Tiny sites: a guide to the mobile Web

By Joseph Hanlon on 17 April 2008

Mobile sites | Mobile URLs | Best browsers

So you've signed on for a monthly data plan to use on your phone, and now you're asking what's next? Sending and receiving emails is fun for a bit but you need some mobile Web excitement, right? Well, that may be asking for too much, but below is a list of someone of the best mobile Websites we've stumbled across so far.

If you're feeling adventurous, try replacing the "www" prefix with an "m" in the URL of your favourite Website.

 Website   URL   Description 
ZDNet mobile m.zdnet.com.au Tech news ZDNet style.
News.com m.news.com.au National news headlines headlines
The Good Food Guide m.gfg.smh.com.au Reviews of the best and worst restaurants and cafes.
Blocklayer blocklayer.mobi An excellent resource for trades people.
Wapedia wapedia.mobi A portal to Wikipedia for your mobile. Perfect for trivia nights (disclaimer: CNET.com.au does not condone cheating at trivia)!
Skweezer skweezer.net A portal for viewing any site as a mobile site. Very handy.
Google maps google.com.au/gmm Available to download to most handsets. One of the best free mobile apps out there.
Pop Urls popurls.mobi PopUrls collects stories of the cool and quirky from Digg, Del.icio.us and Reddit.
Flickr m.flickr.com Mobile version of the popular photo blog site.
Windows Live Messenger m.ninemsn.com.au/msg Mobile Web client for chatting with friends using MSN instant messenger.
Dictionary.com dictionary.com/wm/ Never look like a philistine again with the mobile version of Dictionary.com
Thumb games thumbgames.mobi If you can put up with a few ads this list of free Java games could keep you amused for days.

This is far from a complete list. If you know any great mobile Web sites be sure to tell us about them in the forums.

Topics: 3g, hsdpa, mobile phone, site, wap, web, mobile, browse, handset, best

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Comments (6)

  • ilovephone commented on 14/05/2009 11:04 Report abuse

    http://m.umnet.com

  • ilovephone commented on 04/05/2009 11:07 Report abuse

    A very useful mobile website to check out phone specs and get free downloads: website: http://www.umnet.com mobile web: http://m.umnet.com

  • ksangeelee commented on 05/09/2008 19:07 Report abuse

    Yep, I also left off YouTube and all online video sites because they just don't work well on 3G. The whole point of G-Portal is that any site you reach from it will provide a rewarding service, and YouTube mobile just doesn't do that. I suppose I'd put it on by popular demand, but I don't think it's worth it.

  • ksangeelee commented on 30/07/2008 08:41 Report abuse

    I agree emphatically with this article. One of the biggest hurdles is getting off the typically dreadful operator's portals and onto other sites. Most domains are incredibly awkward to enter as URLs on standard phone keypads. I've created a portal page on URL http://da.gp, which can be entered simply using keys 32147 in that order (for da.gp, get it?). It's very UK biased at the moment, but I'd like to speak with anyone who can help create country-specific landing pages. Australia, USA, and Europe in particular. Please use the contact page at http://cms.da.gp if you'd like to help.

  • Joseph_Hanlon commented on 18/04/2008 12:02 Report abuse

    Actually c_p no one forgot Youtube Mobile, I just don't rate it. There are plenty mobile sites I've left off the list.

  • canberra_photographer commented on 17/04/2008 22:21 Report abuse

    Someone forgot You Tube Mobile, compatible with most 3G phones

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