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yelp for android

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.

linuxluver said:
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"

linuxluver said:
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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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..

legend221 said:
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

mswiss said:
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.

legend221 said:
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/

Engadget diss XDA???

I was hearing a podcast from engadget and I heard them say xda trolls thats pretty F up I must say since their "professionals". one thing is just not liking what ever phone nobody cares but dissing a whole developer site its pretty stupid. Sorry about the stupid thread but I had to get it out of my chess

Lack of fact checking and sourcing as well as some, how shall we put it "bias" are strengths at Engadget:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=614946
Mike

mikechannon said:
Lack of fact checking and sourcing as well as some, how shall we put it "bias" are strengths at Engadget:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=614946
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I agree 100% with bias to me thats entertainment and blogging doesn't affect me. then one of them call nokia fans s60 trolls I said ok thats mess up but I know theirs some irritating s60 fans like windows mobile etc etc list never ends so maybe he took a small jab at a annoying reader. But dissing a developer website was just damn right wrong Especially when this people work so hard on what they do. I'm still heated over that comment.

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I was hearing a podcast from engadget and I heard them say xda trolls thats pretty F up I must say since their "professionals". one thing is just not liking what ever phone nobody cares but dissing a whole developer site its pretty stupid. Sorry about the stupid thread but I had to get it out of my chess
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Link?
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rorytmeadows said:
Link?
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http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/engadget-podcast-193-04-23-2010/ go to 38.10 maybe i heard wrong and i hope i did.....

josemedina1983 said:
I was hearing a podcast from engadget and I heard them say xda trolls thats pretty F up I must say since their "professionals". one thing is just not liking what ever phone nobody cares but dissing a whole developer site its pretty stupid. Sorry about the stupid thread but I had to get it out of my chess
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Nah, that wasn't being said:
They are talking about android and how it isn't running natively.
Then one of the talkers is flipping through a XDA thread, and it doesn't look like it's done (running Android natively) "they are arguing now" where the other talker says: "he trolls XDA".
Nothing special, engadget didn't call us trolls.
Next time you post accusations please ensure you heard correctly..

To All Sports Fans!

This is for all the sports fans out there! The website www.atdhe.net and www.firstrow.net have been shutdown by ICE(homeland security) for infringement, but just wanted to let all of you know that atdhe has already put out a new website - www.atdhe.me - Enjoy all your sports needs! =)

omninut said:
this is for all the sports fans out there! The website www.atdhe.net and www.firstrow.net have been shutdown by ice(homeland security) for infringement, but just wanted to let all of you know that atdhe has already put out a new website - www.atdhe.me - enjoy all your sports needs! =)
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no one cares!!!

blader3759 said:
no one cares!!!
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Uhh... I care.
Still, good to know, OP, even if no one really does care..
Thanks!

Ooooo! Intresting. Thanks!!

channelsurfing.net also got taken down but changed to channelsurfing.eu

There is nothing wrong with VIEWING sites right?
The screen at atdhe looks intimidating.

Its a great place to watch free ppv ufc fights.
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s15274n said:
There is nothing wrong with VIEWING sites right?
The screen at atdhe looks intimidating.
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Well, I've been watching all my Lakers home games and some ufc fights on atdhe for a long time - no problems. It does look abit sketchy I have to admit, but I took a leap of faith and it's worked out for me for a few months so I can't complain! Quality isn't great but it's a pretty popular website to get access to certain sporting events.

MikeDo said:
channelsurfing.net also got taken down but changed to channelsurfing.eu
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Actually it's channelsurf.eu.

A little bit off topic but why does homeland security shutdown websites for copyright infringement? You would think they would leave that type of work to the fbi or something while they worry about more seriois things like actual homeland security..
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probably more like the FCC would take care of this kind of action.

benifactor said:
A little bit off topic but why does homeland security shutdown websites for copyright infringement? You would think they would leave that type of work to the fbi or something while they worry about more seriois things like actual homeland security..
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Because it's all terrorism now, don't you know? It's terrorism! They're winning! Take down your website which funds terrorism! Terrorism! AH!!!
The terrorists did win after all... and many are still blind to it.

haha, awesome. i watch the poker channel all the time
thanks for the links guys

It's because they don't want OBL to be able to stream the Super Bowl in his cave.

Just a heads up everyone about atdhe.me.
That seems to be a fake site not run by the original atdhe people.
http://atdhenet.tv/ seems to be the real site, it has the same formatting as the original. It also has a warning about fake atdhe sites.

agee said:
Just a heads up everyone about atdhe.me.
That seems to be a fake site not run by the original atdhe people.
http://atdhenet.tv/ seems to be the real site, it has the same formatting as the original. It also has a warning about fake atdhe sites.
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Hmm. Interesting...I guess that's the real website, cause it is the same format as the old website. atdhe.me seemed to work pretty good for me too but I think I'll try out atdhenet.tv. Thanks for the update with that link!

OmniNut said:
Hmm. Interesting...I guess that's the real website, cause it is the same format as the old website. atdhe.me seemed to work pretty good for me too but I think I'll try out atdhenet.tv. Thanks for the update with that link!
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Off topic,
OmniNut, I didn't know you're a Lakers fan. How they do vs Rockets? POed me when they lost to the Celts.
Btw, Firstrow is back on, but when you go to their site, it re directs you to another site, different ones every visit. But lately they've been redirecting you to a soccer.tv or something. Anyways, gave fun!
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Mehh.. that celtics game was dissapointing but yeah they beat the rockets 114-106 in it.
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blader3759 said:
no one cares!!!
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It's actually a perfect example of a Flash Video website that I can watch on my Vibrant that my friends with iPhones can't watch.
So yeah, I think a few people would care about that. Maybe not trolling children like yourself, I see.

OmniNut said:
Mehh.. that celtics game was dissapointing but yeah they beat the rockets 114-106 in it.
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Yeah it was. Theeeeyyy were being lazy. Kobe had big numbers, yet again, but, combination of the rest, shoot, I would make ALL THOSE.
Pissed me off. I was ready to bust out my custom Lakers ensemble and fly down on my private helicopter to the Staples and get in the court ...

Is it just a rumer that Steve jobs is gonna die?

From what I have heard on some news sites on the internet, Steve jobs only has weeks to live. It is about his cancer which is eventualy killing him. I don't like him at all but if it is true, I do find it sad to hear. I would never wish this on anyone.
http://www.longislandpress.com/2011...r-national-inquirer-says-steve-jobs-is-dying/
This news is starting to pop up all over the internet.
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Well from what I heard on teh interwebz Elvis is a hermaphrodite who works in my local chip shop and hitler had a pet unicorn......
Call me old fashioned but I don't think this is a particularly useful or apropriate use of a thread.

conantroutman said:
Well from what I heard on teh interwebz Elvis is a hermaphrodite who works in my local chip shop and hitler had a pet unicorn......
Call me old fashioned but I don't think this is a particularly useful or apropriate use of a thread.
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your are old fashioned but i find nothing wrong with this in off topic

I don't see anything I done wrong as you should see other threads in the forums, some are just bonkers, also this is off topic
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Heck, the off-topic Mafia's Cook has no problem with this topic, so what's the big deal? It is semi-relevant, because love him or hate him, he started the REAL touchscreen trend. I'd imagine that Android would be using full physical keypads instead of touchscreen if it wasn't for iPhail, despite the general opinion of its usefulness.
Anyway, the rumour that Mr Jobs is dying is unconfirmable, as the original source is National Enquirer, which is a tabloid magazine. And the doctor who said he's dying based his opinion on pictures of Steve Jobs. Pictures.
Make of it what you will.

There's all kinds of wild speculation flying around out there right now. The list of people who actually know what's the case is likely very small.
What really gets me though is the sheer hatred and malicious ill-wishing I've seen going on out there about Mr. Jobs. I think there a lot of jealous, personally insecure folk out there, and that's actually pretty sad. I mean, by way of example, I hate Microsoft and strongly dislike the attitude and actions of Bill Gates, but you won't find me wishing death upon the man, or anything of the sort on his family or friends.
It's clear that we have a lot of dangerous, irrational people out there, and this makes me sad.

love seein the closet apple fans coming out on this thread like cockroaches for some smelly cheese .. get outta here

I have been keeping an eye on news sites and stuff now for 48hrs and I still not convinced. If Steve was really going to die, I think it would be all over the news by now.
Although, that being said, he is a very ill man and if he were to pass away soon I would not be surprised.
Personally i don't like apple and I don't like Steve jobs like I said at the beginning of this thread but he still is a human being and I hope it is not true.
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We are all going to die.
I hope this isn't news to you!

DirkGently1 said:
We are all going to die.
I hope this isn't news to you!
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That is true but it is how you die. Cancer sucks
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Read on a Danish tech news blog that this is confirmed just to be a rumor.

Long live steve??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Enquirer
They have had a few lawsuits.

yea going out by cancer sucks. i dont care who you are or what you have done. i would never wish that on someone.
well maybe a few people, but not steve.

flyboyovyick said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Enquirer
They have had a few lawsuits.
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and quite a number of hits too

souljaboy said:
love seein the closet apple fans coming out on this thread like cockroaches for some smelly cheese .. get outta here
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No offense, but the topic is about a mans life. I don't think anyone here(Or I hope anyone wouldn't) wish something like this on anyone else. That post comes off as very rude.

I saw that article featured on gizmodo.
It's probably a rumor unless you believe that 2 "prominent" cancer doctors saying that Steve Jobs has weeks left to live by, if you can believe it,
looking at photos of his ass from his jeans.
so I don't think Steve has weeks to live. The national enquirer is 99.99% bs.

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No offense, but the topic is about a mans life. I don't think anyone here(Or I hope anyone wouldn't) wish something like this on anyone else. That post comes off as very rude.
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good job reading i didnt even mention steve in my post

I'm just curious as to how good Android would have been without the iPhone as a big fat target to shoot for. Apple would be no where near as influential or profitable, imho, without Jobs at the helm. Granted, he may piss on his customers opinions, i.e. antennagate, yer holdin' it wrong!, but the fact remains that if Apple wasn't pushing out quality products the whole community would be lesser for it.

totally agree...
Apple first don'd the PDA term back in 1992 around the release of the Newton message pad.
On another note.
I can't understand why anyone could say that don't like someone if they have never met in person...

Show Ideas?

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...?

TRusselo said:
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.

Babydoll25 said:
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...

TRusselo said:
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.

Babydoll25 said:
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

azrienoch said:
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....

xizzmatt said:
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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TRusselo said:
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!