Multi-function = sub-optimal?
There have been a lot of rumours flying around in recent days about Apple’s ambitions in the mobile space. The most recent speculation is that Apple is poised to launch an MVNO in the US to offer its Motorola iTunes handset as part of an integrat…
From the chipset upwards
Qualcomm announced yesterday that it was sampling its most advanced chipset to-date, the dual-CPU MSM7500. This integrated chipset platform uses both an ARM 9 processor (for the modem) and an ARM 11 (applications processor) to support a range of …
Mike Kent to speak at MEX
Mike Kent, Vice President, EMEA at Action Engine will speak on day 2 of MEX in the session entitled: ‘Media opportunities, MVNO partnerships and alternative business models.’ Action Engine provides a client server mobile application platform focu…
Location dependent or location irrelevant?
Vodafone today announced it would launch a service in Germany providing 1000 minutes of call time for a flat-rate of EUR 20 per month. The catch? The calls must be made within the subscriber’s home zone – an area about 2 Km in diameter, centred …
CKS founder to speak at MEX
We’re pleased to announce Aditya Dev Sood, founder and CEO of CKS, will be speaking at MEX. CKS is a user research and technology design company working in emerging economies around the world. Aditya graduated summa cum laude from the University …
UN seeks action on environmentally friendly disposal of handsets
This Reuters piece highlights the UN’s work to broker an agreement on environmentally-friendly disposal of mobile handsets.
This ‘final stage’ of the user experience, i.e. disposing of the product, is becoming increasingly important as develope…
Welcome to MEX
Welcome to MEX – the PMN Mobile User Experience conference.
Hosting an event on such an ephemeral subject as ‘user experience’ presents a challenge for everyone involved. We soon realised that one of our primary objectives would be to define w…
Storyboard of natural search screenshot images
This storyboard accompanies Sarah Lipman’s special article for the MEX newsletter entitled ‘Search Patterns in Nature: Informing Computer Search Interfaces‘.
Exploring results
Making a first selection in the ‘always forward’ path
Pr…