Firefox 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 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 ArticleSamsung will revive Start button in Windows 8, sort of
The lack of an omnipresent Start button in Windows 8 is one of the most jarring changes to the next iteration of Microsoft’s operating system. Samsung understands that and has created its own […]
View ArticleSearch results make up only 18.5 percent of Google
It’s been said so often that Google’s interface puts search first, that it has to be true, right? It is definitely true that Google made its name by offering fast searches without a […]
View ArticleWindows 8 tips: How to get your Start menu back
Easily the most dramatic change made to the latest version of Windows was the decision to remove the Start button from the bottom left corner of the operating system’s Desktop view. While the […]
View ArticleEarly Windows 8 mockups from 2010 revealed
Like it or not, Windows 8 is indicative of Microsoft’s new user interface direction. Computers, tablets, phones, and gaming consoles are all converging on the same basic ideas in Redmond. The...
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 ArticleXbox One UI Leaks, unsurprisingly resembles Windows 8
Microsoft seem to be lagging behind Sony in more than just popularity when it comes to their next generation gaming console, as a leaked video of the Xbox One Dashboard reveals an unfinished […]
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 ArticleSamsung UI leak shows a fantastic update to TouchWiz
Samsung is looking to overhaul the UI that would most likely be gracing their next wave of Android phones.
View ArticleLG G3 launch: Three cool features and one thing you shouldn’t believe
The big London reveal for LG’s G3 has just wrapped up, and so far it looks like this phone has got some real promise. There’s a couple of unique things about this phone […]
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 ArticleMicrosoft finally makes the Windows environment variable editor usable
It’s been clear from the very first Insider builds that Microsoft wants to make sure they get Windows 10 right. What wasn’t clear was just how far they were willing to go. The […]
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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