Apple recently started shipping their latest gotta-have-it device this month, the Apple Watch. Given the entirely new nature of the device (see: iPhone on your wrist, sorta?), people – understandably – have a lot of questions. Whether you’re one of those who are still waiting for your Apple Watch to arrive in the mail […]
Google’s taking a crack at some fancy UI design. In their latest update, Android 5.0 aka Lollipop, Google’s done a fair bit of tweaking to the UI, animations, and the like (along with some optimizations for performance as usual) and it’s not going unnoticed. Most people seem to be having
While I have the LG G Watch for a limited time, I figured it might be a good time to do a walkthrough of Android Wear for anyone still wondering, “what the heck does it do?”. Without further ado, here’s what the heck it does…
Every Android manufacturer adds their own UI skin on top of Android as a way to differentiate themselves from other manufacturers also running Android. Oppo, the new Chinese manufacturer getting a decent amount of publicity lately, is no different. Their UI is called ColorOS and it’s, um, different. I figured I’d
Windows Phone 8.1 has brought a bunch of new features to Microsoft’s Windows Phone that are getting them a lot of attention across the web. From huge functional changes like the “Action Center” (a notification center similar to iOS and Android) to creative aethstetic changes like the new background image
Nokia finally did it. They made an Android device (three in fact). But, they did manage to change Android quite a bit with their custom UI and even took out most (if not all) of Google’s presence in the device and replaced it with either their own software or a
Samsung’s new Galaxy S5 is getting plenty of attention (and sales apparently), but alongside the new device is a new version of Samsung’s custom user interface they put on top of Android called TouchWiz UX. If you are getting a new Samsung Galaxy S5 and coming from any other Android
In my overly thorough walkthrough of Sense 6.0, the latest version of HTC’s UI skin for Android that launched on the new HTC One M8, I left out one thing; the camera. There was a good reason though. The new HTC One M8’s camera setup is unlike anything we’ve seen
Along with the new flagship phone from HTC, the HTC One (M8), HTC also released a new version of their Android UI called Sense (Version 6.0). As with most manufacturers, HTC puts their own skin on top of Android to try and help differentiate their devices from others in the
A lot of people have asked me about Google Glass and, more specifically, how they work, what they do, etc. Figured I’d do a quick video walkthrough using the Screencast feature of the MyGlass app to show you the basic gist of how Glass works and it’s super simple UI.
Before we get to judging Facebook’s new Home app that essentially takes over your Android device’s homescreen with Facebook goodies (and thanks to some developers, for better or for worse, it’s available on most Android devices instead of the select few available at the app’s launch), it’s probably best we
I’ve had the pleasure to play with Android’s newest iteration Jelly Bean (4.1) for a few days now (thanks to XDA developers, of course) and figured I’d do our normal walkthrough when a new version of Android is released to showcase some of the new features of the OS compared
Jellybean is here! And with it comes a lot of enhancements to Google’s Android operating system. To save you from having to scroll through liveblogs all day to figure out what’s new, here are the key new features. New Features Much smoother, faster UI – Jellybean boosts the device CPU
What is Ice Cream Sandwich, you ask? It’s the latest version of Google’s Android operating system and, oh boy, is it pretty. Tons of things have been changed, polished, and added. So many in fact that it can be a bit troublesome to know everything your new version of Android
David goes through everything you could possibly need to know about the Nokia N9. Word of warning… it’s long… Before you watch this, you should watch our original review here (this will just make more sense if you do).
