The W3C has released a set of Mobile Web Best Practice guidelines, providing a consistent framework for developers of content for mobile devices to work with. In theory, at least. Today, many more people have access to mobile devices than access to a desktop computer. This is likely to be very significant in developing countries, where Web-capable mobile devices may play as similar a role in ... Read full entry

A British local authority, Tunbridge Wells Council, recently made a short lived attempt to ban the use of the word "brainstorm" in council documents and communications, believing the word was offensive to people with epilepsy. The claim was not only refuted by the National Society for Epilepsy, but also failed to gain the support of the The Local Government Association in Britain, who pointed out that the word ... Read full entry