China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) Photo: CNNIC The number of people using the internet in China reached 940 million in June, an increase of 40 million from 2019, according to the China Internet Network Information Center’s (CNNIC) annual report on internet development in China on Tuesday. The report […]
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Internet users across the world report problems accessing websites
Internet users across the world have reported connection problems in what seems to be a major global outage. Website Down Detector, which tracks the status of websites, reveals a spike in outages across several sites and online services – including eBay, Twitter, Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. Generally speaking, the […]
This young entrepreneur skipped college to create robotic limbs users can control with their minds
Ten years ago, Easton LaChappelle was a teen watching YouTube videos in his Colorado bedroom on how to build robot arms from LEGOs. © Courtesy Unlimited Tomorrow Easton LaChappelle. Today, he’s the founder of Unlimited Tomorrow, a company that designs low-cost, 3D printed prosthetic limbs that can be operated with […]
Apple acquires Dark Sky weather app, and that’s bad news for Android users
3 years ago
An example of Dark Sky’s maps from the desktop Web version. Here’s a precipitation heatmap from the iOS version. This is the main view in the iOS app. Dark Sky And here’s the multi-day forecast in the app. Dark Sky This push notification went out to iOS users today. Popular […]
The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than You Think
3 years ago
One of usability’s most hard-earned lessons is that you are not the user. This is why it’s a disaster to guess at the users’ needs. Since designers are so different from the majority of the target audience, it’s not just irrelevant what you like or what you think is easy […]
Number of Internet Users (2016)
3 years ago
Around 40% of the world population has an internet connection today (view all on a page ). In 1995, it was less than 1%.The number of internet users has increased tenfold from 1999 to 2013.The first billion was reached in 2005. The second billion in 2010. The third billion in […]
Space Station User’s Guide | SpaceRef
3 years ago
. Space Station Computer Systems Space Shuttle and Space Station Laptop Computers 18 September 2000 : 2001: A Space Laptop, SpaceRef “Like most busy commuters these days, astronauts need to take their laptop computers with them on […]