Interview: Daniel Mendez, Visto
According to Daniel Mendez, co-founder and CTO of mobile email provider Visto, the key barrier to wider adoption of its services is not cost, but user experience. “If operators were to charge nothing for email, we wouldn’t suddenly see a doubling…
Stat Spot: Motorola’s falling margins
65.7m
…handsets shipped by Motorola in Q4 2006, up 47 percent on the same period a year ago. However, revenues from mobile device sales only increased 19 percent due to an increased number of low-cost handset shipments. Profits from this di…
MEX moves into Wallacespace
We’re delighted to announce the next MEX conference (2nd/3rd May 2007) will be hosted at Wallacespace, a unique venue set in the heart of London’s design community.
Attendees at MEX will find an environment filled with inspiring artwork, light …
Stat Spot: Mobile gambling revenues
$665m
…is the total value of mobile bets placed in Europe during 2006, representing 49% of a worldwide market totalling USD 1.35 billion. This figure is estimated to grow to USD 16.6 billion by 2011, despite the negative regulatory environme…
TAT sponsors MEX
TAT, the user interface designer and platform provider, is sponsoring the MEX conference in London on 2nd/3rd May 2007. Based in Sweden and with offices in Korea, Taiwan, Japan and the USA, TAT’s interfaces are built using its Cascades, Motion La…
Measuring the user experience
For something to be improved, we must first be able to measure it. This is certainly true of user experience, but there are numerous challenges in trying to evaluate something so complex and varied. What kind of metrics can we use to measure the…
Cliff Crosbie, Nokia’s global director of retail marketing, to speak at MEX
Cliff Crosbie, who heads Nokia’s global retail and trade marketing operations, will speak at the MEX conference in London on 2nd/3rd May 2007. Crosbie will be responding to the first point on the MEX manifesto, looking at how the mobile user expe…
Apple’s new mobile experience
Authors note, January 2017: the article below is unchanged from its original form, published in this same journal in January 2007. I remain satisfied by its conclusions, but 10 years on, a few clarifications may be necessary:
- With hindsight,…