Evaluating mobile applications: A spreadsheet case study

International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 37-65

  Flood, Derek ^a   Harrison, Rachel ^b   Iacob, Claudia ^b   Duce, David ^b  

^a DUNDALK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Application process model; Mobile applications; Mobile technology; Mobile usability; Portable computing

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROCESS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MOBILE TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE USABILITY; PORTABLE COMPUTING;

MOBILE DEVICES;

MOBILE COMPUTING;

EID: 84877901255     PISSN: 1942390X     EISSN: 19423918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jmhci.2012100103     Document Type: Article

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