Tablet and Smartphone Resolution Sizes



Just in case you were mystified by the resolution sizes of today’s preferred devices, here are some handy graphics to help you during any design and development.
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Hands on with Xbox SmartGlass


Xbox SmartGlass
At E3, I was wowed by a demonstration of Microsoft’s SmartGlass. The application brought a second screen to the Xbox 360 experience, offering an alternative way to control the device through the use of a smartphone. About 5 months later, Smartglass has arrived. Earlier this week I had a chance to play around with it. How does it stack up to the demonstration I saw? Read on to find out.
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Why the Windows 8 User Experience is Doomed to Fail: It Flies Like a Car and Drives Like a Plane.



Today Microsoft finally released Windows 8. The launch of a new operating system is always exciting. But this is not just an ordinary update. Windows 8 is Microsoft’s most ambitious and most important undertaking since Windows 95 nearly twenty years ago. Windows 8 introduces a completely new user interface (UI), following the unique Metro design language that was created for Windows Phone 7. This time around, however, Microsoft has a serious issue with user experience (UX).
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Discovering Bootstrap, from Twitter


Bootstrap, from Twitter
Bootstrap is an open source front-end toolkit created two years ago by some Twitter employees. The initial goal was to improve their internal tools but the application was later expanded beyond Twitter. It provides flexible, ready-to-use components to build with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Consequently, Bootstrap has grown to be the most downloaded project on GitHub (more than 33,000 watchers and almost 7,000 forks).
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Monsters University Teaser



The new Monsters University teaser from Disney•Pixar was dropped today on YouTube. There are four different versions for YouTube, Yahoo! Movies, iTunes Trailers, and the Huffington Post. Movie looks great!

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Movie Quote Cards – Part 2


A Fistful of Dollars
Here is Part 2 of our series of movie quote cards. Can you figure out where each quote is from? Look at the tags if you need help.

If you missed Part 1, you can check it out here.
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E3 2012: Nintendo’s Wii U vs. Microsoft’s Xbox SmartGlass



E3 2012 opened with a bang as Nintendo and Microsoft each squared off to fight for tablet supremacy with announcements to bring Second Screen to the console.
It seems that we’re destined for tablet-gaming future. So which one will make the cut?
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App Review: Where’s My Water?


Swampy 1
Move on over Birds, there’s a new Gator in town.
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The Avengers – Ampersand Shirt


Avengers Shirt
Since The Avengers hit theaters at midnight, we decided to have a little fun and create this t-shirt showing off each of the Avengers’ names and trademark colors in a simple format.
Avengers Shirt

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Fancy Versus Pinterest


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I’m sure most of you are now aware of Pinterest, an interactive site where you can pin your favorite pictures, recipes, and also look at other user’s pins. Fancy is very similar to Pinterest but also offers the opportunity to buy any product that you “Fancy.” Unlike Pinterest, where you can “Like” something but there may not necessarily be a link showing you where you can find the product.
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