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The Interaction section examines user interfaces, intuitive systems, and UX/UI design with the goal of improving human-computer collaboration. It discusses methods and ideas that put accessibility and usability first, guaranteeing that technology works for its users in a stylish and efficient manner.

3D Scanning iPhone App Might Just Blow Your Mind

3D Scanning iPhone App Might Just Blow Your Mind

Who said you had go to CES in Las Vegas to have your mind blown by the latest technology. Just...

Image-Translating iPhone App May Just Blow Your Mind

Image-Translating iPhone App May Just Blow Your Mind

Translating technology has come a long way since Babblefish. A new iPhone App called Word Lens combines augmented reality, real-time...

Ben the Bodyguard Cruises Onto the Scene with One Heck of a Brilliant Website

Ben the Bodyguard Cruises Onto the Scene with One Heck of a Brilliant Website

Apparently, Ben the Bodyguard is some sort of data-security app. The truth is, after a quick Google, there's excruciatingly little...

Why Apps Are (Sometimes) Better Than The Open Web

Why Apps Are (Sometimes) Better Than The Open Web

Despite the fact that Wired Magazine has said that the web is dead, the browser-based internet is still thriving.And why...

Google TV Has A Site – and Apps Aplenty!

Google TV Has A Site – and Apps Aplenty!

Google TV finally has a site to help those still confused about what the hell it is to get their...

Downloading Torrents: There’s An App For That

Downloading Torrents: There’s An App For That

Many have tried but all have failed to get an app approved that works with BitTorrent. All have failed, that...

You’re Downloading Entirely Too Many Apps, People

You’re Downloading Entirely Too Many Apps, People

Say what you will about Apple and its 'walled garden' - because even if it's true, it must be a...

Flipboard Explodes to Life, Requires Waiting List

Flipboard Explodes to Life, Requires Waiting List

The other day, while digging around for the day's news, I chose not to cover an iPad app that seemed...

The iPhone 4 Just Became Your Best Drinking Buddy

The iPhone 4 Just Became Your Best Drinking Buddy

Man, the iPhone 4 isn't even out yet and already the 'cleverest app' game has arguably been taken to its...

Paid Apps Stay at the Top of the Charts Longer Than the Freebies

Paid Apps Stay at the Top of the Charts Longer Than the Freebies

According to a new study of recent chart activity on the App Store, apps that are costing money are more...

5 iPad Apps of the Week

5 iPad Apps of the Week

With over a million sold in the US alone, the iPad hits nine more countries later in the week.We've taken...

6 iPhone Apps of The Week

6 iPhone Apps of The Week

We’ve been casting our eyes around for cool iPhone apps this week, and have come up with some stunning apps,...

You And Your iPad: 6 Stunning Apps You Should Own

You And Your iPad: 6 Stunning Apps You Should Own

Everyone seemed skeptical at first, but over a million sales later and it seems pretty clear everybody is getting more...

Emergency Access: 6 iPhone Apps Which Could Save Lives

Emergency Access: 6 iPhone Apps Which Could Save Lives

Sure, we all like to think we know how to cope in a crisis. We all fondly imagine ourselves the...

Video: iPad-touting Waiters Take Orders With An Apple Smile

Video: iPad-touting Waiters Take Orders With An Apple Smile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inRsSyJ2bNY Next time you sit down for a slap-up meal out keep an eye on the waiter - he (or...

Bringing Up The Next-Gen Geek? Yep, There’s An App For That…

Bringing Up The Next-Gen Geek? Yep, There’s An App For That…

Use your iPhone to monitor your baby remotely. Automatically log your baby's activity so you gain insight into its sleeping...

Alan Kay Notebook Guru Takes Scratch To Apple

Alan Kay Notebook Guru Takes Scratch To Apple

He may have predicted that Apple’s iPad would ‘rule the world’, but the man who invented the notebook concept isn’t...

Drive Carefully with New BlackBerry Application

Drive Carefully with New BlackBerry Application

Ever sent a text while driving? Thought it would be alright to just pick up the phone and have a...

Applegirl’s PokerFace Matched Only by Mad iPhone Skills

Applegirl’s PokerFace Matched Only by Mad iPhone Skills

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzh2UygPwDU I can't decide what's more impressive about this video:  'Applegirl002's' skill in using iPhone apps to create music; or...