Thursday, September 22, 2016

Uber for poop, Zuckersplurge: Podcast 286







The UK's oldest robot is reborn, we chat to Palmer Luckey on his 24th birthday and we 'solve' poop



By: WIRED

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Gamesmap visualises the impact of the UK games industry










By: Matt Kamen

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Fed time; Groundhog Day

To say that it is time for the Federal Reserve's Open Markets Committee (FOMC) to raise interest rates later today would be almost meaningless at this point. When the Fed finally pulled the trigger last December, we thought it may put the end to all this speculation.

How To Design Error States For Mobile Apps













 



 




To err is human. Errors occur when people engage with user interfaces. Sometimes, they happen because users make mistakes. Sometimes, they happen because an app fails. Whatever the cause, these errors and how they are handled, have a huge impact on the user experience. Bad error handling paired with useless error messages can fill users with frustration, and can lead to users abandoning your app.



How To Design Error States For Mobile Apps


In this article, we'll examine how the design of apps can be optimized to prevent user errors and how to create effective error messages in cases when errors occur independently of user input. We'll also see how well-crafted error handling can turn a moment of failure into a moment of delight.


The post How To Design Error States For Mobile Apps appeared first on Smashing Magazine.

Clash Royale dethrones Pokémon Go as top-grossing iOS app










By: Matt Kamen

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GoodLife flexes its marketing muscle with millennials

National campaign encourages Canadians to work out on their own terms

Apple A10 teardown sheds light on quad-core SoC, confirms Intel won modem contract

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The new iPhone 7 packs a brand-new Apple A10 SoC -- and tearing it down revealed a variety of new features, even if the process node remains the same.