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LG Turns to Android UI
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…
Apple’s Tablet Confirmed.
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’s Rumoured Tablet to Have 3D Interface?
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…
Android Market and Apple’s App Store
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…
Google Chrome Beta for Mac speed test
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…
Mobile Traffic at glance (by AdMob)
A few days back, AdMob published a very interesting report on market share of various mobile OS and smartphones. The data suggests that Apple’s dedication to user experience results in higher app approval and user adoption rates. The report is a great read but for those that don’t have time here are the highlights: Smartphone…
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day Are they dead that yet speak louder than we can speak, and a more universal language? Are they dead that yet act? Are they dead that yet move upon society and inspire the people with nobler motives and more heroic patriotism? ~Henry Ward Beecher One of my grandfathers was killed in the first…
Smartphone sales per OS vendor
Stats from June 09 shows Symbian being the clear leader in the Mobile OS market, thanks to Nokia and a few Sony Ericsson and Samsung devices. (data does not include Palm WebOS, which was introduced in June, 2009) Market share of Smartphone operating systems as of Q2/2009 by Canalys. It will be interesting to see…
Windows Mobile 6.5 UI issues and Windows Mobile 7
ZDNet reports that Windows Mobile 7 is on track for release to OEMs for testing. It is interesting to see what MS can come up with in the new highly competitive market. Android, Sumsung’s just announced Bada, iPhone OS, Symbian^2 – the first open version of Symbian’s OS. Windows 6.5 was not up-to-speed with the…
Usability over Aesthetics
I really admire good design, a tasteful colour palette and the fine finish of all UI elements. But Google pays no attention to any of it. Their design is completely data driven and they are known for things like testing 64 shades of blue for few months before deciding on the colour of the box…