The document discusses the nature of mobile and provides five rules for developing mobile applications and services. It notes that mobile is always with us, reinvents interaction models through built-in hardware features, and is personalized. The five rules are to focus on simplicity, understand that context is key, develop both apps and mobile web, utilize advanced device technologies, and leverage users' existing digital ecosystems.
50. wake up - check mail
read the news - breakfast
subway - Facebook
Google Docs - at work
on the way home - recipe on the smartphone
account balance - while shopping
in the sofa - game + tv + music + webb +...
MICRO
TASKING
60. Think about:
Mobile limitations provides focus - keep it that way!
Prioritize and don´t be afraid to skip features
Focus on the users task and optimize for it
63. Think about:
Think user-goal not platform
Be focused, tie closely to a specific
context
Physical conditions like light, noise
and temperature
Open API’s can do the work for you
65. It´s all
about usage
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12,5
25
37,5
50
Symbian Blackberry Apple Microsoft Android Other
Market share App download and usage
%
Gartner Q1 2010: Market Share
AdMob Operating System Share, May 2010
67. Think about:
Define Your Audience
Look at the downloading and usage pattern
Look at the ecosystem around the app
Always build web for the long-run!!!
70. Think about:
The different terminal sensors are your
connection to the physical world
Only do what can not be done with
usual means, remember the flaws
Use the technology to extend your
product
The development can be costly, try to
use mashups and do careful ROI