Question 1: Does Zmags Mobile work with the new 4G?

Yes, it does. In fact, all versions of iPhones are supported by Zmags, including the new iPhone 4G.

Question 2: When will the Zmags Mobile launch?

Zmags Mobile was launched in BETA mode in June. Right now we’re in the process of collecting feedback and developing its full range of capabilities. In the very near future we’ll have the full version of Zmags Mobile available.

Question 3: What is the cost of the Zmags Mobile solution?

All Zmags customers have automatically been upgraded to the Zmags Mobile BETA version at no additional cost. We carefully considered this decision, and decided that basic access is important, and we wanted to ensure that the content was accessible for all our customers.

Question 4: Will my online browsing experience through a Zmags magazine have the same flow as a printed magazine? Also, can I zoom and toggle between portrait and landscape mode?

Yes it will. When you rotate your mobile device, you will see a single page in portrait mode that fills nearly the entire screen. When rotating the screen to landscape mode, you will be able to see the full spread just like it...

Techcrunch recently reported that by looking at some recent reports from the total number of smartphones sold, it is evident that Symbian-based phones from vendors like Nokia and Sony-Ericsson have the highest market share by far. Worldwide, Symbian showed a market share of 44.3% in Q1 2010 followed by Research In Motion (Blackberry) and the iPhone.

At Zmags, we just launched our browser-based mobile viewer, and we spend a lot of time investigating how to come up with great reading experiences on smartphones. If you look at the above numbers, it’s tempting to conclude that Symbian and Blackberry devices should be the main target when publishing content for mobile devices. With so many versions of operating systems out there, we decided to make a clean cut and focus on the smartphones that mobile users actually use for browsing the web.

New generation of smartphones takes the lead on data traffic usage

If you look at where the actual data traffic on smartphones goes, the picture has almost been flipped over. Now it becomes clear that Android and iPhone OS are the big players in the US and Europe. Combining these two puts you close to 86% market-share in Western Europe and 81% in the US.

Today we launched Zmags Mobile BETA, which helps creators of magazines, catalogs, brochures and other printed materials to expand the reach of their content to mobile devices. In essence, Zmags customers convert PDF files and distribute links to their online publications – just like they used to do. The big change here is that the publication is now automatically optimized for the specific mobile device if the reader opens it on an iPhone, Android phone or iPad. In fact, Zmags Mobile BETA delivers optimized reading experiences to the consumers of 80% of the mobile data traffic.

Expanding reach to mobile devices

We previously talked about the importance of having a browser-based solution. Maximizing reach and delivering great reading experiences to readers have always been a priority at Zmags. With the advent of the iPad and smartphones being used more and more for browsing, we have focused on delivering a mobile solution that is fast, user-friendly and works out of the box.

Read more on zmags.com/mobile, where you will find additional resources...

When creating a great-looking digital magazine, it is often the small things that make it stand out. The Nuclear Edition from power-technology.com includes a few, efficient means for their digital magazine. Together with a great design, large font size and a nice variety of Flash animations, UK-based Progressive Media Group really made their Nuclear Edition of power-techonology.com look unique.

A remarkable thing to notice on this digital magazine is the use of pages in landscape. The team at Progressive Media Group chose to fill out the largest part of the screen possible though Zmags Publicator, which works just fine with the landscape format. Yet the magazine style is preserved due to the use of fixed layout using three columns throughout the magazine.

Great digital magazine with great results

The Zmags Award winner is only available online, and it seems as though readers like this magazine. On average, each unique reader spent just above 12 minutes browsing and reading the 31 pages. And out of the total number of readers, almost one-third browsed from page one to the very end.

Have a look at the...