Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Canadian ad-spend to grow, but lag behind global average: Warc
The Golden Rules Of Bottom Navigation Design
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Design is more than just good looks – something all designers should know. Design also covers how users engage with a product. Whether it's a site or app, it's more like a conversation. Navigation is a conversation. It doesn't matter how good your site or app is if users can't find their way around.
In this post, we'll help you better understand the principles of good navigation for mobile apps, then show you how it's done using two popular patterns. When we examine the most successful interaction navigation designs of recent years, the clear winners are those who execute fundamentals flawlessly. While thinking outside the box is usually a good idea, there are some rules that you just can't break.
The post The Golden Rules Of Bottom Navigation Design appeared first on Smashing Magazine.
EVGA offers updated BIOS, RMA cross-shipping for GTX 1080, 1070, 1060 failures
EVGA has announced it will issue a new VBIOS to address problems with its GTX 1080 and 1070 ACX 3.0 cards. The company will also cross-ship an RMA replacement to any customer that needs one, and is still offering optional thermal pads to improve VRAM cooling.
The post EVGA offers updated BIOS, RMA cross-shipping for GTX 1080, 1070, 1060 failures appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Building Shaders With Babylon.js
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Shaders are a key concept if you want to unleash the raw power of your GPU. I will help you understand how they work and even experiment with their inner power in an easy way, thanks to Babylon.js.
Before experimenting, we must see how things work internally. When dealing with hardware-accelerated 3D, you will have to deal with two CPUs: the main CPU and the GPU. The GPU is a kind of extremely specialized CPU.
The post Building Shaders With Babylon.js appeared first on Smashing Magazine.
Microsoft announces Windows version of Alcatel Idol 4S Android phone
Microsoft isn't completely done with mobile, but this recycled Android phone isn't going to save Windows on phones.
The post Microsoft announces Windows version of Alcatel Idol 4S Android phone appeared first on ExtremeTech.
