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Entries from August 2006

Don’t think of an Elephant

August 21st, 2006 · No Comments

I agree with some of Ajit Joaker’s blogging about Mobile Web 2.0. Let me declare that in my rounds of visiting operators and running workshops for them on behalf of a major mobile vendor, I have been promoting “2.0″ ideas for the past year. However, the slant I take is more about the transition from […]

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Doing the Razr flip!

August 14th, 2006 · No Comments

My 7-year old son showing how easily he can do the “Razr flip” with one hand. Seeing him do this, I realised that design of a phone might take such “displays of skill” into account. In the case of the Razr, there is no indent to allow the thumb easy access for one-handed flip. […]

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“Mobile apps” nearly dead?

August 10th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Before long, probably 3 years, we shall probably no longer talk of mobile apps. All of us “mobile experts” may have to find something else to do. There will be a shift towards iconic designs for larger format devices with keyboards, which more and more consumers will demand - the Motorola Q is already on […]

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WAP Banner Ads

August 8th, 2006 · No Comments

Orange has just released WAP banner ads. Is this yet another obviously-going-to-fail attempt to shoehorn the web experience into a tiny device? I’m sure it’s an experiment. Let’s hope that the ads are highly personalised. Who wants to waste already precious screen space and download time on something likely to be ignored more of […]

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