Foundations of UX: Prototyping

This tutorial offers information about a number of prototyping options to help the viewer find the right solution for their design. It covers the basic concepts and goals of a prototype as well as some tools and resources to actually create one.

Author: James Williamson, Lynda.com

Date: September 30, 2014,

URL: http://www.lynda.com/Web-Inter- action-Design-tutorials/ Foundations-UX-Prototyping/133349-2.html.

How To Turn Off Smartphone Apps That Track You In The Background

This article addresses how apps collect your phone data without realizing it. Although all phones allow users to turn off this feature, a lot of people aren’t aware of data collection these apps do and thus, give away their information unsuspectingly. This study throws a light on what information people would be ready to share and what information they won’t want to share.

Author: Thomas Halleck

Date: August, 2014

Title: How To Turn Off Smartphone Apps That Track You In The Background

Date of Access: September 14, 2014

URL: http://www.ibtimes.com/how-turn-smartphone-apps-track-you-background-1657868

How to create and customize vibration alerts on your iPhone

This a short article on how one can customize vibrations on an iOS device for notifications. One can easily set notifications for say calls, e-mails or text messages. One can also use specific vibrations or turn off phone vibration for specific calls.

Author: Allyson Kazmucha

URL: http://www.imore.com/how-set-custom-alert-vibrations-or

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66% of the population suffer from Nomophobia the fear of being without their phone

This a an interesting study on the comparative analysis of the increase in users suffering from nomophobia has increased drastically since 2012. Nomophobia is the fear of losing their phone or not having one’s phones with themselves

Author: securenvoy

Date: February 16, 2012

URL: https://www.securenvoy.com/blog/2012/02/16/66- of-the-population-suffer-from-nomophobia-the-fear-of-being-without-their-phone/

Americans Addicted To Checking Smartphones, Would ‘Panic’ If They Lost Device (STUDY)

This is an interesting study that analysis smartphone owners who check their phones at least every hour and while in bed or in the bathroom. For the study, the users asked if they had ever lost their phones and how they felt without their phones.

Author: The Huffington Post | By Britney Fitzgerald

Date: June 2012

Title: Americans Addicted To Checking Smartphones, Would ‘Panic’ If They Lost Device (STUDY)

Date of Access: September 14, 2014

URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/21/americans-are-addicted-to-smartphones_n_1615293.html