Been looking, but not finding, a XDA friendly address for ebay...
I also need an xda friendly web site that will give me the weather in Germany.
Thanks in advance.
Edy
have you tried wap.yahoo.com to get the weather!
So you want a version of ebay specially designed to run on small screens? I dont know if there is such a thing
Thats about it.. I really thought ebay would be doing something like this as they are a pretty turned on company.
Tried the yahoo link, but it the weather feature was dead :-(
I think what I really want is a site that lists all the PDS friendly web sites that also opperate as normal sites. I found one listing via google, which gave me sky news and bbc news, but other stuff is eluding me (and google)....
Anyone have a URL for a site that lists PDS friendly sites?
Pocket pc sites.
Have a look here.
www.pocketpcmag.com/_top/bestsites.asp
eBay does have a mobile site, run through another company. Unfortunately, that third party's service is crap; down more often than up.
http://catalyst.2roam.com/www.ebay.com
ebay
Having a down day today!
i've been looking around but have not yet managed to find a nice single place with a list of best software for WM6 or a program review site.
pretty much all of the retailers have huge lists for every category, but how to choose the best stuff? it's abit expensive trying every single thing out.
what's your favorite software across any category? (utilities, games, everything)
or do you know any places where such information is listed and updated?
mensis said:
i've been looking around but have not yet managed to find a nice single place with a list of best software for WM6 or a program review site.
pretty much all of the retailers have huge lists for every category, but how to choose the best stuff? it's abit expensive trying every single thing out.
what's your favorite software across any category? (utilities, games, everything)
or do you know any places where such information is listed and updated?
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Search this forum for essential software or find threads and posts by Menneisyys.
Just got this from Google. Called them 100% legit!!
This is a genius Idea to get us all developing for 2.0!!
Subject: Device Seeding Program for Top Android Market Developers
From: [email protected]
Due to your contribution to the success of Android Market, we would like to present you with a brand new Android device as part of our developer device seeding program. You are receiving this message because you're one of the top developers in Android Market with one or more of your applications having a 3.5 star or higher rating and more than 5,000 unique downloads.
In order to receive this device, you must click through to this site, read the terms and conditions of the offer and fill out the registration form to give us your current mailing address so that we can ship your device.
You will receive either a Verizon Droid by Motorola or a Nexus One. Developers with mailing addresses in the US will receive either a Droid or Nexus one, based on random distribution. Developers from Canada, EU, and the EEA states (Norway, Lichtenstein), Switzerland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore will receive a Nexus One. Developers with mailing addresses in countries not listed above will not receive a phone since these phones are not certified to be used in other countries.
We hope that you will enjoy your new device and continue to build more insanely popular apps for Android!
Thanks,
Eric Chu
Android Mobile Platform
Google, Inc.
1600 Amphitheater Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
NOTE: You have received this mandatory email to notify you about an important update to the status of your Android account.
wow thats awesome news. congrats.
makes me want to learn to write some apps for android.
good job!
I think this program is FAKE!!!
take a look at the discussion on android-developers google group.
sorry but i can't post outsite links because i am a new user!
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update: it's not fake, sorry!
That is indeed awesome. If I could program, I'd be all over this like hackers on an open port.
...also, if I lived somewhere that the N1 was sold
Android Market Seeding
They gave around 5000 G1 phones to developers last year so it could be true!
we will know soon if it is true or not.
Google has already confirmed this is legit!
I hope I get a nexus !!!
Nice surprise. I've been afraid it's a fake as well. And as member of the EU I'll get a Nexus. Cool, a 2nd Milestone wouldn't have helped that much...
Thanks to all those who pushed my player way over the required limit (so far over 23000 downloads and 4.37 stars) and to Google (someone "bribing" me can't be evil, right ).
I wonder how many devices will be given. AFAIK there are about 20,000 to 30,000 apps in market (are there any up to date numbers?), but some from the same developer and some 1-2 star crap, so my guess would be between 5,000 and 10,000. Anybody has a database to look up better details?
btw: Could somebody move this thread to one of the non-device dependant forums? If at all, it should be in N1 or Droid development forums...
No fake:
http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/02/google-handing-out-free-nexus-ones-and-droids-to-top-android-devs/
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I wonder how many devices will be given. AFAIK there are about 20,000 to 30,000 apps in market (are there any up to date numbers?), but some from the same developer and some 1-2 star crap, so my guess would be between 5,000 and 10,000. Anybody has a database to look up better details?
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Yes, AndroidPIT has a database to look up exactly what you asked for:
This is the form:
www - dot - androidpit - dot - com/en/android/market/apps/selection/form
(Sorry - having just signed up for this forum, I am not allowed to post a real URL here)
Unfortunately, you can only select "from 3 stars" or "from 4 stars". Here are the results:
3+ stars and 5.000+ downloads: 4,108 apps
4+ stars and 5.000+ downloads: 2,350 apps
Taking the average, approximately 3,229 apps should qualify for the device seeding program.
There exists 31673 programs in Market. 17.6 % of these have over 5000 downloads, that's 5574 programs. 60.1 % of all the programs have a rating over 4, and 12.8 % have a rating of 3. The programs that have many downloads probably have a bit better rating than the rest. Let's say that about 70 % of the programs have a rating over 3.5, so that's 3900 programs. In addition, many developers have more than one program, so I guess there's about 1000-3000 developers that qualify to this.
Nexus One costs $174.15 in parts, so that means that google is handing out mobiles worth between $174 150 and $522 450. In Android Developer Challenge 2 they handed out prizes with a total value of $2 000 000.
Stats to program downloads, stats to program ratings, source for price of Nexus One in parts.
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Well, it seems to have been confirmed by Google. The TechCrunch article is a nice bit of help too. I'm a true skeptic but after reading everything I could on the subject, I played the odds and filled out the form. I figure if it somehow turns out to be fake (I'm assuming Google would have removed the site by now), any information I posted on the form is public anyway (nothing that can't be found in a phone book and in the WHOIS database). Like I've told others, according to game theory, it's a no-lose/win situation. Nothing can happen from filling out the form and I may actually get a nice phone out of the deal. A Droid would suck since I have TMO. I have a Nexus but I'm greedy and want two. I'll know in 2-4 weeks. Otherwise, nice prank.
AndroidAppCritic said:
Well, it seems to have been confirmed by Google. The TechCrunch article is a nice bit of help too. I'm a true skeptic but after reading everything I could on the subject, I played the odds and filled out the form. I figure if it somehow turns out to be fake (I'm assuming Google would have removed the site by now), any information I posted on the form is public anyway (nothing that can't be found in a phone book and in the WHOIS database). Like I've told others, according to game theory, it's a no-lose/win situation. Nothing can happen from filling out the form and I may actually get a nice phone out of the deal. A Droid would suck since I have TMO. I have a Nexus but I'm greedy and want two. I'll know in 2-4 weeks. Otherwise, nice prank.
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no need to be a skeptic!
http://hydtechblog.com/2010/03/30/i-got-my-free-verizon-droid-thank-you-android-market-device-seeding-program/
trygveaa said:
There exists 31673 programs in Market. 17.6 % of these have over 5000 downloads, that's 5574 programs. 60.1 % of all the programs have a rating over 4, and 12.8 % have a rating of 3. The programs that have many downloads probably have a bit better rating than the rest. Let's say that about 70 % of the programs have a rating over 3.5, so that's 3900 programs. In addition, many developers have more than one program, so I guess there's about 1000-3000 developers that qualify to this.
Nexus One costs $174.15 in parts, so that means that google is handing out mobiles worth between $174 150 and $522 450. In Android Developer Challenge 2 they handed out prizes with a total value of $2 000 000.
Stats to program downloads, stats to program ratings, source for price of Nexus One in parts.
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It costs HTC that much to make the phone and I'm sure they'd still want to be making a profit on them. Google would definitely have to pay more than that.
smaskell said:
It costs HTC that much to make the phone and I'm sure they'd still want to be making a profit on them. Google would definitely have to pay more than that.
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Does anyone bother to factor in R&D? I'm positive that that brings the cost over $175.
Hello there!
Blipstreet is a new app I've developed which helps you discover the best local bars around you. It uses Yelp to gather bars within 15 miles of your location and only shows bars that have more than 3.5 stars. Please download it, use it and have a good time.
Feedback is more than welcome!!
Here is the link to the webstei: blipstreet.com
Link to Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.blipstreet
Thanks!
wow I like this app
Narutho said:
wow I like this app
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Thanks!
Is Yelp the only such site with a serviceable API? Because they extort small businesses and should really be used by no one. They are some nasty people. I used to write reviews for them, but I found out they would only publish them if the business owner paid. I would delete them if I could but I don't think I can. I review on TripAdvisor now, as they seem to just display the reviews in order. But I'm not sure if they're open.
Nice to see my hometown in one of the screenshots. I'm from Santa Rosa originally, so I recognized the first and last screenshots' maps.
dragontology said:
Is Yelp the only such site with a serviceable API? Because they extort small businesses and should really be used by no one. They are some nasty people. I used to write reviews for them, but I found out they would only publish them if the business owner paid. I would delete them if I could but I don't think I can. I review on TripAdvisor now, as they seem to just display the reviews in order. But I'm not sure if they're open.
Nice to see my hometown in one of the screenshots. I'm from Santa Rosa originally, so I recognized the first and last screenshots' maps.
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Hey! We decided to use Yelp because they have a big database with a lot of information about bars worldwide. It's interesting what you mentioned about them I haven't had that experience. I like TripAdvisor, I often use it to view reviews of hotels and stuff, didn't know they had information/reviews about bars. Anyway Thanks for the info!
Oh yeah, it's widely reported, and it's basically how they make money. They do have a big database, though. It's like how I'm on Verizon, I don't like some of their business practices but I want the best network for calling in my area. Not trying to dump on your app or anything — if nothing else, the replies bump the topic so more people see it.
How many times have we struggled to find a phone at a decent price. Only to find it on some random website which we are not 100% sure about. So I thought I might start this thread.
I'm hoping if you post a website that you found a phone on someone else might be able to help you out and tell you weather it's safe or not.
Of course use your common sense if it has not http:/ or https and no SLC certificate don't even bother posting because I imagine you will get called an idiot.
I thought I would also write a few guidelines to look at, what to look for and how to know if the website is fake.
(I'm not sure if this has been done before, if it has been then I'll remove it)
It Goes without saying always buy from reputable companies. This is mearly a helping hand, to separate the wheat from the... Bad wheat.
1. Does the website have a SLC certificate. And a valid one at that. This basically is a safe for your card details.
If no, the don't even entertain the idea.
2. Is there a https or a http.
Again, no? Don't even think about it
3. If possible to check, is it hosted by a reputable company.
At least this way, if anyone else has been done by the company they will make sure this website can't be rehosted to stop scaming, if it's not, you have no protection, remove thine self from the site.
4. Is there any links or deals linked to external websites? For example does the website have an special deals available from reputable voucher websites like wowcher.
4.a If yes can verify it on the voucher companies website.
This means people use this site, and also if they have voucher codes on check outs try see if you can find any for the check out online.
5. Does the website look well made.
Does it look like it's been bodged, stolen, quickly thrown togeather or built with low resolution pictures.
6. Are there any policy's, returns and terms and conditions
Again this is important, these need to be present.
7. Is there a contact number, email address or address of the company.
7a. Perhaps research the location, does anything come up? Do you get a reply from the email. Can you get hold of the number?
Although this is not a sure fire way of making sure the company is legit, it is very helpful to know the company has a Base of operations. And the map doesn't point to some blokes back garden. And if it's a block of offices you can check, as by law, they are displaying the company's who have been or are Based at said address.
8. Are there any reviews about the website and its services.
8a. Do the people who reviewed the site only have a single review? Or multiple.
I know reviews are helpful, but very often you'll find 5-6 people have reviewed a website and its services but often the people might have only one review to their name. So take the reviews with a pinch of salt.
I hope this helps anyone. If your not 100% confident walk away, it's not worth it, pay the extra and just get it else where. But if you are going to buy from a site, use a credit card, and make sure your bank has a active fraud squad team. This will give you some security.
ALSO! Understand You purchase from websites at your own risk.