Blyk shows the industry a new way
Blyk is typically described in press reports as ‘an advertising-funded MVNO’, but after spending some time looking at the company’s model and talking to the management, I’m inclined to think of it as a new type of mobile business.
Blyk is actua…
Meet the speakers: Dr Norman Lewis
We’ve had an overwhelming response since we announced our mobile user experience Manifesto for the 2008 MEX conference. This 10 point blueprint, designed to put the consumer at the heart of the mobile business, will be addressed by some of the in…
Have you had an egg moment recently?
I’d like to talk about eggs and the mobile user experience.
Have you ever noticed how supermarket checkout staff open your box of eggs as they put it through the till? It is a simple check which costs the store almost nothing and takes just a …
The Mobile User Experience Manifesto for 2008
Every year PMN challenge the mobile telecoms business to respond to the MEX Manifesto, a 10 point blueprint for enhancing the mobile user experience. The Manifesto is a ‘wake up call’ for an industry which continues to prioritise technical specif…
‘Tis the season to be open*
*Caveat applies.
Google is open. Verizon and AT&T Wireless are now open. Symbian has always been about openess. Nokia is commited to an open approach. Almost every mobile device supports Java or WAP, both of which are said to be open.
So…
Exploring the natural approach to mobile search
Sarah Lipman is co-founder and director of research and development at Power2B. In this special article for the MEX newsletter ‘Search Patterns in Nature: Informing Computer Search Interfaces’, she discusses how natural phenomena provide a bluepr…
What happened to handset industry margins in Q307?
Here at PMN we keep a close eye on what’s happening in the handset industry and publish detailed quarterly analysis as part of our PMN Handset Industry Insight subscription product (you can find out more about how to purchase a subscription here)….
Google: this isn’t about Android
We’ve been digesting Google’s announcement of the Android platform and the formation of the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) for the last couple of days. Indeed, we’ve spent a great deal of time thinking about Google’s mobile strategy in recent years,…