I don't know about you guys but for a while now, I've been so fed up and angry with Apple and their "business tactics" of trying to stop production of Android devices by using patents. Well now, Google is finally going to see some justice!!
The picture below, is a patent filed by Google for, you guessed it, the notification pulldown that was a "new" feature recently released in iOS5. The only thing that makes me mad about all this.......Google filed for this patent in 2009!!!!!! It's just now in the approval/denied process. However, due to the fact that this was an Android exclusive feature, there should be no issues with this getting approved. I really hope Google uses this to their advantage (which I'm sure they will). What are your thoughts on this?
Here's an exact description for the patent:
“A computer-implemented user notification method includes displaying, in a status area near a perimeter of a graphical interface, a notification of a recent alert event for a mobile device, receiving a user selection in the status area, and in response to the receipt of the user selection, displaying, in a central zone of the graphical interface, detail regarding a plurality of recent messaging events for the mobile device.”
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Here's a little story on it from phandroid.com
http://phandroid.com/2012/02/17/goo...tion-pull-down-bar-yeah-back-in-09-fun-facts/
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Hey, I've been all over google for the past hours and I simply can't find any good android program like TV Forecast for the iPhone..
If you're not familiar with TV Forecast, here's a sample of how it looks. Very basic but very handy:
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If you have anything like this for a TV-freak, please help me out
Try this one http://www.cyrket.com/package/ukfree.jersey.tvguide
this may suffice for a bit, i wrote it myself, it simply parses a text file from tvrage.com
http://pdxvr.com/wap/t.php
you can limit the number of days by adding a ?d=n on the end of the url where 'n' is a number below 7
I use Record it by Austin Reid, if u have sky plus it can sync with ur account and u can set ur box to record when ur out.
Today I started to keep the history of the TVRage feed I use for the web app and made some links to those days - mostly so I can see the season/episodes I may have missed.
http://wap.pdxvr.com/t.php
I saw there was an app on the market that parsed the same file I used and shows you that. I think my interface looks nicer than the app even though it's just a web page.
Army Knowledge Phone
This one is for all the military people out there or for anyone considering it.
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Perfect for any soldier, from new recruit to prior service. This application is free and supported by ads so that anyone can use it. Freshen up on topics such as:
Soldiers Creed
Army Song
General Orders
Enlisted Rank
Officer Rank
Warrant Officer Rank
9-Line Medevac
Spot Report
Phonetic Alphabet
Core Values
To view our contact information and the installed version select the title of the application on the mainpage of the app.
Source: CyiDev.com
Download Link: Zune Link
Nice, but some of the pages (army song) won't scroll all the way down. It looks like the ad covers up the last few lines of text.
Figured it out - I accidentally had a list-box inside of a list-box. I am correcting it, does anyone else feel I should replace reports with the NCO creed since It is lacking in the report area. Also someone had mentioned having it show news, what if I simply direct a web browser to ArmyTimes.com ?
Name: Who's Near Me
Who's Near Me is a social network that uses your current location to connect you with other people located near you and allows you to connect with them anonymously for friendship, romance, networking, or just chatting. You can freely send anonymous text and picture messages with other users - all without ever having to reveal your phone number.
This application is also available on the Windows Mobile platform and users of both platforms are able to communicate with each other. (see this XDA news article regarding the Windows Mobile application)
The application has been available in the Marketplace since last year and has had over 90,000 unique users log-in since then. We recently published a major update to the Windows Phone 7 application and we would love to have some XDA readers take a look and give their feedback. We think that the application is fairly stable at this point and would love assistance making it 100% user friendly, bug-free, and enjoyable to use. We also welcome any new feature suggestions or marketing tips.
Source: SynergeTech Solutions
Download Link: http://social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=e0b331a9-85e8-df11-9264-00237de2db9e
Additional Information Link: http://www.synergetechsolutions.com/whos-near-me.aspx
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Has anyone got a suitable image (64x64, 60x60, 45x45, 36x36 .png file) of a dissolving phone or anything else that would make a good application icon for a Windows Mobile app? I'm still thinking of a name for this app ('I can hear you now', 'Fringe Service', 'From the Edge', for example) and its basically a phone status/alert system for monitoring your connection to your cell provider (I use it when I'm out in the mountains as it lets me know when my phone has a connection etc).
Thanks
Blake
I'm on a bit of a timeline here as Microsoft is not accepting anymore Windows Mobile app on their app store after July 14th
I should include a screen shot so people can get a further idea as to what the app is. The top of the app is connection information / type icons and the bottom is a strength meter / search animation. It does log GPS positions of the various events and vibrate/sound/notifications are configurable.
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Thanks
I need some ideas.
Still figuring that out as i go..
At the moment, I mainly use my Google Glass to record stories from my older relatives and do in car video recording (had a gopro previously), like the notifications via IFTTT about when it is snowing or raining. Also get my google now alerts, email, txts, phone call alerts on it too. Also have been listening to my google music with it too while walking about and of course the navigation features are cool too.
I like not having to pull out phone; even though sometimes it's easier. Voice control is a bit weird to get used to initially but is pretty decent. My biggest geek use of it though is controlling my Philips Hue bulbs by voice with it. Some sample pics (vignettes = overlays of photo and glass display, very fun!).
Still a lot to be improved but now that more and more people have it; we are seeing new apps each week.
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and yes, i would let you try them on if i ran into you in public if you asked nicely and seemed interested
neat