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Mobile first: Luke Wroblewski interview | Webdesigner Depot

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:11:26 -0400

Mobile first: Luke Wroblewski interview | Webdesigner Depot:

The Mobile First philosophy has radically changed how professionals approach Web design and become the way companies as diverse as Facebook and IBM build their

Poor Mobile Experiences Hurt Revenue and Loyalty for Travel Brands, Finds Mobiquity Study

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:44:26 -0400

Poor Mobile Experiences Hurt Revenue and Loyalty for Travel Brands, Finds Mobiquity Study:

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2629931 An independent study of smartphone and tablet-owning travelers published today by Mobiquity (www.mobiquityinc.com)…

Why LinkedIn dumped HTML5 & went native for its mobile apps

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:07:46 -0400

Why LinkedIn dumped HTML5 & went native for its mobile apps:

“There are a few things that are critically missing. One is tooling support. The second is operability. Because those two things don’t exist, people are falling back to native. It’s not that HTML5 …

4 Surprising App-Design Principles, From The Instagram Of Quick Quizzes

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:45:58 -0400

4 Surprising App-Design Principles, From The Instagram Of Quick Quizzes

Malware On Mobile Grew 163% In 2012, Infecting Around 32.8M Android Devices, Report Says | TechCrunch

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:42:10 -0400

Malware On Mobile Grew 163% In 2012, Infecting Around 32.8M Android Devices, Report Says | TechCrunch:

Mobile service provider NQ Mobile today released a study of malware covering 2012, using data gathered from the company’s Security Labs. It found that malware threats in general on mobile platforms grew 163 percent in 2012, totally more than 65,000 identified distinct forms of app repackaging..

Microsoft’s Mobile Comeback Isn’t Happening

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:15:04 -0400

Microsoft’s Mobile Comeback Isn’t Happening:

We’re only talking about the world’s biggest software company and the future of computers. So far, it’s still basically irrelevant.

There Is No Mobile Internet!

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:09:40 -0500

There Is No Mobile Internet! :

By Marek Wolski

“We need to embrace a device-agnostic approach to communicating with connected consumers and forget the idea of a “mobile Internet”. There is only One Web to experience.”

Warm Gun: Designing for Mobile Commerce

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:55:39 -0500

Warm Gun: Designing for Mobile Commerce:

In his Designing for Mobile Commerce: The Science Behind Moving Targets presentation at the Warm Gun Design conference in San Francisco, CA Sam Shank shared how Hotel Tonight design for the unique attributes of mobile in their travel applications.

Flat - The New Design Trend for 2013

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:06:03 -0500

Flat - The New Design Trend for 2013

How Do Users Really Hold Mobile Devices?

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:03:01 -0500

How Do Users Really Hold Mobile Devices?

Progressive Reduction

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:40:23 -0500

Progressive Reduction:

The idea behind Progressive Reduction is simple: Usability is a moving target. A user’s understanding of your application improves over time and your application’s interface should adapt to your user.

Review: BlackBerry 10 is better, much better, late than never

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:25:54 -0500

Review: BlackBerry 10 is better, much better, late than never:

From Gestures to the Hub, BlackBerry 10 has won us over. But is it too late?

Ford AppLink opens floodgates to in-car iOS, Android, and BlackBerry apps

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 06:36:32 -0500

Ford AppLink opens floodgates to in-car iOS, Android, and BlackBerry apps

IOS 6.1 ADOPTION HIT 22% IN JUST THREE DAYS

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:16:37 -0500

IOS 6.1 ADOPTION HIT 22% IN JUST THREE DAYS

The iOS Design Cheat Sheet

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:46:43 -0500

The iOS Design Cheat Sheet

Collecting Payment Information Within a Single Input

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 07:21:39 -0500

Collecting Payment Information Within a Single Input :

by Luke Wroblewski

For years the advice for mobile designers has been to avoid text input. Screens are small, fingers are imprecise, and so errors happen. But at the same time mobile devices are always with us, always on, and always connected. So instead of trying to limit input we should be encouraging it and taking steps to ensure it’s easy to provide accurately. Enter input masks…

Cristina Cordova: The Biggest Problem in Mobile: Retention

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:04:15 -0500

Cristina Cordova: The Biggest Problem in Mobile: Retention:

cristinacordova:

When I read Fred Wilson’s post this morning about the tough times consumer companies are having raising money, his second point resonated with me most:

“distribution is much harder on mobile than web and we see a lot of mobile first startups getting stuck in the transition from successful…

littlebigdetails: Apple - The favicon was at half mast during...

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:58:44 -0400

littlebigdetails:

Apple - The favicon was at half mast during the anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death.

/via ceenk

Users experiencing graphical glitch with iPhone 5 virtual keyboard

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:33:40 -0400

Users experiencing graphical glitch with iPhone 5 virtual keyboard

Google Mobile Ads Blog

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:25:36 -0400

Google Mobile Ads Blog:

Navigating the new multi-screen world: Insights show how consumers use different devices together