pixelquiz Pixel Quiz: May 2016 Q1. The idea of the name X, came to Robert Kalin while he was transcribing an episode of Fellini’s 8 ½ (to decide on a name for his startup), which is when he came across X. According to him, “In italian, you say, ‘X’ a lot. It means, “Oh
quality assurance Developer tips: Quality assurance checks worth doing Developer tips: Quality assurance checks worth doing ICYMI : I wrote some developer tips at the awesome tech blog : “The App Factor”. Do give it a read.
ipadvPC iPad v PC: Volume 1 Vidit BhargavaLast week Apple announced the iPad Pro 9.7″ and one of the things they argued was that a lot of PC users would want to shift to the iPad. To be honest, it’s high time. The iPad is a much better device at doing a lot of
apple Oops, Apple made another 16GB iPhone Oops, Apple made another 16GB iPhone Tech Journalists don’t realise this but on average a person has just about *25 third party apps* (1) on his phone. 16GB is enough storage for those people. They can definitely do with a greater storage option but if that means increasing
pixelquiz Pixel Quiz: December 2015 Vidit Bhargava Q1. Neverending was an online, massively multiplayer game that didn’t have an endpoint and had no real objectives, but it was the conceptualising point for X, because the founder needed an anciliary project to keep paying his employees. X turned out to be a big internet service
pixelquiz Pixel Quiz: October 2015 Vidit BhargavaQ1. X was reportedly first carried out by a Malaysian IT consultant who used his phone to advertise Sony Ericsson. He also invented the name, which he claims is an amalgam of _____ and ajack, his username on Esato, a Sony Ericsson fan online forum. however is an extremely common
arcade How to Play DOS Games on Newer Versions of Windows Back in the 80s and 90s. Games were pretty addictive. We’ve all grown up playing games like “Mario Bros.” , “Dave”, “Cricket 97” , et all. Sometimes we feel like revisiting these classics but here’s the problem. Newer versions of Windows (Starting Windows 7) don’t support the good old
applewatch Communication on the Apple Watch When the Apple Watch was first announced, perhaps the most bemusing of all was the fact that there was a Separate button for Communication, sending heartbeats, messages and making phone calls. Communication was presented as one of the three things the Apple Watch was great at. It’s a
ui design Something About the Stylus Vidit Bhargava In 2007, while introducing the iPhone, Steve Jobs said this about styluses, “Who wants a Stylus!?”, he then went on to offer us the convenience of using our own fingers to touch the screen. If you’ve seen the launch video, you’ll probably realize that much of
alphabet About Alphabet Vidit Bhargava Here’s Alphabet explained in two images: Then Now Alphabet clears up a lot of what Google owns to make their products better and what Larry Page and Sergey Brin think is interesting technology that could be big, if only they spent more time making products, than
pixelquiz Pixel Quiz: July 2015 Vidit BhargavaQ1. Y works out what’s in an image by analysing layers until they finally decide on what it shows. The first images from Y’s project X, shown in June, reveal a horrific display of monsters and tentacles and a capability to insert random noise on a black
apple Apple Music : First Impressions Music Streaming services have existed for sometime now. These services gained immense popularity after the introduction of Mobile App Platforms, the idea of listening to any song at any time for a nominal cost is extremely convenient to a lot of people. To me though, the idea has always been
AppStore Impressions: Recent Alternative Pricing Tiers on AppStore Vidit Bhargava This week there were minor tweaking’s in the AppStore Alternative Pricing Tier, introducing lower prices for App Stores in some countries including India. The two new pricing tiers for India are pretty interesting. Basically, Apps can now be sold at Rs. 10 and Rs. 30, apart from
duckduckgo Using DuckDuckGo Vidit Bhargava At this point it seems crazy to think someone will start a new search engine. Google after all is doing a great job at search. But here we are, looking at a search engine, that claims to be different and in many ways better than Google, the unchallenged
podcasts Introduction to Podcasts What are Podcasts? For the last three years, I’ve been using a rather uncommon method of getting weekly news and gathering information that I’d otherwise be reading. I’ve been listening to Podcasts, and They are so good that I’m having a hard
accessibility Designing with Accessibility Vidit Bhargava Credit: Apple Inc. Accessibility features are extremely helpful for the disabled. These features enable them to use the devices that they love, without letting their disability to get in the way but they are equally important to those who are perfectly abled. A lot of times these features
apple Selecting the right MacBook Vidit BhargavaWe’re back to three MacBook’s this year. After a long hiatus, Apple’s finally moved back to it’s three tier series for the MacBook lineup, with the introduction of a 12-inch laptop. But which one’s the right MacBook for ‘your’ use case? Here’s a
design (no title) This is why Hamburger Menus aren’t the best way to do Navigation. You don’t know where you are, where else you can go or What will you find once you reach there. They only save a little bit of space.
apple Designing LookUp for the Apple Watch Vidit Bhargava About an year ago, my brother and me released a dictionary app for the iPhone: LookUp. LookUp is a modern day dictionary, it provides more than just meanings with an easy to use and elegant interface. There are instances where an image is a better definition than just
apple Understanding Apple Music Vidit Bhargava On Monday 8th June 2015, in their usual ‘One More Thing’ tradition, Apple announced “Apple Music”. A music streaming service to keep up with the times and provide more than just a ‘Music’ app to store purchased music. While I am someone who prefers to buy music rather
ui design (no title) One of the main reasons I keep the Clear Reminders app empty on my iPhone is just to be able to read such amazing quotes, with a swipe on my screen. I haven’t tried QuoteBook yet, but given how frequently I like reading these, I might give it a
pixelbits Watch Apps: Automation This is in relation to a previously published preview on Apple Watch: I had previously said that there were some kind of apps that were just meant for the Apple Watch. I missed a big and emerging category, Automation. It’ll be interesting to have small Automator Watch Apps
apple 30% is not Bullshit 30% is not Bullshit Apple charges 30% for the payment system it provides so it’s not completely bullshit. For the 30% you give to Apple, you don’t need to setup any payment gateway to charge your customers, you don’t need to get their Credit Card information, Apple
pixelbits (no title) The New Samsung Ad: I was actually thinking of writing a long post on Samsung’s new flagship phone but then I realized I’ve already written a lot about the Galaxy S6, some months back, in a post titled “Thoughts on the iPhone 6” 😉 Is this new video a
pixelbits About Tesla Powerwall It’ll be interesting to see how the powerwall roles out globally. Developing countries could benefit from subsidies from Solar Panels along with a Powerwall. This could be very disruptive. I’ve never really liked Electricity lines. They’re ugly. I’d make people buy one for just improving the
