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HTC, TouchFlo and fixing the broken experience
When HTC launched their Windows Mobile-based Touch device in June 2007 we published an article highlighting its broken user experience. The main issue was HTC’s implementation of TouchFlo, a finge…
What’s driving Nokia’s acquisition of Navteq?
Nokia has demonstrated its commitment to becoming a serious player in the personal navigation business, announcing a USD 8.1 billion acqusition of Navteq, the mapping data supplier. Nokia already licenses Navteq’s mapping information for use in t…
Adobe adds Flash video support to mobile
If you visit www.youtube.com from most mobile handsets you’ll find you’re re-directed to m.youtube.com – a version of the site optimised for the screens and video playback capabilities of phones. This mobile edition offers a small subset of the v…
Nokia unveils broad strategy for enhancing mobile experience
Nokia made several product and strategy announcements today aimed at increasing the use of mobile phones for gaming, video, music, social networking and mapping. The company unveiled four new handsets – including a new version of the N95 with 8 G…
Motorola slips to 3rd place in Q2, may be relegated to 4th in Q3 – PMN Handset Industry Insight
Motorola slipped to third place in the handset manufacturer world rankings during Q2 2007 and, according to PMN’s Handset Industry Insight service, the company risks falling to fourth in Q3. Samsung has already surpassed Motorola as the world’s s…
Roaming: the potential cost of failed customer experience management
Something interesting has been happening in the UK recently. Consumers have been challenging financial services companies over ‘unfair charges’ and – guess what – they’ve been winning. Thousands of customers have been writing to their banks and …
A look at Danger
Mobile can be an ironic business. Anyone familiar with Danger, the Palo Alto-based developer behind T-Mobile’s Sidekick devices, will almost certainly associate the company with it’s distinctive handset design. The Sidekick looks more like a han…
iPhone, Nokia, Google and the web: a strategy picture
Apple has announced the iPhone will support 3rd party development through an integrated version of the Safari 3 web browser, enabling programmers to write applications based on web standards like HTML and AJAX. Although Apple’s official stance at…