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CategoryPhilips involving consumers more closely in the design process
Back at the end of 2004 PMN and Alloy collaborated on a project entitled ‘Design for reality’. The objective was to highlight the long-te..
Segmentation is a step, individualism is the goal
I’ve been thinking about segmentation recently and was asked to provide some comments on the issue for an article.
Most mobile services..
Voice roaming may be over-priced, data is off the scale
There has been a great deal of discussion about roaming charges following the EU proposals this week – you can read my original article on..
Storm brewing over European roaming charges
European mobile operators are facing a storm over roaming charges which has been brewing for years. The situation is simple: operators ch..
Japan becoming key testing ground for Symbian’s open approach
Japan is one of Symbian’s key markets. 27 Symbian OS handsets have been released in Japan, primarily through operator NTT DoCoMo, which s..
Off-portal content market boosted through wholesale data tariff
The growth prospects for off-portal content, and mobile music services in particular, are inextricably linked to operators’ data charges: ..
Maybe Palm got it right
Several ideas have recently started me thinking about the role of pen input in the growth of mobile data services. First, there was the a..
Blockbuster brands in mobile entertainment
The substantial majority of mobile entertainment launches to-date, particularly those with major marketing campaigns behind them, have foc..