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macpatrik
12/11/09

In reply to TomTom Releases $50 US-Only iPhone App
I've said this before and I'll say it again.

I've tested out three of the most popular navigation apps. Navigon, TomTom, and whatever the stock AT&T one was. I can't remember the name, but it's terrible. Don't get it.

But TomTom clearly knows what they are doing. It might not be as pretty or have as many bells and whistles as Navigon, but it kicks it's ass.

Navigon just lacks in the GPS department. It has a harder time finding GPS signal, if thats even possible, but it never gets signal until I get to the end of my development, when TomTom gets reception in my driveway. And when programming a route from you're car Navigon always has a hard time getting GPS reception.

The second major issue with Navigon is it can't really detect when you're in a driveway or parking lot, it just assumes you are already on the street you're supposed to turn onto. I can't tell you how many times I've pulled out onto the street the wrong way and had to turn around. Aggravating.

It was hard to justify this when it was $100, but now I think you'd be crazy not to go with TomTom.
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Noobs-R-Us
12/11/09

In reply to TomTom Releases $50 US-Only iPhone App
Yea, who needs Canada anyways?
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Alfisted
12/11/09

@Noobs-R-Us: The US Government will not be buying the stripped down version. They're gonna need those Canadian maps for the coming invasion.
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Mayor McRib
12/11/09

In reply to TomTom Releases $50 US-Only iPhone App
I'm hoping they cut out Alaska, both Dakotas, Oregon, Nebraska and Iowa and just sell it for 2.99?
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DWD
12/11/09

@Mayor McRib: Yeah, because that's where all the roads are at.

While we're at it, how about one just for the Heartland...leaving out the coasts? Should legitimately get it down to $14.95.
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Mayor McRib
12/11/09

@DWD: I like the way you think
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Brian
12/10/09

In reply to The Free iPhone Apps You Need To Download Right Now
While it's not free ($.99), I highly recommend AppSniper for those who don't have it. It's great for cheap bastards like me since one of the functions organizes all App Store apps that are temporarily discounted/free.

Good stuff!
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Fractal the Meek
12/10/09

In reply to Opera Mobile Browser Is Finally Coming to Android
I've used cousins of both browsers having just gone from a WinMo phone to webOS. Honestly Opera Mobile vs. a WebKit browser comes to a pretty even draw IMHO.

And it seemed to me that the server assist in Opera only helped on the most image laden pages. Otherwise the extra server latency made the speed boost negligible.

But yay, choices/competition!
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Kaiser-Machead
12/10/09

In reply to The Free iPhone Apps You Need To Download Right Now
Thanks! After getting this iPhone I've become a bit more enthusiastic about finding new stuff for it, but after also jailbreaking it, it's downright addictive.
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Killjoy
12/10/09

In reply to Opera Mobile Browser Is Finally Coming to Android
Flash, baby, Flash! Show me you're real! Flash, baby - Flash will get me to squeal.
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anexanhume
12/10/09

In reply to Opera Mobile Browser Is Finally Coming to Android
Can't really say that I'm interested unless it has multitouch or flash support. Dolphin is nice, but the interface isn't that pretty.
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Mikestan
12/10/09

In reply to Opera Mobile Browser Is Finally Coming to Android
What no iPhone support?

I kid I kid...
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Software_Goddess
12/10/09

In reply to Opera Mobile Browser Is Finally Coming to Android
Does this mean that the Cell Phone Software Monopoly will soon be coming to an end?

Or are my hopes up for nothing?
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takeshi
12/10/09

@Software_Goddess: What monopoly are you referring to?
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Software_Goddess
12/10/09

@takeshi: The fact that you cannot choose the software you phone comes equipped with.
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soggy_cheerio
12/10/09

In reply to IMDB for iPhone: Now Playing at an App Store Near You
Most arguments against browser apps comes from a position of being completely uninformed.

With some of the features included in mobile Safari, it is possible to make a webapp completely indistinguishable from a native app.

There are a few exceptions to the rule, but this is an example of something that is just as easy to produce as a webapp.

Don't believe me? Go research: cache manifests, local databases, css transitions.

What it really boils down to is that most programmers are too lazy, or too incompetent to produce a good webapp. And, consumers are all too eager to cede as much control and transparency as possible.
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OCEntertainment
12/10/09

In reply to IMDB for iPhone: Now Playing at an App Store Near You
Secret Twitter handles? Attention movie stars with secret twitter handles: if you're keeping your handle secret you're not going to gain a million-user following. If you're famous and not using Twitter to get a bunch of followers, you're doing it wrong. You're better off without Twitter in your life.

(Last sentence = almost universally true.)
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SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
12/10/09

In reply to Pac-Man Championship Edition on iPhone, Where Are You Zune?
Does it need to be on Zune as well?
Having a pac-man on a gaming system (even though the zune and iPhone aren't a gaming system) necessarily means "Win"?
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Edited by SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! at 12/10/09 10:26 AM

Ryan_Long
12/09/09

In reply to iClassic App Lets You Revist the Good Old Days of Click Wheel iPods
I would only use this for searching through songs. I found the click wheel way easier to go back 10 seconds than I do the iPhone's tiny slider button method.
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Mediocre
12/09/09

@Ryan_Long:
I agree but I have found that the adjustable scrubbing speed function of dragging you finger down before you go to the side really helps out.
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Ryan_Long
12/09/09

@Mediocre: ok, here's my question. What the hell is that? I saw it being touted as a great new function in 3.0, but NOBODY could tell me what it meant. Can you?
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ThePaul
12/09/09

@Ryan_Long: Scrubbing is a fancy-shmancy way of saying "fast-forward" or "rewind" with playback of that section of an audio or video track. I recently stumbled upon the term when I became more interested in video editing and audio recording work.

With OS 3.0 you can adjust how slow or fast the scrubbing speed is by first tapping on and holding the playhead (which would be the silver dot on the song's or video's timeline), then depending on how far down the screen you drag your finger, it will slow down your scrubbing speed as you drag the playhead left or right. The further down the screen your finger is, the slower the scrubbing speed.
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SysRq
12/09/09

@Ryan_Long: When you use the scrubber, slide your finger up or down to adjust the scrubbing speed. Then, without picking up your finger, scrub left or right.
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fastm3driver
12/09/09

@ThePaul: OMG. My life has been improved! Thanks!!!!!
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Mediocre
12/09/09

@Ryan_Long: Yeah... What ThePaul said. Just touch the ball that tells you where in the audio you are, drag your finger down (it'll tell you your speed) and then drag to the left or right.

Thanks Paul
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nneonneo
12/09/09

@Ryan_Long: It means that, when scrubbing the position knob, moving left and right skips backwards/forwards as usual, but moving up and down changes the rate at which this happens.

In other words, you get an adjustable-speed scrubber. With your finger near the top, it's 1:1, but moving your finger downwards reveals "1:2", "1:4" and finally "fine" adjustment speeds.

For example, 1:4 means that by moving your finger right 40 pixels, the scrubber moves only 10 pixels.
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Ryan_Long
12/09/09

@ThePaul:
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
It must have been cold there in my shadow,
to never have sunlight on your face.
You were content to let me shine, that's your way.
You always walked a step behind.
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ThePaul
12/09/09

@Ryan_Long: Great. Now it's stuck in my head. That was my mom's favorite song when I was growing up, and I know every. Single. Word.

Maybe I can scrub past all of the words in the song and just listen to the instrumental portions.
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Nathan Obbards
12/09/09

In reply to iClassic App Lets You Revist the Good Old Days of Click Wheel iPods
Considering how much I hated the scrollwheel, no thank you. I much prefer the touch interface.
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