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CategoryWhat’s everyone saying about MEX?
We’re flattered and delighted to have received such overwhelmingly positive feedback from everyone who attended MEX. Here’s a selection of the responses we’ve had:
“…participation to a such an interactive, concentrated, efficient and relevan…
Day 1 of MEX sets the UX agenda with sell-out attendance
Our PMN Mobile User Experience (MEX) conference opened in London today to a sell-out attendance of 100 industry executives. With participants from throughout the mobile business – operators, manufacturers, content providers, software develope…
Announcing the MEX Design Competition 2007
Design an interface to solve a mobile user experience problem and delight customers
I’m delighted to announce our next major MEX initiative – The MEX Design Competition 2007 – unveiled today at the MEX conference in London. We’re challenging t…
Where is mobile user experience today?
When we conceived MEX in 2004, we faced a constant challenge to raise awareness of user experience as an issue of strategic importance for everyone in the mobile telecoms industry. More often than not, companies would mistakenly assume that custo…
Strategies for when the wall comes down
Omar Bakhshi is a user experience consultant for media researcher iBurbia. He will speak on a MEX conference panel addressing the topic of tearing down the walled garden on Thursday.
Much of the recent debate about the value of mobile network …
The natural choice for search, advertising and everything else
I’ve often discussed the importance of contextual awareness in delivering a good mobile experience. This can range from understanding the user’s physical environment to knowledge of their brand preferences. Quite simply, the more you know about …
PMN Handset Industry Dashboard Q1
We use our own ‘dashboard’ system to keep track of the performance of the four major handset manufacturers from quarter to quarter, tracking metrics such as unit shipments, profit margins and average selling prices. It is a useful tool for supply…
Nokia Q1 hints at greater potential for brand experience
Nokia announced its Q1 results today, showing a year-on-year decline in profits and a decline in average selling price (ASP). However, it managed to increase overall sales slightly, grow device unit shipments (up 21 percent to 91.1m) and add anot…