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Burning Things: Pro-social Behavior Facilitated by Portrait Mode Comfort

Dec 27, 2011 - While watching videos or reading interactive books can be just fine in landscape mode, our recent tests show that young children, with their tiny palms, struggle to play games while holding their devices horizontally. The initiation for the study happened as Gur Ilany, founder of Samuramu, watched his 3 year old daughter play Angry Birds. Apparently, this wasn't a coincidence - as Samuramu initiated further testing among toddlers and pre-teens to support the thesis and found similar results.


Burning Things: Pro-social Behavior Facilitated by Portrait Mode Comfort

Dec 19, 2011 - While watching videos or reading interactive books can be just fine in landscape mode, our recent tests show that young children, with their tiny palms, struggle to play games while holding their devices horizontally. The initiation for the study happened as Gur Ilany, founder of Samuramu, watched his 3 year old daughter play Angry Birds. Apparently, this wasn't a coincidence - as Samuramu initiated further testing among toddlers and pre-teens to support the thesis and found similar results.


How Do You Make your iPhone App Stand Out in a Sea of 100,000

Dec 03, 2009 - New York based Apress, Inc. announced their latest iPhone User Interface Design Projects. Developers need more than a great idea and flawless code - eye-catching and functional user interface design is essential. Apress's latest book iPhone User Interface Design Projects, presents practical advice on user interface design from ten innovative developers who have pondered how best to make use of the iPhone's minimal screen real estate.