The Travesty That Is The HTC Sense Lock Screen
I can’t believe Apple is suing them for this. It’s really not worth it. The item in question here is HTCs Sense-branded lock screen for their Android devices such as HTC Desire and HTC Legend: The lock-screen is activated every time you put the device to sleep by clicking the power button. The next time [...]
That Isn't An Interface; That's A Disaster Zone (Asmussen vs. Heilemann)
With permission from Heilemann, here’s a reposting of a debate we had recently. Michael had shared this on Google Reader: Leaked Screenshots of Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 - Daring Fireball Icon for the Save button is still a floppy disk, despite the fact that Apple hasn’t sold a machine with a floppy drive for a [...]
Android Market Finally Shows Updates To Your Apps
Until now (which is a while) you haven’t had any easy way to find updates to apps you’ve installed on your Android phone. You had to enter the market and search for a particular app to see if an update was available. Since just a few days ago, you can now simply click the “Downloads” [...]
A Few Notes On Google Android And "Multitouch"
The word “multitouch” is thrown around a lot these days. Mostly by people who should know better. Multitouch means you can touch the screen with multiple fingers, and the system will register this as, yes, multiple fingers. Google Android does support this, has supported this for a while, and most Android phones have the hardware [...]
Why The Fading Google Homepage Is Really Bad For Usability
Google.com. Everyones favourite webpage, whether they know it or not. Visited by more people per second than Chuck Norris can count (and he’s counted to infinity, twice, so). And now, since recently, “clutter” is hidden altogether until you move the mouse, after which a header and a footer fades in. Fading out clutter is not [...]