Highlander's Blog
Mobiles and Technology News
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Lab-quality microscope now mounts onto most Apple iOS devices
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57581990-1/lab-quality-microscope-now-mounts-onto-most-apple-ios-devices/
iOS 7 Gets Detailed Ahead Of WWDC 2013 Debut, Here's What Is Known So Far
http://www.redmondpie.com/ios-7-gets-detailed-ahead-of-wwdc-2013-debut-heres-what-is-known-so-far/
Five mobile app marketing strategies for big brands
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/29/five-mobile-app-marketing-strategies-for-big-brands/
Eyes-on: MIT Media Lab's Smarter Objects can map a user interface onto... anything (video)
http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/29/eyes-on-mit-media-labs-smarter-objects/
Microsoft makes Windows Phone commercial, sells iPhone instead
http://www.imore.com/microsoft-makes-windows-phone-commercial-forgets-sell-windows-phone
Google Bans Self-Updating Android Apps
http://mashable.com/2013/04/29/google-bans-self-updating-apps/
Accessible Audio Descriptions for HTML5 Video
http://www.sitepoint.com/accessible-audio-descriptions-for-html5-video/
Sony introduces its Triluminous display technology, aims to square off direction again Super AMOLED and Retina Display technologies
http://www.talkandroid.com/159875-sony-introduces-its-triluminous-display-technology-aims-to-square-off-direction-again-super-amoled-and-retina-display-technologies/
New mobiles that change shape are 'only a matter of time'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/10024093/Mobile-phones-to-change-shape-in-the-palm-of-your-hand.html
The Definitive Guide to Developing Portable Tizen Apps
http://css.dzone.com/articles/definitive-guide-developing
GinWiz Mobilizes Your Website [Review]
http://www.noupe.com/mobile-web-2/the-future-is-now-ginwiz-mobilizes-your-website-76327.html
Monday, April 29, 2013
Samsung Galaxy S4: Smartphone evolution hits the Wall
http://www.zdnet.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-smartphone-evolution-hits-the-wall-7000014523/
Pure CSS3 Navigation Menu Generators and Tutorials
http://www.queness.com/post/14158/pure-css3-navigation-menu-generators-and-tutorials
Models and Services in Angular
http://wekeroad.com/2013/04/25/models-and-services-in-angular
Visualize JavaScript Code Flow with TraceGL
http://www.infoq.com/news/2013/04/tracegl
Customer Loyalty Could Drive iPhone Market Share Gains for Years
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/04/26/customer-loyalty-could-drive-iphone-market-share-gains-for-years/
UI Control Allowing You To Place Expanding Image Thumbnail Callouts On A MapKit Map
http://maniacdev.com/2013/04/ui-control-allowing-you-to-place-expanding-image-thumbnail-callouts-on-a-mapkit-map
Awesome Easy To Use Key/Value Store With Automatic Disk And Memory Caching
http://maniacdev.com/2013/04/awesome-easy-to-use-keyvalue-store-with-automatic-disk-and-memory-caching/
App Framework
http://app-framework-software.intel.com/
Top iOS Development Resources For Week Ended April 21st, 2013
http://maniacdev.com/2013/04/top-ios-development-resources-for-week-ended-april-21st-2013/
Interface Builder for Bootstrap
http://www.layoutit.com/
The Best Freebies for Web Designers (April 2013)
http://speckyboy.com/2013/04/25/the-best-freebies-for-web-designers-april-2013/
Thursday, April 25, 2013
10 Great jQuery Notification Plugins and Tutorials
http://www.webdesigndev.com/web-development/10-great-jquery-notification-plugins-and-tutorials
An Eye Tracker in Every Smartphone?
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/embedded-systems/an-eye-tracker-in-every-smartphone
Developing for Google Glass: Mirror API, HTML5 and how to change your mind
http://www.mobilexweb.com/blog/google-glass-web-mirror-api-html5
Durex Releases New iPhone App-Controlled Vibrating Underwear
http://fashionista.com/2013/04/durex-releases-new-iphone-app-controlled-vibrating-underwear/
iPhone 5S likely delayed, iPhone 6 coming in 2014, says analyst
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/iphone-5s-delayed-iphone-6-201/
Magic Numbers in CSS
http://css-tricks.com/magic-numbers-in-css/
11 Useful CSS Tools To Speed Up Your Design Process
http://www.smashingapps.com/2013/04/22/11-useful-css-tools-to-speed-up-your-design-process.html
How to use HTML5 audio (part 1)
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2013/04/how-to-use-html5-audio-part-1/
[HEWEBFL] Adaptive Images in Responsive Web Design
http://www.slideshare.net/teleject/hewebfl-adaptive-images-in-responsive-web-design
Fullscreen Layout with Page Transitions
http://tympanus.net/codrops/2013/04/23/fullscreen-layout-with-page-transitions/
Markup Framework – A Starting Point For Rapid Web Development
http://www.webresourcesdepot.com/markup-framework-a-starting-point-for-rapid-web-development/
Batch – 300 Pictographs for Web & User Interface Design
http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/30971124/1/batch-300-pictographs-for-web-and-user-interface-design
Build a Responsive Pricing Table with Neat Hover States
http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/htmlcss-tutorials/build-a-responsive-pricing-table-with-neat-hover-states/
25 Fresh Web Design Resources Tools
http://smashinghub.com/25-fresh-web-design-resources-tools.htm
25 Useful HTML5 Tools For Designers & Developers
http://graphicdesignjunction.com/2013/04/html5-tools-for-designers-developers/
Touch Something That Isn’t There – Haptic Technology [MakeUseOf Explains]
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/touch-something-that-isnt-there-haptic-technology-makeuseof-explains/
Monday, April 22, 2013
CSS flexbox playground and code generation tool
http://heydesigner.com/flexy-boxes-css-flexbox-playground-and-code-generation-tool/
Saturday, April 20, 2013
The 'startup visa': Why Canada made it a priority & why the U.S. should too
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/19/the-startup-visa-why-canada-made-it-a-priority-why-the-u-s-should-too/
Nitrous.io closes a quick $1M round for a seriously cool web-based IDE
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/16/nitrous-io-closes-a-quick-1m-round-for-a-seriously-cool-web-based-ide/
Apple's iPad expands lead in tablet use at the expense of Amazon, Android, Microsoft Surface
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/04/18/apples-ipad-expands-lead-in-tablet-use-at-the-expense-of-amazon-android-microsoft-surface
UI Design: Glossy Buttons with CSS3 Gradient
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/css3-glossy-effect/
70+ Must Have jQuery Tutorials
http://designrfix.com/resources/jquery-tutorials
Surprise! The iPad 5 will be thinner and lighter
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/18/surprise-the-ipad-5-will-be-thinner-and-lighter/
Developing PhoneGap mobile project. From start to finish
http://www.htmlcenter.com/blog/developing-phonegap-mobile-project-from-start-to-finish/
iPhone 6 Conceptualized With A Wraparound Display, Gesture Volume Controls And More [VIDEO]
http://www.redmondpie.com/iphone-6-conceptualized-with-a-wraparound-display-gesture-volume-controls-and-more-video/
Apkudo Wants To Handle Android Fragmentation So Carriers And Developers Don’t Have To
http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/19/apkudo-wants-to-handle-android-fragmentation-so-carriers-and-developers-dont-have-to/
6 Mistakes to avoid when designing an iOS App icon
http://mobileorchard.com/6-mistakes-to-avoid-when-designing-an-ios-app-icon/
Mobile Web Design for Content-Heavy Websites: 8 Clever Techniques from Golf Digest
http://www.mobify.com/blog/mobile-web-design-for-content-heavy-websites/
IM-Creator: Build awesome HTML5 sites for free
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2013/04/im-creator-build-awesome-html5-sites-for-free/
Use of Huge Sliders in Website Design: Best Practice
http://designmodo.com/big-sliders-web-design/
Implementing RESTFul Services with Node.js and MongoDB
http://coenraets.org/blog/2013/04/implementing-restful-services-with-node-js-and-mongodb/?buffer_share=24fae
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Google Play Catching iOS App Store in Download Volume, but iOS Still Dominating Revenue
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/04/17/google-play-catching-ios-app-store-in-download-volume-but-ios-still-dominating-revenue/
Customize an HTML5 Webpage using the Bootstrap Framework
http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/customize-an-html5-webpage-using-the-bootstrap-framework
App icons with hidden messages
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2013/04/app-icons-with-hidden-messages/
11 Fresh Responsive jQuery Content Sliders
http://smashinghub.com/fresh-responsive-jquery-content-sliders.htm
Responsive Full Width Grid
http://tympanus.net/codrops/2013/04/17/responsive-full-width-grid/
Free Flat Icon Set PSD
http://desizntech.info/2013/04/free-flat-icon-set/
Fujitsu Develops Technology That Turns Paper Into a Touchscreen
http://mashable.com/2013/04/16/fujitsu-paper-touchscreen/
Improved JScramber 3 Helps JavaScript And HTML5 Developers Obfuscate Their Code
http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/17/improved-jscramber-3-helps-javascript-and-html5-developers-obfuscate-their-code/
Forbes: Don't expect anything 'new' from Apple in 2013
http://bgr.com/2013/04/17/apple-2013-launches-nothing-new-445638/
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
How Native Applications Can Inspire Better Tablet-Optimized Websites
http://www.inspireux.com/2013/04/15/how-native-applications-can-inspire-better-tablet-optimized-websites/
UI Design: Creating Cool OS X Flip Effect with CSS3 3D Rotation
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/css3-3d-transforms/
AppGratis Was Charging Developers Lots Of Money To Game The App Store Charts
http://www.cultofmac.com/223738/appgratis-was-charging-developers-lots-of-money-to-game-the-app-store-charts/
Cool Tools are a Must-Have for Web Designers
http://designmodo.com/tools-designers/
Brackets: Free Open Source Code Editor Built with HTML/CSS
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/brackets-code-editor/
Monday, April 15, 2013
Three Saturday CSS3 For Responsive Design links
http://www.stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/about/three-saturday-css3-for-responsive-design-links
AngularJS Fundamentals in 60-ish Minutes
http://weblogs.asp.net/dwahlin/archive/2013/04/12/video-tutorial-angularjs-fundamentals-in-60-ish-minutes.aspx
Analyst: iPhone 5S Will Have Larger Camera, New Fingerprint Technology, Same Screen Size
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/04/12/analyst-iphone-5s-will-have-larger-camera-new-fingerprint-technology-same-screen-size/
How brands are using facial recognition to transform marketing
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/13/marketing-facial-recognition/
On a roll: bendable gadgets ahead of the curve
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/on-a-roll-bendable-gadgets-ahead-of-the-curve-20130415-2hukx.html
Fascinating Video Shows How They Lay Undersea Cables That Connect the World
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/fascinating-video-shows-how-they-lay-undersea-cables-that-connect-the-world
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Designing Mobile Apps, Where to Start?
http://designmodo.com/design-mobile-apps/
An Analysis of Responsive Websites – What’s Hot and What’s Not
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/design/responsive-websites-analysis/
How to use CSS3 transitions
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2013/04/how-to-use-css3-transitions/
Thursday, April 11, 2013
An introduction to AngularJS
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2013/04/an-introduction-to-angularjs/
Sketchsheets for Responsive Web Design
http://speckyboy.com/2013/04/10/sketchsheets-for-responsive-web-design/
Beyond App Store search: how to find the iOS apps right for you
http://gigaom.com/2013/04/10/beyond-app-store-search-how-to-find-the-ios-apps-right-for-you/
60 Beautiful iOS App Icon Designs for your Inspiration
http://graphicdesignjunction.com/2013/04/ios-app-icon-designs/
50 Free UI Design PSD Button Sets
http://blog.karachicorner.com/2013/04/ui-design-fee-psd-button-sets/
Web Design: CSS Image Sprite with Compass
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/compass-image-sprite/
Building an RSS Reader for Android
http://architects.dzone.com/articles/building-rss-reader-android
Google and Apple Losing Mobile Advertising Market to Publishers
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/04/09/google-and-apple-losing-mobile-advertising-market-to-publishers/
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
CSS3 Columns and Paged Reflowable Content
http://www.sitepoint.com/css3-columns-and-paged-reflowable-content/
Design Your Tablet Interfaces for Horizontal Swiping
http://uxmovement.com/mobile/design-your-tablet-interfaces-for-horizontal-swiping/
Nearly half of all U.S. teens own an iPhone, 62 percent plan to buy one
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/04/09/nearly-half-of-all-us-teens-own-an-iphone-62-percent-plan-to-buy-one
Google Chrome for iOS Updated with Fullscreen iPhone Browsing, AirPrint Support, and More
http://www.mactrast.com/2013/04/chrome-for-ios-updated-with-fullscreen-browsing-on-iphone-and-new-printing-options/
Global apps report: Google has 51% of downloads, Apple has 74% of revenues
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/09/global-apps-report-google-has-51-of-downloads-apple-has-74-of-revenues/
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
25 Tutorials of Advanced User Interface CSS3 Effects
http://smashinghub.com/25-tutorials-of-advanced-user-interface-css3-effects.htm
Web Design: Equal Column Height With CSS
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/css-equal-height/
How To Create a Trendy Flat Style Nav Menu in CSS
http://line25.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-trendy-flat-style-nav-menu-in-css
Using Web Workers to Improve Image Manipulation Performance
http://www.sitepoint.com/using-web-workers-to-improve-image-manipulation-performance/
Monday, April 8, 2013
5 Tips For Creating Great Mobile App User Interfaces
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/08/5-tips-for-creating-great-mobile-app-user-interfaces/
Apple pulls AppGratis from app store 2 months after it raised $13.5M in funding
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/08/apple-pulls-appgratis-from-app-store-2-months-after-it-raised-13-5m-in-funding/
IT'S OFFICIAL: The New HTC One Is Hands Down The Best Android Phone Around
http://www.businessinsider.com/htc-one-meta-review-2013-4
The Developers Guide To Android History [Infographic]
http://readwrite.com/2013/04/08/the-developers-guide-to-android-history-infographic
Facebook Home For Android APK Download Leaked, Can Be Installed On Most Devices
http://www.redmondpie.com/facebook-home-for-android-apk-download-leaked-can-be-installed-on-most-devices/
Adaptive Web App UI with CSS Regions
http://blogs.adobe.com/webplatform/2013/04/08/adaptive-web-app-ui-with-css-regions/
Why Use Responsive Web Design
http://designyoutrust.com/2013/04/why-use-responsive-web-design/
A look Into: Using Encoded Image In CSS (background-image)
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/css-encoded-image/
25 Useful JavaScript Tools For Designers & Developers
http://graphicdesignjunction.com/2013/04/javascript-tools-for-designers-developers/
Testing iOS Apps
http://www.infoq.com/presentations/testing-iOS
Alleged iPhone 5S Prototype Leaked [Photos]
http://www.iphoneheat.com/2013/04/alleged-iphone-5s-prototype-leaked-photos/
Chart of the day: The rise and fall of Android in the U.S.
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/04/06/apple-iphone-google-android/
10 top HTML5 resources
http://www.creativebloq.com/10-top-html5-resources-413919
Saturday, April 6, 2013
25 Useful CSS Tutorials to Boost Your Skills
http://www.webdesignersblog.net/tutorials/25-useful-css-tutorials-to-boost-your-skills/
Friday, April 5, 2013
Facebook's "Phone" Is Another Triumph of Mediocrity
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/04/facebooks-phone-is-a-triumph-of-mediocrity/
Facebook Just Destroyed Google's Android Strategy
http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-home-google-android-2013-4
Microsoft Could Be Completely Irrelevant In Four Years, Warns Analyst
http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-could-be-completely-irrelevant-in-four-years-warns-analyst-2013-4
New tools for web design and development: March 2013
http://www.netmagazine.com/features/new-tools-web-design-and-development-march-2013
Essential tools for every web designer
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2013/04/essential-tools-for-every-web-designer/
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Android And Windows Phone Gain, BlackBerry Loses In Smartphone OS Share According To Kantar
http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/01/android-and-windows-phone-gain-blackberry-loses-in-smartphone-os-share-according-to-kantar/
App Showcase with Grid Overlay
http://tympanus.net/codrops/2013/04/01/app-showcase-with-grid-overlay/
The mobile war is over and the app has won: 80% of mobile time spent in apps
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/03/the-mobile-war-is-over-and-the-app-has-won-80-of-mobile-time-spent-in-apps/
The crusade to keep Huawei out of the U.S. is actually working
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/03/the-crusade-to-keep-huawei-out-of-the-u-s-is-actually-working/
Facebook will get 30% of all mobile ad dollars in 2013
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/03/facebook-mobile-ads-2013/
Mozilla & Samsung team up to take on Webkit's mobile browser dominance
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/03/mozilla-samsung-team-up-to-take-on-webkits-mobile-browser-dominance/
8 Guidelines and 1 Rule for Responsive Images
http://blog.cloudfour.com/8-guidelines-and-1-rule-for-responsive-images/
Any Mobile Device Can Display Glasses-Free 3-D Images With This Novel Plastic Film
http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/any-mobile-device-can-display-glasses-free-3d-images-with-this-novel-plastic-film
Monday, April 1, 2013
Responsive Web Design is Not the Future
http://sixrevisions.com/mobile/responsive-web-design-not-the-future/
Flurry: Phablets are the MC Hammer of technology
http://pandodaily.com/2013/04/01/flurry-phablets-are-the-mc-hammer-of-technology/
Facebook Home leak outs HTC's Facebook phone and an Android home screen replacement
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/01/facebook-home-leak-outs-htcs-facebook-phone-and-an-android-home-screen-replacement/
Chorus.im taps HTML5 to let you text anyone with a web browser
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/01/chorus-im-taps-html5-to-let-you-text-anyone-with-a-web-browser/
Tech companies celebrate April Fools' with fake products & pranks (roundup)
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/01/companies-april-fools-pranks-2013/
Apple CEO Tim Cook apologizes to consumers in China and unveils new warranty policies for iPhone 4/4S
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/04/01/apple-ceo-tim-cook-apologizes-to-customers-in-china-and-announces-new-warranty-policies-for-the-iphone-4-and-4s/
Windows Phone continues to take BlackBerry and Symbian market share
http://www.intomobile.com/2013/04/01/windows-phone-continues-take-blackberry-and-symbian-market-share/
The Future of CSS: Flexbox is a Game Changer
http://www.webmonkey.com/2013/04/the-future-of-css-flexbox-is-a-game-changer/
50 Amazing jQuery Plugins That You Should Start Using Right Now
http://tutorialzine.com/2013/04/50-amazing-jquery-plugins/
How To Use CSS3 Media Queries To Create a Mobile Version of Your Website
http://mobile.smashingmagazine.com/2010/07/19/how-to-use-css3-media-queries-to-create-a-mobile-version-of-your-website/
Framer
http://www.framerjs.com/
What Are The Best Free Video Player Apps For iPhone/iPad?
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/what-are-the-best-free-video-player-apps-for-iphoneipad/
Building an Image Slideshow UI Switcher with jQuery
http://designm.ag/tutorials/image-slideshow-ui-switcher-with-jquery/
Sample Expand and Collapse Code with Twisting Buttons
http://idratherbewriting.com/2013/03/31/sample-expand-and-collapse-code-with-twisting-buttons/
New Transparent Touchscreen Technology Knows Who You Are
http://www.bitrebels.com/technology/transparent-touchscreen-biometric-sensors/
Full-height app layouts: A CSS trick to make it easier
http://blog.stevensanderson.com/2011/10/05/full-height-app-layouts-a-css-trick-to-make-it-easier/
9 Valuable CSS Tricks for Responsive Design
http://smashinghub.com/9-valuable-css-tricks-for-responsive-design.htm
‹
›
Home
View web version