Patent ID: 8214464

Claim:
A mobile device comprising: a display device; one or more processors; one or more computer-readable storage media storing instructions, that when executed via the one or more processors, implement a device user interface configured to: display, on the display device, multiple icons representing selected entities that are selected from a superset of entities including at least application programs and contacts associated with the mobile device that are arranged around different respective arcuate shapes in the device user interface, the selected entities designated to receive current updates automatically and without user interaction; detect availability of current updates associated with one or more of the selected entities; present selectable update indicators visually associated with respective icons to represent the availability of the current updates for the one or more of the selected entities including updates available for the application programs and contacts, the selectable update indicators selectable to cause the mobile device to show substance for corresponding current updates; and output a current update for an entity responsive to selection of a corresponding selectable update indicator.