DukeMobile extended to other wireless devices
March 31, 2009
Users of Blackberries and other wireless handheld devices can now take advantage of much of the functionality of the DukeMobile suite of apps introduced for iPhones and iPod touch earlier this month. The applications allow users of these devices to check campus events calendars, check sports scores and schedules, browse the current semester course schedule and look up faculty, staff and students in the campus directory.
These new applications are being developed specifically to meet the needs of an increasingly mobile campus, Tracy Futhey, Duke’s vice president for information technology and chief information officer, explained during the introduction in early March.
These new capabilities are available on wireless devices using browsers compatible with WAP 1.0 and 2.0 protocols. Users of iPhones and iPod Touch devices are also able to search, zoom in on and pan across a campus map, and view Duke's iTunes U and YouTube content.
Users of iPhones and iPod Touch devices install DukeMobile by visiting the iTunes App Store. Users of other wireless devices point their browsers to http://m.duke.edu/new. Users of both types of devices can also visit m.duke.edu to access other university mobile web functionality, including picking up emergency alerts and information technology updates. Eventually, all of these capabilities will be merged into DukeMobile, which will be delivered as an app for Apple devices or through link on m.duke.edu for other wireless devices.
The Office of Information Technology and the Office of Public Affairs and Government Relations are developing DukeMobile in partnership with TerriblyClever Design, a California-based Web services company. The DukeMobile suite will be expanded frequently, so visit the OIT site for the latest information.