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ExclusiveMobile phone usability and design: we talk to MobiWire and Doro at Mobile World Congress Opinion Mark - February 24, 2011 Mark Bridge writes: The mobile user interface seems to fall in and out of fashion. Nokia and Apple have both transformed the mobile UI in previous years… but still the challenge of creating the 'perfect' user interface design remains. This focus on mobile usability is the main topic of today's special podcast, which includes Chris Millington of Doro UK and Jerome Nadel from MobiWire.
ExclusiveThis week at The Fonecast: 19th February 2011 Opinion Mark - February 18, 2011 Mark Bridge writes: This week has been dominated by the media frenzy that is Mobile World Congress. James Rosewell and I were at MWC for all four days… but even a podcast every day wasn't enough to include all the news, so expect more reports from us next week.
ExclusiveAvoiding the Scissor effect intelligently Opinion Mark - February 15, 2011 Daniel Joseph Barry of Napatech writes: Avoiding the dreaded Scissor Effect has become the number 1 priority for mobile carriers. The scissor effect refers to the phenomenon of rising infrastructure costs and flat revenues; an unsustainable situation for any business. The scissor effect has already been witnessed in fixed line networks and now mobile carriers face the same challenge in relation to mobile data services. Is it possible for mobile carriers to grow revenue per user in line with bandwidth usage?
ExclusiveNokia crystal clear on Symbian & Microsoft Opinion Mark - February 14, 2011 James Rosewell writes: Nokia held their Developers Day during day 1 of Mobile World Congress 2011. Rich Green, new CTO at Nokia, kicked off the event by talking about the future of Symbian. In a nutshell here are the key facts:
ExclusiveShow-starters at ShowStoppers Opinion Mark - February 13, 2011 Mark Bridge writes: “Hot products. Cool companies. Meet the press.” That was the tagline for ShowStoppers, a showcase event that took place last night before today’s opening of Mobile World Congress. As you probably heard in today’s podcast, I went along and met a few of the participants.