Tag: Mobile Design

Do we understand the challenges that many have when it comes to deciding which platform you should be developing your app on, iOS or Android? There is never a simple answer. Additionally, considerations surrounding user interface design and user experience should also be made. Here are 5 (of many) considerations that you can look at...

On April 2, 2012, Consumer reports came out with its top tablet ratings and who else would be at the top but the Apple iPad The new iPad has a high resolution screen that doesn’t drain the battery, a 5MP camera that takes good photos and healthy 4G capability. A couple of downsides appear to...

Research in Motion has announced the "PlayBook," a 7-inch multi-touch tablet. We are yet to see how it performs in the wild but some technical aspects of it are impressive: 7-inch LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA, capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch and gesture support BlackBerry Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing 1 GHz...

It seems that with the advanced computers and laptops widely available web designers can consider moving from 1024x768 to 1280×800 which covers 76% of the market according to w3schools.com and NetMarketshare. The game is to have all vital information ABOVE THE FOLD LINE. According to the latest study from NNg, users scroll much more than...

ComScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data and reported some interesting trends in smartphone usage. 42.7 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones, up 18 percent from the August through October period. Here is content usage breakdown: Most popular activity is still text messaging (63.5%) Web surfing (28%) Games (28.6%) Accessing...

The world’s leading telecommunications operators and device manufacturers are launching an open global alliance, that will establish a simple route to market for developers and provide access to the latest and widest range of innovative applications and services to as many customers as possible worldwide. Current members: América Móvil AT&T Bharti Airtel China Mobile China...

This is what we make of Apple's iPad presentation - a beautifully and smartly designed new device, which is clearly oriented towards the education market and execs on the go. Pros: Beautiful design Vertical and horizontal modes Long batter life (10 hours) Amazing stand by time of 1 month LED screen, which delivery reach colors...

It is almost certain a new device is going to be unveiled next week. We've heard many name variations such as iSlate and iPad --both are Apple’s registered trademarks-- Apple Tablet, etc. It seems like Apple’s plans are big this time; they aim to re-shape the publishing industry (which is in an apparent crisis) as...

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...

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...