Mobile Usability: Experiences From Iran and Turkey

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 220-242

  Aryana, Bijan ^a   Clemmensen, Torkil ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTEXTUAL FEATURE; CULTURAL ISSUE; FIRST-TIME USER; FOCUS GROUP STUDIES; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MOBILE USABILITY; MUSIC PLAYERS; PERSONAL CONTACTS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; PSYCHOLOGY COMPUTING;

SMARTPHONES;

EID: 84875836786     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: 15327590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2013.765760     Document Type: Article

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