Monthly Archives:
July 2011
MEX Notes: Verizon to eliminate unlimited data plans
- Verizon to eliminate unlimited data plans – Following AT&T's earlier move, Verizon is the latest US operator to introduce a 2 Gb data cap in place of previously 'unlimited' tariffs and start per Gb charging for customers who exceed these limits….
MEX Notes: Splitscreen wins Nokia Shorts video competition
- Splitscreen wins Nokia Shorts video competition – MEX alumnus James Whatley featured this video on his blog, entitled 'Splitscreen' by JW Griffiths. The video is remarkable in itself, but all the more so for being produced using 2 Nokia N8 mobi…
MEX Notes: iOS grows while Android flattens in US
- iOS grows while Android flattens in US – In the 3 months from February to May 2011, the percentage of customers buying Android handsets in the US remained flat at 27 percent. However, in the same period, iOS purchases rose from 10 percent to 17…
MEX Notes: Korean device manufacturers tempt buyers with lavish competition prizes
- Korean device manufacturers tempt buyers with lavish competition prizes – Network operators in South Korea are not allowed to subsidise handsets to sell wireless contracts, as is common in the the UK, US and many other countries. Instead, custo…
MEX Notes: Thoughts on the UX of Nokia’s E6 Touch and Type
- Thoughts on the UX of Nokia's E6 Touch and Type – All About Symbian's article on the E6 is – as per their usual standards – comprehensive, balanced and extensively illustrated. Of particular interest is the section on how Nokia has tweaked the …
MEX Notes: Review concludes evidence "increasingly against" phone cancer risk
- Review concludes evidence "increasingly against" phone cancer risk – When the possibility of a link between mobile phone usage and cancer first entered consumer consciousness there was, understandably, an impact on user experience. Parents move…
MEX Notes: OnLive CEO reveals 'entirely new approach' to wireless, credits Rearden for toppling Shannon's Law
- OnLive CEO reveals 'entirely new approach' to wireless, credits Rearden for toppling Shannon's Law – A combination of technological limits and economic factors prompted us to introduce MEX Pathway #1, entitled 'Define more efficient user experi…
MEX Notes: Weird and wonderful phone concepts from Dezeen
- Weird and wonderful phone concepts from Dezeen – A selection of the most unusual telephone designs featured in Dezeen over the years.