July 2025 - FYI, I have decided to close this blog and migrate content back to my main website. I'll be updating the location of blog posts as I go along. You can read more about this here.
I could never figure it out. Why couldn't the browser on my old phone view anything better than basic brochureware sites? I suspected it the operating system's fault - "not new enough", I complained! But, all along it was "the battery wot done it"! Apparently,
JavaScript requires a lot of power to operate. Although batteries are getting better all the time, they still have problems coping with the demands of dynamic and transaction websites that rely heavily on client-side scripting. Too bad. I was looking forward to getting adventurous with web 2.0 on my new smartphone!
« Home