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So you built an iPhone app. People can take your brand anywhere they go. But do they? And where do you go from here? Have apps delivered the value you expected from mobile?
60Mobile user research can no longer afford to be confined by physical space and geographic boundaries. People are on the move. If we as researchers are to to understand their true
52Innovation is a word steeped in cynicism. We’re probably all guilty in part perpetuating the negativity surrounding this word. But innovation should be a task of hope and joy and rigor,
23Not long ago, mobile app stores were impenetrable walled gardens. Now, apps are central to the mobile experience and the challenge has reversed — the unfettered garden is overgrown.
34Change is a constant. The device landscape is always changing and the device types are proliferating. With the increasing demand for unique mid-screen devices, it is becoming an even
341By itself the cloud is merely a set of enabling technologies. Mass adoption of the cloud only seems imminent because of the sheer ubiquity of always-connected devices.
15Increasingly, interfaces are taking on dimension. The pages and menus of old are evolving into immersive digital spaces. Creating these spaces, however, also demands more immersive,
78There is an emerging class of devices that excel where the computer doesn’t belong and the phone doesn’t perform. But they are flooding the market all at once. Many will fail to
14Television is breaking free of old paradigms and constraints. Consumers have no shortage of places to look for the content they want — online, on-demand, broadcast. But with added
53As specialists in the mobile industry, we are often asked about the state of mobile and the practices that can best move UI design forward. To that end, we've collected 10 considerations that drive our design practice.
51Devices have outgrown one-size-fits-all design. Experiences must be selectively adapted only where they are relevant, and flow together across a series of devices and contexts. In a multi-device world, continuity is the new consistency.
25The era of mobility has arrived. Newer, more powerful devices have been untethered from desktops and land lines. But the essential truth remains: people are mobile, not their devices.
39There is a new challenge in the consumer device market. We call it "feature attachment" or "feature addiction." In the name of quality experiences – can we kick the habit?
34Users are at the center of a highly personalized and evolving digital ecosystem. Convergence is a reality. New opportunities for innovation abound.
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