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Important Factors in the Move to Mobile The popularity of mobile devices is making the decision to have a mobile presence inevitable. But the move is not always an easy one. When crafting or modifying a mobile experience, you have to take into account design, user experience, and—perhaps most importantly—extensive testing. Read on. |
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Wearables and Big Data: A Match Made in HeavenBig data is only getting bigger. This catch-all phrase for the continued growth and availability of information that was spurred from the escalation of PCs, smartphones, and tablets has only become more prevalent. Its next big step could very well lie in an emerging market: wearables. | 
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Web Accessibility and a Call for ActionTim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, said, "Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect." But websites using sophisticated visual effects make it difficult for the blind and disabled to have equal access. It's important to design and configure sites for everyone. | 
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Smartwatches will Lap Fitness Trackers by 2018People all over the world will be tracking their daily activity through their Fitbits, Jawbones, and other various bands wrapped around their wrists by 2018. Fitness trackers will triple in number by that year, but it’s smartwatches—led by Apple’s upcoming iWatch—that will really see the most use. |
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Blended Reality Could Be the Next Big ThingBlended reality can be most easily described as a tech-powered sixth sense. In order to harness this additional sense, you need to wear or be implanted with some piece of technology that speaks to a computer. HP's new Sprout touch-based computer is one of the first to make use of this concept. |
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Ben Simo Presents The Power of an Individual Tester at STARWEST 2014In this STARWEST 2014 keynote, Ben Simo shares his experience with HealthCare.gov, the issues he found, and lessons testers can learn from the website's failures. He digs into everything he had to do to discover the many flaws of the government website. |
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Apple Pay Gets off to a Rough StartApple Pay made its debut October 20, and while plenty of iPhone users are having success paying for certain items with little effort and greater security, early glitches and issues have made this service difficult to recommend. |
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Successful Performance Testing Begins at RequirementsDiscovering performance issues in early builds allows more time to correct the design. By including critical performance-related features and elements earlier, we can take advantage of the incremental nature of the development process to avoid creating engineering in potential performance issues. | 
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