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by mgcross 16y ago
And that's also a pretty old version of Android FB. The current version includes Places, Chat and replaces Requests with Groups, creating a balanced 3x3 grid of icons.
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by mgcross 16y ago
Economics? (investing more design/dev time in the [currently, at least] more profitable platform) Laziness/incompetence? (I don't know how many times I've downloaded an Android equivalent to an iOS app only to find re-purposed, screen captu
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by mgcross 16y ago
Yep, I assume the FB app home page is half height to accommodate HVGA devices.
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by mgcross 16y ago
FTA: "If you took the underlying NGP hardware and shipped Android on it, you'd find far far less performance on Android. Let's say you took an NGP phone and made four versions of it. Each one would give you a different amount of memory and
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by mgcross 16y ago
While there are some 'free' (subsidized over two years) android phones available, most of those are low-performance devices more akin to feature phones. Those purchasers may indeed be less likely to buy apps due to spending habits. But ther
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by mgcross 16y ago
I think it would stand a much better chance if every review containing "$41M" in the app store was discarded. The app may well deserve a one star rating, but is the money relevant? Apples and oranges, I know, but it reminds me of Kindle own
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by mgcross 16y ago
I'm on a netbook too (old one: 901), and FF is my preferred desktop/dev browser, but Runfield is unplayably slow in FF4(2-3fps maybe) on my netbook, whereas Chrome (10.0.6b) feels like it's hitting 15-20fps.
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by mgcross 16y ago
Have you checked out Simple Mobile ( http://www.mysimplemobile.com )? Cheap, but the CS gets horrible marks.
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by mgcross 16y ago
JScrollpane: http://jscrollpane.kelvinluck.com/ Good stuff, but doesn't work with touch/mobile devices. It would have been nice if they would have detected the userAgent before calling JScrollpane, as default scrollbars do work with mobil
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by mgcross 16y ago
I didn't see an age or class range listed, but based on the photo/video, I'd guess middle school/junior high (12-14yrs).
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by mgcross 16y ago
I don't mind a :10-:15 spot, but the overlay ad was covering a significant amount of the video. I quickly switched to the linked swf: http://cdn.static.viddler.com/flash/as3/simple-publisher.swf...
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by mgcross 16y ago
Those needing flash video with alpha. Flash player 9(.115, I think), supports h.264, but not with alpha channels.
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by mgcross 16y ago
Location data surprised me some... within US: CA, AL, TN, TX? AL has 408, while CA only had 648? [Disclaimer: I live in AL; not a 4chan user].
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by mgcross 16y ago
The Atom N455 has integrated GMA 3150 video. So no hardware video acceleration with Flash 10.1. h264 video will play, but maybe not at full frame rate, and certainly not full screen. And forget about HD.
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by mgcross 16y ago
It seems to me that some of the issues you mention with web apps would also be apparent with native apps acting as a front-end to online apps. Network transfers and latency can result in pauses and delays that would impact user experience m
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by mgcross 16y ago
Looks to be more of a consumer-focused device, but I can't help but feel that it's more so an effort to bolster Android branding/perception than it is to sell devices.
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by mgcross 16y ago
I am too. I've been on T-Mobile for years, and I'm relatively happy with their service, but 3G reception (although fast when I can get it) simply isn't on par with AT&T. Aside from that, I just don't like the fact that even though my ph
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by mgcross 16y ago
Under features, portable wi-fi hotspot is touted with no additional carrier fees. This currently works on T-Mobile with my Nexus one, but I assumed I was "getting away" with something. T-Mobile charges $15 for tethering/hotspot on other dev
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by mgcross 16y ago
I'm not too curious about the tools, whatever was used is beyond my ability, but the art kept me on the page - beautiful.
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by mgcross 16y ago
I was curious too; from wikipedia: "In contrast to other top-level domains .tel information is stored directly within the Domain Name System (DNS), within the actual domain name record, as opposed to the DNS simply returning details (such a
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by mgcross 16y ago
I'm envious of iPhone games, but primarily due to the aesthetics of the games rather than gameplay. Developers (and designers) are still chasing iOS money. I think Android will get there. I'm hoping Unity3D will result in more cross-platfor
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by mgcross 16y ago
SwiftKey (on Android) scans previous text and email messages, if I'm not mistaken. The result is usually convenient, but it can be disconcerting - I had a friend borrow my phone to text someone and as he was composing his message, he contin
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by mgcross 16y ago
Coffee (Higher Ground at the office), Green Tea, Beer (Great Divide DPA or IPA; Paulaner Hefeweizen; Sam Adams) & 10-12 glasses of water throughout the day. No soda or juice.
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by mgcross 16y ago
I thought it was the carrier that took the 30% share? I don't think Google gets a cut of the Market sales.
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by mgcross 16y ago
It's a 2nd gen device with OpenGL ES2, WGA res. and a 1GHz Snapdragon. It always gets the latest Android OS and will almost certainly run Gingerbread. Definitely viable as baseline development testbed. Honestly, even if I wasn't dabbling in
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by mgcross 16y ago
I'm only seeing the T-Mobile version when logged into the developer marketplace: "Note: The device sold on the developer site is compatible with most 3G networks, including T-Mobile in the US. However, there are some carriers that have diff
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by mgcross 16y ago
Flash on my N1 hasn't quite lived up to my expectations, but my experience has been better than the reviewer's. I have flash set to 'on demand' to avoid all of the superfluous flash banner/video content fed from ad CDNs. Use firebug or reso
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by mgcross 16y ago
I was torn between an iPhone 4 and N1. In the end I chose Android because I wanted an experience more akin to a minuscule laptop than an appliance. Unsubsidized $30/month unlimited data and free tethering/wifi hotspot doesn't hurt. My daugh
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by mgcross 16y ago
I was under the impression that the "Even More Plus Smartphone" plan was $39.99, but when I brought my new N1 into the store, I was quoted $30/month unlimited, no contract. I've been a customer since 2002 and have a family plan (voice and t
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by mgcross 16y ago
This page: http://www.apple.com/html5/ ? The 360 there is a simple pre-rendered jpg sequence. But I'm hoping you're referring to a real-time 3D execution. If, please share a link.

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