Designer Presents Concept of New iOS Notification System

The Italian blog iSpazio posted a concept of how Apple might rework its notification system in iOS 5. The idea is to put all notifications into an app-based unifying manager. I think it is a great approach and hope that Apple is working on something like this. It is about time. Check out the video [...] Read more »

Web Designers vs. Web Developers [Infographic]

Web Designers vs. Developers

Let’s be honest. Being a web developer or a web designer doesn’t exactly give you an edge with the pretty girls (or guys) at your local pickup bar. If you were a part-time firefighter or investment banker, maybe. Nevertheless, the feud continues between web designers and web developers over which profession is the true calling. Like the yin and yang, these two are in constant battle to prove their dominance over the other, even when they work closely together. Read more »

The Ultimate Gadget Decision Flowchart

Should You Get That Gadget

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How Google Works

How Google Works

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JavaZone Movie Trailer: Java 4-Ever

Java vs .NET – the everlasting fight can even destroy families: Read more »

Why Apple Needs Android

Daniel Jalkut on Android as a worthy Arch-rival to the iPhone: Why is this good for the iPhone? Because it’s doomed without a proper competitor, and thus far, it’s been lacking one. What happens to fighters who nobody spars with? Regardless of size, skill, or strength of weapon, they end up flopping about the arena [...] Read more »

Current Situation Of Apple, HP, And Microsoft

I believe Charlie Stross hits the nail on the head: I’ve got a theory, and it’s this: Steve Jobs believes he’s gambling Apple’s future — the future of a corporation with a market cap well over US $200Bn — on an all-or-nothing push into a new market. HP have woken up and smelled the forest [...] Read more »

The HDMI Cable Rip-Off

HDMI Cable Rip-off

There is no difference between cheap and expensive HDMI cables, at least up to 13 feet. HDMI cables use a digital signal, which transfers 0′s and 1′s. There is no fluctuation in the signal quality. The cable either works or it doesn’t. [via mint] Read more »