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Sean Bean error message

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Alex Poole

This cinema app from Allocine injects a bit of humour into an otherwise humdrum error message. Quite appropriate really, since Sean Bean is known for his bad luck…

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“Your location can’t be determined”

Posted in Allocine, errors, feedback, mobile Tagged Funnies, Good UX, Screenshots, UX scrapbook

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