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Today Engadget posted an article that claims many Nexus One customers complain about touchscreen calibration, which is an important element of the graphic user interface (GUI) as well as the user experience in general. As well, labs.moto.com published an interesting report last week comparing the accuracy of touchscreen of various mobile devices. It would seem...

The new Ford Sync App Ecosystem is a promising move toward the long-awaited upgrade of cars’ user interface.  While driving conditions have changed dramatically during the last 50 years, the dashboard UI has not. Our driving habits and laws have changed but we are still presented with the same basic set and layout of a...

LG has announced it will  run Android on more than half of its smartphones in 2010. It is a significant change from the company's current strategy. In 2009, only one LG smartphone ran Android and the rest were running Windows Mobile. It is a big hit for Microsoft as other companies such as Motorola, Samsung...

Stéphane Richard, Orange’s CEO-To-Be, confirms the arrival of Apple’s Tablet with a webcam and live video streaming via 3G. Jean-Pierre Elkabbach (the interviewer) : According to Le Point (a french magazine), your partner Apple will be launching a tablet Stéphane Richard: Yes. Jean-Pierre Elkabbach: … equipped with a webcam. Stéphane Richard: Yes. Jean-Pierre Elkabbach: Will...

Apple has filed a patent, that describes an interface for manipulating "three-dimensional virtual objects" on a touch screen. The technology may be used in future releases of the iPhone or in the rumored Apple tablet (iSlate?). I doubt that simply porting existed OS to a 10” touch screen may take "you-know-who’s considerable undivided attention”. Having...

As Android Market has grown to about the 20,000 apps mark, it is interesting to compare two different approaches to user experience. While Apple sets up very strict approval rules in an effort to assure only well-done and polished apps get through to an end-user, Google doesn’t set any approval process at all. Aesthetics have...

We have been working with Rossul for over five years and when it came to the design of our signature product PC Matic, we chose Rossul. The project was long and challenging and Rossul came through in spades. Lots of hours were worked and lots of ideas were scrapped. Rossul was fully a part of...

Safari is the fastest browser on a Mac platform, approximately 12% faster than Chrome Beta according to Computerworld. Chrome easily leaves behind Firefox and Opera in JavaScript rendering performance. SunSpider JavaScript Benchmarks of Mac Browsers (Shorter bars represent faster performance) On the Windows platform Chrome 3.0 shines as the fastest browser, leaving Safari behind. We...

Rossul and I have worked now on four different website projects, as well as a number of designs for print. If you’re looking for a ‘yes’ man, Rossul is not your guy. But if you want world-class design with a strong side of knowledge, then you will not be disappointed. Rossul Design seems to be...

A smart entrepreneur and a great designer, Elia Kanaki possesses a very strong understanding of the web and technology!