You might think app design is the same, whether the software is being developed for iOS or Android. But creating highly polished, elegant-looking apps is simply easier to do when developing for iOS. That’s the prevailing conventional wisdom among developers who code for both platforms.Design is built into Apple’s DNA. Google’s legacy, on the other [...]

The very nature of mobile-sharing apps has changed the types of imagery that people upload. There is also an added on-the-move life-streaming nature to the whole thing. Photos found on the flowing Instagram news feed don’t look like the ones on Flickr.Instagram is a community conducive to likes and comments, whereas Flickr focuses more on [...]

One of the worst-kept secrets in the technology space- Google Drive, is finally here — live and yours to explore.But if you’re already using a cloud service, or maybe even a couple of services the question undoubtedly arises, Do you really need another cloud platform? This question gets more complicated when you consider that Google [...]

Bowel Mover Pro ($0.99 iPhone/iPad) Aficionados of the long-running sitcom Scrubs will know this one essential fact: Everything comes down to poo. Really. Tracking your bowel movements is apparently a great way to monitor your health on a day-to-day basis. This app will help you track what you ate and how it turned into a [...]

We’re all familiar with Apple’s love affair for thin devices. Although the third-generation iPad surprised many by gaining about half a millimeter of thickness, it looks like Apple could be back to trimming product dimensions by using a new kind of display technology in the next iPhone.Instead of using a display comprising a number of [...]

According to Korea IT News Apple will use Liquidmetal for the casing of the iPhone 5, which will be launched in June.Liquidmetal is the commercial name of an amorphous metal alloy developed by researchers at the California Institute of Technology and marketed by a company they set up called Liquidmetal Technologies.The alloy’s been used in [...]

Apple posted a job listing for a “Computer Vision specialist,” the tech-obsessed chamber began speculating which Apple product line would be employing this person’s expertise also the job posting made frequent reference to 3-D: “3-D geometry,” “3-D reconstruction” and “cameras and surfaces in a 3-D environment.”  Apple could be delving into applications as familiar as [...]

There are several apps for iOS that can turn your iPad or iPhone into a remote control. Most of these are special-purpose apps. Whether the app controls your DVR like Xfinity’s application, your PC’s cursor or iTunes, you’re hooked up to a single device, usually through WiFi.But unless it has a little extra help, an [...]

The tumultuous convergence of entertainment devices, greater interaction with the television-viewing experience, and increased involvement of social networks were all in the Klieg lights at the IP&TV World Forum.The future of television content delivery was mashed with user interaction. Here’s a rundown of some of the show’s highlights, along with an explanation of some of [...]

On Tuesday Intel announced the Studybook,a purpose-built tablet for kids.The tablet runs the Intel Learning Series software suite as well as the chip giant’s Teacher PC Criteria for Ultrabook and Notebook systems.The Studybook is a ruggedized device that will run Windows 7 or Android on an Intel Atom Z650 processor. It has a capacitive multi-touch [...]