Attitudes towards mobile banking: are there any differences between users and non-users?

Extant research has focused on monitoring the behaviour of people who use mobile banking (MB) but it has paid little attention to understanding the impact of information technology usage behaviour due to cultural differences. Humans are the weakest link in information technology adoption; past research has shown that not all users are predisposed to change their behaviour radically and adopt new channels of banking. This paper examines the demographic patterns of users and non-users of MB. The paper also investigates the attitudinal influences of users and non-users of MB based on innovation attributes. Using empirical research, the study identifies constructs of innovation attributes that were perceived to be significantly different among the users and non-users of MB. The study provides valuable insights into MB in Saudi Arabia that have not been previously investigated. From a practical point, findings of this study will be particularly useful to banks, financial institutions and telecommunication service providers.     

Older adults’ use of smart phones: an investigation of the factors influencing the acceptance of new functions

After adopting mobile phones, most older adults use them only for calling and SMS. The purpose of this study is to extend their usage of mobile phones to new functions. To understand older adults’ requirements of mobile phones, a questionnaire was constructed and 351 Chinese older adults were recruited to complete the questionnaires. Data collected through the questionnaires were analysed using explorative factor analysis. The results revealed that older adults’ requirements were composed of 10 factors: Find a Specific Function, Awareness and Attractiveness, Readability, Personal Concern, Soft Keys and Multi-tap, Hardware Capacity, Touch Screen, Concern of Learning, Connectivity, and Social Influence. Then, from the above 10 factors, the 6 most important factors were revealed using multiple linear regression analysis. The results imply that accepting new functions is different from accepting a product. Readability and Find a Specific Function, which are critical for older adults’ acceptance of feature phones, are not determinants of their acceptance of new functions in smart phones.     

Tele‐Cocooning: Mobile Texting and Social Scope

The present study examines the tele‐cocooning hypothesis in the context of general trust using a nationally representative survey of Japanese youth. We find that although frequency of texting is positively correlated with general trust, this correlation is spuriously caused by how heavy mobile texters interpret the words “most people” in the general trust measurement. Heavy users assume that “most people” only refers to friends, family, and others going to the same school. When the effect of the “most people” assumption is controlled, the positive association between texting and general trust disappears. Further exploration of the data shows that heavy texting nevertheless has negative implications for social tolerance and social caution, both of which are theoretically proximate to general trust.     

Investigating Modern‐Day Talaria: Mobile Phones and the Mobility‐Impaired in Singapore

Revisiting the medical and social models of disability, this study adopted the integrated biopsychosocial approach to examine experiences of 25 mobility‐impaired respondents in Singapore with using mobile phones. We found that mobile phones provided respondents a greater degree of mobility, a sense of control, and opportunities to escape the stigma of disability, thus challenging the boundaries between the able‐bodied and the disabled. Mobile phone appropriation allowed the management of personal identities and social networks, leading to a sense of empowerment. However, mobile phone usage might act as a double‐edged sword for disabled people, creating mobile dependencies and a spatial narrowing of social connections. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.     

A Study of Bruneian Corporate Customers＇ Uses of Mobile Services： An Application of Value-Based Adoption Model

This pioneering study investigates the seventy Bruneian corporate customers＇ adoption intentions towards using the mobile services. The study uses and validates the VAM （value-based adoption model） for investigating mobile service in different geographical setting contrary to the original study for Mobile Interact. The study combines four external variables such as perceived usefulness, perceived enjoyment, technicality and perceived fee with perceived value in predicting the adoption intentions of using mobile services. The study results indicate that only perceived usefulness is significant predictor of perceived values which are significant indicator of adoption intentions of using mobile services. Based on the results, some recommendations are made for the managerial implications.     

智能移动设备在电化学检测分析中的应用

智能移动设备近年来发展迅速,市场占有率急剧增长。面向不同研究领域,与多种传感技术相结合的移动检测系统常见诸报道。该文综述了智能移动设备硬件和软件的迅速发展,以及为了满足日益增长的移动分析检测需求所开发的基于智能移动设备的分析检测方法,特别是智能移动设备在电化学检测分析中的应用。     

移动视频通信业务的应用研究

移动视频通信业务是通过移动网络和移动终端为移动用户提供的一种新型通信服务。本文主要研究了基于3G和Vo LTE技术的移动视频通信业务的应用。分别从技术、资费、用户体验、互通性四个方面对两种移动视频通信业务进行了分析和对比。     

支持多种手机客户端的校园信息发布系统

针对数字化校园建设中存在的信息孤岛问题,设计开发了基于客户服务架构的能支持多种手机客户端的校园信息发布系统。分析了系统功能,描述了系统拓扑结构和软件架构,对数据交换接口、网页和手机客户端信息提醒等关键技术进行了探讨。试用结果表明系统运行良好,达到了设计目的。     

基于Android的移动课件研究与设计

对移动学习的相关理论知识与技术方法进行了研究,以算法与数据结构课程为例,采用服务器结合客户端的模式设计了基于Android的移动课件。该课件在Android手机上顺利通过了测试,并且在计算机专业学生中应用,取得了良好的教学效果。     

基于移动平台的校园资讯系统设计与实现

为了让高校师生可以快捷方便地获取到校园各类资讯,摆脱时间和空间的限制,设计了一种基于移动平台的校园资讯系统。该系统在PC平台上采用Asp.Net和SQL Server 2005技术,基于B/S的三层网络结构设计,在移动平台上基于C/S模式设计并开发了一个具备相应功能的Android手机客户端应用[1]。该系统具有查询课程、查询教室、查询考试安排、学生交友、发布商品、查询商品等基本功能。该移动平台系统界面友好,操作方便,资讯丰富,极大地方便了高校师生的学习、工作和生活。