blog.msurveys.com

This looks like an interesting option to develop for smartphones. From their site (link in title above):

Using state-of-the-art Web technologies, Opera Platform™ is a powerful and flexible application framework for mobile phones. With Opera Platform™ you can quickly and affordably create advanced mobile Web applications that give users instant access to online resources such as news headlines, weather forecasts, e-mails, sports results, auction bidding status, or bus schedules. Opera Platform™ enables you to integrate the phone’s local applications with online content ranging from regular Web sites to advanced business support systems.

Creating advanced applications using open standards Web technologies is significantly easier and more-cost-efficient than using traditional technologies. Because Opera Platform™ is based on Web technologies, any Web developer can quickly and affordably create new and advanced mobile applications with a remarkably short time-to-market. Existing Web applications can easily be adapted to fit the mobile phone.


Speaking of Opera, I only just realised yesterday that the Opera Mini browser for Java-enabled phones (i.e non-smartphones) is now available for download in more countries, including the UK. It looks great, and has some very nice features, including a very convenient way to display/access your browsing history, and the ability to use a tiny (but very readable) smooth font, which helps to display a fair amount of text on a small screen.