Google (and Microsoft) really need to push some native apps that properly showcase DLNA content sharing. It's crazy that we haven't seen that push yet.

Nothing is stopping anyone from publishing transit apps for iOS right now either. Yet everyone relies on Google Maps... A single, well designed, functional app trumps an unlimited array of mediocre apps.

...Yet Bing Maps provides transit directions.

If Windows Phone 8 adds the ability to sync up to a secondary display/PC, that phone could be the device you're looking for.

Agreed! Microsoft already demonstrated PixelSense tech for their Surface table. I would love to see the ability to use basically any tool (stylus, pen, brush, fingers) as an input device, particularly for art creation, integrated in a tablet.

This could imply that the announcement is in regards to something entirely ridiculous, entirely awesome, or entirely unworthy of the hype. At least we know it's not a tablet, right?

Beautiful render to be honest (and glad to see the proportion to the background is fixed :P) What software was used?

Industrial design seems like an insanely amazing field to be in. I sometimes wonder if I should have taken a more creative path than the practical nature that is engineering.

I loved that game! Why hasn't it made a comeback in the form of an app??

Would make it harder to differentiate the iPhone from the competition. That thick top and bottom bezel are basically the main identifiers when viewed face-on.

When you zoom in, you lose context, and without the names being visible zoomed out, you may not know where to zoom in, which would result in some unnecessary panning around. So there's a careful balance of clean vs. information to strike here, and Apple may have gotten a bit too far on the uncluttered side.

They aren't horizontally centred with the dates underneath. Especially 'Fri' and 'Sat'

Look at the days of the week.

There's really no such thing as copying in this industry. Products progress. Companies learn from each other's mistakes and from each other's successes. What you get for being the first to come up with a good idea is pride and a good head start on the competition. If you fail to keep innovating, they catch up, which…

Agreed. The only thing that gives me hope is that for Windows 8, Microsoft is working closely with trackpad manufacturers to provide great gesture support. My hope is that in doing so, Microsoft will be placing strict guidelines as to what is acceptable and what is not. Let's hope that they are setting the bar high.

I've been using it for a while, and Metro adds as much of a step between what you want to do and how to get it done as clicking onto the start orb. It really hasn't slowed me down one bit.

Two things. When Windows 7 came out, most businesses were still buying Windows XP (enterprise takes forever to upgrade) and most businesses are still not capable of switching to Macs. The software isn't there, and the cost of doing it would be immense.

I have the NEX-3, and I can tell you that most of your points are valid. However, while with the lens attached the camera does occupy a large volume, it is much more easily carried around. I can usually walk around holding it in one hand without noticing its weight, and it fits (snuggly) in my winter coat front…

I disagree on the interface's usability for a rookie. I have the original NEX-3. When I pass it over to a friend to take shots, I usually set it to Auto, which takes care of most of the settings quite well, and makes it easy to adjust the aperture using terms that anyone could understand (focus background vs. blur…

Beautifully put, I feel the same.