Monday, February 24, 2014
20 Fantastic Examples of Flat UI Design In Apps
Flat design is here to stay and this year it’s been a massive trend when it comes to apps. It’s not just because it’s aesthetically pleasing, it’s also because it provides a better user experience for users – if implemented correctly of course.
Flat UI design is also brilliant when it comes to responsiveness and trying to fit multiple screen sizes – like with an Android app. Because Android works on so many different screen sizes, it’s actually a good idea to follow flat design, they’re much more responsive.
CNN to end 'Piers Morgan Live
"CNN confirms that "Piers Morgan Live" is ending," the network said in a statement. "The date of the final program is still to be determined."
Morgan took to Twitter on Monday morning to address the news, albeit with a bit of self-deprecating humor.
"Humbling to bring such happiness to so many people today. Coming 3rd, as I've always said, is not a trophy. #MorganOut #CNN." he tweeted.
And he made sure to note that while his nightly show will be no more, he is not ready to give up on one of the major issues he championed on air.
Some residents to 'come home' to Fukushima nuclear disaster zone
Japan's government is to allow some residents around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to return to their homes to live for the first time since the March, 2011 disaster.
Tens of thousands of people were evacuated and a 20-kilometer (12-mile) exclusion zone declared around the plant after a devastating earthquake and tsunami triggered a reactor meltdown -- the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986 -- causing high levels of radioactive contamination.
Once bustling communities in this pocket of eastern Japan were turned into ghost towns.
Google Street View maps Fukushima nuclear ghost town
But on April 1, some 350 people from the Miyakoji district of Tamura city will be allowed to head back to their homes permanently, according to the country's Reconstruction Agency. Some 31,000 people could eventually return home, it added.
Ukraine crisis as it unfolds
kraine has been wracked by violent anti-government protests in recent days that have left scores dead and dozens more injured.
The unrest dates back to November 2013 when Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych reversed a decision to sign a trade deal with the European Union and instead turned toward Russia, a move that sparked mass demonstrations in the country’s capital, Kiev.
The past few weeks have seen running battles between protesters and security forces, government buildings stormed and political chaos as the government resigned and implemented then repealed anti-protest laws.
What’s behind the protests?
Protesters’ anger has since rapidly shifted into resentment of Yanukovych, his closeness to Russia and the power he wields in the eastern European nation.
The government has criticized the protesters, with the head of Ukraine's security service Oleksander Yakimenko accusing them of “concrete acts of terror,” such as taking over government offices nationwide and looting weapons and ammunition.
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