site to determine how it looks on handsets, you should make sure the functionality of the site is working as you expect. This is not always straightforward, as you want to approximate the mobile environment as closely as possible. Fortunately, Mozilla Firefox supports some great extensions that can make testing your mobile sites a piece of cake. This article explains how to set Firefox up to act as a first pass test environment for your site. more...
Deploying iPhone Apps to Real Devices
In our previous article on getting started with iPhone development, you learnt how to use the iPhone SDK provided by Apple to develop your first iPhone application. For testing purposes, you used the iPhone Simulator, provided as part of the iPhone SDK. While the iPhone Simulator is a very handy tool that allows you to test your iPhone applications without needing a real device, nothing beats testing on a real device. more...
Getting started with the ready.mobi API
Ready.mobi is a well known page testing tool offered by dotMobi. When you supply a page URL to ready.mobi, it evaluates how well the page is likely to display on mobile devices by testing against the Mobile Web Best Practices, and dotMobi compliance rules. more...
Handy shortcuts to using Ready.mobi
I love Firefox. In fact I sometimes wonder how anyone ever did any web development or design without Firefox and its many great extensions. Well I've got 3 handy add-ons/tips for you that will make designing for mobile that much easier by enabling you to launch ready.mobi in seconds. more...
Audio/Video Playback & Streaming Support on Mobile Devices
Audio and video are very important tools in the arsenal available to web-developers, marketing/sales types and content providers (to name but a few). Few are likely to remember the internet before YouTube, before on-demand playback of your favourite tv shows or even before Google for that matter, which means that the ability to embed movies and rich content in a webpage is almost certainly taken for granted in today's always-on world. more...
TADA Advanced Tests - A Tutorial
Following on from my previous tutorial and the public release of TA-DA, I'd like to present a new tutorial based on 2 of our more complicated tests: Usable Display Height and Usable Display Width. more...
DeviceAtlas - TADA!
The Test Application (or “test suite", as it is also known) for DeviceAtlas is a system that has been developed which provides you, the user, with the opportunity to input device specific data directly into our system. This simple process is demonstrated below in a step-by-step introduction to “My First Test Session" , so read on to find out more. more...
DotMobi Virtual Developer Lab
Dotmobi has teamed up with MobileComplete to bring you the DotMobi Virtual Developer Lab. Now you can test on REAL devices, including the iPhone, for free! more...
