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Notes from Mobile World Congress 2012

Measures of technical prowess dominated Mobile World Congress. The event's vocabulary was characterised by quad core 1.5 Ghz processors, 41…

Gestures in a mobile context

The amount of transposition required to convert users' physical actions into digital form has ebbed and flowed over the years.…

Searching for new UI metaphors

There were few visual interface developments which stood out at Mobile World Congress, not least because the small application developers…

Mobile creativity unleashed

Nokia's PureView 808 in red polycarbonate is a stunningly bold visual statement. The intensity of the colour combines with a…

Prioritising relative speed

YOUi Labs' CEO Jason Flick was clear about his priority when we met at Mobile World Congress: speed. His company…

Sound experiences outside the visual canvas

The brain has a remarkable ability to perceive the location of a sound source. If an object bangs on the…

Maps appropriate to context

The digital maps found on today's mobile devices derive from cartographic techniques hundreds of years old. User context, however, has…

Refining through multi-layered user research

Emporia's approach to user-centred design is multi-layered. Albert Fellner, founder, began by providing mobile devices accessible to the elderly and…