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How people come to trust computing technology is an important factor in the degree to which they come to accept the services that such technologies are able to provide. This is particularly important where the usage of a technology might risk compromising a person’s private info…

Pervasive (ubiquitous) computing is a new paradigm where the computers are submerged into the background of the everyday life. One important aspect of pervasive systems is context-awareness. Context-aware systems are those that can adapt their behaviours according to the current…

Mobile devices, smartphones and tablets, have become an integral part of everyday life, allowing users to be connected and perform all sorts of computing tasks. Despite being quite powerful, smartphones and tablets are not as capable as desktops and laptops due to their small fo…

In this thesis we look into usability in the context of smartphone applications. We selected three research areas to investigate, namely Wireless Personal Area Networks, Context-awareness, and Remote Information Access. These areas are investigated through a series of experiment…