The Internet isn’t always “one size fits all.” Every day, inaccessible web design prevents billions of people in the disabled community from an easy online experience. For those with visual impairments, learning difficulties, hearing loss and more, there are dozens of unique challenges waiting behind every URL. But building a disability-friendly site is a lot

Apple’s a very secretive company, but it’s a good guess that there’s no playbook in its Cupertino headquarters for incorporating an existing consumer brand into its portfolio. That’s because Apple has never done anything remotely close in its 38-year history. The company has made more than 50 major acquisitions, but they’ve all been technology companies

As a writer by trade, it’s not easy for me to utter these words, but I’m not going to lie: On social media, a picture is worth a thousand words. It’s true. Content may be king, but visuals rule. All the latest studies and statistics suggest that images on social media command more attention than

Huawei has unveiled the Ascend P7, a slim Android smartphone with LTE support, at an event in Paris on Wednesday. The 5-inch device has a 1080p display, a 1.8GHz quad-core processor, 8GB of RAM, 16GB of storage and a 13-megapixel camera on the back, coupled with an 8-megapixel one on the front. With a 0.26-inch-thick body

While low-cost carriers try to squeeze new seats into every last inch of cabin space, luxury airlines are taking first class to new heights. Quickly-growing Mideast carrier Etihad Airways is the first airline to offer a multi-room suite for its most privileged guests. “The Residence by Etihad” was unveiled on Sunday. Peter Baumgartner, Etihad’s chief

Something unexpected happened when scientists at the University of California, Riverside, started stringing together nanoparticles of gold. The gold wasn’t golden anymore. It changed colors. “When we see these gold particles aggregate, we find out they have very, very beautiful blue colors,” chemist Yadong Yin told The Atlantic. That bright blue would dissipate like a sunset — morphing

Would you hire Roald Dahl or Vincent van Gogh? With a beautifully crafted business card, it’s hard for hiring managers to resist these superstars of history. To celebrate the launch of their new letterheads, online stationer MOO created custom business card and letter head designs for 12 prominent figures. Each design plays on its particular celebrity’s personality to

Say what you like about Mark Zuckerberg, the guy is nothing if not self-aware. He knows that one of the biggest problems Facebook faces, now and in the future, is the widespread perception that it’s vacuuming up all sorts of personal information about you. At the same time, he knows that Facebook’s revenue stream depends

Skype’s group video call feature is now free for all users. The company introduced group video calls in 2010, supporting group video chats for up to 10 users at once. The feature was free for a few months during a public beta, but became a paid feature in early 2011. Skype outlined the new change on its blog, writing (emphasis ours): For the last

Amazon has reportedly been working on its own collection of branded smartphones for years, and now, we’re finally getting closer to seeing its first design. The tech website BGR.com has posted a picture of what it says is one of at least two Amazon smartphone prototypes built by the company. If the photo is real, the design looks