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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…