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Compare Everywhere for windows mobile?

Is there anything similar to that android app for windows mobile?
Or may be some port of this very app?
Thanks

Android isn't an App its a replacement operating system.
You want Android Ported to your Device. There is a Android thread in the ROM Dev Forum.

I think the OP means something like ShopSavvy for Android. It allows you to take a picture of a barcode and get prices for the item at other stores and websites.
I haven't heard of anything for WM that does this...at least not yet...

I wasn't asking for Android port.
There is an app called "Compare Everywhere" which reads the barcode via camera goes to the web and compare the prices for this product.
As far as I know it currently exist only for Android.

I remembered reading this about a barcode reader and thinking, "What an interesting idea." but I didn't get it at the time. I do see the relevence to having a shoppers comparison, but am probably too lazy to drive elsewhere to find a product right in front of me.
Barcorama
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=368798

Why do some websites insist on loading the mobile site ONLY?

Is it because most sites are developed with the iphone in mind and since it has a small screen and no flash the websites figure why allow access to anything more than the iphone can handle? Even after setting the phone to desktop through about:debug some sites wont present the desktop version. Its so aggravating that they are deciding what i can access based on what hunk of plastic im visiting from. I guess their thinking goes that most mobile phones, including the damn iphone work best with the mobile version but i have a f****** NEXUS ONE!!! My phone is awesome and unlike the goddam iphone the nexus pretty much works like an actual computer so give me the damn goods!!!

Chill out dude, f-all people have nexus ones compared to iphones. Just change your user agent, then delete your cookies and try again.

Question From Iphone 4 User

Hello all, Im currently using an Iphone 4, its a great phone, dont get me wrong, but I hate the way apple have such tight control over it. Im looking at buying an HTC HD7, but haven't used the phone yet. Im just really looking advice from anyone who has used at lenght, or has an Iphone 4, and is moving to Windows Phone 7.
Cheers

Having just moved over from an iPhone 4, I'm in a pretty good position to give you some info.
1. Phone itself is great (I found the iPhone4's screen beautiful, but way too small to be practical for my needs)
2. The WP7 interface is MUCH better than the grid on iOS4, especially the LIVE tiles.
3. WP7 is still pretty locked down, but I can see that changing. If you're on a none jailbroken iP4, there's not much difference.
4. App amount seems to be growing by the day, but as this is a fresh OS there's nothing on it yet compared to the IP4. However, the apps that are on WP7 are awesome. The Facebook app is the best Facebook app on any phone I've used.
5. The execution and intergration of facebook, LIVE, Messenger etc is VERY well done on this phone. If you are a social person, you'll love it.
6. There are some limitations, some of which are annoying and will take some adapting.
Overall, I think the OS-side of things is superior to an untouched iP4's iOS4. It does need work, but the foundations are solid. Apps will come (Especially with the Dev budget MS has thrown at the WP7 platform)
As with all early adapters, you'll experience some frustrating times and a lack of features, so it depends what you're after really.

Thanks for the super fast reply. What are the limitations you talk about? I find the Iphone a Cr&p phone, but pretty good for internet surfing, that is what I do mostly, with a little bit of angry birds thrown in for good measure. The only other program use a lot is Nike plus for tracking runs, but I suppose it didnt take long for Android to have something similar, so I imagine Windows phone 7 will have a similar app soon.

JamDonot said:
Thanks for the super fast reply. What are the limitations you talk about? I find the Iphone a Cr&p phone, but pretty good for internet surfing, that is what I do mostly, with a little bit of angry birds thrown in for good measure. The only other program use a lot is Nike plus for tracking runs, but I suppose it didnt take long for Android to have something similar, so I imagine Windows phone 7 will have a similar app soon.
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My surfing experience so far has been good. Again, there's no flash or silverlight yet and a lack of HTML 5. However, Adobe have confirmed Flash is coming for WP7, we just need an official statement from MS now....I'm predicting it will be in the Jan 2011 update along with Copy & paste.
Like I say, the apps are popping up fairly quickly to say the least. If you like the occassional game, the HD7 screen real-estate is a big plus there. The quality of the games on WP7 looks very promising indeed (In my opinion, better than iP4 games, and this is Dev's first releases!)
Rovio will no doubt release Angry birds on the platform as well.
As for the tracker, I haven't seen one in the marketplace as of yet, but that's because I've been messing around too much with the Xbox LIVE games

Microsoft don't seem to be as controlling as Apple and so within a few updates you should be more free than if you were using an iPhone.
The fact that HTC & Samsung are making the phones is always a plus as then you have a choice instead of having to pick from one phone.

Defo think im going to give the HTC HD7 a go. Worst case scenario I buy a Ipod touch to use the stuff I was used to. I always adapt early, just sometimes I get frustrated with slow progress. Hope the microsoft app store doesnt go like the palm pre did thought.

How is the screen in comparison ? I am hoping its better than the Evos. I know it won't be as nice as the Vibrants just dont want the washed look.

risq said:
My surfing experience so far has been good. Again, there's no flash or silverlight yet and a lack of HTML 5. However, Adobe have confirmed Flash is coming for WP7, we just need an official statement from MS now....
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How MS is going to allow flash when they moved away from ActiveX, and I haven't heard they would want to introduce it - it is by far the easiest transport to deliver spyware, malware and viruses to your device.

Galaxy tab and its web browser.

Hi
Got my hand on the galaxy tab for one month and everything just doing fine but I wonder why when I visit one of my site. Its fonts are not placed properly as I view on Iphone or desktop.
Any advice will be helpful
Thank
the site as below
toddler2kid.com

Hmm, is that some kind of lame ad or what ?
If not can you tell us what's the difference between those devices?
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toddler2kid said:
Hi
Got my hand on the galaxy tab for one month and everything just doing fine but I wonder why when I visit one of my site. Its fonts are not placed properly as I view on Iphone or
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having websites look identical or even pretty across all browsers is a difficult if not impossible task. Try other browsers on your Tab to see how browsers influence appearance, try Dolphin, Opera and Opera Mini.
If by my site you mean one that you designed, learn how to better cope with different browsers when doing website programming. It is a huge undertaking.
Remember first that HTML is NOT a page description language. You want that, try PDF. It is designed to describe content and its organization, NOT details of appearance. It is the browser's job to determine appearance depending on other factors that the designer doesnt control, like display device, or user preferences.

[Q] why doesn't the press get it?

Most reviews, specially those websites ( cnet, engadget) with years of praising apple, seem to write in accurate or tritely negative reviews. Why? Many spend have the time on phablet buzz words. One trick is to show and awful graphic of the pen drawing as opposed to our gallery of amazing work. They often dismiss the pen in one paragraph by showing one sloppy handwriting recog test, and leave out all the precision and notation and drawing. Almost no review explains that this is wacom tech that is quite significant with a full digitizer, basically a simple wacom tablet on your phone. They leave out the pressure sensitive and pixel accuracy. I have seen some reviews say it is better than a regular stylus because it has a button ( as if that is all it has). Very rarely do you see reviews talk about the amazing voice recognition systems ( vlingo, google) that work amazing on the devise. And I am getting sick of the no pocket, no one hand reviews that seemed ignore all the youtube videos and raves tot he contrary. I walk my two dogs twice a day with my note in one hand and have no problems. Is it just the press loves apple and does not know now innovation when they see it. It is just strange. I should say that I an 20 yr UI expert who has worked with apple and interactive and 3D design firms and now run ( grad chair) a large interaction design/CS PhD research school - so I have some knowledge of the space. It is just strange - how the reviews just parrot the same inaccuracies and stereotypes while the note sells 2 million units to raving user reviews. My best counter to these reviews is posting the following: Samsung innovated with a design that created the largest display a mobile phone could have ( pocket, comfort, one hand, light) where the typical frustration level that an expert user has with a smartphone vanishes. Between the large display and real-estate you can use touch for fast and causal, the pen for any details ( no more zooming up or missing links with this pressure sensitive, pixel accurate control that also draws, charts, notates and annotates anything (images,maps, web, screens shots) and the 3rd innovation great voice recognition for both commands and email/text input - between the 3 inputs that you can seamlessly move between and the size - this is a gaming changing design for the expert ( browsing, email, texting, scheduler, todo, note taking - type) user.
What are your thoughts about why the press does not do their homework on this phone?

The main tech press has by and large been guilty of crap reviews for a long time (notable exceptions being anandtech and GSMarena). In the case of the Note they'd rather get some sensationalism out of it than really apply themselves to a proper review. That's why I started reviewing products myself - to give a proper and detail users account.

I posted a rant in the 'reviews' thread, but I think it's a combination of:
1) Not spending enough time with the note
2) Trying to use the note exclusively as a phone or tablet. You kind of have to switch how you use it depending no the app. Many reviews insist on using it as a phone and then hating it.
3) Being close minded - not really keeping in mind that some people use pen/paper, some people don't require 100% one handed use, etc
4) Taking a cliche and running with it.
I especially hate the 'too large to be a phone, too small to be a tablet'. I mean really - Why not? You really can't do what you do with your phone or tablet?
- Frank

I agree. I believe they are lazy and closed-minded in equal measures. They may also be blinded by the iDeadEnd that they have been offered to date.
I was discussing the Note with someone the other day. One great point is that I can whip out my note and the pen, and start writing notes straight away. I use Skitch, but others are as good for different people/uses.
My alternative is to use my very slim BT keyboard. That is good, and the entry is cleaner, but the effect on other people during a meeting is quite intrusive. Using the Note just like a notepad, and quite naturally, is a far less intrusive activity, and one that is very quick to start & stop.
I think this is key for me, because people find it less intimidating and more natural. It is not that I care what they think of me, but 'professionally' I need to avoid attention like that.

Dedicated mobile review sites have got the reviews spot on or very close to accurate. They have all praised Note. Anandtech is always professional and their reviews are very well done. I am glad to see that they continued the same focused review style that they used to in past for their PC component reviews when they started reviewing gadgets.
Its those pop culture news / review sites like askmen, cnet ( now a pathetic excuse for a tech review site ) that are dismissing the Note first based on the size and secondly on stylus. After 2 weeks of use I was still discovering new stuff I can do with this S-Pen. Many sites wont even bother testing feature like S-pen thoroughly.
Lot of these sites had dismissed even Galaxy S2 and look what happened.
The actual fun part on such sites is to actually read comments where few tech nerds manage to rip apart whole review into pieced

Agree...
ChodTheWacko said:
I posted a rant in the 'reviews' thread, but I think it's a combination of:
1) Not spending enough time with the note
2) Trying to use the note exclusively as a phone or tablet. You kind of have to switch how you use it depending no the app. Many reviews insist on using it as a phone and then hating it.
3) Being close minded - not really keeping in mind that some people use pen/paper, some people don't require 100% one handed use, etc
4) Taking a cliche and running with it.
I especially hate the 'too large to be a phone, too small to be a tablet'. I mean really - Why not? You really can't do what you do with your phone or tablet?
- Frank
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I think a lot of it comes down to your first point - they can't spend enough time with the note because there are just too many phones, tablets, netbooks, notebooks, ipods, etc. etc. to review. I spent weeks searching for a decent review before deciding to buy my beloved note... and found only one.
Just as well there are some quality forums and threads to provide more detailed information