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CategoryOperators build defensive alliance against app store leaders – who’s standing up for the UX?
Application stores are dominating the headlines thus far at Mobile World Congress, with news of a 24 operator alliance being formed to create a unified set of development standards and route to market. It includes some of the biggest names from t…
Interviews with TAT, Colormonkey and Polar Rose – Malmo diary
Malmo was in the grip of icy cold when I visited last week, but the Swedish city is home to a hot mobile scene. This is my diary of interviews with those at the heart of the Malmo mobile hub, their focus on user experience and what’s driving the …
MEX Inspirations for 15th February 2010
This 6 minute animation created by the American Museum of Natural History takes you on a proportionally correct tour of the known universe, starting atop the Himalayas and moving out through the orbit of man-made satell…
Nokia N900 video, review and UX lessons
Allow me to paint two pictures for you.
In the first, you are 2 hours into an 8 hour flight. The menu of television repeats and Hollywood blockbusters served up by the airline entertainment system is even less appetising than the reheated…
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A complete package of UX training and insights, including videos, presentations and sketches, summarising all of the developments from the MEX Conference: Enhacing mobile user experience in a multi-p…
MEX Inspirations for 10th February 2010
This 400+ page book summarises 3 years of ethnographic research into the use of digital technology by youth. Funded by a grant from the MacArthur Foundation, the report looks at what younger us…
UX veterans launch adaptable UI application
The former team from Advanced Recognition Technologies (ART), a pioneer of natural mobile input systems bought by Nuance for about USD 20m in November 2004, has launched a new application for adaptable user interfaces. The management includes Era…
Mobile Premier Awards to feature MEX mobile user experience category for start-ups
I’m delighted to announce MEX is sponsoring a category at the Mobile Premier Awards for start-ups. The MPA in User Experience will recognise young companies at the cutting edge of user-centred innovation. The winner will receive a complimentary …