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A simple javascript framework for building mobile web applications. XUI strives to be a framework for first class mobile device browsers such as WebKit, Fennec and Opera with future support under consideration for IE Mobile and BlackBerry.

Sorta like a couch except smaller and outside, also, a client side JSON document store. Perfect for webkit mobile apps that need a lightweight, simple and elegant persistence solution.

Bare-metal webkit touch enabled scroll project. All JavaScript with no ext dependencies. It's called glovebox and it's open source, MIT

Urban Airship makes it incredibly easy to integrate modern mobile features into your applications. With simple drop in client libraries and a RESTful API backed by a powerful scalable infrastructure, it's never been easier or more affordable to integrate real time push messaging or in app purchase to your applications.

These specs are designed to run inside the mobile device that implements it. The goal is to test mobile device functionality inside a mobile browser. Where possible, the PhoneGap API lines up with HTML 5 spec. Maybe down the road we could use this spec for parts of HTML 5, too :)

The Sony Ericsson WebSDK Packager enables web developers to produce mobile apps that work across different phone platforms. It is an open source tool created in collaboration with the PhoneGap open source community. Applications are written using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Apple push notification service using PHP & MySQL.

Sencha Touch allows you to develop mobile web apps that look and feel native on iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry touch devices. It is a JavaScript framework which features a full set of UI components, a powerful data library for AJAX, stores, and proxies, and a robust theming system.