Putting People First has a translated section of a French report about mobile phone use by teens.
”...for adults the mobile is a hyper-personal device, an intimate black box with data that absolutely need to be protected. For teenagers on the other hand, the mobile is often as little confidential and intimate as their blogs. They [...]
A report about mobile phones and the developing world.
“A key issue is the need for language, and perhaps cultural localization. To be useful, applications need to function in a language that users can both understand and feel comfortable using. The linguistic variety in many developing countries can represent a significant hurdle in the development of [...]
InUseful published a usability report on the iPhone.
“What is it then that makes the iPhone different? Most importantly, it has removed one level of abstraction by allowing the user to act on objects using the finger directly on the phone’s surface. The difference between this and having to press keys on a keyboard and watch [...]
This slightly unfortunately designed study compares the on-screen keyboard of the iPhone with QWERTY and Bell keypads. People with no iPhone experience were asked to use both their own hardkey-based phone and the iPhone, and the results were then compared.
“Participants made an average of 11 errors per message on the iPhone compared to an average [...]
Jonathon Donner has published a survey of research approaches to mobile use in developing countries. An interesting survey with loads of references. See Jonathon’s site for more of his publications.
“In particular, a few kinds of studies seem most popular: those which focus on the mobile as a tool for new forms of instrumental communication and [...]
Some very interesting insights about Mobile TV from recent Nokia research.
“Interactive experiences require interaction. The inherent properties of a TV equipped mobile phone in particular its connectivity, camera & video capabilities and the user’s familiarity with the keypad mean that the pieces are in place for a compelling designed-for-mobile-interactive-television experience. However it is wrong to [...]
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