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Posts tagged "android"
May 21st, 2011 @ 2:42 pm
5 research-based design principles for porting iOS apps to Android
by @dmitryn
1. UX differences between Android and iOS are only noticed by expert Android users.
2. When in doubt, Android users reach for the hard buttons.
3. iOS UX elements whose function is clear can be successfully used by Android users.
4. iOS UX elements that are redundant with Android hard buttons should not be used.
5. iOS UX elements whose purpose is unclear without iOS familiarity should be replaced by Android conventions.
Sep 11th, 2010 @ 10:02 am
“Gartner predicts that by 2014, open-source platforms will continue to dominate more than 60 percent of the market for smartphones. Single-source platforms, such as Apple’s iOS and Research In Motion’s OS, will increase in unit terms, but their growth rate will be below market average and not enough to sustain share increase.”
Gartner Says Android to Become No. 2 Worldwide Mobile Operating System in 2010 and Challenge Symbian for No. 1 Position by 2014Jul 13th, 2010 @ 1:16 am
Dec 16th, 2009 @ 3:59 pm
Lonely Planet Launches Augmented Reality Apps
Popular travel book publisher Lonely Planet has begun selling Augmented Reality apps for 10 US cities for $5 each in the Android Marketplace. The apps were built in conjunction with Mobilizy, the company behind user generated content AR app Wikitude.
Nov 13th, 2009 @ 2:13 pm
AR app showdown: Software Directory at AugmentedPlanet
Roughly 20 iPhone apps appear in their directory. It’s a little outdated, but it is some indication that mobile AR is still in its infancy.
