tl;dr Summary I’m a Mac and iPhone developer and I’ve just spent the past week using a Google Nexus One as my primary cell phone rather than an iPhone as I have for the past three years. I wanted to do this to become more acquainted with what Google has to offer since my only […]
Archive for May, 2010
- Why there’s no bounce scrolling in Android ✶
In my Android review, I mentioned that Android’s lack of bounce scrolling was unfortunate. It turns out that bounce scrolling is something Apple patented back in 2007. No technical limitations. Just another unfortunate use of software patents to compete.
(thanks to Nathaniel Irons for the tip)
- Palm Loses Mobile Design Guru Matias Duarte to Google ✶
Duarte, the former designer for the Sidekick and now WebOS, has joined Google as User Experience Director for Android. I hope he can bring the attention to detail to Android that it so desperately needs, but I fear he’ll be stifled again by a company that designs based on data rather than taste.
(via Chairman Gruber)
- Pain Is A Gift ✶
Daniel Jalkut on Android:
Apple is numb from success, and I hope the emerging competition from Google and others will re-sensitize them to the threat of failure.
Well worth the read. I want Android to succeed. In a way, I’d prefer Google as the #1 smartphone maker in the world as there is part of me that doesn’t think Apple knows how to handle not being an underdog.
- IRQ Conflict [0]: The Podcast Constructor ✶
A new semi-regular podcast from yours truly and my Windows developer buddy Mikel Berger where we discuss five technology related stories in approximately ten minutes. Quick and to the point.
Hi. I'm Justin Williams and this is my weblog. I am the crew chief of Second Gear, a purveyor of fine Mac and iOS software.
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