Assessing the Comfort in use of a Flipboard Mobile News and Magazine App
Maslinda Nadzir1, Azham Hussain2, Emmanuel O.C. Mkpojiogu3, Sumayyah Adetunmbi4, Marwah Naeem Hassooni5
1Maslinda Nadzir, School of Computing, University Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia.
2Azham Hussain, School of Computing, University Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia.
3Emmanuel O.C. Mkpojiogu, Department of Computer and Information Technology, Veritas University, Abuja, Nigeria, School of Computing, University Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia.
4Sumayyah Adetunmbi, School of Computing, University Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia.
5Marwah Naeem Hassooni, School of Computing, University Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 18 June 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 25 June 2019 | Manuscript Published on 19 June 2019 | PP: 428-430 | Volume-8 Issue-8S June 2019 | Retrieval Number: H10740688S19/19©BEIESP
Open Access | Editorial and Publishing Policies | Cite | Mendeley | Indexing and Abstracting
© The Authors. Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication (BEIESP). This is an open-access article under the CC-BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
Abstract: A perceived usability assessment was conducted on Flipboard mobile application, a mobile news magazine application with 13 students from the Universiti Urara Malaysia to assess the comfort in use of the app. In this study, the researchers evaluated the users’ reactions to the mobile application using a post-test survey carried out after the study participants had finished performing some tasks on the Flipboard mobile app in the testing environments. The results showed that most of the study participants were satisfied about the app’s screen (visibility), app terminologies, and learnability and had a general impression that the app was aesthetically pleasing, impressive and comfortable in use. The summary of these findings was that the Flipboard mobile app was perceived usable and comfortable to use by majority of the study participants.
Keywords: Mobile App, Comfort in use, Perceived Usability Evaluation.
Scope of the Article: Computer Graphics, Simulation, and Modelling