Wireless User Experience

User experience is by far the most important factor in determining whether a mobile system will ultimately prove useful to individuals. However, user experience is all-too-often given short shrift in favor of gratuitous features or technology. Because of inherent limitations in the mobile world—particularly connectivity and device size—there is little room for error in a developer's attempt to provide users with the functionality they need when they need it. The trick is to focus on the user: Determine what information or service the users need and endeavor to get it to them as efficiently as possible.

Circuit-Switched Versus Packet-Switched Networks

When considering the mobile phone as a client platform, one issue that ...

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