Video: The new Financial Times web app for iPad, iPhone

The new Financial Times have launched a new, faster, more complete web app for the iPad and iPhone which is available via your browser rather than from an app store.!

The new app has a number of benefits like:
– Web browser access – No download needed
– Automatic enhancements – No need to visit an app store for the latest version
– Reading offline – The latest edition is automatically stored for offline access
– Speed – Improved performance on most connections
– Greater range of content – Including video on iPhone

It employs a new Web technology standard called HTML5, which allows programmers to create a single application that can run on a variety of devices, including Apple’s iPhone and iPad, Google’s android phones system and the BlackBerry PlayBook, although the new app does not work on some versions of the devices.

 

Infographic: Is Anything Private on Your Phone Anymore?

We people today are more concerned about privacy on mobile phones than ever before, but are unclear about what is at risk and how they can protect their privacy. Have a look at the range of personal information on your phone, explain the top privacy concerns and give simple steps you can take to put your mind at ease.

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A first look at the new “Windows 8” user interface.

The new Windows 8 touch-based UI, revealed earlier today at the D9 Conference, looks good. And it’s clearly drawn from the same inspiration as Windows Phone 7.

The demo showed some of the ways to reimagined the interface for a new generation of touch-centric hardware. Fast, fluid and dynamic, the experience has been transformed while keeping the power, flexibility and connectivity of Windows intact.

A few aspects of the new interface are:

  • Fast launching of apps from a tile-based Start screen, which replaces the Windows Start menu with a customizable, scalable full-screen view of apps.
  • Live tiles with notifications, showing always up-to-date information from your apps.
  • Fluid, natural switching between running apps.
  • Convenient ability to snap and resize an app to the side of the screen, so you can really multitask using the capabilities of Windows.
  • Web-connected and Web-powered apps built using HTML5 and JavaScript that have access to the full power of the PC.
  • Fully touch-optimized browsing, with all the power of hardware-accelerated Internet Explorer 10.

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The Visual Interface is Now Your Brand


At the recent Interaction 11 conference, Nick Myres  spoke about the growing importance of visual interface design to both brand and user experience in an increasingly digital world.

“Nick Myers is the managing director of visual design and branding at Cooper where he works with teams to design experiences across a variety of digital products and services.”