Since Drive is essentially a one-upped version of Docs, it shouldn't surprise you that the Drive app isn't even a separate program -- if you've been using Docs on your Android device already, a simple update is all you need in order to start using the new service.
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It isn't the actual Gmail app -- just like on the Echo.
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Well, almost here -- the game becomes publicly available tomorrow, and the app won't launch for a few weeks still -- but we got our hands on Dance Central 3's SmartGlass companion app a bit early at a New York City review event last week.
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Outside Palm's inner circle of trusted partners, the webOS SDK (playfully named "Mojo") won't be released to would-be app developers until we get closer to the Pre's launch, but we know a few key details.
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The web-as-app approach doesn't work particularly well when you're trying to deliver a rich and smooth experience, especially on mobile.
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Ultimately the web-as-app approach doesn't work particularly well when you're trying to deliver a rich and smooth experience, especially on mobile.
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The app still doesn't work -- which rather takes the meaning out of PlayStation Certification.
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I'm not tied to an ecosystem and I don't care about app libraries or anything else -- I just need the best email phone on the market.
While Twitter has stayed mostly hush-hush on the update, the company's own corporate development VP Kevin Thau couldn't contain himself: his attempt to one-up Facebook this weekend showed a slightly redesigned iOS app that most certainly isn't sitting on our own devices.
The free version has no email capability, and the app doesn't support common file-transfer services like Dropbox or SugarSync.
Verification took a full 25 seconds to timeout (compared to 5-15 seconds to grant access at lower levels, depending on lighting conditions), so using this app requires p-a-t-i-e-n-c-e.
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For example, in the U.S. an app purchase can be put on a T-Mobile bill.
Although the game doesn't sell virtual goods, it does sell additional in-app features that can improve a player's moves.
"I like the ING security, but I don't trust these app makers, " said the 41-year-old systems administrator in New York.
He told us that he's optimistic that a solution might arrive, perhaps on October 26th, but until then, the corporation won't even look at developing an app for any Windows-powered handset.
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He doesn't spare his former coworkers from criticism, though: he warns that the split between the Windows 8-style UI and the traditional desktop is potentially confusing, notes the absence of useful Android and iOS features like touch-friendly app folders, and doesn't find the conventional Windows interface very practical with fingers alone.
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Along with the Facebook and Skype issues, I found that a health-tracking app and a Sudoku app didn't work well.
But its core app, called Hyper-V, won't be available until the second half of 2008.
Finding your phone in another room -- that's a killer app that doesn't even think unkind thoughts.
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She says her time on the "Lord of the Rings" projects also played a role in inspiring the pick-me-up app. (And it wasn't just from helping animate those cheery hobbits).
While some may doubt Highlight's ability to persuade a mass-market audience to share with strangers, Davison's goals aren't without precedent -- largely thanks to a trail blazed by similar app Badoo.
One notable plugin hangup is the fact that Flash only works in the browser, and can't be embedded into a regular webOS app, PDK or no -- though we have to assume this is something that's in the works.
From there, you'll be able to use all of your iDevice's sensors as triggers, from motion through to facial recognition and even GPS. The app doesn't just fire the shutter, either -- it also gives you control over the focus and flash.
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It offers free turn-by-turn voice-guided navigation, something that wasn't available in the old app.
If you'd like to watch one of the videos from Drive and you don't mind watching it directly via the app, you can do so -- but each movie file is highly compressed.
ENGADGET: Google Drive preview: an in-depth look at features and functionality
There's just 512MB of RAM, but that's plenty for handling the existing app selection on Windows Phone -- we didn't have any issues using Skype or other apps, although we can't vouch for how future-proof this phone will be compared to Windows Phone devices housing 1GB of RAM.
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The absence of this crucial feature in the app itself might be more understandable if it weren't for the fact that the Android app has the editing functionality built-in (although it essentially wraps the web app to do so), and there's no technical restriction preventing Google from actually adding it into the iOS app.
We hope they aren't making too many grand plans to bring Microsoft's newly added in-app purchasing support to every title, however.
Apple still plans to review every app submitted to its App Store, and Flash-based video still won't be viewable on its mobile devices.
In terms of software, the tablets were able to quickly transition from app to app, and games loaded quickly -- we couldn't check its internet capabilities, as WiFi in the Las Vegas Convention Center is less than ideal at the moment.
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