Mashable!:
According to Google’s vice president of search product and user experience Marissa Meyer, Google is looking to streamline its search experience. Using a jazz metaphor, Meyer explains that customers aren’t happy with the fact that Google’s search interface is too unpredictable (much like jazz, especially if you aren’t into i (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Google made an announcement! It was an OS, in case you haven't heard. But it was also something else: a long-term, high-risk bet about the future of the internet. Here's what Google needs to happen for Chrome to make it. Just to be clear, I'm not talking about Chrome OS 1.0. You can build that now and (maybe) install it on (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Google made an announcement! It was an OS, in case you haven't heard. But it was also something else: a long-term, high-risk bet about the future of the internet. Here's what Google needs to happen for Chrome to make it. Just to be clear, I'm not talking about Chrome OS 1.0. You can build that now and (maybe) install it on (Read More)
TechCrunch:
This morning Google unveiled its much-anticipated new operating system, Google Chrome OS. We were there to liveblog the event, and we also captured a portion of the live video stream that Google was broadcasting. This clip below includes a look at Chrome’s incredibly short boot time (clocking in at only around 7 seconds f (Read More)
readwriteweb:
Facebook has just added a new photo uploader tool to their Prototypes directory, the "labs" section of the social network where new programs are released for testing prior to their public rollout. The uploader dramatically improves one what was previously one of the worst experiences on Facebook: adding photos. Despite the (Read More)
Gizmodo:
I've been wondering why there hasn't been drooling, crazy-eyed hype for Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10, which sounds like a wet dream on paper: Android, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, awesome 8MP camera, massive 800x480 display and a very pretty interface. I know now. Well, rather, I know that it's definitely something about the ph (Read More)
Gizmodo:
The next version of the best-selling software of all time, Microsoft Office 2010, is finally available in beta today. Get used to the new Office: We're all going to use this stuff at some point or another. There's a lot new about Office 2010: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook all come with evolved UIs, taking cues from Of (Read More)
User Experience Network:
This coming Monday, 23 November, there will be a coffee meetup in Civic, Canberra for local freelancers and entrepreneurs to meet and connect with other like-minded professionals. If you’re a user experience design freelancer then come along and share your experiences and learn from others from different industries.RSVP now (Read More)
Mashable!:
It’s a brand new week, which means it’s time for Mashable’s guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable’s Events section.Is your event not on this list? Contact us at least one month before your event and let’s establish a media partnership.Ma (Read More)
User Experience Network:
November 18, 20099:30 amto8:00 pmWe are proud to announce our upcoming DESIGN IT! Conference 2009 to be held on November 18 (Wednesday) in Tokyo, under the theme “User Experience in the Age of Cloud,” where we feature new user experience that is made possible by Cloud’s environment and services.We will introduce new user ex (Read More)
TechCrunch:
MySpace seems to be on a bit of a hiring spree. Over the past few months the social network hired Mark Rosenbaum as Chief Financial Officer, Alex Maghen as CTO (he was formerly CTO of MySpace Music), former AOL and Tsavo exec Mike Macadaan as VP Product, and former Facebook Director Katie Geminder as SVP of User Experience (Read More)
User Experience Network:
November 19, 20097:00 pmto9:00 pmThe Los Angeles Chapter of ASIS&T and the Los Angeles User Experience Meetup Group invite you to:Collaborative Tools: Best Practices and New TrendsWhat does it mean to collaborate in today’s Web 2.0 world? A panel of speakers pooled from LACASIST and the LA-UX (User Experience Meetup Group) (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Windows 7 has taken some heat for aping a few Mac OS UI features, but it's certainly not a copycat OS—something Microsoft Partner Group Manager Simon Aldous might not know, given his recent quote. Aldous is not a designer or developer, but works with Microsoft partners—sales, essentially. But his quotes are pretty odd despi (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
Finally, it feels like the holy grail of mobile development is at hand. This problem has persisted since Microsoft released its Palm-sized PC operating system to compete with the Palm OS a decade ago: as a mobile developer, the cost of supporting multiple mobile platforms, each with a relatively small user base and massive (Read More)
Mashable!:
Typekit takes a cloud-based approach to fonts on the web, serving up an extensive library of designer fonts that be incorporated into a site simply by dropping in a line of code. We first wrote about it back in May when the project was first announced, and now the service is live. What that means is web designers can get e (Read More)