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BBC World Service launches responsive mobile websites for Indonesia, Hausa, and Russian.
Posted: 07 Feb 2013 Print Send a link
BBC World Service press release, 29 Jan 2013: "BBC World Service has announced the launch of new mobile sites for BBC Indonesia and BBC Hausa in Responsive Design – a technology which tests mobile users’ screen sizes and ensures they download the most optimised version for their device. With the launch of these two 'responsive' sites, all mobile users who visit the BBC Indonesia and BBC Hausa mobile sites automatically will be routed to the mobile optimised versions, thus getting the best possible user experience their device can deliver. ... The BBC is at the forefront of the move into Responsive Design in the Asian and African mobile news markets. In February, BBC World Service is planning to launch this technology for its Russian-language news website, bbcrussian.com."