OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei’s new company is called Nothing. And in recent months the company has been grabbing headlines by raising money from investors, acquiring the assets of Android founder Andy Rubin’s defunct Essential Products, and announcing it would be working with design company Teenage Engineering. One thing Nothing hasn’t done yet? Released any products. […]
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Microsoft teases UI changes coming to Windows 10
Microsoft’s Brandon LeBlanc recently showed off a concept for what the Windows 10 Start Menu could look like in the future. Now Microsoft Chief Product Officer Panos Panay has posted a short video that not only includes that updated Start Menu, but several other user interface tweaks that could be coming to the company’s desktop […]
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Essential PH-2 and PH-3 design concept images show two phones that will never be
The Essential PH-1 smartphone first shipped in 2017 and… it was the only phone the company ever shipped before shutting down earlier this year. But the company did have dreams of expanding its lineup. The planned Essential Home line of smart home products never saw the light of day. And the weirdly elongated Project GEM […]
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ZTE Axon V and Axon S Slider have unusual solutions to the smartphone not problem
As smartphone makers have been moving toward nearly bezel-free smartphones, they have to figure out what to do with the components that you’d normally squeeze into a bezel, like cameras. So far the most popular solution has been to put a notch in the display. More recently, some phone makers have removed the bezels and […]
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ZTE Iceberg has 2 notches (top and bottom for front-facing stereo speakers)
Notches may be the controversial smartphone design trend of the year. But it looks like ZTE is thinking about going all-in on an upcoming phone by including not just a notch at the top of the screen, but a second one at the bottom. The Chinese device maker has submitted pictures of an unreleased phone […]
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Google Chrome (and Chrome OS) hit version 50
Google’s Chrome web browser and Chrome OS operating system are turning 50. And by that, I mean, the browser is less than 8 years old, but after months of testing, Google is pushing the 50th major release of Chrome to the public. Among other things, the update brings improvements for push notifications and media playback to […]
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Obi introduces high-style, low-cost smartphones for under $200
There’s no shortage of affordable smartphones on the market, but former Apple CEO John Sculley thinks there’s room for a new type of low-cost phone. His new company Obi Worldphone has unveiled two new phones that will be priced under $200. The $129 Obi SJ1.5 and $199 Obi SF1 are smartphones with 5 inch displays and Google […]
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Several Linux distros borrow Google’s Material Design ideas
Google introduced a new design language with Android 5.0 called Material Design. It relies on vivid colors, a lot of white space, and animations designed to make different on-screen elements feel like real materials. For instance, switching between two screens in an app is meant to feel like sliding one sheet of paper over another. […]
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Google announces Android L developer preview
Google plans to launch the next major version of Android later this year… and for the first time the company will be releasing a developer preview ahead of time. The company unveiled Android L Developer Preview during the Google IO conference, placing a major emphasis on new design elements including sleek color effects, shadows, and […]
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Apple to Samsung: build non-rectangular tablets and Bedazzle them
When a judge holds up a Samsung Galaxy Tab and iPad side-by-side and the company’s own lawyers can’t tell the difference, you know things aren’t going well. Fortunately, Apple was kind enough to offer up a few helpful hints for the design crew at Samsung to assist them in their quest to avoid future litigation. […]