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Can an Amazing User Experience Be Designed? User experience designers have a difficult job, and it's not finished at the beginning of a development project. The designer's input is needed throughout the entire lifecycle. But can a UX actually be designed? Some feel that this is impossible; others aren't so sure. |
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What Sets a Great UX Apart? The Little Details That Show You Care With so many advanced apps, programs, and devices on the market these days, it’s no longer enough for something to just function the way it’s supposed to. What makes a successful product is influenced by how nice an experience it provides for the user—and more often, that comes down to the details. |
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Is Connecting Your Mobile Phone to Your Car a Smart Idea? Deals among automakers, wireless carriers, and tech companies are fueling a race to make new cars smarter through wireless connectivity. Connected cars are a big part of the machine-to-machine space being targeted by mobile providers. Pamela Rentz looks at the pros and cons of connected cars. |
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App Economy Predicted to Double to $151 Billion by 2017 A new report predicts that the combined value of paid apps, app-enabled purchases of goods and services, and in-app advertising will double in the US by 2017, with the current market worth of $72 billion increasing to $151 billion. App economy jobs are also exploding, making it a hot industry. |
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How a Mobile App Helps Bypass Border Bureaucracy It used to be that those coming into the US with hopes of becoming citizens of this country might have been slightly behind the times when it comes to technology. That's hardly the case anymore. Learn how one nonprofit is hoping that a mobile app can make the journey easier for everyone. |
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Google Public Alerts Shows Need for Open Data in Disaster Response Google Public Alerts provides emergency information during natural disasters. But government agencies often store information in closed formats, making it harder to share and analyze data. Google.org is promoting the adoption of international standards of web data to speed up response efforts. |
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July Hacking News Roundup In this July roundup of interesting hacking cases, read about how Microsoft might be upset with a Google researcher who found a bug in Windows, Edward Snowden’s hacking skills have come to light, and hackers have been spying on South Korea’s military for four years. |
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Gesture Recognition Technology Begins to Eclipse Even Itself It wasn't long ago that we all marveled at being able to control things like video games and our computer cursors with only our hand movements—no touching required. Now we learn that we can complete the same tasks—and many others—without even being in the same room. |