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Google Touts Android 3.0 ‘Honeycomb’ Holographic UI Redesign for Tablets

February 1st, 2011 | No Comments

Google Jan. 26 trotted out a key piece of its Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" puzzle in the form of a preview SDK based on the new operating system intended for larger touch-screen tablet computers. Honeycomb offers users a new holographic user interface that focuses on multitasking, notifications, widgets and other features to make devices easy and fun to use. Google Maps in 3D is a big draw for this platform, which Google programmers like to boast has been redesigned from the ground up. To show off the OS, Google is also offering media and analysts a special demonstration at the Googleplex in Mountain View, Calif., Feb. 2. Those attending will see Honeycomb running on plenty of Motorola Xoom tablets and perhaps some others as hardware makers rush to polish their products and get them out the door to compete with Apple’s iPad. Google’s Android team also offered a sneak peek at what the Honeycomb user interface and other tools will look like on the Android developer Website. The Android developer team offered this platform highlights Web page. Of course, eWEEK gladly poached the screens for readers to peruse for their viewing pleasure. – …

Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor Redesign Targets Smartphones, Tablets

November 18th, 2010 | No Comments

Qualcomm showed off its redesigned Snapdragon processor, which is geared toward smartphones and tablets and will reportedly offer five times the performance at 75 percent less power. – Qualcomm introduced a fast, new version of its Snapdragon processor
at a New York analyst meeting Nov. 17, according to several media
reports. The new chipset, Qualcomms first to be based on a
28-nanometer manufacturing process, is intended for smartphones and
tablets and will feature a new CPU …

Square iPhone 4 reader gets redesign, Phoster hits iPhone, AT&T activates 5.2M iPhones in Q3

October 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

If you are a business user that collect lots of business cards from contacts during a normal day and you donâ€™t want to keep up with those cards you may be familiar with the Square business card reader. That reader has been redesigned for the iPhone four without the metal band that caused some issues [...]

Twitter Site Redesign Apes iPad App with Two-Pane Display

October 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Twitter Sept. 14 trotted out a redesigned Website with the biggest new feature being the addition of a "details pane." Users will see the traditional timeline, plus additional information under each tweet. When users click on the tweet, the pane pops out to the right to display replies, videos, photos, other tweets or a map of where a geotagged tweet was sent from. Twitter also sports mini profiles. When users click a username, they will see a small box of a user’s profile info without navigating from the page. This will include a bio and recent tweets. The two-paned view recalls Twitter’s newly released iPad application, though Twitter CEO Evan Williams said both were developed separately even if at the same time. Twitter is banking that its 160 million-plus users will like the changes and that advertisers will get more value out of their Promoted Tweets with the new look. The company offers a video detailing the changes, but you can also see the changes here. – …

Google Nexus One Redesign: 10 Features It Must Have to Compete with Apple`s iPhone

July 28th, 2010 | No Comments

Google announced this month that the Nexus One, the companys first smartphone, which it developed with HTC, is being discontinued. Ostensibly, the smartphone didnt perform as well as Google would have liked, and the company feels that its better to cut its losses now, rather than watch as it continues to be ignored by consumers. When Google announced the Nexus One, it seemed like it was doomed from the start. Rather than offer the device in carrier stores, Google opted to sell it online only. It also made it available exclusively to T-Mobile customers in the United States with promises of more carriers at some point in the future. Those partnerships with other carriers never materialized. And soon, Google was offering a second-rate device on a second-rate carrier. It was a recipe for disaster. But just because Google has discontinued the Nexus One doesnt mean that the franchise is over. In fact, a new Nexus One could be announced soon. If so, here are some features that it must have to compete with Apples iPhone, the gold standard in the mobile marketplace. – …

Microsoft MSN Homepage Redesign Focuses on Twitter, Facebook

March 10th, 2010 | No Comments

Microsoft began rolling out its redesigned MSN homepage on March 9, five months after first previewing the newly streamlined Website. Among new features, Microsoft has integrated social networking services such as Twitter and Facebook into the homepage, as well as MSN Local Edition, which tailors news and information to the users geographical location. Microsoft executives have previously noted that the redesign is intended to appeal not only to consumers, but also to advertisers, as Microsoft and Yahoo engage in a three-way battle with Google for users and advertising dollars.
– Microsoft began rolling out its redesigned MSN
homepage on March 9, emphasizing the Websites stripped-down design and
integration with social networking services such as Twitter and Facebook.
The redesign, first previewed in November, includes 50 percent fewer links
and an emphasis on white spa…

Facebook Homepage Redesign Puts Search Front and Center

February 8th, 2010 | No Comments

Facebook turned 6 years old Feb. 4. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg proudly told the world that the leading social network now has more than 400 million users. To celebrate the birthday, Facebook also began rolling out changes to the homepage. Though currently visible to only 80 million of the site’s users worldwide, the changes are significant signs that the company is looking to improve the site’s search and overall usability. See some of the changes, which will be rolling out to all users over the coming weeks, in this eWEEK slideshow.
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