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Facebook app developer rejects App Store, irony ensues {Engadget}
Nov 12th 2009 7:57PM I think it all sounds great but it seems more like self promotion. Which I guess he has the right to do.
Is he going to develop an Android 2.0 version? Perhaps.
Point is, the Facebook app will continue to remain and as a CONSTANT user of the Facebook app I will honestly say that it is FAR from perfect. In every version there have been glitches galore. Not iPhone glitches either but app specific.
You can't view certain pictures sometimes, you can't comment and can't go back. You can't view groups, you receive notifications about items in groups that you uploaded but you can't see them or can't even see the images. You sometimes can't upload images to other people's pages even though the options are there, etc. etc.
That said it is STILL the best interface of all the other mobile Facebook apps out there.
Perhaps all it needs is a fresh brain to feed it and it appears that is exactly what is happening now.
So long Joe, and thanks for all the fapps.
Xbox LIVE gets 1080p Zune Video store, Twitter, Facebook and more on November 17th (video) {Engadget}
Nov 12th 2009 7:45PM Typical disclosure: I have all three systems and love them all. Yes even Nintendo's.
Now...
Twitter and Facebook on the 360 are just plain stupid. They don't run in the background and don't work function with the links which is primarily what people use them for!
Now you CAN use a keyboard, but the links are what are significant. Keyboard, mouse and built-in browser are key to Twitter and Facebook. Right now only the PS3 and GASP, the Wii can handle that.
I really enjoy BOTH my 360's (one of them sporadically crashes and the 2nd was a $100 Wal-Mart buy. :) but I know it has some limitations. I've been using the Facebook, Twitter, Zune apps and honestly I'm not impressed at all.
The Netflix on PS3 functionality is fantastic though the interface isn't as nice as it is on the 360. With most games (finally) catching up to the quality their 360 versions usually have the PS3 is slowly looking sweeter.
That $4 a month turns into 1 extra game a year and I will never turn my nose up at that. Modern Warfare 2 / Batman / Uncharted 2.
Oh and I SOOOO enjoy seeing dollar signs when I purchase things online.
Sony surveying PSP Go audience, wants color suggestions {Engadget}
Nov 12th 2009 12:01PM Old people just don't get it.
Limited edition 'Modern Warfare 2' Xbox 360 unboxing {Engadget}
Nov 11th 2009 6:12PM No picture of the HD. Sure it only says 250GB but still, that's the primary difference.
I don't know. I'm a relatively hardcore gamer but if I wanted my 360 in the living room, I wouldn't want it plastered with 1 games art. Next year when the next COD comes out or the next Halo....what?
Its priced for adults but not designed for them I think.
...Oh and is it true about the absence of a $6 HDMI or HD cables? Seriously? You can find a pair of HDMI cable's for that price online. I hope this is false.
Dell's Inspiron Zino HD now official in Ireland and UK {Engadget}
Nov 10th 2009 12:12PM Mac Mini with Windows 7 native. That's already a plus in my book.
Dell's Inspiron Zino HD now official in Ireland and UK {Engadget}
Nov 10th 2009 12:11PM Microsoft, luckily, used up all the brown in their Zunes. ;)
I like the Zune interface just not that garish color. What kind of brown were you thinking or were you joking?
LaserMotive finally wins NASA's Elevator:2010 Beam Power Challenge, climbs at 3.9 meters/second (video) {Engadget}
Nov 9th 2009 1:11PM So when we ultimately (and extremely slowly) shot put the Earth as a counter weight out of it's orbit because of a slight miscalculation on the effects of gravity, can be blame these guys?
Marvell teams with E Ink for turnkey ereader processor {Engadget}
Nov 3rd 2009 1:22PM You know its almost Thanksgiving when you read this in the title.
Marvell teams with E Ink for turkey eater processor
I seriously did a double take.
I'm hungry.
RED DSMC specs detailed, prices start at $28,000 for EPIC-X, lower-end Scarlet still vague {Engadget}
Nov 2nd 2009 1:24PM At 28K I would expect something slightly less....horrendous. I know I'm not supposed to judge a book by its cover but dang. That is an ugly piece of crap.
I half expect to see it turn into a Go-Bot. (Notice I didn't say Transformer because everyone knows Transformers were better. ;)
How would you change Sony's PlayStation 3 Slim? {Engadget}
Nov 2nd 2009 1:21PM The hardware is fine. They need to work on getting improving their software development support. Uncharted 2 is a start.
My 2nd 360 has died with the E74/Crimson Triad and it is out of warranty so they are already in good standing. They have potential to steal customers away from Microsoft's Gold service with Netflix, free online play and system reliability. Not to mention the browser and interface.
All they need to do is add some great Exclusive games. Blu-Ray be damned. There are already some cheaper players out there. Focus on what makes this more than a Blu-Ray player.
