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.
The derelict mansions on Britain's 'Billionaires' Row'
A third of the houses on Britain's second most expensive street are lying vacant, many abandoned for decades and left to rot.
Behind the padlocked gates and long driveways, up to 20 mansions stand empty on London's The Bishops Avenue, despite a reported combined value of around £350 million ($582 million).
Dubbed "Billionaires' Row," the road's average house costs over £6 million ($9.98 million), but many have been deserted by their wealthy owners.
Despite their dilapidated condition, the houses remain a safe place for wealthy foreigners to park their money because of London's rocketing property prices, which rose 11% last year, and because of the road's reputation as a magnate for the rich and famous.
Sochi 2014: Final verdict on Russia's Winter Games
The threat of terrorism, the potential for protest, shoddy accommodation and even a lack of snow.
Just four of the problems faced by organizers of the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, which came to a glittering conclusion on Sunday.
After 16 days of competition, and a record 98 gold medal events, can Russia's first ever Winter Olympics be labeled a success?
"Russia delivered all what it had promised," said International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach in his speech at the closing ceremony.
"What took decades in other parts of the world, was achieved here in Sochi in just seven years."
It followed comments Bach had made in his earlier press conference, when he posed the question: "Let's ask those who criticized the Games if they are ready to change their opinion."
With the Olympic cauldron now extinguished, CNN takes a look at whether the country's $50 billion budget was money well spent.
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg: WhatsApp 'worth more than $19 billion'
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, speaking to mobile tech leaders in Barcelona, said WhatsApp, the mobile messaging app purchased by the social media giant last week, was "worth more than $19 billion."
Zuckerberg's comments at Mobile World Congress, referencing the eye-watering price paid for WhatsApp, were met with surprise.
But Zuckerberg said the company was "a great fit for us. Already almost half-a-billion people love using WhatsApp for messaging and it's the most engaging app we've ever seen exist on mobile so far.
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