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I've been wondering why Apple chose to make the iPhone 4's screen 3.5-inches when other comparable phones with Android and Windows Phone 7 have larger, more inviting screens. When you first see a phone with a 4-inch or larger screen, it seems like a much better experience. I thought it was a technical decision, and it could be, but since switching to an Android phone – a Samsung Galaxy S II, the “best Android phone you can buy, anywhere” – 15 days ago, I have realized another huge downside of larger screens: when holding the phone with one hand, I can't reach the other side of the screen with my thumb.

3.5 Inches by Dustin Curtis

http://dcurt.is/2011/10/03/3-point-5-inches/
http://theunderstatement.com/post/11982112928/android-orphans-visualizing-a-sad-history-of-support The announcement that Nexus One users won’t be getting upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich led some to justifiably question Google’s support of their devices.

the understatement: Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support

Although the previous snippet works great, Javascript can be disabled on the iPhone. http://www.catswhocode.com/blog/10-useful-code-snippets-to-develop-iphone-friendly-websites

10+ useful code snippets to develop iPhone friendly websites - CatsWhoCode.com

1 Layer Mona Lisa This is a single Photoshop vector layer. http://dribbble.com/bjango

Bjango ✎ Marc Edwards

How To Build A Mobile Website - Smashing Magazine

http://mobile.smashingmagazine.com/2010/11/03/how-to-build-a-mobile-website/ Over the past few years, mobile web usage has considerably increased to the point that web developers and designers can no longer afford to ignore it.

How to fit your website for the Apple iPad « x7 Labs

http://x7.fi/2010/02/12/how-to-fit-your-website-for-the-apple-ipad/ Important note, updated: Apple has released very limited information about the iPad at the Safari Dev Center. This article is written on the assumption that previous guidelines for Safari on iPhone OS apply to version 3.2 and the iPad. Step 0: Design for 980 pixels and do nothing

Icon Design Guidelines | Android Developers

http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design.html Creating a unified look and feel throughout a user interface adds value to your product.
I held a 6-hour workshop at NSConference in both the UK and USA recently, focusing on software design and user experience.

iPad Application Design » Matt Legend Gemmell

http://mattgemmell.com/2010/03/05/ipad-application-design
The iPhone will always be part of a much bigger picture.

iPhone Apps Design Mistakes: Disregard Of Context - Smashing Magazine

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/11/15/iphone-apps-design-mistakes-disregard-of-context/
Ask any interactive agency nowadays what their clients are asking for when they need a mobile experience — the answer will inevitably be “an iPhone and/or an iPad app.” Native Apple apps are a hot commodity, and in today’s mobile application ecosystem, mobile web apps are not sexy. In fact, many people don’t even realize they are even an option.

Making It a Mobile Web App - Smashing Magazine

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/01/26/making-it-a-mobile-web-app/
The most useful tools for mobile web are emulators and simulators . In Chapter 4 of Programming the Mobile Web I’ve made an extensive description and installation guideline for creating a desktop mobile testing environment.

Mobile Emulators and Simulators - The ultimate guide to mobile developers | Mobile Web Programming

In this Code Workshop we will be testing your knowledge of Java Strings. Within the sample code, String variables are going to be processed within a Java class, which in turn has an inner class.

Mobiletuts+ | iPhone, Android, Windows and BlackBerry mobile development tutorials.

PhoneGap’s new Device Wall The Device Wall was born from a simple question: How can we create a test lab for past, current, and future mobile device technology?

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Our Choice will change the way we read books. And quite possibly change the world. In this interactive app, Al Gore surveys the causes of global warming and presents groundbreaking insights and solutions already under study and underway that can help stop the unfolding disaster of global warming.

Supporting Multiple Screens | Android Developers

Android runs on a variety of devices that offer different screen sizes and densities.