I have always been a fan of Swype, but here I was thinking that they were providing a much better software and only for the Nexus. It’s really awesome. In addition to the super-fast gesture-based typing method, this Nexus version has quick swiping shortcuts for: select all, copy, cut, paste, and can also send text [...]
I have been trying to leave Facebook for a while now and may have a real alternative with Google +. There has always been something that keeps me checking Facebook, though; all my friends and family who are posting there. Now there is a Chrome plugin that will allow people to link their Facebook and [...]
Companies continue to improve on their mobile engagement. Here are some recent impressive numbers. It took the iPhone application Instagram only three months to hit one million users. It took Foursquare a full year and Twitter two years. (source) Six weeks later Instagram hit two million users. They remain an iOS-only application. They don’t even [...]
A great compilation of data about the growth and impact of mobile has been Morgan Stanley Research’s Mobile Internet Report. Primary author of the report, Mary Meeker, is now with Kleiner Perkins and has released an updated version of the data including: Global shipments of smartphones and tablets surpassed shipments of desktop PCs and notebooks [...]
A great article with wonderful recommendations on Usability Counts by Patrick Neeman
