There are a lot of long faces at PointAbout today. Nobody here knew or, to my knowledge, ever had so much as a brush with Steve Jobs, but there’s no doubt our company wouldn’t exist without Jobs’ unparalleled vision for what the masses could and would do with personal computers, MP3 players, smartphones, and tablet computers. We don’t have a lot to add to the fitting tributes and richly-deserved praise that have been flowing in… Read more »

If all this talk of new and improved operating systems for Windows Phone 7, Android, and iOS is making your head spin and your stomach growl, you’re not alone. Fortunately, there are organizations full of people like us whose job it is to stay on top of these things. Mango is Microsoft’s updated operating system for its line of Windows Phone 7 devices. As Joe Belfiore, Windows Phone Corporate VP, discusses in the video below,… Read more »

Yesterday saw the official unveiling of Google Wallet, an Android app that employs near field communication (NFC) technology to allow consumers to make payments, redeem coupons, and store gift cards or loyalty cards. The app, which is currently only available on the Samsung Nexus S 4G, will initially be rolled out en masse in San Francisco and New York. PCWorld’s Megan Geuss took Google Wallet for a test drive yesterday in San Francisco with mixed… Read more »

Mobile user experience (UX) design was one of the primary topics at this month’s MoBeta II event, presented by keynote speaker and Lead UX at Three Pillar Global, Olga Howard. User experience is one of the most important aspects of designing for mobile, possibly more than for the web. The real estate offered by mobile devices is extremely limited in comparison to that of traditional websites; therefore careful consideration for the user’s overall experience is… Read more »