Sunday, June 16, 2013

  • Apple's new signature... and promise

    This was Tim Cook's WWDC , not only headlined by a risky, heavily skeuomorphic , deeply gamified iOS 7, but wrapped in messaging that elaborated on their core beliefs, and re-affirmed a promise to the people who use their products. From the opening video to the closing words, Apple repeated that…

  • iOS 7 and the continuing gamification of interface

    iOS 7 is not only the most skeuomorphic and liberating version of Apple's mobile operating system to date, it's also potentially the most fun. (I say potentially because it's not finished yet, and we'll likely only know whether Apple truly achieves their vision once it launches this…

  • Awesome iPhone 6 concept with 4.3-inch edge-to-edge Retina 2 Display running iOS 7

    It's almost a week since Apple unveiled iOS 7 , the next generation mobile operating system for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. So while we expect Apple to refine iOS 7 before it is released to the public later this year, we know what the iOS 7 UI will look like . Continue reading →

  • Upcoming jailbreak tweak reimagines Folders in iOS

    Back in April, Sentry, UI and UX designer of the Auxo fame, had created an interesting concept called 'Fan Out' App grouping that reimagined the way folders was implemented in iOS to reduce the clutter. Continue reading →

  • Iterations: Man Vs. (The Government) Machine

    In 2013, we have seen a reincarnation of "man vs. machine," except this time, the machines aren't algorithms -- the machine is government. Within a few months, various levels of government across the United States have made headlines with respect to new technologies, products, and services.…

  • A Handy Guide For Comparing Spying Vs. Terrorism Disaster Scenarios

    The week's news has been a fear-mongering marathon between civil libertarians who are convinced we're on the road to becoming North Korea, and security hawks who are building bunkers for the inevitable post-cyberattack hell scape. Unfortunately, because the most important facts about the…

  • Spot Global Phone review: a satellite phone for the masses

    Finally, a phone made in the year 2013 that Zack Morris can approve of. All kidding aside, Spot's aptly titled Global Phone isn't the most -- shall we say, svelte -- of handsets, but it's capable of communicating in places that your iPhone could only dream of. Spot is actually a…

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