Posts Tagged ‘platform’

The Phone as a Platform

Mobile phones are becoming just as powerful as PCs with processors, operating systems and platforms that developers create to let complelling applications. Combine this with the development of broadband networks, such as FP-DO and HSDPA, NETWORK AND WE SEE some impressive applications. Meanwhile, the people have their phones, the ringing has started business in the [...]

peterpixel writings » Blog Archive » Why it's Bad to Port Your …

The tipping point came when I saw a lecture by Scott Jenson ( Mobile User Interface Manager at Google) for the Stanford University Human Computer Interaction Seminar. In it, Scott talks about why putting the web on your mobile is a bad idea, … Example would be having an extra monitor . The fact that I have two impacts my usage pattern in the sense that I switch less between windows, do much more dragging of content between visible windows, or might have a harder time …

Maps of Subway Platforms, Now on Your Mobile Phone – City Room …

A new application for the iPhone and other mobile devices will answer the perennial subway dilemma: where should I stand on the platform?