This paper provides support for the use of motivational needs in identifying mobile phone uses and related features. Drawing on motivational human and usage space research, the findings of interviews and surveys, this paper proposes the Mobile phone Usage Space Model (MUSM). MUSM distinguishes between two groups of features by identifying necessary and additional features, thus focusing the des...

Mobile technology is getting changed very fast in commensurate with other technological hyper changes. Buyers’ expectation from a new cellular phone is also changing over time. Producers, thereby, have to keep themselves abreast of changes in customer taste and preferences to attract, capture, grow, and retain both existing and potential customers. This study is set to measure factors affecting...

The process of selecting the right set of requirements for a product release is highly dependent on how well we succeed in prioritising the requirements candidates. There are different techniques available for requirements prioritisation, some more elaborate than others. In order to compare different techniques, a controlled experiment was conducted with the objective of understanding differenc...

The demand for access to the Internet by mobile users is increasing. Recent emergence of low-cost wireless appliances made it possible to surf the Internet with handheld devices. One of the competing technologies is the use of WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) phones. However, due to limited processing and memory capacity, small display and inefficient input mechanism, it is a challenge to se...

SatNav systems are becoming increasingly popular, enabling drivers to locate and drive to their desired destination. With high demand for the features SatNav provides, these applications are now also available in mobile phones. This gives rise to the question of whether the app is usable when installed in a mobile phone. This paper will examine the usability of SatNav apps inside the mobile pho...

This study examined the patterns of mobile phone usage and preference of mobile phone functions amongst elderly people in Hong Kong. Two studies were conducted using a mixed-research method. Focus group discussion was conducted to six elderly mobile phone users to investigate their usage patterns and problems of using. Questionnaire survey was administrated to 100 respondents aged 60 and over t...

background: in recent years, the widespread use of microwave producing instruments specially mobile phones; result in growing concern regarding the possible effects associated with these waves on human health. in the present study investigated the genotoxic effects of mobile phone radiation in adult mice (balb/c) and their embryos. methods: in this experimental research pregnant mice were irrad...

The study comparatively identified the benefits of mobile telephone to users in selected rural and urban locations in Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria. Stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used in selecting 60 rural and 60 urban phone users to have a total sample size of 120 respondents. Structured questionnaire was used to generate data that were analy...

electromagnetic waves can damage sex organs and cause hormonal disorders, and garlic isknown to reduce risk factors for various diseases. the aim of this study was to investigate theprobable effects of mobile phone radiation and the consumption of garlic on testosterone levelsand testicular changes. five groups of rats were used: control, sham (exposed to 900 mhzwavelength), experimental group ...

Mobile phones are becoming increasingly sophisticated, enabling consumers to access more services and generate more data. However, the current PIN and password protection capabilities available on mobile phones are often misused resulting insufficient protection of the information stored within mobile phones. Image-based authentication (IBA) leverages the human ability to recognize graphics bet...