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[Q] Xbox live leaderboards

Should I be able to see Xbox live leaderboards from my phone? I've only played flowerz so far but when I select Leaderboards from within the game it only shows me.
Am I missing something?

It only shows the leaderboard for your friends list via Gamertag/Xbox Live. No one else playing? Then your gonna be the only one on the boards.

I didn't realize this, I thought there was something wrong with the system, apparently none of my XBL friends play XBL on WP7 yet.

YannieBoy said:
It only shows the leaderboard for your friends list via Gamertag/Xbox Live. No one else playing? Then your gonna be the only one on the boards.
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I see. Thanks. Looks like I'm gonna have to find some new friends.

Is that an ipad?

I had 3 people ask me that. Just thought i'd share

Same here. I answered HELL NO! I don't buy locked down apple ****. I don't drink the koolaid. Haha
Sent from my Nook Color using Tapatalk

Ha, I had someone point at me the other day and swoon to their friends, "Aw man he's got a Ipad!" I just smile'd and kept walking.

Someone just yesterday walked up to me and asked "That's the NookColor isn't it?" He knew... spent about 10 min with the guy showing him this and that, he had wanted to buy one but wasn't sure. Once he saw this fantastic Android tablet with BN ereader software that was running the Kindle app and Angry Birds he was sold!

If there are consumers out there that mistake the Nook Color with an iPad, that just shows how incredibly dumb consumers can really be. They are about as two different devices as two devices can get.

Gave me an idea...
gojeda said:
If there are consumers out there that mistake the Nook Color with an iPad, that just shows how incredibly dumb consumers can really be. They are about as two different devices as two devices can get.
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For a Craigslist ad. "7-inch iPad - newest model!"

plympton said:
For a Craigslist ad. "7-inch iPad - newest model!"
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Right?? I would have probably said, "yes it is! In fact, i'm on the production team and I have another one at home. This is probably going to be $600 when it comes out officially, but seeing as how it's Christmas and all- how would YOU like it for $400?"

xwint3rxmut3x said:
Right?? I would have probably said, "yes it is! In fact, i'm on the production team and I have another one at home. This is probably going to be $600 when it comes out officially, but seeing as how it's Christmas and all- how would YOU like it for $400?"
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HA! That'll be the day

johnopsec said:
Same here. I answered HELL NO! I don't buy locked down apple ****. I don't drink the koolaid. Haha
Sent from my Nook Color using Tapatalk
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Well, for all possible reasons you could have given, this is really not the best. Why? The Nook is even more locked down and limited than the iPad. Hell, you cannot even install applications ("extras") officially. You cannot even put your sideloaded books on your home screen.
The NC became interesting when it got rooted, but then again the iPad can be jailbroken as well and has a lot more functionality from the get go even in its locked down state.
Now keep in mind, that people who mistake your NC for an iPad won't be rooting or jailbreaking their devices. For those people the NC does not come anywhere close to the iPad when it comes to actual functionality (without rooting or jailbreaking).
These would have been some valid reasons for buying the NC:
The NC is only $250.
It's more compact than the iPad.
It runs Android, you like Android and you will be able to load Android apps on it when B&N open their app market or now if you root.
Please, I like Android, and I like my NC, but this Android fanboyism is no better than the Apple kind, especially if it's this misguided: Out of the box the NC is a lot more locked down than the iPad. B&N don't want this to be a full-fledged tablet and they will strictly control their app market once it's launched. Rooted nooks cannot access many B&N in-store feature (see thread in this forum), and surely we'll lose root during the next update, which might not even ask your permission to be applied (also from another thread and data analysis on the "firmware over the air" entries in database files on the device, which are set to automatic update.)
So in effect you were saying: "I don't buy locked down apple ****! Instead I'm buying locked down Barnes and Noble products."

Good Action Movies?

Im looking for some good action movies, i dont mind any genre really, except old western (like cowboy stuff). Some movies i liked were the Oceans series, Safe, Safe House, District 9, and the American. I typically like movies that have the main characters trying to achieve something like a mission, or to save someone...
Thanks, Jetstream131

Leon: The Professional
Crank
The Predator
Total Recall (old one, not new trash)
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Search Bar: The Movie.
Tagline: Sometimes to find what you're looking for...
You have to search.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265918

drnecropolis said:
Leon: The Professional
Crank
The Predator
Total Recall (old one, not new trash)
Its powered by Jellybeaned AOKP!
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I approve this post.

Die hard
Rambo
All movies in the predator series
Behind enemy lines
The expendables

As linked above, there's already a thread for discussing movies. You can get all the answers you need in there
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VidCast - Bookmarklet for Casting MP4/WebM videos

Seen this on Reddit, works pretty good for MP4 and WebM videos for sites like Vimeo.
https://dabble.me/cast
*I should mention this only works with Chrome at the moment.

I wish there was some way to use this for Amazon Prime video....casting the full tab isn't a great option for me. Of course a mobile app would be the real answer but Amazon just won't do it!

primetime34 said:
I wish there was some way to use this for Amazon Prime video....casting the full tab isn't a great option for me. Of course a mobile app would be the real answer but Amazon just won't do it!
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Agree. Amazon Instant Video is pretty much the only thing my TiVos and TV have over Chromecast for my intended use.

r00t4rd3d said:
Seen this on Reddit, works pretty good for MP4 and WebM videos for sites like Vimeo.
https://dabble.me/cast
*I should mention this only works with Chrome at the moment.
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List of working sites:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Chromecast/comments/1x5ik0/send_vimeo_ted_facebook_etc_from_the_desktop_to/
Creators Twitter:
https://twitter.com/@parterburn

Amazing, youporn works. Thanks!

I wish it would work for watchespn

uncrx2003 said:
I wish it would work for watchespn
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AMEN!! WatchESPN, along with WatchDisney Junior, are the two channels that I have been wanting more than ANY other channel out there! I'm a huge college football fan and although I've got a pretty nice channel lineup and sports package via Charter, there are still games out there that just simply aren't offered around here on Charter. In addition to WatchESPN, I have a 4 yr old son and like how I used to be when I was younger and how most other kids his age are, he LOVES to watch cartoons, especially the likes of Disney Junior, Cartoon Network, Sprout, etc. The WatchDisney Junior channel coming to the Chromecast would just make my (and my son's) day. I think the only thing holding it back is probably having to do something with licensing issues because if you've ever tried to view WatchESPN or WatchDisney on your computer, you must log-in to their service by typing in your cable tv service provider login info before being able to view those channels.
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jsdecker10 said:
I think the only thing holding it back is probably having to do something with licensing issues because if you've ever tried to view WatchESPN or WatchDisney on your computer, you must log-in to their service by typing in your cable tv service provider login info before being able to view those channels.
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Likely there would be an app like HBO GO, which requires you to do the provider login on your phone/tablet during setup.
As always, be sure to contact the content provider to request support. Unlikely you'll get a response, but hopefully your vote will be counted.

It works very well for me at this www.mistreci.al with movreel and uptobox thats what i needed
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bhiga said:
Likely there would be an app like HBO GO, which requires you to do the provider login on your phone/tablet during setup.
As always, be sure to contact the content provider to request support. Unlikely you'll get a response, but hopefully your vote will be counted.
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I can tell you from my own personal knowledge that many of the content providers who rely on Cable Company Sub payments are very hesitant to release content for use on Big Screens (which CCast support basically is) which could hurt their Subscription fees later on due to the Chord Cutters taking the cheaper route to their content.
One of the Major hold ups with Time Warner and CBS in that last contract battle was over rights to Internet streaming.
Time Warner wanted the rights to them but CBS wanted to hold on to it for further sales to companies like NetFlix and Hulu or even for their own sites (which the three major nets do now) To a OTA broadcaster it's easier to keep their content free because the content has already been paid for via the Advertising and the goal is to hook more viewers to the shows on their Network.
But someone like ESPN, HBO and SHOWTIME, they are highly dependent on Cable Subs and therefore can't just put the content out there so will likely require a Cable Subscription/Login to view because if they did it on their own without such a subscription or tried to do subscriptions on their own it would be cutting off their nose to spite their face plus add the cost of a Subscription support department they have to pay to maintain their own sub service. So those companies are likely to remain a Cable Sub only service.
This is the one thing Chord Cutters will have to deal with, Sure you can get the OTA stuff and some stuff from low rated networks trying to lure people to their content but the stuff you REALLY want will almost always require a Cable Sub to get.
I have been in quite a few meetings where this is discussed and while the greed makes them think about offering their own ala carte subscription model they quickly realize that no one is going to pay as much for HBO on HBO's website as they currently get from the Cable companies themselves.
And if the Cable companies decide they are not worth having on their system anymore these companies like HBO stand to lose their shirts!
So they back down quickly.
Just a quick comment on the Amazon Prime thing....
I think this may be a sign that things between Google and Amazon are not as rosy as they probably should be.
You would think Amazon Prime was all over this from day one but apparently not.
Now that the SDK is public I expect to see something from them in the future.

Good points. It's not easy to understand the policies and actions of all the parties involved unless you know something about the business model from their point of view.
BTW, it's "cord cutters", not "chord cutters", as in cable = cord. Chord usually refers to music or geometry, but in any case nothing to do with this topic.

Re: Amazon - I wonder if they are coming up with a media box solution too. Could explain their reluctance.
WhisperCast?
Of course Canadians ignore them because they offer no media content here. Which is strange as they're selling these walled-garden Amazon tablets with beautiful screens in Canadian stores, and nothing but Netflix & YouTube to watch on them.

Madd Tinkerer

Stumbled upon the site when looking to take my old kindle fire table out of the amazon jungle and just make it an Android tablet . Work in progress. I have always loved tinkering with things have sent several working items to the scrap heap due to me taking them apart and not figuring out how to get them back together, but somewhere a long the line I learned what to do . Have a mind that thinks way outside the box. Hope to continue my learning and maybe even teach a few on what not to do while here . A curious mind will always seek the answers in the unknown. As always stay curious.

Welcome to the XDA forums!
Maybe some information in the Kindle fire forums:
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