April 2007
Five videos on mobile user experience
Following the success of our previous article highlighting seven mobile user experience downloads, we’ve searched our five of the best videos for you. They explore all aspects of the user experience – from company strategy and marketing technique…
Meet the speakers: Antti Öhrling, Blyk
This is part of our ongoing series of ‘Meet the speakers’ articles, introducing you to the line-up of leading mobile executives taking part at the MEX conference in London on 2nd – 3rd May 2007.
Bio
Antti is a co-founder of Blyk. Antti has o…
Stat Spot: Amp’d MVNO metrics
USD 100+
…is the monthly ARPU at Amp’d, the entertainment-focused US MVNO, in Q1 2007. This figure is about twice the industry average of USD 54, while it’s data ARPU of USD 30 far exceeds the US average of USD 6.74. Subscribers accessed mo…
Palm preparing new platform and mystery product
Some interesting developments are brewing at Palm, with the company finally stating its intention to switch to a new, in-house OS built around open source Linux and elements of the original Palm OS (now known as Garnet). It is also preparing to u…
The full search experience
Alltel, the US operator, is working with white-label search provider JumpTap to integrate a search engine button into handsets. The first device with this feature is LG’s 8600.
The move is intended to spur adoption of mobile data services and …
Meet the speakers: James Pearce, dotMobi
This is part of our ongoing series of ‘Meet the speakers’ articles, introducing you to the line-up of leading mobile executives taking part at the MEX conference in London on 2nd – 3rd May 2007.
Bio
James Pearce is Vice President of Technolo…
Stat Spot: 3D engine shipments
230m
…handsets have shipped worldwide with HI’s MascotCapsule 3D rendering engine. 3D technology is increasingly being employed in the interface layer, breaking outside its traditional territory of gaming. Source: HI Corporation.
Latency kills the mobile experience
How long is half a second? In the context of a mobile user interface, it can be long enough to cripple the experience and make the difference between a converting a user from a casual browser to a dedicated customer.
Latency – the time lag bet…