Should mobile applications be device specific? Hell no, who wants to have to update their software every time Apple, RIM, or Noikia changes their hardware? Apps should be web based, but still work with the various device-specific interfaces, like tilting on the iPhone. This looks promising. Not much in the way of apps yet, but worth watching.
PhoneGap | Cross platform mobile framework
PhoneGap is an open source development tool for building fast, easy mobile apps with JavaScript.
If you’re a web developer who wants to build mobile applications in HTML and JavaScript while still taking advantage of the core features in the iPhone, Android and Blackberry SDKs, PhoneGap is for you.
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