Bridging the PC-mobile phone gap

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Mobile Phone is a Day to Day Need for
Everyone to Stay Connected with Their
Loved One's. Mobile Phone Chargers from
BB-shopping Helps to Connect More to
Them

Mobile Phone is a Day to Day Need for
Everyone to Stay Connected with Their
Loved One's. Mobile Phone Chargers from
BB-shopping Helps to Connect More to
Them 02/05/2005 09:23 PM
BB-Shopping helps you buying best quality and long life Mobile Phone Chargers for dufferent Models and Variants of Mobiles. [PRWEB Feb 3, 2005]

The Chinese mobile phone industry's
shipment volume rose 64.2% year on year
to reach approximately 65.2 million
units as the PAS mobile phone shipment
broke a record high

The Chinese mobile phone industry's
shipment volume rose 64.2% year on year
to reach approximately 65.2 million
units as the PAS mobile phone shipment
broke a record high 06/11/2004 03:15 AM
Research and Markets are delighted to announce the addition of The Chinese Mobile Phone Industry, 1Q 2004 and Beyond to their offering [PRWEB Jun 11, 2004]

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"?

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"? 04/28/2004 11:39 AM

On the SIGIA-L mailing list, Stephanie Berger recently asked: "My cohorts are not sure whether to use "cell phone" or "mobile phone". Any evidence that one is better than the other, or one is used more often than the other?"

This is a good example of the kind of labeling questions information architects face all the time. The answer to these labeling questions will depend on the target audience (a better label for whom?), on business requirements (maybe the business want to promote one term over the other) and on the context in which the label will be used.

I'll discuss the conversation that followed here and afterwards point to some useful tools for if you have a labeling question yourself.

Andres Sulleiro: "Without any empirical data I will go with my own opinion. [...] A quick survey of the phone carriers seems to suggest that "wireless" (as in "wireless phone", "wireless customer") is most common among US carriers, though you see some references to "mobile" as well. T-mobile, a European company, uses "mobile" which is more common in Europe as well as being the name of the carrier."

Method: check what other websites call it.

Jason Cho: "I think "cell" is more widespread in the US as Andrés noted. "Call my mobile" can sound pretentious to Yankee ears. But I would think everyone understands the term "mobile" on a business card."

Method: personal experience.

Peter Van Dijck (and others): "Google for "cell phone" (including quotes): 6,230,000, Google for "mobile phone": 6,360,000. Looks like a tie, assuming your audience is similar. Just pick one and make sure your search engine knows both terms."
Christina Wodtke: "Y ahoo for cell phone : 16,800,000, yahoo for mobile phone: 21,200,000. What does this really tell you? you'd have to know who each engine indexes, how much of the web, etc.. better to use a magic 8 ball. ;-)"

Method: check popularity of the terms on the web.

Peter Van Dijck: "My next step would be to find out what people search for on your site,
or if not available, on the web (assuming that's more or less your audience). Google adwords can help."

Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for.

Dave: "I like "mobile" for the reason that Christina stated (forward compatibility); USers and non-USers will equally understand it. Also, it is more interoperable w/ most of the vCard based addressbook programs out there. I don't know any that are using "cell" or "cellphone" ... I also like the clear and easy two word approach of "mobile phone" ... I'm always wanting to say "cellphone" where "cell phone" is really the more correct version. "cell" though just doesn't feel like a real word b/c the "cell" doesn't fit a meaning to me. I know what it means if I am forced to think about it, but it really doesn't mean anything to me at all."

Method: personal experience, check what software programs use.

Christina Wodtke: "> As can Ove rture's keyword tool (couldn't find URL straight away).

You also might consider some adaptation of the freelisting technique on a subset of your target. E.G., a write in survey: what portable electronics do you own, then analyze for use of "cell phone" and mobile phone".

Method: freelisting technique.

Eric Reiss: "Having worked closely with several telecommunications companies, including Tellabs (US), Nortel (Canada), ADVA (Germany), and NetTest (Denmark), this discussion is one I've heard before. Europeans generally don't recognize the term "cell phone." North Americans seem to accept both "cell" and "mobile." ATT insists on promoting the term "wireless." In most instances, we've agreed on the word "mobile" since it is understood by the widest audience. Nortel, for instance, used "cell" almost exclusively until the late 90s, but now leans toward "mobile." I think there is a trend here."

Method: ask the subject matter experts.

Pabini Gabriel-Petit: "There's also Wordtracker.
[...]
In this vein, you might try just walking up to people, holding up your cell/mobile phone, and asking them what they call it."

Method: Analyze what people search for.

Method: Find out what labels your users use.

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine which competing label is better.

So, as a review, here are some of the methods used to determine which label is better.

1. What do you think?
Method: personal experience/insights.

2. What do your users think?
Method: freelisting technique.
Method: Find out what labels your users use: show them the item you're trying to label and ask them what it is. (You could build an online tool for this).
Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for / check popularity of the terms on the web. Ove rture's keyword tool. Google adwords. Wordtracker. Google and Yahoo both list how often a term is used on the web (use quotes around your terms!).

3. What do the experts think?
Method: ask the subject matter experts.
Method: check what other websites/software call it.

Gotcha's: be careful when using these techniques. You are looking for a label that works for your audience and your business requirements. Most of these techniques use audiences that may be very different from yours, and most are indicative only (ie: they're not hard science). Use your judgement.

Siemens mobile kicks off summer with the
launch of its next-generation MMS CX65
mobile phone

Siemens mobile kicks off summer with the
launch of its next-generation MMS CX65
mobile phone 06/30/2004 07:55 AM
AME Info Jun 30 2004 11:19AM GMT

Killer Mobile Releases Controversial
Mobile Phone Program - "Save Jimmy!"

Killer Mobile Releases Controversial
Mobile Phone Program - "Save Jimmy!" 01/05/2005 04:34 AM
Killer Mobile (killermobile.com), a mobile phone software development company released what is quickly becoming a controversial program targeted at young, tech savvy men - a program aptly titled "Save Jimmy". Save Jimmy is a program that can run on any MIDP 2.0 compliant mobile phone that allows the user to input specific information on their significant other's menstrual cycle and in turn receive daily alerts as well as view a calendar with information regarding which days are "Safe" to not use a condom. [PRWEB Jan 5, 2005]

Free mobile phone advertising for Irish
pubs now available on Ireland Pub Guide
- Mobile Edition.

Free mobile phone advertising for Irish
pubs now available on Ireland Pub Guide
- Mobile Edition. 06/23/2004 02:36 AM
A new free advertising service is now available for pubs throughout Ireland. Publicans can freely advertise their premises to one of the largest audience of people looking for things to do in Ireland, both on the web and now on their mobile phone at http://mobile.irelandpubguide.com. [PRWEB Jun 23, 2004]

Mobile Phone Tracking Success Story for
Locate Mobiles.com and Trace A
Mobile.com (featureXpress)

Mobile Phone Tracking Success Story for
Locate Mobiles.com and Trace A
Mobile.com (featureXpress) 04/12/2004 08:57 AM
featureXpress - Mobile Phone Tracking sites Locate Mobiles.com and Trace A Mobile.com report huge increase in subscriptions

Motorola E398 Music Mobile Phone
Exclusive on T-Mobile

Motorola E398 Music Mobile Phone
Exclusive on T-Mobile 08/27/2004 01:23 PM
I4U Aug 26 2004 11:05AM GMT

Tavros Mobile Begins European Soccer
Coverage for Mobile Phone Network
Distribution to End User Handsets

Tavros Mobile Begins European Soccer
Coverage for Mobile Phone Network
Distribution to End User Handsets 12/24/2004 12:26 PM
Tavros Mobile Announces the availability of European Soccer News, direct to your Mobile Phone Handset! The latest soccer scores, goal updates as they occur, and news, on an ongoing basis. All of this for one low monthly fee. This new service is in addition to the latest java games, ringtones, and other original mobile content for users to download to their mobile phones. [PRWEB Dec 23, 2004]

AirG Liberates Mobile Phone Users in
Iraq: AirG Launches Interactive Mobile
Community ‘MonAmi’ on Iraq’s First GSM
Mobile Network

AirG Liberates Mobile Phone Users in
Iraq: AirG Launches Interactive Mobile
Community ‘MonAmi’ on Iraq’s First GSM
Mobile Network 04/09/2005 03:48 AM
AirG, the global leader in powering mobile communities announced today that its mobile friend finder service MonAmi is now available to customers in Iraq. [PRWEB Apr 9, 2005]

Mobile-Ticketing - Delivery On Mobile
Phone

Mobile-Ticketing - Delivery On Mobile
Phone 09/17/2004 02:33 PM

T-Mobile: UK will get Windows Mobile
smart phone

T-Mobile: UK will get Windows Mobile
smart phone 09/09/2004 09:12 AM
Smart Digital Assistant on its way

Mobile-Ticketing - Delivery On Mobile
Phone

Mobile-Ticketing - Delivery On Mobile
Phone 09/17/2004 08:17 PM
Slashdot Sep 17 2004 10:11PM GMT

Kameleon Mobile Technologies Launches
Innovative "Blue Spot" Technology
Connecting On-the-Go Mobile Phone Users
To Rich Multimedia Advertising Content
With Just-One-Click.

Kameleon Mobile Technologies Launches
Innovative "Blue Spot" Technology
Connecting On-the-Go Mobile Phone Users
To Rich Multimedia Advertising Content
With Just-One-Click. 03/14/2005 05:24 PM
Kameleon Mobile Technologies "Blue Spots" can be placed in theaters, retail stores, point of sale displays, and outdoor billboard locations. With just one click the mobile consumer can get enhanced product information when and where he's near the point of sale, offering advertisers and brands a unique, patented new way to reach customers, and add incentive to purchase. [PRWEB Mar 10, 2005]

Bridging The Gap With Requirements
Definition

Bridging The Gap With Requirements
Definition 09/04/2002 03:46 AM

Bridging Hip-Hop Consumers and Suits

Bridging Hip-Hop Consumers and Suits 09/22/2004 10:28 AM
Music entrepreneur Steve Stoute has emerged as one of Madison Avenue's surest guides to the world of young consumer spending, hip-hop style.

Bridging the Digital Divide With PCtvt?

Bridging the Digital Divide With PCtvt? 08/16/2004 03:49 PM

Microsoft Readies New Bridging Tool

Microsoft Readies New Bridging Tool 05/21/2004 03:54 PM
Redmond's new 'Information Bridge Framework' is designed to make Office-back office connectivity more transparent.

Bridging The Gap Between Broadband Video
And The Television

Bridging The Gap Between Broadband Video
And The Television 02/16/2004 02:51 PM
Lots of stories this morning about Akimbo, the new company that is working on a PVR style device that aims to bridge the gap between broadband content and the television. Right now, of course, there are things like TiVo, which will store live television broadcasts. There are also online sites where you can stream or download video content. What Akimbo is trying to do is create a TiVo-like device that downloads video content from the internet for later viewing on your television. It's an interesting concept, though it faces a variety of hurdles. First, the pricing is fairly similar to TiVo, with a $200 box and a $10/subscription fee. People are going to have to see real value before they're willing to double their set-top box fees (the company admits they want to build their technology into other offerings, though). This leads to the second concern: content. Is there enough content online (or can they convince enough publishers to release content online) to make this enticing? They're initially focusing on niche content providers, mainly because those are the only people likely to agree at this point. They're also locking up the content with Windows DRM technology - which may upset some users, but probably isn't a huge issue (other than convincing bigger content providers that their content is safe - which it probably isn't). There's also the issue of time. It sounds like you'll have to set up your preferences and then wait some time (overnight?) until the content is downloaded. While this may work in some instances, it might not appeal to the "I want it now" crowd. Finally, you have the bandwidth issue. With companies like Comcast putting soft or hidden caps on their "unlimited" bandwidth, and others (like SBC) starting up tiered service levels with limited bandwidth, how will they deal with people having their Akimbo boxes downloading all this content all the time? One interesting aspect, though, is that they intend to have future versions of the device allow people to upload their own content to the system. While this also raises the bandwidth issue (and many providers have pretty narrow upstream pipes), it opens up many more possibilities and focuses more on using the internet as a way for people to connect and create their own content, rather than simply being consumers of broadcast content. If anything, this sounds like a feature of a future PVR system, and Akimbo may become more like TiVo - creating the market, but not leading it.

RelaxNGCC -- Bridging the Gap Between
Schemas and Programs

RelaxNGCC -- Bridging the Gap Between
Schemas and Programs 05/23/2002 10:39 PM

Is the mobile phone the new PC?

Is the mobile phone the new PC? 06/04/2004 05:35 PM
PC Plus UK Jun 4 2004 9:54PM GMT

Mobile Phone TV?

Mobile Phone TV? 09/10/2004 08:18 PM

You Know You Use Your Mobile Phone Too
Much When...

You Know You Use Your Mobile Phone Too
Much When... 02/11/2004 01:32 PM
According to a new study in Australia, answering mobile phones is more enjoyable than sex for nearly half of all people who took the survey. Is it just me, or are these people probably doing something wrong? Of course, for some, they seem to believe that the mobile phone enhances their sex life: "10 per cent of men think sending risque photos by mobile enhances their love life. Only 5 per cent of women agree." One thing that people do agree on, is that mobile phones seem to make people less courteous. I guess that's what happens when people start having less sex.

Now Here's a Mobile Phone

Now Here's a Mobile Phone 06/10/2004 06:35 AM
You can take it with you: A wireless conference phone goes where the action is.

Core tech Technology should not have to
stand alone in bridging divides

Core tech Technology should not have to
stand alone in bridging divides 12/04/2003 07:19 AM
BBC Dec 4 2003 6:55AM ET

Microsoft bridging relational, object,
XML data models

Microsoft bridging relational, object,
XML data models 03/22/2005 07:27 PM
Microsoft Research has had 7,000 downloads of its Comega programming technology, which is intended to bridge the gap between relational, object, and XML data models.

Ebooks and OCR come to the mobile phone

Ebooks and OCR come to the mobile phone 03/19/2005 02:34 AM
In Japan people are now reading entire books on their mobile phones. Also, Hitachi brings OCR to camera phones.

Motorola's 3G mobile phone

Motorola's 3G mobile phone 01/16/2004 11:02 AM
Computerworld Singapore Jan 15 2004 9:39PM GMT

Mobile phone bl0gging for everyone

Mobile phone bl0gging for everyone 07/09/2004 06:19 PM

Anyone that ever wanted to send a photo from their phone to their weblog should take a look at Flickr's new feature that allows you to post to any Blogger, LiveJournal, MT, or Typepad blog. Last year I spent several days configuring scripts that ran on three different servers and it worked, but just barely. In a few minutes of setup at Flickr, you should be able to do pretty much the same thing, for free.

EA to boost mobile-phone

EA to boost mobile-phone 09/05/2004 04:59 PM
Techzonez Sep 5 2004 8:28PM GMT

Good GSM mobile phone?

Good GSM mobile phone? 07/08/2004 05:12 PM

My Handspring Treo died for the 10th or 12th time.  It is still under warranty but now that Handspring has been acquired by Palm it takes three weeks to get a replacement phone.  Given that a Treo only lasts an average of about 8 weeks before failing this means that one is using one's backup phone about one third of the time.  My current backup phone is an old Motorola Triband that won't sync with Outlook.  Anyone have any advice on a good GSM to buy?  Here are my requirements:

• dual or tri-band for use in foreign countries
• sync with Outlook address book including the notes fields and the mailing address fields (need to be able to send postcards!)
• sync with Outlook calendar and provide alerts of appointments
• would be nice to be able to enter new calendar events and new address book entries and sync them back with Outlook
• would be nice to have a built-in camera
• cost less than $250 with no service agreement (I already have the SIM and service)

One phone that looks like it might work is the $230 Sony Ericsson T610.  If I can get all of these requirements met I might actually just chuck the Treo.

How shall I own your mobile phone today?

How shall I own your mobile phone today? 03/25/2005 09:27 AM
Comment Bluesnarfing, bluejacking, bluebugging

T-Mobile unveils Wi-Fi PDA-phone

T-Mobile unveils Wi-Fi PDA-phone 06/28/2004 11:44 AM
Sports slide out keyboard too

The Mobile Phone Of Death

The Mobile Phone Of Death 03/30/2005 06:50 AM
Okay, this one is something of a silly story (even if it does seem to involve two deaths), but what caught my eye is what seems like the opening premise to a very, very bad horror film. The headline reads: "Cell Phone Leads to Deaths," which originally made me expect some trumped up connection between some sort of accidental death and a mobile phone -- which would be true, other than the fact that this particular phone seemed to be involved in two such instances in a very short period of time. The story starts out by discussing a car accident that was the result of a driver talking on his phone. That's (unfortunately) a common enough story. The driver died in the accident, and his phone was thrown from the vehicle... where it was picked up by two men who ran away. Once they got home, the two men got into an argument over who would keep the phone, and one of them ended up stabbing and killing the other. In other words, this same mobile phone was responsible for two entirely separate deaths in the course of a very short period of time. The phone, clearly, is cursed. It must be destroyed.

Control Your PC Through Mobile Phone

Control Your PC Through Mobile Phone 03/29/2005 11:45 PM
SlashPhone Mar 30 2005 4:31AM GMT

I'm looking for a good new mobile phone

I'm looking for a good new mobile phone 12/19/2004 03:21 PM
It's that time again, time to upgrade the mobile phone, and though I've pored over reviews, and talked to sales people at the shops, and read friends' weblogs, I'm still not sure how to proceed. So once again, I'm turning to you dear readers, to hear your thoughts about the latest and greatest in mobile technology. Here are my requirements: - Reasonably decent camera on phone (doesn't have to be 1 MB pictures, but something decent that I can post to Flickr, etc. and have things be recognizable) - GSM so I can use it abroad - Works on T-Mobile - Decent form factor and interface, if possible. I'd rather it weren't a giant phone too large for my pants pocket, or one with some annoying interface like my current Ericsson T68 (which seems to require an inordinate amount of inputs just to add a contact) Any suggestions? Do you love your phone? Or hate it? And why? Thanks so much for your help! Update: I've closed the thread because I've gotten enough recommendations and I've decided on the Nokia 6600. More to follow once I've had time to play with it.

Music On The Mobile Phone

Music On The Mobile Phone 05/06/2004 12:55 PM
Understanding the mobile music market these days seems a bit challenging. While the industry is surprised, but thrilled, that kids who won't pay for downloadable music online are shelling out much more money on snippets of songs for downloadable ringtones, it's unclear if that market can last. While the going is good, however, wireless carriers are starting to more actively push for "ringback" tones, which are what people hear when they call you and are waiting for you to pick up the phone (instead of the standard computerized ringing you normally hear through the phone). While, in the past, some have found this confusing (you don't expect to hear music when you call someone, you expect to hear "ring ring"), ringback tones are apparently tremendously successful in places like South Korea. Still, if you want to be even more confused, a new study found that most people have no interest in paying to download music to their phone - no matter how much it costs. It's not that they're against paying, as many would pay for other content on their phone, it's just that they don't want to pay for music. So, the question is whether or not this is consistent with reality? Are these people who say they won't pay for music on their phones not buying ringtones? Or do they somehow consider ringtones (and potentially ringback tones) different than "music," and therefore worth shelling out? Also, a single snapshot may not be useful. People may not want to buy ringtones until they see that all of their friends have done so already. Still, the large number of people who seem very against the idea of paying for music for their mobile phone might be a warning sing that things like ringtones and ringback tones are something of a fad that may not last.

Can You Resist The Lure Of The Mobile
Phone?

Can You Resist The Lure Of The Mobile
Phone? 08/16/2004 05:00 AM
Robert J. Samuelson, writing for Newsweek, explains why he'll never get a mobile phone. He lists out most of the mobile phone annoyances we all know about already (being interrupted at the wrong time, private conversations being made public, always being accessible, etc.) while still admitting that phones are useful in certain circumstances. He pretty much ignores the more innovative ways that mobile phones have changed lives (such as by saving them) or how people act (such as making it possible for groups to gather in a much more ad hoc manner) which is normal for those who simply assume that a mobile phone is just like a phone, but mobile. However, in the end, he's basically taking a stand against the tide. While it's great for him if he can keep it up, it really doesn't impact anyone else (unless they're trying to reach him). I have nothing against anyone who chooses not to buy a mobile phone if they don't think it's necessary. However, to think that it's somehow noble to stand there and declare publicly that you have no need for the technology just looks silly. If you don't need it, don't buy it.

New Motorola A925 3G Mobile Phone

New Motorola A925 3G Mobile Phone 02/19/2004 12:48 PM
I4U Feb 19 2004 4:14PM GMT
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