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So we covered what’s changed with webOS 3.0.. how about what’s new in the world of apps? There’s some good stuff here, from video chat, to a bonafide Kindle app to stuff from Time Inc. to a funky new Twitter app. Hp color laserjet 5550n user manual. There's plenty to go over, so head on past the break to get everything that was said, what we've gleaned, with a dash of speculation and assumption.
New apps in webOS 3.0
by Derek Kessler on 2/9/2011 |Filed Under: Apps, News;Tags: touchpad, HP TouchPad, twitter, Amazon, QuickOffice, People, thinkbeyond, Fortune, just type, Just Type for Twitter, kindle, Roxio, Sports Illustrated, Tie, Time Magazine, video chat, Video Store, webOS 3.0 |21 comments Lg Webos 3.0 App StoreVideo Chat
There’s something new in webOS 3.0 (and perhaps 2.X on the Pre 3): video chat. We weren’t entirely clear on what service was used during the demo, but HP tells us that they are working on/intend to have video chat working through Skype when they launch the TouchPad sometime this summer. The only interface we got to see in the video call was the in-call view, a portrait-oriented gray screen dominated by the other caller’s lovely mug, with your video relegated to the top left corner. There’s a big end call button at the bottom, a microphone mute button in the top right, and a button to switch between audio and video mode. That’s about it.
Calls pop up in the top right corner just like a calendar alarm, with the big photo and answer and ignore buttons just like on the phones. Once you answer you’re in a scaled up version of the current webOS dialer, with four big buttons along the bottom. It’s worth noting that the sharing of calls and stuff is done over Bluetooth, to the point that the phone looks at your TouchPad almost like it’s an overgrown Bluetooth headset.
Kindle
The webOS app selection is quite good, with more than 200 apps to choose from, ranging from popular options (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video) to obscure dramas, culturally specific apps and more. HI, I have an LG UHD with WebOs, the app works great, bow I added a LG Keyboard, I can navugate the app with the keyboard, but it wont work in the Search Box Area, I have to navigate the onScreen Keyboard. Is there anyway to input the search via keyboard? If not, Does anybody know if Spotify is pl. For more information visit www.spotify.com Spotify opens up your Palm phone to a world of music. Take your existing Spotify playlists with you on the go - listen to them during your commute, in the gym or on a flight. With ‘Offline mode’ you can listen even when no connection is available. Wirelessly sync your local music files to your phone to merge your catalogue with ours, no. Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs. Access a whole new world of entertainment with LG Smart TV webOS apps. Content from Netflix, Amazon Video, Hulu, YouTube & much more. Now, outstanding content from Netflix, Amazon Video, Hulu, VUDU, Google Play movies & TV and Channel Plus is right at your fingertips.
As we speculated back in December, Jon Rubinstein’s joining the Amazon board has brought fruit: Kindle on webOS, at least for the TouchPad. It’s a pretty basic interface, which is what you need when reading. Your Kindle library headings and access to the store is in a column on the left, a grid view of the folder or the Kindle store in the right. Once you select a book, it takes over, with a 3D-ish page turning animation to make it all feel familiar. The animation was choppy in the video, though we’ll give them the benefit of the doubt and call it early software.
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A tap brings up a navigation bar from the bottom, with the ability to scroll through pages, jump to the cover, table of contents, or beginning, or to even make notes and marks (not demonstrated). Also not demonstrated was how Kindle works in landscape mode, though HP did tell us that Kindle in landscape does go into a two-page view. Pretty standard fare here, and we’re plenty fine with the simplicity.
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We only got a quick glimpse at QuickOffice in action on webOS 3.0, and there wasn’t a whole lot to report. We can tell you it opens Word documents just fine (or at least the Word document that HP built for the demo), and supposedly the TouchPad will ship with an editing version of QuickOffice, though none of that functionality was demoed.
Just Type for Twitter
We can’t tell you if this is going to be an official app, or something that HP built for demoing Just Type quick actions, but it was in the demo, so we’ll take a look (the “Just Type for Twitter” name gives us pause.. you’d think the other way around, no?). If you’re looking for a baseline to compare this interface to, it’d be the new Twitter web interface: a timeline column on the left, a Tweet detail view on the right. Composition is performed in a pop-over dialog. Tapping on a tweet fills the right side with that tweet and any details for that tweet. As you can imagine, on a big screen 140 characters doesn’t count for much, so the extra space is filled with a location map (the only view demoed), though presumably things like photos and videos would be loaded up too.
Time, Inc. apps
We’ve made the argument that HP really needs to bring on the content partners for any new devices, especially tablets, to have a better chance at being successful. One of those content parterns is going to be Time, Inc. You may think of just Time Magazine, but Time also owns publications like Sports Illustrated, People, and Fortune. Their presentation showed a nice browsing interface, though no view of how blocks of text (otherwise known as articles) will look. Interactive content will be a big thing in Time’s releases, as will photos.
If you’re looking for any kind of pricing, or even an idea of how content will be sold and delivered, we’re lacking on details. Randall Rothenberg, Time’s Chief Digital Officer, only mentioned that articles would be available one-off, so we have no clue if it will be a subscription service or what. He did seem to hint that subscribers of the paper variety of these magazines would get the TouchPad versions for no cost, but we’re still really hazy on what he was trying to say.
Video Store
We suppose we could have covered this in the changes, but this is kind of a biggie: the Video app is gaining a store, and HP tells us it’s powered by Roxio. This is HP leveraging their existing partnerships to bring new content to webOS, as HP has long had a partnership with Roxio to put their software on HP’s Windows machines. We got just a static glimpse at the Video store, and we can tell you that it does at least let you view New Arrivals, perform searches, watch a trailer, view a synopsis, and rent or buy the content. No word on how those purchase will be handled, though we’re hopeful for Palm Profile billing.
That’s all we’ve got from new apps from this morning’s show, and we don’t know what else we’re going to see tonight. We’re sure we’ll see plenty more in the coming months (ha) between now and the eventual summer release of the TouchPad.
Review: Spotify for webOS
by jackofspeed on Wednesday, Nov 17, 2010
Download game crash of cars mod apk android 1. PreCentral forum member jackofspeed submits this review of the Spotify webOS app and service, as he's from the UK and can use Spotify
Here in Europe (the land from whence this author hails), Spotify is kind of a big deal. When their webOS app became available last week, it was the end of a 12-month wait for those of us lucky enough to be able to get the Spotify service. To most of you though (i.e. the United States) it may be an unknown commodity, and this is as much a review of the service as it is the app.
A quick summary is in order: Spotify is a cloud-based music streaming service, not unlike Pandora, but with one key difference - you can choose exactly the music you want to play. It's as simple as that; if you want to listen to a specific artist’s new album, you just search for it and play it. What's more, if you don't mind a few adverts, it's free to do so! Alternatively, you can pay £4.99 a month for ad-free streaming to a computer at 160kbps, or £9.99 per month for ad-free streaming at 320kbps to a computer or mobile device.
Mac os dvd iso download. The more expensive of these services also allows for offline storage of playlists (limited to around 3000 tracks) so playback can continue in the absence of a data connection. The service also supports collaboratively editable playlists, scrobbling, and social links via Facebook or as web links which can be used in any way you wish. Incorporation of local music into playlists is now supported as well, so the Spotify app can really act as a hub for all your music on your Pre or your desktop. Yes, you understood that correctly, Spotify does what iTunes does, but with a subscription service like Zune Pass built right in.
But what about webOS? Well the Spotify app supports all the features described above, provided you have a Premium subscription. You can build playlists on the phone or on the desktop app, and they sync through the cloud between devices in a totally transparent way. Got a good Spotify playlist already? Install the app and it's there, ready to go. You can hit play straightaway and it's off, playing your music pretty much instantly. This works flawlessly over Wi-Fi, and pretty much flawlessly over 3G GSM.
The killer feature of the Spotify app though is offline storage of playlists. You can set specific playlists to sync for local storage on the phone, and that playlist will be downloaded over Wi-Fi when the app is running (3G syncing is an option guaranteed to cream through your data allowance). The tracks are downloaded in Spotify's own proprietary DRM wrapper, and will fill up as much or as little of your device storage as you like. Once you have your tunes stored offline, you can play them to your heart’s content - even in the underground railways of which we are so fond in Europe.
Where Spotify really wins is in its use of the cloud, and in the social elements. For example, a group of friends can maintain a communal Spotify playlist, which any of them can add tracks to, and which they can all listen to independently of each other, with changes to the list being reflected to all listeners transparently. In addition to this, we maintain a “new music” playlist, so that as soon as we hear of some music we want to try out, we can add it to the playlist. Then, in the car, it’s already synced to the Pre and ready to go. If we like the tunes, we can quickly post a link to Facebook or Twitter, and any friends with a Spotify account can listen to it straightaway. The webOS app also provides the ability to share a Spotify link via e-mail or the native messaging app.
The Spotify UI is sleek black with a hint of Spotify green, and it pops up a notification bar (with album art underlaid) when the phone is locked. This dashboard bar (just like the native music app or drPodder) offers play/pause and forward and back skip buttons, and works a treat when the phone is being used as a pocket-based media player, or is on the Touchstone.
During our testing we experienced no crashes, hangs or significant issues, only a few performance issues we’ll come on to. However, syncing a large (500+ tracks) playlist over quite a shore, even over a speedy Wi-Fi connection. The issues were twofold. Firstly, the phone (an original GSM Pre) got pretty hot during the transfer, and the exercise basically drained the previously full battery. Secondly, when the device powers down, the sync tends to stop. We found we needed to keep the slider open, and the device plugged in (on the Touchstone would also work) to keep the transfer going - the combination of heavy processor load, nonstop data usage, and battery replenishment did no favors for keeping the phone cool. However, this is a rare exercise, once your big playlists are on the device, changes and updates happen transparently and without issue.
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Over time it became apparent that a few issues were beginning to develop. The stuttering problem when streaming over 3G wouldn’t go away, even when full signal strength was available. The notification bar sometimes stopped updating when the app moved onto the next track, continuing to display the first track played, and the Pre really began to bog down quite considerably. In fact, the 3G stuttering seems to be connected to system resources somehow – when the Pre received an e-mail or SMS message, the playback seemed to stutter. Following these problems, we decided to try the app on a different device, a Pixi Plus. It’s fair to say that the difference was significant - all the bugs we found disappeared instantly; stuttering was a thing of the past, the notification widget worked fine. Notably, playback seemed to be unaffected by other processes running on the device. It was beyond strange, considering how the Pre, even in non-Plus form, is still more powerful than the Pre Plus. We’re hoping that these were issues with our own device and not problems with the Spotify app itself.
So, Spotify is a cracking service, and the webOS app is a good, full-featured implementation. By launching on webOS, they’ve made themselves a key European launch partner for HP and Palm when a tablet device emerges next year. It is, however, disappointing to see poor performance and bugs when working on an original Pre, we’d have hoped that a bit of careful coding could have slimmed the app down a bit, and avoided these problems. It’s hard to imagine Spotify devoting resources to resolving this for a device which is already a year old in Europe, but let’s hope that they continue to maintain the app and roll out new features as they add them to their service.
Spotify is available for free from the App Catalog, though it does require a Spotify Premium subscription to run. Also, Spotify is only available in select European countries - we're still hoping wishing and waiting for a US version (though not getting our hopes up).
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