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HTC updates its Desire lineup with 4 new mid-range Android handsets for the US

Jul15
by on July 15, 2015 at 9:16 am
Posted In: Around the Web, htc, Mobile

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After releasing a slew of variants of its One flagship handset in Asian markets, HTC has announced four new LTE Android phones for the US. The latest arrivals round out HTC’s mid-range Desire lineup. They run Android Lollipop and come with quad-core Snapdragon processors and 2,000mAh batteries. HTC Desire 520 At the lower end of the spectrum is the Desire 520, which features a 4.5-inch 854×480 pixel display, an 8-megapixel camera on the back that shoots 720p video and a 2-megapixel front camera. HTC Desire 526 There’s also the Desire 526, which has a slightly larger 4.7-inch 960×540 pixel screen,…

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The future of cards in Web design

Jul15
by on July 15, 2015 at 9:12 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cards, design, Design & Dev, web design

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You’ve been seeing those rectangular boxes on a lot of websites lately, right? Those are cards, and they’re popping up more and more. But don’t mistake cards for being a mere trend or simply eye-candy. Cards are as practical as they are popular – in fact, that’s why you’re seeing them so often. Photo credit: Site Inspire In this article, we’ll help explain what cards mean to the modern web UI designer: pros and cons, best practices, how they’ll likely evolve in the future, and finally some online resources to help. If you’d like to learn more about card UI…

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The future of cards in Web design

Jul15
by on July 15, 2015 at 9:12 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cards, design, Design & Dev, web design

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You’ve been seeing those rectangular boxes on a lot of websites lately, right? Those are cards, and they’re popping up more and more. But don’t mistake cards for being a mere trend or simply eye-candy. Cards are as practical as they are popular – in fact, that’s why you’re seeing them so often. Photo credit: Site Inspire In this article, we’ll help explain what cards mean to the modern web UI designer: pros and cons, best practices, how they’ll likely evolve in the future, and finally some online resources to help. If you’d like to learn more about card UI…

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British Gas deliberately breaks password managers and security experts are appalled

Jul15
by on July 15, 2015 at 8:43 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Update: In light of this post and other feedback it has received, British Gas says it’s going to review its stance on password managers. Hooray! @TheNextWeb We take digital security very seriously; in light of the feedback we’ll take a look at our approach to password managers. ^Matt — British Gas (@BritishGas) July 15, 2015 Original story follows… UK utility firm British Gas made a pretty startling admission on Twitter: It deliberately breaks password managers, such as LastPass and Dashlane. @Sacro Hi Ben, I understand but as a business we've chosen not to have the compatibility with password managers. Thanks, Joe…

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British Gas deliberately breaks password managers and security experts are appalled

Jul15
by on July 15, 2015 at 8:43 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

BritishGasCat
Update: In light of this post and other feedback it has received, British Gas says it’s going to review its stance on password managers. Hooray! @TheNextWeb We take digital security very seriously; in light of the feedback we’ll take a look at our approach to password managers. ^Matt — British Gas (@BritishGas) July 15, 2015 Original story follows… UK utility firm British Gas made a pretty startling admission on Twitter: It deliberately breaks password managers, such as LastPass and Dashlane. @Sacro Hi Ben, I understand but as a business we've chosen not to have the compatibility with password managers. Thanks, Joe…

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