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noal | # 3911 | 2011-07-14, 20:43 | Report

Originally Posted by danramos View Post

It was... you're very welcome... and it's an INCREDIBLE game. I didn't even get any free version--I went out of my way to wait for the Android Market version to PAY for it (no ads and to support it!). I... love this game.

I loved it from the moment I saw it on iOS and then heard it was coming to Android.

I'm glad that I was able to get the word out to tell you all about it and I'm glad you probably enjoyed it as much as I do.

I'll pass the the word on to my iphone owning chums!

I've also tried X construct but WOW, Am I crap at that!

The later levels also take me forever to build.

Last edited by noal; 2011-07-15 at 17:06. Reason: Too much constructing

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H3llb0und | # 3912 | 2011-07-14, 23:31 | Report

Just bought X construct and Cut the Rope

Need a new obsession after I got 3 starts on every Angry Birds level

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Radicalz38 | # 3913 | 2011-07-15, 05:30 | Report

Hi! Just wanna ask is there any android phones out there with integrated FM Transmitter?

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danramos | # 3914 | 2011-07-15, 06:03 | Report

Originally Posted by Radicalz38 View Post

Hi! Just wanna ask is there any android phones out there with integrated FM Transmitter?

Not really. I think I remember reading that there are a few devices with the HARDWARE to do so, but there's no software support for it. Check this article out too: http://www.brighthub.com/mobile/goog...les/98672.aspx

I think the mentality is that most new cars come with bluetooth streaming support, you can install bluetooth streaming support on even the oldest cars with a cheap add-on in the vehicle, and it sounds better and carries far more information than just audio. So, they think... why bother with FM transmitting anymore? Hell, I drive my 1974 VW Beetle around in the bright summer, rocking along to Three Dog Night's Shambala off of a bluetooth speaker setup... I REEEEALLY don't care about FM transmitters (especially since the built-in radio is AM-only anyway... heheh).

Anyway, getting back to the point of your question... You CAN get an external FM transmitter for $5 these days, if you really want one. (I have one of those, too.. but haven't used it for years.)

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cloudstrife1ph | # 3915 | 2011-07-15, 11:13 | Report

i'm planning to buy a sharp-007sh which is a japanese phone and i'm not that familiar w/ android much (nitdroid is somewhat a different case). i just want to know how the android market detects which region you can access?

i'm in the u.s. and i prefer to get apps written in english...

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Cue | # 3916 | 2011-07-15, 13:40 | Report

Originally Posted by danramos View Post

Not really. I think I remember reading that there are a few devices with the HARDWARE to do so, but there's no software support for it. Check this article out too: http://www.brighthub.com/mobile/goog...les/98672.aspx

I think the mentality is that most new cars come with bluetooth streaming support, you can install bluetooth streaming support on even the oldest cars with a cheap add-on in the vehicle, and it sounds better and carries far more information than just audio. So, they think... why bother with FM transmitting anymore? Hell, I drive my 1974 VW Beetle around in the bright summer, rocking along to Three Dog Night's Shambala off of a bluetooth speaker setup... I REEEEALLY don't care about FM transmitters (especially since the built-in radio is AM-only anyway... heheh).

Anyway, getting back to the point of your question... You CAN get an external FM transmitter for $5 these days, if you really want one. (I have one of those, too.. but haven't used it for years.)

I find that I use the FM transmitter a lot when going on holiday (renting cars) or when I'm in somebody elses car. It just seems so strange to not include it in newer phones, it's not exactly expensive or space consuming, and whats even stranger is to include it but not have the software side of things sorted out.

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debernardis | # 3917 | 2011-07-15, 19:01 | Report

Originally Posted by cloudstrife1ph View Post

i'm planning to buy a sharp-007sh which is a japanese phone and i'm not that familiar w/ android much (nitdroid is somewhat a different case). i just want to know how the android market detects which region you can access?

i'm in the u.s. and i prefer to get apps written in english...

Market Enabler will do the trick: https://market.android.com/details?i....marketenabler

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cloudstrife1ph | # 3918 | 2011-07-15, 19:57 | Report

Originally Posted by debernardis View Post

Market Enabler will do the trick: https://market.android.com/details?i....marketenabler

it says root is required. the problem is that it's not possible as softbank locks the software of their phones.

i'm just thinking if which one of these is the market checking the firmware, sim card, or even the location of ip you're using to determine w/c market you can access?

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debernardis | # 3919 | 2011-07-16, 13:44 | Report

Originally Posted by cloudstrife1ph View Post

it says root is required. the problem is that it's not possible as softbank locks the software of their phones.

i'm just thinking if which one of these is the market checking the firmware, sim card, or even the location of ip you're using to determine w/c market you can access?

Might be the sim card. Market enabler says it changes "gsm.sim.operator.numeric".

Source code is in market-enabler.googlecode.com.
Looking at the source (I am no java coder though), the key limes seem:

Code:

 "setprop gsm.sim.operator.numeric " + code, "killall com.android.vending", "rm -rf /data/data/com.android.vending/cache/*" };

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H3llb0und | # 3920 | 2011-07-16, 14:16 | Report

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/a...-trouble/13714

AHAHHHAHAHAHAH!!!

Software patents and patents in general are out of hand...
This is ridiculous.

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