Neowin Mobile updated (for iPhone)

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Blackice (Brad Butner) has returned to the coder team after an extended leave due to work constraints with gifts!

www.neowin.net now redirects automatically when accessed from a handheld device such as a PDA, XDA or Smartphone, this has also been extended to the iPhone and Blackice and Timan have joined forces to bring extended iPhone specific capabilities to the mobile version.

iPhone is detected automatically and that version is displayed. We plan on adding more features for the iPhone and Neowin Mobile in the near future.

http://mobile.neowin.net still works but https://www.neowin.net should redirect automatically now on a mobile device.

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Weird, cause I thought iPhone/touch could run Neowin natively?

It can, but why not create an integrated version much like other sites have for the iPhone? It makes the overall experience much more user friendly. Also as Neobond said, we've got more plans for it. Some which I am looking forward to working on over the next week.

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Can't smartphones be delivered the iPhone version too? It seems silly to be brought to the mobile page and not see news right away. I have to first select a category and then see the news.
I see the news right away, from the "main" category. I'm using a Palm TX.
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Can't smartphones be delivered the iPhone version too? It seems silly to be brought to the mobile page and not see news right away. I have to first select a category and then see the news.

Your phone is displaying the original mobile page. The detection script determined you should see that one.

However, I will look at updating it so it shows the main news right off the bat like the other version does.

I see the news right away, from the "main" category. I'm using a Palm TX.

Yeah, you're seeing the newer one.

Works fine on my 16GB ipod touch :D

And will work even better soon. :)

Is there any way to post a screener of what neowin would look like on an iPhone? Just curious.

Yeah, I think I have an image of it. Give me a minute to find it.

Correction: I do not have an image of the new design on an iPhone. Only pre-release designs.

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Your phone is displaying the original mobile page. The detection script determined you should see that one.

I have a Blackjack using PIE. I don't see why the script should direct me to that site. All the mobile sites I visit (most in the Engadget network) direct you to the main pain which lists all front page news articles. It doesn't seem efficient directing any browser to a page where they have to click through to get to any kind of content.

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I have a Blackjack using PIE. I don't see why the script should direct me to that site. All the mobile sites I visit (most in the Engadget network) direct you to the main pain which lists all front page news articles. It doesn't seem efficient directing any browser to a page where they have to click through to get to any kind of content.

The Blackjack isn't running WM6, is it? If it's not, then that would be why it sent you to the original mobile page.

But as I said, I shall look into updating that mobile page so it has the same general layout of the new mobile page (news sections on top, front page news below it).

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I'm seeing the main site on my iPhone. I don't see the iPhone specific site.

This would be due to me not finishing it yet. I had it done, but then I came up with a better idea and scrapped the original. The wait will be worth the features. :)

I have redirection turned off for the iPhone until then.

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This would be due to me not finishing it yet. I had it done, but then I came up with a better idea and scrapped the original. The wait will be worth the features. :)

I have redirection turned off for the iPhone until then.

Ok, it sounds so awesome :woot:

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