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Hi, I am planning to use subdomain for the mobile user? domain module would be a help. However, how to implement mobile device detection, then redirect to this subdomain? Maybe can use http://drupal.org/project/switchtheme, but haven't try it.

I'm targetting Advanced Mobile browsers i.e iPhone or what else.

1. User different theme. I plan to use simplified theme with only one column. It can contain blocks or $content.
2. Show only certain content as the navigation will be limited. maynot even have primary menu!
3. Have own navigation menu

I Just wanted to let you know about a new service which we have just launched in Beta Mode.

http://www.handsetdetection.com/

It is the first step in solving the mobile and web crossover issues which website owners / developers face when someone views their website from any device other than a normal computer (I-phone / mobile phone / PDA etc).

The service is free to use and we believe the best channel to market would be through the open-source CMS community. We are therefore looking for Beta Testers out there to try the service and provide feedback on their experiences.

Stumbled across this module and post from a company called mobillcash earlier by accident. Looks interesting.

Haven't tried it out yet or looked at the pricing plans/module etc., but, I thought I would flag it up here as it isn't released properly as a contributed module ...i.e. as a module it's "in the wild", so to speak and won't show up on the radar.

http://drupal.org/node/199721

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Hello,
For the last couple of months I've been working on a web community page using drupal 5.1.
Well recently I've started on a mobile version of the page. While I don't have problems with themes, views and content display - a big issue appears at drupal's login procedure. Now I've tested my mobile page on several phones, so for I've managed to successfully login on 'new' phones - Nokia's with Symbian S60 3rd edition (2nd edition fails t) and Sony Ericsson K800i (not sure what 'OS' is behind it).

Here's the issue...

Hi Guys,

Assume most of you guys heard about the open mobile platform called Android that google announced yesterday. It's interesting news and while the SDK won't be available to download until next week (Nov 12th), I was wondering what you guys think it might mean for Drupal....

We are a very small organisation at the moment and are looking for a drupal developer based in India who can help us with the following

1) Module Development
2) Theme changes/Optimisation

If you are interested, please send an e-mail to manujg@gmail.com and I can send you some details of what we want to implement

Regards

Manuj Gupta

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Thanks for all of your support and ideas during development. I'm getting ready for one final sprint during the last week and I'd appreciate your feedback on the code. The latest revision is currently available in CVS.

http://cvs.drupal.org/viewvc.py/drupal/contributions/modules/smsframewor...

I've posted an update on the SMS Framework project and a screencast on the Development Seed blog. It introduces some of the new functionality that I've implemented using the API.

I'm new here but I don't think it's already been discussed, but from what I understand it sounds like we should consider using them.

It's hard to believe that it's already time for mid-term reviews. The project has been coming along at a nice pace. Here's an update.

I've created a basic architecture for gateway drivers. Gateway modules can define new gateways by implentating a hook called hook_smsframework_info(). This hook was based on the node modules hook_node_info(). An implementation returns an array that contains several pieces of information about the gateway driver. Below is the hook's implementation for the Clickatell driver module.

I found Kannel, an open source WAP/SMS Gateway that runs on Linux. According to their project's website, it is possible to run Kannel on a machine with a GSM mobile phone connected to it and have yourself an SMS gateway. I will definitely take a close look at this project. I'm going to try to get it running this weekend. If I can, writing a driver for this system makes a lot of sense. It will make SMS more accessible to smaller organizations.

Hi guys,

Just read that Apple's new iPhone are making available docs to allow web 2.0 developers to interact directly with iphone applications

Week one of Google SoC 2007 is already over and I'm off to a great start of my SMS Framework project. I've begun developing the gateway side of the API. I've designed it so that additional gateways can be created and install like standard modules. Gatway modules implement hook_smsframework_info(), which returns an array containing information about the gateway(s) the module enables. The information includes the gateway's name, callbacks (for validation, sending, ect.), and a form for configuration.

I would like to propose the unique requirements for mobile phones. The following items are significant considerations under mobile site development, especially in i-mode phones.

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There are essentially 3 choices:

Drupal driven digital warehouse & preview site with voucher based music sales

use Drupal as a complete music "warehouse" & shop + sell vouchers that can be used to buy songs. Which is the model used for the excellently done projectopus.com

Drupal driven digital warehouse & preview site and using the ecommerce suite of modules for paid downloads

use Drupal as a complete music "warehouse" & shop + sell music using the payment gateways that come with the ecommerce suite modules.

What Drupal sites target mobile devices and what are the programming issues involved? Do we have any documentation covering how to create Drupal sites for mobile devices? Who owns a mobile device and uses it for surfing the web? It is all new to me and I'd really appreciate some overview of where things stand. Finally, from a money perspective, does it pay to offer a mobile version of your site?

I've been having a look at a few of these and while it's a little bit buggy (only minor little glitches - not showstopping errors) and the payment rates (after the mobile operators' cut is taken) are quite low, I thought it might be worth flagging up here.

In a nutshell, the Artists First solution allows bands/artists to setup their own digital download shop, accepting SMS mobile payments, PAYPAL and credit/debit cards (via paypal) and selling downloads including: MP3, video, images, files, TRUETONES (aka REALTONES).

It's quite well put together, especially the TRUETONE RINGTONE sales bit, but, the main drawback is the revenue share between the Artist/band - Artist First and the mobile operator. For a £1.50 ringtone(truetones only) sale, here's the splits depending on operator: