News tagged with user experience


YouTube Feather is an "ultra-light watch page"

YouTube makes videos 'Feather' light

Technology / Internet

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

YouTube launched an experimental "Feather" feature on Thursday that slims down online videos for delivery to places where the Internet is unable to handle heavy data traffic.


iGoogle home pages allow people to organize online lives

Google gets its game on

Technology / Internet

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google got its game on late Wednesday, launching videogame-themed wallpaper for customized home pages and providing a glimpse at online play making its way to the website.





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Understanding interaction in virtual worlds

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (8) | comments 0

New cinema blockbuster, Avatar, leapt to the top of box office charts as soon as it came out — a stunning 3D realisation of an alien world. Our fascination with themes of escape to other fantastic places and the thrill of ...


A man working an interactive TV screen

Controlling the TV with a wave of the hand

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Touchscreens are so yesterday. Remote controls? So last century. The future is controlling your devices with a simple wave of the hand.


Apple iPhones dominate the smartphone market

Google phone revolution or misdirection?

Technology / Business

created Dec 19, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Google smartphones are either a daring foray into the telecom world or a misunderstood test of the next-generation of the Internet giant's Android mobile operating system.


Smart phones are making Wi-Fi hotspots hot again

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lisa Helminiak, who uses her iPhone as a computer as much as to talk, has declared her independence from the slow cell phone network. Instead of using AT&T's network, she's using her phone's Wi-Fi capability to connect to ...


Samsung unveils new smartphone platform 'bada' to the world

Technology / Software

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Samsung Electronics today unveils its new smartphone platform, Samsung bada. At this unveiling, Samsung showcases the bada SDK (Software Development Kit) for partners and presents the unique benefits and unprecedented opportunities ...


Helpful or creepy? Overpersonalized Web sites may spook shoppers

Technology / Internet

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Michael Redding describes the get-to-know-you game between man and machine as a version of "Name That Tune."


You may be ready for online ritual suicide with the aid of a new website  that helps you kill your virtual identity

'Anti-social network' aims to be Facebook killer app

Technology / Internet

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Facebook makes you despair? Social networking makes you want to end it all? You may be ready for online ritual suicide with the aid of a new website that helps you kill your virtual identity.


Astronaut balancing act: Training to help explorers adapt to a return to gravity

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Astronauts returning from challenging long-duration missions face one more challenge when they get back to Earth - standing up and walking.


Google search is getting eyes and ears, moving beyond typed key words

Google search getting eyes and ears

Technology / Internet

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google search is getting eyes and ears, moving beyond typed key words to let people scour the Internet with mobile telephone cameras or spoken words in multiple languages.


Google search results to include 'real-time' data (AP)

Google search results to include 'real-time' data

Technology / Internet

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Fresh information from blogs, news sites, Twitter and other popular hangouts will appear in Google's search results more quickly as the company aims to give people a more comprehensive look at what's ...



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