Exploring the natural approach to mobile search
Sarah Lipman is co-founder and director of research and development at Power2B. In this special article for the MEX newsletter ‘Search Patterns in Nature: Informing Computer Search Interfaces’, she discusses how natural phenomena provide a bluepr…
What happened to handset industry margins in Q307?
Here at PMN we keep a close eye on what’s happening in the handset industry and publish detailed quarterly analysis as part of our PMN Handset Industry Insight subscription product (you can find out more about how to purchase a subscription here)….
Google: this isn’t about Android
We’ve been digesting Google’s announcement of the Android platform and the formation of the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) for the last couple of days. Indeed, we’ve spent a great deal of time thinking about Google’s mobile strategy in recent years,…
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…