August 2006
Interview: Angus Murray, Legion Interactive
The latest interview in the MEX series is with Angus Murray, Head of Wholesale for the Mobile division of Legion Interactive. The Australian company provides a wide range of premium rate services, content and competitions on behalf of brands such…
Stat Spot: UK telecoms spending
– 7.5%
…UK spending on fixed line telecoms fell by 7.5% in 2005 to GBP 10.1 billion, while mobile spending rose 9.7% to GBP 13.1 billion. Source: Ofcom.
Ofcom identifies mobile participation generation
Ofcom, the UK regulator responsible for radio, television and telecoms, recently published its annual market review. This brings together a wide range of usage data and financial results to provide a snapshot of UK communications and media.
On…
Searching for the fastest input method
Phonescoop.com has an interesting video comparison between the text entry speeds achieved with T9 and LG’s AX490, the first handset in the US market to use the new FastTap system. FastTap places an arrangement of single letter keys in between the…
Stat spot: User satisfaction by handset brand
67.4%
…of RIM users surveyed by M:Metrics in the US awarded their handsets the 3 highest satisfaction ratings on a 10 point scale, making it the most popular of the major brands on the market. Siemens was lowest with 47%, while Motorola (58….
CUE: The contextual user environment
Mike Short, Vice President of Research & Development at O2 and Chairman of the Mobile Data Association, stresses the importance of understanding how the user’s physical environment influences their mobile technology needs.
User experience needs…
Interview: Charlie Dawson, The Foundation
As part of our ongoing series of MEX interviews, we talk to Charlie Dawson, founder and partner of The Foundation, a consultancy which helps companies understand customer experience by immersing executives in customer situations. The Foundation’s…
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Fosfor Gadgets has an pictoral entitled ‘Top 10 Most Beautiful Cellphones’. They’ve picked some interesting handsets, including some of the limited edition models produced for Japanese carriers by individual designers. See the full piece here.