Tag Archives: Nokia

10 common misconceptions about the average mobile user

In light of the announcement of the opening of the MEX Awards competition this week, and due to Marek et al’s raging, slobbering levels of common sense when it comes to contextual design and user centred thinking, I thought it might be nice to put together a list of misconceptions that we most commonly see [...]

N97 “Not that bad” shock

I had some lunch (darling) with mobile media guru Tim Stott yesterday, and while discussing some lovely media work around a certain sporting event coming up soon (not Henley or the Six Nations, I’m afraid) he let me into a dark secret. Tim has an N97. And he thinks it’s quite good. To be fair, [...]

Street collection

Over at CNET comes the news that Nokia are installing mobile phone recycling kiosks on the streets of Malaysia. And, not only can you drop off your old phone, but you can also leave your own phone for a quick service. (I’ve never needed to get my phone serviced, but I imagine when phones are [...]

Doggie style

If you’d ever wondered whether a mobile phone would carry on working inside something that mistook it for dinner – a Doberman-Great Dane crossbreed dog, let’s say – then wonder no more. The story of Nero and a Nokia are delightfully told over at The Telegraph. I love the bit about the daughter screaming because [...]

Woof woof

Remember Tamagochi? (For all I know, it’s now cool again …) Those lovely people over at the RSPCA havelaunched a mobile game called ‘MobiDog’ (hmmm a little lacking in originality, that one) to help spread the message of responsible pet ownership. I spotted this in an advertisement feature in Metro this morning. “The aim of [...]

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