Examining mobile search trends
Two research students working with Google, Maryam Kamvar of Columbia University and Shumeet Baluja of Carnegie Mellon University, have written…
Softbank commits for customer first policy
I couldn't help feeling Vodafone's troubles in Japan were due in no small part to the pressures of aligning the…
Something for the weekend
Infolust I thoroughly recommend you read this excellent and well-researched TrendWatching.com article on 'Infolust'. It explores consumer addicition to information…
What comes after thin?
Thin sells. It has worked for Motorola, helping the company to increase handset shipments at a 40 percent annual rate…
4 trends from CTIA
CTIA, the US mobile telecoms tradeshow, has produced a deluge of announcements this week. I'm going to pick out four…
Frustration over centralised control
I chaired an evening seminar for the NOC and 160characters.org yesterday. The London event was entitled: "Who will save the…
Jitterbug brings individualism to seniors
Following-on from my earlier article entitled 'Segmentation is a step, individualism is the goal,' I was delighted to discover a…
Philips involving consumers more closely in the design process
Back at the end of 2004 PMN and Alloy collaborated on a project entitled 'Design for reality'. The objective was…