We live in an age of sexy mobile user interfaces. Think of the new kids on the block, Windows Phone and BlackBerry 10. While Android is the most functional mobile OS by far, it’s UI is just there. I am not a big fan of Android’s user interface. It used to be really ugly before [...]
Jolla is the new company founded by ex-Nokia MeeGo team members to keep the legacy of MeeGo OS alive. The announcement of the new company went live on friday. Taking a look at the company’s twitter profile, the twitter account has been active since February 16, 2012, whicch means that this initiative had been in [...]
You know the saying, be careful what you ask for. Symbian and Blackberry used to be known for their resource efficiency in terms of both power and data consumption. Along came the new kids on the block, iOS and Android, and after having a taste of the fancy user interfaces on those platforms, lots of [...]
While Android has its strengths, I am not a fan of the Android user interface or of its resource hogging. The two might be tied together; who knows? A Europe-based company believe that they have the answer to Android’s less-than-inspiring UI. A quote from them in introducing Verzo UI: We are not the only developer [...]
I have used scores of phones in the course of my work here at The Mobility Company. The Nokia N9, which I currently use, is number 67. I also have a SIM card for every GSM network in the country, so I am able to interchange SIMs in each and every one of the phones [...]
I have had the newer version of the leaked Symbian Belle ROM running on my Nokia N8 for over 24 hours now, and here is my summary: My N8 with Belle has better radio performance than other brands, handles calls better than other brands, takes by far the best pictures among mobiles, records top notch [...]
For the regular guy who commutes within the city, an automatic transmission is Godsend. Minimal effort. Maximum returns. driving through traffic lo9gjams suddenly becomes a whole lot less stressful. There is none of that old school clutch-brake-clutch-move cycle to follow. All other things being equal, the driving user experience with an auto transmission vehicle is [...]
Many years back, it was enough for consumers that a phone could do everything including clean the kitchen sink. But somewhere along the line, something changed. What changed was that the consumers began to appreciate the value of a polished and user-friendly interface above raw power and features. And they’ve been voting with their money [...]