Apple’s hardware design chief is now collaborating more closely with software and interface design staff, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. Apple’s mobile software team now gets ...

According to multiple people who have either seen or have been briefed on the upcoming iOS 7, the operating system sports a redesigned user-interface that will be attractive to new iOS users, but ...

Understanding the importance of usability in software design is critical, whether you are a software developer trying to deliver a functional product, or an organization looking to define the ...

Medical devices have to be designed so that people can use them easily and reliably. Human factors considerations have gained increased attention since the release of FDA's guidance document, Medical ...

Apple Computer has settled a lawsuit filed by a Vermont-based business owner who claimed the iPod maker stole his software interface design and used it to create iTunes. The terms of the deal, which ...

Once upon a time, Apple was the undisputed leader in product design. In some ways, Google is now the leader in software interface design. But Apple has a comeback plan. Google focused first on its ...

The hardware/software interface (HSI) is the core of advanced semiconductor design, allowing seamless interaction between software and components like accelerators and peripherals. It underpins ...

Now that whole systems can be put on a single piece of silicon, IC design is as much a software design issue as it was a hardware design problem before. A typical system-on-chip (SoC) design has two ...

The semiconductor industry continues to follow Moore's Law, doubling the complexity of ICs every 18 months, to the point where it will soon be able to manufacture chips with 100 million gates. Entire ...

In one of Oracle's shimmering glass towers in Redwood Shores, Calif., on the first and second floors, are five offices, a conference room, a classroom, and a lounge, complete with a three-seater couch ...