October 2007
Three keeps throwing down the challenges
“Are you going to get ahead of the curve or are you going to hunker down and protect what you’ve got?”
This was the rhettorical question asked by Kevin Russell, CEO of Three UK, during the launch of the company’s Skype phone. They may not have…
What’s behind the user experience trends at the Symbian Smartphone show?
The Symbian Smartphone show in London this week has seen several major announcements. Firstly, Nokia confirmed a major new version of its Series 60 platform would ship next year, incorporating support for touchscreen user interfaces, a wide range…
Initial analysis of Q3 handset results
With Q3 results already announced by Sony Ericsson and Samsung, we’ve been busy working on some initial analysis in prepation for the next edition of the quarterly PMN Handset Industry Insight service (due for publication later this month).
The…
5 handsets changing the industry landscape
Bang & Olufsen Serenata
Announced recently as part of an ongoing collaboration between Samsung and the cutting edge Danish designer, the Serenata challenges several handset design conventions. The controls are located above rather than bel…
Fuel for the mobile communities debate
I’d like to expand the ongoing debate on the nature of mobile communities by looking at two very different announcements made recently. The first is Burger King’s deal with Mobliss to create a mobile gaming environment themed around fast good. A…
Award surprises, Apple interface guidelines & our challenge for operators
Surprise winners at Mobile Choice awards
Yesterday’s Mobile Choice awards in London provided some interesting surprises. The coveted title of ‘Dream Handset’, where readers of Mobile Choice magazine were asked to vote for their ultimate, money…
HTC tries to fix TouchFlo; iPhone sales competition; Defining the sub-notebook space
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…