usability in news
RSS usability in news3 does facebook phone for Generation Data
News Speaking at a launch event in London, Kevin Russell, CEO of 3, said: "The iPhone is a fabulous product - a breakthrough in usability. Mobile operator 3 has unveiled a phone designed for accessing web 2.0 services such as... [13 Nov 2008]
Second Life sets techies on stability
News One of the criticisms levelled at Second Life has been around its interface and usability, which some industry watchers argue are holding back adoption. Linden Lab has revealed its tech group is tackling several areas... [15 Sep 2008]
Canonical hires Ubuntu makeover team
News The company plans to sign up designers and specialists in user experience and interaction to lead Canonical's work on usability and to contribute to other free and open-source desktop-environment projects, including... [12 Sep 2008]
Tech failing to meet business expectations
News Jean-Pierre Garbani, principal analyst with Forrester Research, said the end user is the ultimate judge of IT and business alignment, so IT departments must check they are delivering on expectations in terms of accuracy, availability,... [23 Jun 2008]
Smart phone battle: Qwerty vs touchscreen
News RIM's BlackBerry 8800 keyboard wins hands down over the iPhone touchscreen for usability, according to Spencer Steel, IT manager at Informatiq. Apple may be set to release the new super-duper all-singing 3G iPhone this... [22 May 2008]
Google Android - winning apps are location-based
News Pitted against Microsoft Windows Mobile and Symbian devices, which are both popular in China, Android needs to beat them on usability to be accepted, Huang added. Expect there to be at least one application incorporating... [20 May 2008]
Don't forget to secure your BlackBerry, companies told
News He added: "One of the biggest things that we've learned over the years with our solution is that you have to balance security and usability - if you make a product that's way too secure you're likely going to compromise... [10 Mar 2008]
Manx police to use covert Tetra handsets
News According to Robert Williamson, technical director for the Isle of Man Department of Home Affairs, 50 of the small-format units will be rolled out in June, following usability testing due for completion at the end of... [10 Mar 2008]
Microsoft COO dismisses SP1 concerns
News Kaspersky told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk: "With Microsoft Vista, there are problems with usability; Microsoft has had complaints as its system slows down machines. Microsoft should pay more attention to the... [05 Mar 2008]
Local gov't adopts web-savvy interaction
News But the survey also found some council online services still suffer from poor usability, while others are insecure or request inappropriate data. The number of visitors to council websites sites increased by more than 10... [04 Mar 2008]
Mobile data keeps Wiltshire Police out on the beat
News Wiltshire Police is to start usability testing of a mobile data application next month in a project slated to cost £2.1m and save £4.4m in productivity by keeping officers out on the beat. The application is intended to... [11 Feb 2008]
iPhone gets location savvy
News The app's user-interface has also been given a makeover to improve usability, said Apple. Apple has released a software update for the iPhone which puts fresh focus on location-based services. More on the iPhone [16 Jan 2008]
Fire services share Dream finance software
News Essex FA has completed usability testing and expects to go live with the system in April 2008. Essex Fire Authority (FA) is to use the financial systems of another Fire and Rescue service as part of a shared services... [04 Dec 2007]
CIO Essentials: Email stress, spam threats and "broken" IT...
News I see this as a real threat to usability online in the coming year. Ever wondered what CIOs are reading on silicon.com? Our CIO Essentials feature puts you in the picture. Each week a leading IT chief picks his or her... [21 Aug 2007]
dotMobi hands out free domains for cities
News The dot-mobi top level domain (TLD) is intended to be used only for websites which adhere to a strict set of small-screen usability standards, such as having no frames or pop-ups. London is one of 650 cities around the... [11 Jul 2007]
