Rumors of a 7.85-inch iPad on the way have started snowballing to the point where smart folks have spent time on the science of why it could work. Richard Gaywood, another smart folk of TUAW fame, has tossed his hat … Read more →
I have to disagree with John Gruber and MG Siegler: I thoroughly enjoy the wide tab style in Safari 5.2 for Mac and Mobile Safari on the iPad. For starters, I’ve always hated seeing a big long empty space in … Read more →
My friend and coworker Jamie Phelps posted a great interface observation on Finer Things in Mac that he caught the Messages beta. Apple seems to be testing a solution to the ‘where am I?’ problem that you run into with … Read more →
Justin Ouellette of Tumblr responds to the ‘Why Android is Laggy’ topic He clarifies a couple of general details about how iOS UI rendering works as a response to a post by Andrew Munn, a Google engineering intern, about why … Read more →
The Reason Android is Laggy Andrew Munn, an engineering intern at Google, responding to this post by Dianne Hackborn, an Android Framework Engineer: It’s not GC pauses. It’s not because Android runs bytecode and iOS runs native code. It’s because … Read more →
“If things under the glass move as you move your finger, the illusion of direct manipulation of a digital interface is created. If you move your finger and, then, a split-second later something moves in response to your movement, that … Read more →
“Microsoft UI has officially entered the realm of self-parody”.
