July 2011
MEX Notes: ComScore sees 118 percent increase in mobile users accessing retail web sites
- Source article: ComScore sees 118 percent increase in mobile users accessing retail web sites
MEX note: How do you sell retail products through mobile devices? What kind of user experience do customers expect when they visit a the web site of a …
Nintendo fails to inspire consumer interest in 3D
Nintendo’s recent financial results were poor. There are a number of factors contributing to this decline, but chief among them is a failure to convince consumers its dedicated gaming products offer anything beyond the wealth of casual experience…
MEX Notes: Motorola considering sub-device category?
- Source article: Motorola considering sub-device category?
MEX note: This Engadget article surfaces pictures of a possible Motorola sub-device, designed to be mounted like a watch on a wrist-strap. It would provide music and GPS fitness tracking,…
MEX Notes: BBC iPlayer goes global with iPad app launch in 11 countries
- BBC iPlayer goes global with iPad app launch in 11 countries – The BBC's iPlayer is much admired outside the UK and iPad users worldwide will welcome the arrival of a dedicated application. High quality television programming has long been one …
Nokia launches set-up service for NFC tags and posters
In a sign of the imminent mass market arrival of NFC ‘touch-to…’ technology, Nokia has launched a service for creating NFC tags and posters. The NFC Hub enables users to order NFC tags pre-programmed with Facebook and Foursquare check-ins, Twit…
Reviewing the user experience of HP’s WebOS TouchPad
HP’s TouchPad rewards users willing to invest a few minutes familiarising themselves with the unique characteristics of WebOS.
The initial set-up is simple, with the core applications of email, browsing, contacts and calendar immediately ac…
MEX Notes: DoCoMo sells 20 million of Raku Raku easy phones
- DoCoMo sells 20 million of Raku Raku easy phones – DoCoMo's range of handsets has often defined the cutting edge of mobile technology, with those outside Japan amazed and baffled in equal measure by the seemingly arcane features provided. Howev…
Younger generation shows surprising interest in old form factors
Which age group shows the strongest desire for a desktop-style phone form factor (albeit with the portability of a wireless connection)? Burnside Telecom, which happens to make such devices, recently commissioned a survey of 3000 adults in the UK…