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best facebook app?

There seems to be a few floating about, any recommendations?
thanks

twisted-pixel said:
There seems to be a few floating about, any recommendations?
thanks
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I tried skybook and mobilizer. neither worked very well. the basics were there but they both have a long way to go. the skybook app always failed to close properly and mobilizer never seemed to open properly.

This is not really an app, but some have suggested using the facebook page for iphone. I believe it is something like iphone.facebook.com or so.
EDIT: Na, I take it back. This certainly won't help you. I just tested the iphone facebook and did not like it. It seems that it uses resolutions for the iphone and everything looks big and blurry on the HD. Besides, that was no really what you were looking for anyway.

Here you go: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=16698519604

If you are going to use Facebook on a PDA, just use "m.facebook.com"... It is a web page obviously, but is formatted better for smaller screens...

Theres one being developed by this very site!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=455263

Henrikmand said:
Here you go: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=16698519604
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Just tried it and didn't like it. Didn't provide anything that I couldn't really do on the mobile site. Waiting for the application being developed on this site although it doesn't work on my Touch HD for some reason.
Regards

did you try fring? it has a facebook section as well as im client capabilities.

try iris browser + iphone facebook website

GLOC said:
Just tried it and didn't like it. Didn't provide anything that I couldn't really do on the mobile site. Waiting for the application being developed on this site although it doesn't work on my Touch HD for some reason.
Regards
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Currently doesnt support WVGA - Keep checking though, its in the plans to be added.

m.facebook.com (m for mobile)

Workout software for windows mobile?

Hi there,
I had a discussion with my brother on his new iphone and he showed me a software to keep track of his sit up, push up, .... and what ever sessions. It would use the gsensor to count and also check the angle of the situps and correct if necessary.
Now it annoyed me I don't have anything like that on my HD2. Is there anything similar somewhere?
Thanks
Michael

What is the name of that specific app with the gsensor count?
I wish there were some decent work out loggers for us winmo gym guys.

tboy2000 said:
What is the name of that specific app with the gsensor count?
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Can't remember sorry. I was so mad about the fact that the iphone users have it and I don't so I forgot about it ;-)

Pushups app by Gaz25
See this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=721124

Danny04 said:
See this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=721124
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had seen this already, however if I understand it correctly this is just a tracker where I can enter manually. I would like an app where I can "wear" my mobile and the app tracks push ups and situps automatically.

that app would great... i honestly envy iphone users for this kind of practical apps. on the other hand, there is a nice app (not exactly what you want) that you might to take a look at: MyPersonalDiet from VidaOne. Hope it helps.

Official Engadget App

about an hour ago i was skimming through the new apps in the marketplace and came upon an engadget app (not engadget reader). I went ahead and downloaded it. Right off the bat i could tell this was the official engadget app. Great metro ui integration, very smooth interface and offered podcast and videos integrated into the app. I was a little suspicious of the app and whether or not it was the official one, but it had an about page with all the copyright info from engadget. Right before typing this I searched once more for this app and it seems that it has been pulled from the marketplace as well as the engadget reader.
Did anyone else download this app before it was pulled?

It's unfortunate that it got pulled down before I could get it. I have the Engadget reader and it's lacking. I want an official Engadget app ASAP!
Good to hear about it being smooth with metro UI integration though.

I managed to get it before it disappeared.
Wonder what got it yanked?

What is it like, screenshots?
Microsoft seems to be really strict about their guidelines. They have guidelines for everything from User Interface to how long u have for the app to load/resume to distributing it on the marketplace, lol.

N8ter said:
What is it like, screenshots?
Microsoft seems to be really strict about their guidelines. They have guidelines for everything from User Interface to how long u have for the app to load/resume to distributing it on the marketplace, lol.
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I believe this link should do, but it's not there for download:
http://redirect.zune.net/External/L...oneAppID=e32911a0-472d-e011-854c-00237de2db9e
Link may not work in browsers other than IE. It didn't work in my version of Opera.

I got it. Settings button restarts it, might be why they pulled it so it's fixed. Give it a go and see if it's the same for you.

Ok it wasn't an offical Engadget app or they would have had an artical on it. much like all the BBC apps none are offical BBC apps. the apps that Engadget has for IOS and Android are offical. from what I was told they will be having one soon but it wasn't that app.

Peew971 said:
I got it. Settings button restarts it, might be why they pulled it so it's fixed. Give it a go and see if it's the same for you.
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which phone do you have? Maybe it's restricted to HTC or some other device. Maybe limited to a country? Still no download for me.

jabtano said:
Ok it wasn't an offical Engadget app or they would have had an artical on it. much like all the BBC apps none are offical BBC apps. the apps that Engadget has for IOS and Android are offical. from what I was told they will be having one soon but it wasn't that app.
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check the screenshots in the link above. Definitely created by AOL. You do the math.

xmckinzie said:
check the screenshots in the link above. Definitely created by AOL. You do the math.
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Yeah, it is official, but it is buggy.
App restarts whenever you hit the Settings button.

I deleted to the unofficial Engadget app for the official Engadget app.
It seems the unofficial app was pulled down too

The screenshots make it look sort of ugly compared to the Android and iOS versions of the app. For anyone who has it, what do you guys think?

OGCF said:
The screenshots make it look sort of ugly compared to the Android and iOS versions of the app. For anyone who has it, what do you guys think?
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Go figure. Engadget is pro iPhone and Android. Not sure what are their motivation to create this app, and now I see why.

xmckinzie said:
which phone do you have? Maybe it's restricted to HTC or some other device. Maybe limited to a country? Still no download for me.
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I have the Omnia 7. It was there to download at one point but disappeared.
Definitely official, I can even read and post comments from it.
Could be nicer though.

Ut0p1a said:
Go figure. Engadget is pro iPhone and Android. Not sure what are their motivation to create this app, and now I see why.
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Actually pro-iphone... Hardly any Android device got high score in review...

Can anyone post the XAP for this?
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xmckinzie said:
which phone do you have? Maybe it's restricted to HTC or some other device. Maybe limited to a country? Still no download for me.
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Mine is HTC and no go for mine.

xmckinzie said:
which phone do you have? Maybe it's restricted to HTC or some other device. Maybe limited to a country? Still no download for me.
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I have been trying to get this app since it was discovered on the 16th. My guess is that it was released, found to be buggy, and then pulled back. One thing about the WP7 marketplace is that Microsoft actually QA's the apps during the approval process. Android, never. Apple, yes. But it is to look for anti-apple or sexy stuff(j/k).
My buddy has been trying to get his WP7 GPS app approved for quite some time now. It keeps getting rejected for various QA and functionality requirements that keeps the WP7 ecosystem efficient and functional. So props to Microsoft for being sticklers about the quality of apps released(the purpose and types of apps release is another thing).
In case people want to keep checking for the app, here's the link to Zune d/l: http://ow.ly/3ZWl0

OGCF said:
The screenshots make it look sort of ugly compared to the Android and iOS versions of the app. For anyone who has it, what do you guys think?
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The Android Engadget App is anything but pretty when it comes to reading and posting comments. Nested comments in an endless 2 character column of text FTW?

amtrakcn said:
Actually pro-iphone... Hardly any Android device got high score in review...
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The ATRIX 4G lagged its way to a 9/10 (or was it 9.5?) on Engadget and I believe the Galaxy S[hit] got a pretty high score as well even though its lag and GPS issues were well-known at the point of review...

Please eliminate audible ads on in the XDA forums!!!

I love XDA. This site has provided me with a great deal of useful information for all of my Android phones.
However, the audible ads you guys are incorporating into the site lately are absolutely obnoxious and I've gotten to the point where browsing the forums is no longer enjoyable. Every few minutes I get some person trying to sell me something through my headphones while drowning out my music. And since I typically have 3+ XDA tabs open I end up having to close out of all of them until I eliminate the one with the running audible ad.
This is completely obnoxious and greatly diminishes the user experience on this site.
If there is a way to disable the sound on this site through some user settings then please let me know. I'm all ears, obviously...

I've flagged this to the admin. We dont deliberately put these ads on the forum, some of them slip through the net so to speak.

sn0warmy said:
I love XDA. This site has provided me with a great deal of useful information for all of my Android phones.
However, the audible ads you guys are incorporating into the site lately are absolutely obnoxious and I've gotten to the point where browsing the forums is no longer enjoyable. Every few minutes I get some person trying to sell me something through my headphones while drowning out my music. And since I typically have 3+ XDA tabs open I end up having to close out of all of them until I eliminate the one with the running audible ad.
This is completely obnoxious and greatly diminishes the user experience on this site.
If there is a way to disable the sound on this site through some user settings then please let me know. I'm all ears, obviously...
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Sent From My CraZEvo

+1
Whats even worse is they aren't all even in english so I get this bla bla jibberish I can't even understand blasting me randomly when I am reading. Makes me want to punch babies.

the_scotsman said:
I've flagged this to the admin. We dont deliberately put these ads on the forum, some of them slip through the net so to speak.
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Thank you!
voluptuary said:
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Whats even worse is they aren't all even in english so I get this bla bla jibberish I can't even understand blasting me randomly when I am reading. Makes me want to punch babies.
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Haha I know! Right after I wrote that first post some lady was trying to sell me something in Spanish. I looked behind me thinking someone was trying to tell me something. Nope, just another ad.

true so it wasnt just me hehehe

Adblock plus for Firefox is your answer.
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jhuff83 said:
Adblock plus for Firefox is your answer.
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How about IE9 or Google Chrome ? Duhhhhhh
Infused with CM7 with my Galaxy Ace using XDA App

+1
First few days turned the sound down, but if I was at a different website listening to a video, and an xda tab was open, it would play an ad in the background.
Finally uninstalled flash player, now I just get nagged to re-install flash every few minutes that I'm on xda.

Ads may vary depending on your location. I think you must blame the ad provider.
Edit : Use aboutlugin(s) and disable flash, works on chrome.

EmoBoiix3 said:
How about IE9 or Google Chrome ? Duhhhhhh
Infused with CM7 with my Galaxy Ace using XDA App
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Been stuck w/firefox for years now.

jhuff83 said:
Been stuck w/firefox for years now.
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Been using Chrome for quite a while .
Infused with CM7 for the Galaxy Ace using XDA App

the_scotsman said:
I've flagged this to the admin. We dont deliberately put these ads on the forum, some of them slip through the net so to speak.
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there re LOTS of them, and there are also pop up ads, and the super annoying and totally inappropriate pop under ads advertising some kind of "dating site", but it really sounds like an ad 4 porn.

EmoBoiix3 said:
How about IE9 or Google Chrome ? Duhhhhhh
Infused with CM7 with my Galaxy Ace using XDA App
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you can google how to block ads for IE9. Its under settings/safety/tracking protection. There is a file you can enable there that you download that blocks ads.
I got my list from www.privacytracker.org
for IE9, try here:
http://privacychoice.org/trackerblock/ie9

Yeah glad I found this thread as the ad's have been completely annoying. Recently I've been seeing WAYYYY more of the audible video ad's around here. The Gordon Ramsy one is the most freq one I come across. Still getting them right now though.
Hope it gets sorted out as it deff hurts the experience here. I understand the ad's are needed to help support the site but the audible ones are a lil much imho.

We're sorry about the audio ads. We hate them too, and they'll be gone very soon. Please continue to report when you hear such ads. Screenshots always help.

Man I thought i had a virus or something here I am in my chair and my laptop starts with a sears kenmore thing about appliances so I check task manager and nothing is running cept my browser so i run my security software nothing comes up. Then this morning i hear people talking in spanish so i just happen to scroll down to the bottom of the page and i see a video playing. Sure enough thats what it is some i can pause others i cant at least I know it is not a virus and better yet i am not losing my mind (matter of opion) lol

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Man I thought i had a virus or something here I am in my chair and my laptop starts with a sears kenmore thing about appliances so I check task manager and nothing is running cept my browser so i run my security software nothing comes up. Then this morning i hear people talking in spanish so i just happen to scroll down to the bottom of the page and i see a video playing. Sure enough thats what it is some i can pause others i cant at least I know it is not a virus and better yet i am not losing my mind (matter of opion) lol
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Good thing it's not a virus! I heard that audio too earlier, but have been on for a few hours and it hasn't come back. Do you think they got rid of it?

I had a thread about this but it was closed by Admin. Not sure why. Anyhow I found a way to stop them on Google Chrome for those who might be interested. go to this link
http://blogote.com/featured-article/google-chrome-with-firefox-addon/634/
there is about halfway down a link that says adblock. All you do is drag that link to your bookmarks bar. it is a firefox addon that works on google chrome.

Hangouts now available for nexus 7 in Google Play Store!

As the title says.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.talk

slo2lah said:
As the title says.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.talk
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In my opinion one of the most stupid app form Google. No way to change online status or see who's online are you kidding me?? Only log-out. Old talk was lot better.

ashik992 said:
In my opinion one of the most stupid app form Google. No way to change online status or see who's online are you kidding me?? Only log-out. Old talk was lot better.
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Uhm, maybe you are right. But what I see is that Google is shifting the talk to the whatsapp/line/bbm -alike messaging. To think of it, I'd say it's not a bad move though as there's proven track record from the mentioned communication app even though the lack of "see who's online" option.

slo2lah said:
Uhm, maybe you are right. But what I see is that Google is shifting the talk to the whatsapp/line/bbm -alike messaging. To think of it, I'd say it's not a bad move though as there's proven track record from the mentioned communication app even though the lack of "see who's online" option.
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Maybe works for others but not for me.

First time it's quite confused but after it's very intuitive :good: