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    Image of Slinkytech Slinkytech
    11/27/09

    In reply to This Week's Best iPhone Apps
    Oscar, the iphone grouch.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/25/09

    In reply to Don't Worry Palm, Everything's Going To Be OK
    I don't need an app for that.
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    Edited by Shamoononon: I shave my legs. at 11/25/09 1:20 PM Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was starred Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was unstarred
    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    11/25/09

    In reply to Don't Worry Palm, Everything's Going To Be OK
    You all act so shocked, even though Chen showed on day one that the Pre was built for this.
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    Image of Poop Cooper Poop Cooper
    11/25/09

    In reply to Waze Turn-By-Turn App Lets You Play Pac-Man With Your Car
    Best new feature of Waze: driving off the edge of screen will teleport you to the opposing side.
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    11/25/09

    @Poop Cooper: Also, if you go 10,000 miles they give you an extra car. Pays for itself, really.
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    Image of BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2 BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2
    11/25/09

    In reply to Waze Turn-By-Turn App Lets You Play Pac-Man With Your Car

    So where are the ghosts?
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/25/09

    @BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2:

    they're called cops, and you should drive away from them as fast as possible whenever you see one. it also helps if you make a lot of fast turns in the process while still taking into account the locations of any nearby cherries when formulating your route.
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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    11/25/09

    In reply to Don't Worry Palm, Everything's Going To Be OK
    Who buys this crap?
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    11/25/09

    @HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: Memers. My friend was so proud to show me the carefully selected fart app he purchased for his new iPhone last month.
     Reply
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    11/25/09

    In reply to Don't Worry Palm, Everything's Going To Be OK
    Palm's catalog is growing at break-wind speeds!
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    Edited by Gordonium at 11/25/09 11:12 AM Gordonium was starred Gordonium was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    11/25/09

    In reply to Don't Worry Palm, Everything's Going To Be OK
    FartMan? No thanks. I'll just stick with FatMan, who broadcasts in glorious 720p, folks!
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    Image of sharkync sharkync
    11/25/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag:

    I am sooo not watching that.
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    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    11/25/09

    @sharkync: Wait! It's totally not what you think it is!
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    Image of Odin Odin
    11/25/09

    In reply to Don't Worry Palm, Everything's Going To Be OK
    I don't know what's worse, that they're charging for them or that people have probably bought them.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/25/09

    @Odin: Who's the more foolish? The fool, or the fool who pays him for fart noises?
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    Image of jpaugh jpaugh
    11/25/09

    @OCEntertainment: The people who authorized the app to be sold in the store seems like the foolish ones to me.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/25/09

    @jpaugh: But then the people that authorized it probably get a cut of the earnings of each app sold, so the bigger fool is still the person who buys the app.
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    Image of yantelope yantelope
    11/25/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Agreed. I can explain the supply. It's the demand that baffles me.
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    11/25/09

    @Odin: Don't think anyone's a fool. At this point it's just a running gag a few people are cashing in on, seems to me.
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    Image of Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach
    11/23/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation Hits the G1, MyTouch, All Other 1.6 Handsets
    Buggery. I just went through the trouble of flashing it onto my phone last weekend.
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    Image of EBone EBone
    11/23/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation Hits the G1, MyTouch, All Other 1.6 Handsets
    Just a quick Android question - will older phones like the G1 and MyTouch ever get the 2.0 OS pushed to them, or are they stuck with 1.6?
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    Image of MarcusMaximus MarcusMaximus
    11/23/09

    @EBone: Nobody knows. Cyanogen is currently working on getting it to those with rooted phones but Qualcomm apparently hasn't released the drivers for it. But nobody knows if Google will do so officially.
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    EBone promoted this comment MarcusMaximus was starred MarcusMaximus was unstarred
    Image of EBone EBone
    11/23/09

    @MarcusMaximus: This is what worries me about Android. While many complain about the closed Apple system, since Apple controls the hardware and software, even the older handsets get the new OS (minus a few hardware dependent features like compass).

    With so many different hardware-specific tweaked versions of Android, you have to rely on the manufacturer to re-tailor the latest OS to their hardware. What if they decide they just don't want to? For instance, the Motorola Cliq would require a pretty refined upgrade for their custom software overlay. And if the Cliq didn't meet Moto's sales goals, they probably won't bother.

    I guess only a *true* Google-branded phone would get all the upgrades. But then again, wasn't the G1 a Google branded phone?
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/23/09

    @EBone: The G1 is a Google branded phone. There's also no word yet on just when or if it might get 2.0. I'm not exactly sure why, but for some reason the Droid get early dibs on Eclair. The source code didn't even drop until after the Droid was released.

    Earlier this year, Google said there'd be at least 2 new updates this year. For what that's worth, and for whoever that's referring to, we may never know. T-Mobile/HTC haven't said anything for certain about the G1 not getting Eclair, so it may happen yet.

    I will say this, though, as annoying as it is that each carrier has to modify it for their own handsets, they at least have the motivation of an lively group of early adopter nipping at their heels. ;-)

    Hopefully each manufacturer will take the same approach HTC is and make a single UI for each of their phones, so they don't have to keep retweaking Android for each handset.
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    Image of Odin Odin
    11/23/09

    In reply to This Week's Best iPhone Apps
    Question, what's the compatibility like with iPhone apps and iPod apps. I mean say I loaded Catpaint on to my iPod Touch could I use it with photos in memory?

    I'm getting a Touch next Thursday so I'm curious how some apps work without the iPhones extra features.
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    Odin was starred Odin was unstarred
    Image of Odin Odin
    11/23/09

    In reply to There Can Be Only One: Part Deux
    Really I don't see the iPhone or Android as suitable platforms for commercial development. It's too high volume, low cost, competitive and open to every Tom, Dick and Harry with an SDK. It's fine for big companies to devote some resources to releasing their product on the platform as even if it's unsuccessful they'd be largely unaffected.

    For small companies or individuals focusing on iPhone/Android development solely though I don't think it's a wise move. They have limited resources and have to rely on their application staying afloat in an ever expanding ocean. The worst thing is that a lot of the time other developers can just come along and release an app that's similar (and maybe even better) for a lower cost or possibly for free.

    My view is that the app market is in a position where if you want to dip your feet in you shouldn't quit your day job to do so. It's just too volatile to risk your livelihood on it.
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    Image of atrus123 atrus123
    11/21/09

    In reply to There Can Be Only One: Part Deux
    I feel it. I have a number of applications on the Android Market, and even on the apps that I get good feedback on that I'm charging as little as 99 cents on, I'm not making nearly enough to pay for my time. I love Android and will keep Android as my primary phone platform, but I am thinking of abandoning any hope of ever making a profit on it... meaning that I'll just keep on maintaining what I have but not release anything new.

    I do blame Google for not having a for-pay application framework in place at launch. If they did, all app developers would be doing much better right now.
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    Edited by atrus123 at 11/21/09 9:19 AM atrus123 was starred atrus123 was unstarred
    Image of AlexSea AlexSea
    11/20/09

    In reply to This Week's Best iPhone Apps
    giz- thanks for adding the 'view as a single page' link. no snark or whatever, i really do enjoy reading it that way.. and if you default to the gallery no matter what nick denton gets his precious f'ing pageviews!
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    Segador promoted this comment Edited by AlexSea at 11/20/09 7:34 PM AlexSea was starred AlexSea was unstarred
    Image of JTX JTX
    11/21/09

    @AlexSea: I second this, in case we're keeping score ;)
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    Joe Stoner promoted this comment JTX was starred JTX was unstarred
    Image of Joe Stoner Joe Stoner
    11/23/09

    @JTX: I'm keeping score. You've got twelve points, AlexSea has 10, and I've got 15.

    Unfortunately, Hitler has three million points, but the lightning round is coming up next, so it's still anybody's game!
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