we finally have yelp for android!
right now its just read only but hopefully we will get all the iphone features after version 1.0
http://officialblog.yelp.com/2009/12/its-time-to-break-out-the-robot-yelp-for-android-is-here.html
I don't really think the majority of us care.
It's not that isn't a great app or anything [well right now it really is a bad app] it's just by the time the iphone and Blackberry devs got there head out of there ass Android developers already published better similar applications.
Yelp is a great way to find a new place to eat, want to impress a date with a nice hotel or searching for a decent spot to throw back a few. There is rating feedback on a restaurant, bar, club or just about anything you can possibly rate. Yelp trying to jump on the Android market is most definitely a GOOD thing.
If they see support from our end I am sure you will see updates and added features in the near future... IM IN!!
Looks like another one of those US-only apps.
Nothing here for Rest of World. Move along.
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Looks like another one of those US-only apps.
Nothing here for Rest of World. Move along.
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Hahaha I'm sorry about that, it's just that other countries are much nicer to visit so we get centered around "US"
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Looks like another one of those US-only apps.
Nothing here for Rest of World. Move along.
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I don't know about the rest of the world but I can confirm that there is a uk version on the official webiste look on the top right corner. Try the app, change your location.. if that doesn't work for the uk then just go to your browsers address bar and type "www.yelp.com"
Why the hatred towards the U.S. xda members? We have no control on what these developers do with THEIR apps?
US-only apps
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Hahaha I'm sorry about that, it's just that other countries are much nicer to visit so we get centered around "US"
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It struck me how many apps I *can't* see.
The Android Dev Challenge winner: "SweetDreams". I can't see it.
Pandora? Nope. (Can't buy music outside the US, either....but I stopped buying music years ago when the stopped treating me like a customer).
Photostitch (paid)? Nope.
...and so on. I can see a lot of the paid apps....but the gaps are annoying.
we've had where for a long time, which has yelp built in...
I thought where took out the yelp reviews? It was the reason I uninstalled it. Anyway, Layar's Yelp layer is pretty good for me.
last I checked WHERE was using citisearch reviews.
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You're correct just used 'Where' 5 mins ago and it clearly says Citysearch reviews. Its kinda annoying when people don't get thier facts right before posting.
Yelp has helped me find alot of interesting food places and saved me money avoiding certain ghetto and low-class nightlife locations..
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You're correct just used 'Where' 5 mins ago and it clearly says Citysearch reviews. Its kinda annoying when people don't get thier facts right before posting.
Yelp has helped me find alot of interesting food places and saved me money avoiding certain ghetto and low-class nightlife locations..
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chill dude
i haven't used where in a while, but i remembered it used to have yelp reviews, I didn't realize they changed it, thats unfortunate
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chill dude
i haven't used where in a while, but i remembered it used to have yelp reviews, I didn't realize they changed it, thats unfortunate
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Sorry dude, misinformation will and should be corrected as not to misinform other xda members.
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Sorry dude, misinformation will and should be corrected as not to misinform other xda members.
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Of course it should be corrected, but should be done in a courteous manner.
Yelp is a very good app, been treating me well and syncs addresses with Google Maps flawlessly.
looks like yelp for android might get better quicker than any of us think....or perhaps incorporated into google places?
google looking to buy yelp
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/17/google-acquire-buy-yelp/
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If you don't already know google released a ADC2 app to download submitted apps and review/rate them. Anyone get any good apps from it?
link: http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.google.android.challenge
bump. its hard to believe no one cares about this.
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bump. its hard to believe no one cares about this.
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I could care less about GOOGLE and their challenges now to be honest. After what happened with Cyanogen. Pssh..
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I could care less about GOOGLE and their challenges now to be honest.
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If you "could care less", why are you not taking part? Oh.. because you mean "couldn't care less".
Yeah what happened to Cyanogen sucks, but I wish everyone would stop acting so childish about it. He was wrong. End of story. Move on with life. It's not like it's really that difficult to get the things back in anyway.
I've been judging apps for this all day. Come by a few good ones but most are not that original really. I've been checking the ADC2 website every day waiting for them to announce the judging app release. Can't believe it's out and they didn't even post it on there.
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If you "could care less", why are you not taking part? Oh.. because you mean "couldn't care less".
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This perversion of the popular axiom irritates the hell out of me too.
Anyway, has anyone actually been issued any decent apps for review? I saw an ADC2 version of Spreadsheet and that's about it. Kinda disappointed in the deluge of kinda 'meh' apps.
Let's keep this thread on topic.
Both of you look slow, because I SAID I could care less, and I MEANT what I said. Never said I wasn't going to compete.
@g1-evolve stop jackin the thread
I haven't gotten a single good app. In fact they are all crap.
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I uninstalled it after a few days. Nothing good came across. Extremely disappointing. That seems to be the trend this week.
I got Ping2Locate, which was kind of cool but not really original. That's the best of what I received so far. There was a book library but the scanner just continually took pictures until it found a bar code rather than waiting until one was present in the way BCScanner & ShopSavvy do.
Then there was the endless stream of crap.
One of the most pointless I got was this "unique new media interface". Sounded exciting. It actually turned out to be almost insulting, considering the prize money on offer. It was 4 images taking up a quater of the screen each. One was a season. Pressing changed the image to represent a different season. Another one (I can't even remember what the image was) began to play music and spin the images around. The other two were labelled "M" and "V" which just looked on your SD card for music or video.
Seems like I would have had a good chance at winning if I'd just submitted Hello World.
I guess now I know why they never bothered to announce on the ADC2 site that the judging app was available...
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Seems like I would have had a good chance at winning if I'd just submitted Hello World.
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I would have voted it all 5's considering the crap we were seeing.
There're some good apps in there, come on !
I run PrankDialer.com, and have an app in the ADC2 running right now - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rFJDnXw4Ew
Yeah, I was using it since sunday, hoping that I'd be able to try some really exciting apps.
Instead I got loads of junk apps, games, even one who's description was 'create user table'. I'm hoping that in the later rounds that they will have been filtered out.
Hey everyone,
I am really concerned about windows marketplace. I suppose it will either help the community here by weeding out certain visitors, or it could lure all the good dev's from here with the promise of getting more than recognition for their work.
Anyone have an opinion?
It always hurts the first time.
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It always hurts the first time.
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lolz i bet you say that 2 all the boyz
i think it'll be great. no more digging to find useful applications. i think the centralized market will work wonders.
its a shame they will get their are into us for it
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its a shame they will get their are into us for it
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the who and the what with the huh?
telegraph0000 said:
the who and the what with the huh?
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I was going to try, but there's just no way.
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That's what she said.
And i don't think its going to affect us, i took 1 look at the prices they were charging for the apps and have decided that Marketplace is best left alone.
Sam
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Ahhh....his eloquence...
This mess it all mine
I have Been Looking for a vibrating keypad for a few weeks now
mine still isnt working
the funny thing is i tested it on my girlfriends it worked a treat
i want it even more now
All i know is i want it,
So cant i can wait to give it a go
my brother got one of these (or something like it) it was rubbish and very under powered.
Also it will only make the battery worse, more juice will be needed.
Yeooooooooooo
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1825687
I will be calling later
After reviewing all the past posts on this thread i will offer you a grand total of...
...$100
imagine the smell in that bedroom
A offer is a offer, if he doent like it doesnt need to attack people
Heh heh...I got too much time on my hands being unemployed....
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its a shame they will get their ARM! into us.
opps my bad i should really proof read.
I wouldn't worry about it. If anything, it should be useful for the platform and, as such, will benefit us all. For people like myself who flash ROMs quite often Marketplace is useless as it doesn't leave the the cabs and I'll have to redownload stuff every time. For those users who can't spend 5 minutes googling it will be a blessing and therefore will grow the market for WM apps.
What does worry me a bit is not users migrating to MP, but developers.
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That's what she said.
And i don't think its going to affect us, i took 1 look at the prices they were charging for the apps and have decided that Marketplace is best left alone.
Sam
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Is there anything free on the Windows Maketplace? The iPhone App store has a free section, just wondering if its the same kind of thing?
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this comment makes me feel there is a lack of a comment rating system on this forum. :-D
So, I was curious, what are people's thoughts on some of the tech news websites out there?
I'm talking about CNET, Engadget, Gottabemobile, etc. etc. Any opinions or recommendations out there?
Personally, I originally liked Engadget until I found out they seemed a touch biased towards the iPhone, but lately, with the iPhone 4 fiasco, they have been showing their ability to be fairly neutral....That is, of course, until they almost completely trashed my new tablet PC in a review a few weeks back.
CNET seems to be pretty stable and gaining in reputation, but their news does seem to be a bit slanted as well.
I have seen a lot of websites give XDA lots of respect over the past year though, that really feels good.
Try Digital Reviews (I'm biased ).
Engadget is the best i think. Lots of pictures and detailed info.
Gizmoto.com is good lots of strange tech
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Engadget is the best i think. Lots of pictures and detailed info.
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They definitely know how to cover products and SOME events. I think they pour all their resources into covering Apple events, and I know that it's just great for traffic, but you got to have that techie conscience that tells you to put equal effort into other events as well!
XDA front page is all you need!
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XDA front page is all you need!
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BIASED!!!
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XDA front page is all you need!
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Yea, well I don't see anything about sea monkeys on that PAGE!
Off topic is not considered a news
But I invite you to make an application/tweak/theme/skin/ROM, etc and for sure will be published
Oh but national holidays like national sea monkey don't wont get published!
CNet covers who pays them the most ad money. That tends to be Apple.
Gizmodo for some reason is huge Apple fanboy bias.
Endadget has some slight bias but not as much as the others which is why I tend to stick with them out of all the other blogs.
Mine are:
1. http://www.wjddesigns.com/ (shameless plug)
2. Engadget Mobile
3. Gizmodo
4. XDA Forums
And of course Twitter....
OOOOOOH, Reminds me. I need to go check up on my Engadget news
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OOOOOOH, Reminds me. I need to go check up on my Engadget news
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LOL...Yep....and thatnks for the heads up...hate duplicate threads
Just read a really nice article on how the white iPhone 4 won't be available until "later this year" because the glass company isn't supplying enough.... Isn't this like the 3rd setback so far for this phone????
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Just read a really nice article on how the white iPhone 4 won't be available until "later this year" because the glass company isn't supplying enough.... Isn't this like the 3rd setback so far for this phone????
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Yeah, doesn't really fit in. I hate Apple, too, but we're talking in generalities here.
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Yeah, doesn't really fit in. I hate Apple, too, but we're talking in generalities here.
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Not sure what your saying? Are you saying my post diesn't fit in and that i'm expressing my dislike for apple in a non general way? Because that wasn't how I was coming off....
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Not sure what your saying? Are you saying my post diesn't fit in and that i'm expressing my dislike for apple in a non general way? Because that wasn't how I was coming off....
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Oh I get it now. Yeah, I meant this thread to be about the websites themselves, not actual news that was coming through. Sorry about the misinterpretation.
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Oh I get it now. Yeah, I meant this thread to be about the websites themselves, not actual news that was coming through. Sorry about the misinterpretation.
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That's fine. I was just sharing
Just kinda thinking out loud here (not the best thing to do but oh well!) Wouldn't it be nice to have an XDATV show about some off the apps that come from XDA? (SetCPU ect)
Or just an XDATV show dedicated to app reivews, Like SassiBob's segment but as a full show?
As I said, just thinking out loud
yeah we have chad for roms
sassy for apps
harry (lol) for a mix of quick stuff - maybe too quick
az - general xda news and other mix
that other blonde guy for interviews....
kinda need to find a set topic for each show... almost there....
would be nice to have a Q&A live, or a how-to ( mobile tech videos - bend over and take it with him xda. he is a good resource! )
another show for games...?
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yeah we have chad for roms
sassy for apps
harry (lol) for a mix of quick stuff - maybe too quick
az - general xda news and other mix
that other blonde guy for interviews....
kinda need to find a set topic for each show... almost there....
would be nice to have a Q&A live, or a how-to ( mobile tech videos - bend over and take it with him xda. he is a good resource! )
another show for games...?
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Ohh I love the idea of a How-to video! That would go down well with the people who are not as tech savy as the rest of us Not sure about a live Q&A though, that would depend on having a big crowd that interacts & I have a feeling that with XDATV in such a young age it would fail to attract the crowds needed. But I think maybe a top5 show? Like top5 Apps or Top5 Roms?
An XDATV Games show?! Only if we can dress the Android dude up as Mr Chip! XD haha
Maybe this is silly.... But, what if an episode was dedicated to some "issues" (like OEMS locking the bootloader, developer's thoughts on fragmentation, the suit, between Google and Oracle and it's effect on Android and the Linux kernel....)?
Sparky WAS in the doghouse. Now, He's allowed on the deck at least.
My Nexus S is annoying me.
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Maybe this is silly.... But, what if an episode was dedicated to some "issues" (like OEMS locking the bootloader, developer's thoughts on fragmentation, the suit, between Google and Oracle and it's effect on Android and the Linux kernel....)?
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soo.... you mean news?
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soo.... you mean news?
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Well, more like an editorial by a particular dev or any xda tv personality on those (and many other) issues. Not really reporting facts (news) but opinion. Bad idea?
Sparky WAS in the doghouse. Now, He's allowed on the deck at least.
My Nexus S is annoying me.
opinions often get confused for fact.
case in point fox "news".
facts are better for people that cant tell the difference.
and theres too many here...
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opinions often get confused for fact.
case in point fox "news".
facts are better for people that cant tell the difference.
and theres too many here...
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Very true.
It was just an idea.
I just like editorials and there are many issues in the Android Community that can be very polarizing.
That was my thought.
But you are right.
Sparky WAS in the doghouse. Now, He's allowed on the deck at least.
My Nexus S is annoying me.
okay okay..well....
XDA Developers forum users are way too damn pretentious and immature in order to host a live Q and A - well said, guy who said that above me. XDA is too young to have that kind of crowd.
BabyDoll - Great Idea, hard to pull off without starting a flame war :-/
TRusello - I articulated your guide, but I haven't had time to edit it yet. I did it with Camtasia Studio so it came out nice and clear.
Also, the guy doing the interviews is shawn, just in case you wanted to know ^^
Oh, and on a side note, I need a nerdy girlfriend, so be sure to PM me your qualifications, ladies.
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Well, more like an editorial by a particular dev or any xda tv personality on those (and many other) issues. Not really reporting facts (news) but opinion. Bad idea?
Sparky WAS in the doghouse. Now, He's allowed on the deck at least.
My Nexus S is annoying me.
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This is for you -
http://thedroidguy.com/2011/04/when-fanboy-meets-fact-android-community-maturity/
I wrote it for XDA but they didn't want to start a flame war, which is very understandable.
I had an idea on a show for how-to videos as well. I'd love to do some!
I don't have a smartphone atm to do any so I guess thats a no
I do however follow HTC news like a puppy dog, so maybe I could do some videos on HTC news? I'm talking ALL news. ROMs, Phone rumors, new releases, OEM firmware updates. I'd love a chance!
My idea for How-To videos was that there would be no set host, but anyone who wants to make a how-to video for noobs could do it. The videos would specifically show from factory to rooting and installing any given ROM on every device xda supports. The footage would be sent to me and I'd edit it to make it as short as possible without leaving anything out, and then it would be uploaded to xda's Youtube channel. If any of you are uncomfortable with speaking or being seen, that's fine, I can do the voice-over. Like I said, going from unboxed to flash-ready as fast as possible is all you'd need to do. Then each of these videos could be placed in each forum's noob sticky.
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okay okay..well....
XDA Developers forum users are way too damn pretentious and immature in order to host a live Q and A - well said, guy who said that above me. XDA is too young to have that kind of crowd.
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Man, I'd do it. You, me, and Bob. Put it up on streamly.tv and we're set. Having a live show in general would be fun to do. Sure, I might answer a few questions with "I don't know, go away," but that's why I'd just be hosting it. We'd have guests that came on each week to answer questions. And I'd just smack any pretension that peeked out. Or Bob would. Yeah, Bob would. Plus, there's nobody better than her at keeping things stu...non-pretentious.
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TRusello - I articulated your guide, but I haven't had time to edit it yet. I did it with Camtasia Studio so it came out nice and clear.
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Gravy cant wait to see it! My other " Short/ one word answers " in my sig, could really use being spoken as well. Check it out. but that might be more down Az 's " tone of voice " ...
Oh, and on a side note, I need a nerdy girlfriend, so be sure to PM me your qualifications, ladies.
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Dido, its 11:30 on a saturday.... wtf am i doning here??
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...Dido, its 11:30 on a saturday.... wtf am i doning here??
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Hey! I'm a girl!
<3 xoxo
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My idea for How-To videos was that there would be no set host, but anyone who wants to make a how-to video for noobs could do it. The videos would specifically show from factory to rooting and installing any given ROM on every device xda supports. The footage would be sent to me and I'd edit it to make it as short as possible without leaving anything out, and then it would be uploaded to xda's Youtube channel. If any of you are uncomfortable with speaking or being seen, that's fine, I can do the voice-over. Like I said, going from unboxed to flash-ready as fast as possible is all you'd need to do. Then each of these videos could be placed in each forum's noob sticky.
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What about the HTC news idea? I would like to do a all Android news show as well.
Since I'm phone-less I'd like do something!
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Hey! I'm a girl!
<3 xoxo
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hey.. and i have a thing for plants too!... *wink*wink*
just hop in my van little girl, theres something i want to whisper in your ear....
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What about the HTC news idea? I would like to do a all Android news show as well.
Since I'm phone-less I like do something!
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My only concern with covering news from outside xda is that its outside xda. I'm by no means a decision maker here, so press on and see how far it goes. I'm sure with a live show we'd be covering general news for a want of content. But we don't embrace a brand as a community, we develop on a large number of devices from a wide array of carriers.
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hey.. and i have a thing for plants too!... *wink*wink*
just hop in my van little girl, theres something i want to whisper in your ear....
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Yeah... you know what they say
white mexican vans only lead to two things: meth labs and rape.
I'm not into either.
ouch! but we dont have mexicans up here in canada. and i am so not into meth!
Hi guys! If you remember, my app Screenshot ER was the first to work on honeycomb. If not, its in the signature.
Could all you lucky champs with 3.2 let me know if its still working please?
it works beautifully on 2.0.1 manta ray with kernel Tachi.
Still great job no matter what update for OS comes around
Cool. Are you using SER or SER 2?
1.0.8 that is
need root for this?
edit: never mind, just read your sig.
Yep... needs root. But if youre on this forum, you should know that restoring your device to vanilla is just as easy as rooting!
Works fine on Tiamat 2.1 (3.2 base).
[sER2]
Ive just checked (finally) and it works fine! Dunno why people are sending me error reports...
doesn't matter, 3.2 on Tiamat has screen shot app built in
Yep - but it sucks... this is a real screenshot app with cool features!
I'll pass, good luck
Whats your problem buddy? You just clocking up a post count with all those opinions?
Must be - im a dev here with lots of current threads and Ive only managed 1700 in the same time as you. And of course i spent most of that time making cool apps. You it seems were just trolling around because noone listens to you in the real world. ..
Hope to never see the like of you in one of my threads again. Fat chance, i know.
Internet gangsta haha, don't quit your day job
Typical. Spout some nervous nonsense and run with your tail between your legs. Schmuck.
Haha, some one didn't get their snack pack. Sorry this is all you have, good luck with it. Maybe next year you can go to band camp
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Typical. Spout some nervous nonsense and run with your tail between your legs. Schmuck.
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Don't worry you can can tell all your dungeons and dragons friend how tough you were. But back to reality where you trim my landscaping haha
I you implying that im poor and by extension inferior?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12138188&postcount=3
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The app will always be available for free from XDA, it is our gift to the community.
A beta is currently being tested by everyone in the office, and the app itself will be posted here in the next few hours, after we put some basic icons together and make sure it actually works
Stay tuned, all your screen capture needs will be met within a few hours!
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Yeah... so you dont get to bottom feed any more and actually have to pay for something that use use. If youre such a smart guy, why dont you go make something that becomes successful and then not cash in on it? You can be content with watching thousands of people download it and never even clicking the thanks button.
Oh wait - you cant.
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Yeah... so you dont get to bottom feed any more and actually have to pay for something that use use. If youre such a smart guy, why dont you go make something that becomes successful and then not cash in on it? You can be content with watching thousands of people download it and never even clicking the thanks button.
Oh wait - you cant.
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Sorry to disappoint but I do pay for apps on both my EVO 3D and Xoom. You said your app would ALWAYS be free to XDA members but went back on your word, that was bad enough. Now you're here spamming the forum, thats disgraceful. On the 2nd page is your last thread that was closed on Aug 4th, now you opened another thread the very next day which offers nothing that could have gone in the other thread? Oh yeah, and there's another thread in the Android Paid Apps section which was also closed.
I support devs verbally and through my wallet, but your behavior is pretty distasteful. I'm not looking for a fight, nor am I slamming your app, but I think the way you do business may hurt you more than freeloaders. Another factor may be people realize there are free apps that suit them just as well and don't have to worry about buying an app only to find it pulled from the market for some unexplained reason and have to get the other pay version.
Think of this as constructive criticism.