Earlier this week, a number of Apple-focused bloggers claimed iOS 7 was running behind schedule and that it would bring a significant user interface refresh. Designer F. Bianco has posted a set of images to Flickr with some interesting thoughts on what useful changes Apple could make to iOS 7 to improve the user experience. [...]
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Facebook Introduces New ‘Home’ Screen for Android Devices, Arrives April 12th
Posted by Gary on April 5, 2013
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today introduced a new home screen experience for Android devices. The company is trying to flip the user experience on phones so users will navigate their phone “through people, not apps”. During the question-and-answer session after the event, Zuckerberg said bringing Home to iOS would not be as easy as with [...]
Sony’s ‘PlayStation App’ for PS4 to extend second screen capabilities to iOS devices
Posted by Gary on February 21, 2013
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In a follow-up to Sony’s PS4 announcement on Wednesday, the company released a statement regarding the platform’s “second screen” abilities, noting that Apple’s iOS devices will be supported. According to Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., the “PlayStation App” will allow iPhone, iPad and Android device owners to use their devices with the upcoming PlayStation 4 console. [...]
Tim Cook: For iPhones, The Experience Is Key, Not Just a Larger Screen
Posted by Gary on February 13, 2013
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At this morning’s Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke about a number of topics including vaguely addressing rumors of a possible future iPhone with a larger screen. Cook focused his comments on the user experience, saying that was more important than specifications. Answering a question about larger screen sizes, Cook [...]
Expo Notes: The iSlip Lite cleans your tablet’s screen
Posted by Gary on February 2, 2013
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Lex FriedmanSenior Writer, Macworld Lex uses a MacBook Pro, an iPhone 5, an iPad mini, a Kindle 3, a TiVo HD, and a treadmill desk, and loves them all. His latest book, a children’s book parody for adults, is called “The Kid in the Crib.” Lex lives in New Jersey with his wife and three [...]
New patent suit targets automatic screen orientation tech in iOS
Posted by Gary on November 11, 2012
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A U.S. federal judge on Friday handed down a ruling allowing non-practicing entity MobileMedia Ideas to move forward with a suit against Apple’s alleged violating a screen rotation patent, and said it’s up to a jury to decide whether the iOS solution is in infringement.Judge Sue Robinson of the U.S. District Court for the District [...]
Briefly: Hearts of Iron 3 Expansion, Vitreo screen protector
Posted by Gary on November 10, 2012
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Hearts of Iron 3 gains new content Virtual Programming has launched Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour, an expansion pack for the WWII strategy game. The expansion introduces new elite unites for each major nation’s army, along with a deeper naval invasion system with the possibility of developing specialized landing and assault crafts. Other [...]
Microsoft: Surface screen better than iPad Retina display
Posted by Gary on October 17, 2012
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Three-prong approach to quality display taken According to Stevie Bathich, Microsoft’s applied sciences department manager, the lower resolution display on the Surface Windows RT tablet is better to read on than the iPads Retina display. Bathich claims that a statistic known as “modulation transfer function” (MTF) is the primary metric that should be used when [...]