Web on Mobile

Scientists of the University of Manchester are launching a project, which combines web accessibility with mobile phones. They are developing a mobile web, which can be used as simple as Internet.



Since many conventional websites cannot be displayed on small screen of mobile phone, therefore, we can see only limited number of websites on our mobile phones. The RIAM project is made for blind and visually impaired users, so that they can also surf Internet.



The aim of the project is to develop the validation screen, which will screen websites to ensure that these websites are accessible on mobile phone.



The validation engine will work in cyclic form. Firstly, it decode program that will be de-clutter web pages and reorder them into a web mobile friendly format. Users can determine how many web sites are able to display on their mobile phones.



Dr Simon Harper from the University’s School of Computer Science is leading the project. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is funding the project by £205,000.



Via: The Engineer