Guidelines for Writing Device Independent Tests Note Published

The Mobile Web Initiative Test Suites Working Group has published a Group Note of Guidelines for writing device independent tests. As support for Web technologies grows, it is important that tests writers develop test suites that will work as well as possible across devices. This document offers guidance in the form of simple guidelines to follow to create device-independent tests. Learn more about the Mobile Web Initiative Activity.

Mobile Web Application Best Practices Draft Published

The Mobile Web Best Practices Working Group has published a Working Draft of Mobile Web Application Best Practices. This document specifies Best Practices for the development and delivery of Web applications on mobile devices. The recommendations expand upon statements made in the Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0 (BP1), especially those that relate to the exploitation of device capabilities and awareness of the delivery context. Learn more about the Mobile Web Initiative Activity.

Interesting that there's also a section about user experience including perceived latency, interaction method, and data consistency. Furthermore, they describe how to handle device capability variation. In other words, adaptation but mainly at the server or client and not within the network. I would appreciate if they could also consider this as a possibility...