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Weather Radar app

What is the best Weather radar app , I need one that can zoom to the same sort of levels that I could get with Accuweather on my Windows Mobile phone. I currently am using Radar Now , which I like because it is very fast and gives me a good overview on the radar , but , there are times when I need to be able to zoom in much closer , with good definition than i can with that app.
TIA
Dan
p.s. This is my first Android O/S phone , so I am trying to come up to speed on what all is available for them.

i really like weatherbug elite. it has a great looking interface, and the radar is top notch. i use the weather channel app though for video forecast, if i need one of those

Im also using Weatherbug

check out "radar now" its free and does JUST radar map using gps.. its very fast..
i use that and weatherbug.
But when I am at my sons baseball game and want something to check the weather quick because I see clouds coming.. I whip that out and show it to the head coach.

rainy days

I use WeatherBug Elite, but I have also used MyCast weather in the past. MyCast was a little faster, but WeatherBug just destroys it in features. WeatherBug also has a radar map widget.

timothydonohue said:
i really like weatherbug elite. it has a great looking interface, and the radar is top notch. i use the weather channel app though for video forecast, if i need one of those
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Yeah, +100!

I too was very interested in a radar weather app. I tried a ton of free and pay apps and finally settled on Weatherbug Elite. Great interface, fast, great features, and detailed weather radar.
Spend the $2, you won't be sorry.

Definately Rainy Days. I have tried all of the widgets and apps related to radars and by far its the best. Sometimes doing one thing and doing it well is just what you need.

MudBoar said:
Definately Rainy Days. I have tried all of the widgets and apps related to radars and by far its the best. Sometimes doing one thing and doing it well is just what you need.
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Thanks for this, it's much better than radar now. I've hooked it up to beautiful widgets so I don't really need the extra forcasting from palmary weather.

What's a good news widget

Hey do anyone know of a good news widget to use other than the HTC news widget and the genie widget?
Sent from my Sprint Evo

Try BuzzBox
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

Looking for the same..I tried Buzzbox and it sucked..Couldn't find the feeds I searched for and wouldn't show news items but from one feed.

I use gReader. It takes all the feeds you have set up through Google Newsreader and syncs it on your device. The adding a new subscription directly from the application is a bit weird, but it works.
Pretty fast too although I don't think it caches graphics until you open the item.

Greader includes a widget?

effluent said:
Greader includes a widget?
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I just put the application link on th screen or in the dockbar (using LauncherPro Beta).

sanjsrik said:
I just put the application link on th screen or in the dockbar (using LauncherPro Beta).
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Well I can just use the HTC News app for that, it works great. I got used to the widget though using Sense the first week or two after I got the phone. So looking for an alternative widget.

I personally think the HTC News widget is too bloated. I prefer the Genie Widget -- not only does it give accurate weather notices, it's also got a great news aggravator.

pseudoremora said:
I personally think the HTC News widget is too bloated. I prefer the Genie Widget -- not only does it give accurate weather notices, it's also got a great news aggravator.
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Where do I find it, I know I found it somewhere before but didn't see it in the market.

I'm also trying to find Genie in the market, but can't seem to locate it...has it been removed?

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HFKIPATA

any other scrollable news widgets? or any way to trick the sense news widget to work with launcher?

No scrollable news reader widgets I know of and I can assure you I have looked everywhere and likely tried out nearly everything out there. I would like nothing more than to dump Sense but personally, I think they really hit the mark on some of their widgets and their seems to be no equivalent in the market. The guy behind LauncherPro has been doing a great job rolling out similarly functional widgets but no ETA yet on the NewsReader.
Lot's of folks seem to really like the Genie widget which comes on the Nexus One but with no way to choose the specific feeds you want, it doesn't work for me.
Buzzbox has potential and is the only non-Sense news reader with a full screen widget. That said, it still leaves a lot to be desired and was deleted without prejudice. It's buggy, articles were OLD (16+ hours), and it was missing a lot of feeds. I sent an email to the developer and in his response implied that the servers at Buzzbox pre-scan the sources to only send you the "best stuff." WTF? Isn't that the job of the editors at the respective sources...?
gReader syncs feeds from your GoogleReader account and is definitely one you should try if pulling from Google Reader is what you are looking for. However, if you are looking for a bit more customization I would recommend trying out Feedr, NewsRoom, and Greed2. They all have "widgets" but that is using the term loosely in comparison to the Sense one. Personally, when I am running a non-Sense ROM I use NewsRoom. Again, it has widgets but they are really just shortcuts. However, in my opinion (and of course, this entire post has been all my opinion) I think you'll find it has the nicest layout of what is available now plus customizable feeds.

(Req/Bounty) Sense Message widget for non-sense launchers

I'm putting this out there, cuz I'm pretty sure everyone wants some sense widgets. I know JsChiSurf is like.... RIDICULOUSLY good at hacking things up and getting them working...so...if he, or anyone else wants to take a shot. I'd love to have the htc sense message widget (and even bookmarks widget) working on Non-Sense launchers. Is there anyway someone can
a) Create one from scratch that looks/acts just like the sense ones?
or
b) hack up the htc ones to work with launchers like...launcher pro, or helix, awd, etc.
I'd be willing to donate good money if someone could get this working....and I'm sure others would as well.
Post a reply if you'd be willing to donate...maybe then we'd generate more interest for devs to work on it.

The dev for launcher pro is working on recreating all of the sense widgets. I know its $2.99 for the plus version which allows you to get the extra widgets. Right now he has people widget, calander widget, and bookmark widget along with some new features.. Check it out here > http://www.launcherpro.com/?cat=3

+1 for LauncherPro Plus
In case you also want the number counts on the dailer/messages/gmail icons like Sense does, there is an app called SMS Unread Count.
http://android.kanokgems.com/sms-unread-count
Contrary to its name, you can make a widget for SMS, Gmail, and the Dialer. And bonus for you, for each widget you add you can choose the icon you want:
-"classic" aka 1.5 vanilla
-"eclair" aka 2.1 vanilla
-"hero" aka Sense

Thanks guys! That's great info. I'll download lunch plus pro right now...I was looking around his website a few days ago because I heard someone say he could get sense widgets working (on this forum), but when I went to his site's forum, I saw that his most recent post said "sorry guys....there is no way to get sense widgets working". Hopefully his will be just as good.
Thanks again for the info!
-alex

alexthearmo said:
Thanks guys! That's great info. I'll download lunch plus pro right now...I was looking around his website a few days ago because I heard someone say he could get sense widgets working (on this forum), but when I went to his site's forum, I saw that his most recent post said "sorry guys....there is no way to get sense widgets working". Hopefully his will be just as good.
Thanks again for the info!
-alex
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Hey Alex, the new version of Launcher Pro Plus now has a messaging widget. Just like you asked for.

gomorrah said:
Hey Alex, the new version of Launcher Pro Plus now has a messaging widget. Just like you asked for.
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Hey Gomorrah! Long time no talk. I just downloaded it, and it's pretty slick! I still like the way the sense one looks a little better...but this will definitely do!
Our phones are getting slicker by the day! By the way...the "Post Your Screen Shot's" thread, should be called "Gomorrah's Phone Will Always Look 10 Times Cooler Than Yours" thread!
Good work man!

A scrollable rss news widget which aggregates all feeds into a single stream, like the one included with sense would be amazing. Thats the only thing I miss since leaving sense.

To Do widget

Hi!
Is there any chanche that i can get similar widget for launcher pro on the market or anywhere else?
Ireally need it. And i searched evrything, and i cant find widget that i can check/unchecked directly on the screen.
Thanks fo evrything!

That looks like a HTC widget obviously.... Probably a Z version since I have not seen that one. So if you are using a HTC Sense Z rom (I am not at the moment so I can not check) you should take a look at the htc network and see if that widget is available for download.
Just my suggestion. I dont know if there is another, I use Jorte to manage my gmail tasks which works great for my needs.
SoBBie

Oh! I really wish I could get one of that for my Nexus S too!

[Q] Google Reader widget not scrollable?

Unless I'm missing something, the official Reader widget is not resizable or scrollable (which seems crazy since the Gmail widget is!).
Any recommendations on a scrollable RSS widget for HC similar to the Gmail widget (preferably free )? I see there are a few in the Market, but I thought I'd see what other TF owners find works best.

+1
would like to hear others suggestions as well!

Some suggestions...
That's what I found but I haven't tried them because my wife took the Transformer and doesn't wanna give it back ;-)
AtomaRSS Scrollable:
https://market.android.com/details?id=nax.naxan.naxReader&feature=search_result
Scrollable News Widget:
https://market.android.com/details?id=fr.gdi.android.news&feature=search_result
Minimal Reader:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jv.cleanwidgets&feature=search_result
If you find any of them good and looks good on the honeycomb, please post back...

ahmadshawki said:
That's what I found but I haven't tried them because my wife took the Transformer and doesn't wanna give it back ;-)
AtomaRSS Scrollable:
https://market.android.com/details?id=nax.naxan.naxReader&feature=search_result
Scrollable News Widget:
https://market.android.com/details?id=fr.gdi.android.news&feature=search_result
Minimal Reader:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jv.cleanwidgets&feature=search_result
If you find any of them good and looks good on the honeycomb, please post back...
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I'm the developer of Scrollable News Widget and received my transformer a few days ago. I found this thread while exhaustively browsing the theme and apps forum. I regret to tell you that SNW doesn't work at all with HC However i don't intend to port it because there are already a few very good similar widgets, namely Wizz and News360, the later i tend to prefer.

I use Wizz widgets. (used to be called colorize). Superb widgets and resizable too.
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I highly recommend Reader HD. It's built specifically for Honeycomb and the widget is scrollable. It looks and acts just like the YouTube and Market widget, but only gives you headlines with their attached images. However you'll forget all about the widget when you get inside the app and see how beautiful it is. Full Google Reader API integration and it behaves just like the Gmail application with your article titles on the left and full article on the right. Theres even swipe controls to get to your next article, and turning things portrait makes it full screen with swiping getting you to your next article. It was everything and more that I was looking for in a Reader app. It is 1.99 Canadian but worth every penny in my opinion. I wouldnt be surprised if Google snatched up the developer or straight up copied their work for a Reader Honeycomb update of their own.
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