Google+ receives massive UI overhaul
If it wasn’t clear before this week, it should now be apparent that the battle between Google and Facebook is about the future of the web as we know it. Both of these […]
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S3 prototype shows TouchWiz tweaks to ICS
Yet another Samsung Galaxy S3 prototype has been spotted, and like the last one we saw this model seems to be sporting a disguise. This time, however, there’s a throwback home button tucked […]
View Article5 ways that HTC Sense 4 is a step backwards from stock Android
When Google released Android 4.0, we all knew it was not going to put an end to the various flavors of Android out there. Like every other Linux distribution, there are those who […]
View ArticleMozilla pushes unified interface for all versions of Firefox
When you ship a piece of cross-platform software, it make sense to try and keep the experience a unified one. Your users probably own multiple devices, after all, and you don’t need to […]
View ArticleNew Firefox preferences UI lands in Nightly build
Mozilla has big plans for the Firefox interface, and they’re beginning to come together in the Nightly builds of Firefox 15. No, it’s not the massive theme overhaul you’ve seen previously that will […]
View ArticleFirefox Beta for Android gets UI overhaul, performance increase
The mobile browser used to be so very limited, destroying the functionality of most websites and leaving these empty shells that only allowed you to scrape content off of them. With technologies like […]
View ArticleWindows 8 offers a boatload of multi-monitor tweaks
Support for multiple monitors was much improved in Windows 7, though being better than Windows XP or Windows Vista at handling such set-ups isn’t much of a feather in the cap. With Windows […]
View ArticleLeaked Windows 8 screenshots confirm Aero Glass is dead
Not all Windows features stick around forever, it seems. And with the venerable old Start Menu already put out to pasture, it was much less surprising to learn that Microsoft was also pulling […]
View ArticleSharp slaps Feel UX on to its Android phones
With dozens of manufacturers churning out hundreds of Android devices, how do you make your all-black touchscreen slab more appealing to potential buyers? By customizing the interface, of course!...
View ArticleThe new Firefox Australis theme is here
If you’ve been tracking Firefox developments, you know that a makeover has been in the works for quite some time now. Mozilla’s goal is to deliver a consistent look and feel across all […]
View ArticleiOS gets more ported apps as Android dominance grows
Over the last year, we’ve seen multiple signs point towards Android becoming the world’s dominant smartphone OS. As market share for the OS tilts and individual handsets like the Samsung Galaxy S3 pop […]
View ArticleA sad day for tab addicts: Firefox will drop Panorama tab management
Panorama, the thumbnailed heads-up display of all your open tabs, is slated to get the boot from Firefox in the near future. Panorama first landed in Firefox 4 way back in August of […]
View ArticleWindows 8.1 will bring back a Start Button, not the Start Menu
Microsoft might be willing to make one major UX concession in Windows 8.1 — bringing back the Start Button — but it’s not going to take a full step back. The Start Menu […]
View ArticleSamsung explains how you might use its three-sided smartphone
Samsung already proved the company knows how to make a phone with a display that wraps around its sides. Now they’ve got a patent that shows they’ve figured out how people could actually […]
View ArticleSamsung patent dynamically adjusts a smartphone UI to fit your thumb’s reach
Navigating today’s massive handsets with one hand can be darn near impossible for some people. Fortunately, Samsung is working on a solution. Future versions of TouchWiz might auto-adjust to your...
View ArticleGoogle removes 300ms touch input lag in Chrome 32 for Android
Google is introducing yet another tweak in Chrome for Android designed to speed up browsing. The development team has managed to remove the annoying lag that you may have experienced when tapping...
View ArticleTHAW will change the way smartphones and PCs interact
Most people don’t engage in a lot of smartphone-to-pc interaction. The team behind THAW wants to change that: they think there’s a lot of untapped potential, and they’ve put together a slick little […]
View ArticleThis guy will get drunk and test your website for $150
Everybody has a website nowadays, but many of them are frustrating to use. The remedy: pay a guy named Richard $150 to get drunk and stumble around your domain. It’s worth stating up […]
View ArticleMicrosoft’s pre-touch sensing intelligently anticipates your screen taps
How do you improve the touchscreen user experience? According to Microsoft Research, you learn to anticipate the touches before they even happen. Don’t worry, Microsoft isn’t working on some...
View ArticleMicrosoft and MIT develop touch-sensitive, color-changing tattoos
Normally, temporary tattoos are just gimmicky prizes you find in a kid’s meal or a box of cereal. The ones cooked up by Microsoft Research and MIT are actually high-tech wearables. This kind […]
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