The eradication of skeumorphism in Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS, was started with the introduction of iOS 7 just over a year ago. It was a radical turn for the tech company. Many people initially raised their reactions against the shift to a flat, cleaner look of its user interface. Some argued about the flat look that stripped down on the beauty of the user interface, yet the adoption rate is ironically high for its praises. Now, Apple is taking the flat design philosophy one step higher, adding some incredible innovations to integrate its portfolio of devices together. This is the review of the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system: iOS 8 for the [...]
Eight years ago, the original iPod touch was introduced by Steve Jobs to the world. It was touted as the “training wheels to the iPhone”, a coined term by the late former Apple CEO. True to his word, the iPod touch was very much similar to the iPhone – it simply lacks cellular features. The touchscreen revolution started by the iPhone was heralded to be on iPods, and the iPod touch is the answer to the consumers’ dream of a touchscreen music player. Seven years has passed, and the iPod touch has already come a long way to become a versatile [...]