I’ve been involved in the design world for 15-plus years, and one of the more difficult aspects of this work has always been developing user interface concepts for clients that convey the general concept of the product without getting too mired in the specifics of layout, color and design. The original practice was to build … Continue reading »
Yah, you read that right. As of today, Microsoft’s patent licensing agreements with Android manufacturers now cover more than half of all Android devices, thanks to the recent addition of Taiwan-based Compal. Compal is the tenth company to form an Android licensing deal with Microsoft, and it’s joining more well-known Android manufacturers like Samsung, HTC, and Acer. … Continue reading »
For all the improvements the Android Market has made recently, it’s still been a pain to find new and interesting apps—increasingly so, now that Google’s app storefront has grown to 200,000 programs strong. Not anymore. As part of the second day of Google’s I/O conference, the company introduced some much-needed discovery tools to Android Market: … Continue reading »
