A method comprising: providing a sensor for registering a biometric characteristic of a user; providing a microprocessor executing a user interface application relating to a user interface for the device; providing a memory for storing: the user interface application, at least one reference biometric characteristic of a plurality of reference biometric characteristics, each reference biometric characteristic relating to an authorised user of the device; at least one contextual dashboard of a plurality of contextual dashboards; and at least one user profile of a plurality of user profiles, each user profile associated with a predetermined portion of the plurality of contextual dashboards and each contextual dashboard relates to configurations for a predetermined set of software applications to be provided to a predetermined user; providing at least one wireless interface of a plurality of wireless interfaces, each wireless interface operating according to a predetermined standard; executing with the microprocessor the user interface application to verify whether an intended user of the device is an authorised user within a valid user list and provide a contextual dashboard for display; wherein verifying the intended user of the device is established in dependence upon an acquired biometric characteristic of the intended user and the reference biometric characteristics of the authorised users within the valid user list; the valid user list is established in dependence upon a macro-context of the electronic device and a micro-context of the electronic device; and the contextual dashboard provided is selected in dependence upon the authorised user, the macro-context of the electronic device and the micro-context of the electronic device. providing a sensor for registering a biometric characteristic of a user; providing a microprocessor executing a user interface application relating to a user interface for the device; providing a memory for storing: the user interface application, at least one reference biometric characteristic of a plurality of reference biometric characteristics, each reference biometric characteristic relating to an authorised user of the device; at least one contextual dashboard of a plurality of contextual dashboards; and at least one user profile of a plurality of user profiles, each user profile associated with a predetermined portion of the plurality of contextual dashboards and each contextual dashboard relates to configurations for a predetermined set of software applications to be provided to a predetermined user; the user interface application, at least one reference biometric characteristic of a plurality of reference biometric characteristics, each reference biometric characteristic relating to an authorised user of the device; at least one contextual dashboard of a plurality of contextual dashboards; and at least one user profile of a plurality of user profiles, each user profile associated with a predetermined portion of the plurality of contextual dashboards and each contextual dashboard relates to configurations for a predetermined set of software applications to be provided to a predetermined user; providing at least one wireless interface of a plurality of wireless interfaces, each wireless interface operating according to a predetermined standard; executing with the microprocessor the user interface application to verify whether an intended user of the device is an authorised user within a valid user list and provide a contextual dashboard for display; wherein verifying the intended user of the device is established in dependence upon an acquired biometric characteristic of the intended user and the reference biometric characteristics of the authorised users within the valid user list; the valid user list is established in dependence upon a macro-context of the electronic device and a micro-context of the electronic device; and the contextual dashboard provided is selected in dependence upon the authorised user, the macro-context of the electronic device and the micro-context of the electronic device.