Partnership aims to add graphics to wireless Web

A pair of software development companies think the wireless Web needs to be more graphic.

Graphics engine Simplylook and wireless provider Gravitate want to see pictures, graphs, pie charts--anything that isn't text--added to wireless Web pages.

The duo next month will be launching a way to provide wireless Web pages with interactive imagery, such as offering maps with directions highlighted on them, or being able to zoom in or out of an image. Both companies are hoping to latch onto what could be an emerging trend in the wireless Internet and technology companies: taking what is now a mostly text-based service and making it more visually appealing for consumers.-- Ben Charny, ZDNet News