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Why Are Some People So Intent On Making Netflix More Like Traditional TV?
Mar 17th, 2015 @ 8:53am
Re: Simple fix that Netflix could do...
Why Netflix? there's a huge numbers of places to talk about the latest episodes from social media among like-minded friends to sites like TV.com to venues totally dedicated to the show in question.
Given that many people are watching through devices that either aren't optimal or even possible for commenting while watching the show (Apple/Amazon TV boxes, games consoles), why not just use your preferred venue and let the rest of us go on unspoiled?
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Why Are Some People So Intent On Making Netflix More Like Traditional TV?
Mar 17th, 2015 @ 8:46am
"They need to bring back the schedule, updated to modern lives."
Modern lives that include a wide range of entertainment and other lifestyle options to suit everyone's needs, so that they're no longer beholden to a TV schedule, perhaps?
"Imagine if House of Cards had played out over two weeks, like a mini-series...Can you imagine?"
Yes, I can imagine waiting for the season to finish and watching it all at once like I do most shows. Or, watch a couple of episodes here and there when I have some spare time because my life doesn't revolve around TV. Assuming some small-minded prick hasn't ruined the latest episodes for me, anyway.
What an idiotic argument. "People don't like what I like in the same way I like it!".
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UK ISPs Now Filtering Websites That Simply List BitTorrent Proxy Websites, But Don't Host Any Infringing Content Whatsoever
Mar 16th, 2015 @ 2:08am
Re: GoDaddy *again*
So? The filter is implemented by UK ISPs and ordered to some degree by the UK government. They're still available elsewhere, with GoDaddy happily servicing the pages.
GoDaddy have no involvement here, apart from them being used to register and/or host the domain. Which isn't surprising since, whether you like it or not, they're still one of the largest hosting & domain providers in the world.
I understand being suspicious of GoDaddy for many reasons. but let's keep criticisms to things they've actually done.
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Dear Politicians: Responding To The Clinton Email Scandal By Proudly Affirming You've Never Used Email Isn't Helping
Mar 13th, 2015 @ 1:09am
Re: Benefit of the doubt
"could it be that sen. Graham, from his work in a technology subcommittee, know something about email that seemingly all the commentators here don't"
Even if that's true, it also means that he has never even attempted to use email, even when it was a new technology and in wide use before he hit his 40th birthday. No matter what he's being told now, he's clearly not naturally curious about the way the things he's now involved with actually work. When the internet was changing the world as we know it around him, he wasn't even interested enough to mess around with a Yahoo mail account. Not even to see how it could benefit or otherwise affect the people he represented once it became ubiquitous.
Whatever he's being told that might put him off using email *now*, he only knows it because the lobbyists and other biased interests around him are telling him. Then he gets to help control how technology is treated on a legal level... That should be very concerning, even if all he really means is "I prefer other communications media and my staff handle my emails for me".
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State Dept. Employees Only Retained .01 Percent Of Emails As FOIA-Able 'Official Records'
Mar 12th, 2015 @ 7:38am
"FOIA-able official records"
In other words, they'll have them, but that doesn't mean you peasants get to see them...
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Entertainment Industry Demands Swedish ISP Block The Pirate Bay; ISP Says No
Mar 12th, 2015 @ 1:39am
"Meanwhile, we're still left wondering how any of this encourages people to actually spend more money to support content creators."
Hubris and overvaluing their own worth.
One thing I've noticed in a lot of the actions committed by the industry (and the insane ramblings of their supporters here) is the feeling that the content put out by the major labels/studios is the only thing people could possibly want. That people can't live without it, and if only the could be forced to pay full retail value they'd be happy.
That's why the needs and rights of customers and independent artists are never considered, and why they deliberately try to cripple competing services. Why they believe the lie that every download is a lost sale and why they don't even consider competing forms of entertainment and other factors (so what if there's a massive worldwide recession, people would still buy our expensive frivolous items if only there weren't pirates!).
They actually think that people *need* their content so much that people don't need to be encouraged to pay, only to not have another way to obtain it. This is why any attempt to protect public rights, privacy, the structure and integrity of the internet, the concept of due process, emerging business models both within and without the entertainment industry, etc. get met with namecalling, slander, lies and distortions. They literally can't conceive that anyone doesn't need their crappy products, so everyone who opposes them must be a criminal.
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Hillary Clinton Finally Answers Questions About Her Email... And It Only Raises More Questions
Mar 11th, 2015 @ 4:54am
Re: Nobody Asked This?
That was going to be my first comment. I can see some security protocols the might demand this, but as an opening explanation on its own it's pretty weak without clarification.
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Wordpress Wins Case Against DMCA Abuser... Who Ignored The Proceedings
Mar 11th, 2015 @ 4:43am
"Why file against someone who isn't in the jurisdiction of the court you file in?"
Well, what other recourse do they have? What they did isn't illegal under UK law, since despite the MPAA's claims to the contrary, the DMCA (and thus its penalties for false claims) don't apply there. The defendant is now also in trouble if he ever does decide to visit the US.
"The result is good, but meaningless in the real world."
It's less meaningful than a judgement that wasn't caused by a default. But, it's a good example to point to to show how badly the DMCA can be abused and how little realistic comeback innocent parties have when attacked.
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Theater Chains Pout, Boycott Netflix's New Movie To Protect Antiquated Release Windows
Mar 11th, 2015 @ 4:43am
Re: Re: Re: Free Market
"True, but completely not relevant."
No, it's completely relevant if you're going to criticise the way things are run. You need to make sure you're pointing your finger at the correct target.
Now, we can agree that there's other ways that cinemas should be able to make money other than ramping prices up on concessions and that they should be seriously looking at why. But, you have to address the reason why they're doing this in the first place - and that reason is because they have to agree to give most of their revenue from ticket prices to the studios before they're allowed to rent a print.
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Canadian Border Patrol Charge Traveler With 'Obstruction' For Refusing To Give Up His Phone Password
Mar 6th, 2015 @ 7:51am
"I wonder what kind of stealth methods/software, like steganography or hidden partitions, are available to hide things on tablets/phones like you can easily do on computers?"
A quick Google search shows numerous stenography apps on all major portable OSes. I'm not sure how good/effective they actually are, but they certainly seem to exist.
"More likely the latter."
Nope, he simply had the typical layman's approach to security:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/partner-of-nsa-leaks-reporter-carried-paper-with -password-says-uk/
As ever, the weak link was the human factor. I'm sure they have some capabilities, but brute force against good encryption is never the first option.
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Theater Chains Pout, Boycott Netflix's New Movie To Protect Antiquated Release Windows
Mar 6th, 2015 @ 7:41am
Re: Re: Looking back to 1948
"They appear to have a monopoly on distribution of major studio films."
Erm, you do realise that the MPAA is simply the industry body which represents the major studios? Right? Who do you think should be distributing major studio films other than the very same studios who are members of the MPAA?
I agree that independents should get a better chance of distribution and a better foothold into mainstream cinemas, and the collusion that's clearly happening removed. But, the way you worded it is rather nonsensical.
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Theater Chains Pout, Boycott Netflix's New Movie To Protect Antiquated Release Windows
Mar 6th, 2015 @ 4:51am
Re: Free Market
While I agree with your sentiment (and approve of your name!):
"It's ridiculous paying $4.50 for a medium soda, $5.00 for a small box of candy, or $4 - 6.00 for popcorn."
The reason they do this is that they make next to nothing from the ticket you buy for the movie itself - almost all of that goes straight to the studios. For a long time, that's been the way they've kept the doors open.
Now, I thoroughly agree that they need to think outside of the box and need to change the way they do business. But, I would disagree that it needs to be gimmicks. What I always suggest is either make a big deal of what they're actually selling (the theatrical experience) and ensure that it's worth paying a premium, and/or take advantage of impulse and upselling tactics (for example, have DVDs, soundtracks and other merchandise in the lobby for people to buy just after seeing the movie; partner with online retailers to get a cut on deals people can get with proof of cinema purchase, etc.). Some cinemas, especially in the UK have also partnered with other kinds of content providers, leading to successful showings of sports events, opera, ballet and stage live feeds, even TV premieres/finales. There must be plenty of niches and markets that a canny local manager can organise to attract people.
But, all that takes imagination and effort, rather than whining that pirates and Netflix are disrupting the way they used to do make big business in 1993...
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Wordpress Wins Case Against DMCA Abuser... Who Ignored The Proceedings
Mar 6th, 2015 @ 4:31am
"Hotham posted his article, which, quite reasonably, made Straight Pride UK look ridiculous."
If the name of the group accurately reflects the attitude and logic I think it does, they're most likely doing that themselves without any help.
"Still, at the very least, it's nice to see some sort of victory against bogus DMCA takedowns, given that it is so rare."
But, an empty victory, really. It's now been demonstrated that a foreign actor can negatively affect a US business with false or misleading claims. But, even if found guilty of abuse under the laws and penalties provided, said actor can not only ignore proceedings but never receive his punishment so long as he stays out of the jurisdiction involved. The same jurisdiction, by the way, that has no problem with them using local mechanisms for filing the false claim in the first place.
A proper victory would be for a similar judgement - per instance - against the companies who carpet bomb the internet with false DMCA notices. This case just seems to show how weak and open to abuse the whole thing is even if victims opt to fight back.
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Theater Chains Pout, Boycott Netflix's New Movie To Protect Antiquated Release Windows
Mar 6th, 2015 @ 1:52am
"How does option B make any kind of valid business sense?"
The only way I can think of it making sense is to ensure that it doesn't become a successful distribution method and they keep windows on major releases.
Put it this way - if these films are successful, it would prove that windowing is actually ineffective. Things are already creeping that way to some degree, albeit slowly (The Interview being a great example of a film that was successful via home releases - though its situation was unique enough not to be a reliable model). If one of these films managed to top that week's box office charts, it would make the studios consider putting more of their films out on a day and date basis.
By stopping the films from showing in enough cinemas to make an impact on the box office charts, they avoid a successful experiment. If it's successful in smaller theatres, they can say "yeah, but it wouldn't work in multiplexes). If the films fail, they can say "well, it's lucky we didn't waste screen space on those flops". In the meantime, they'll be hoping that Netflix loses money and decides not to screen their next releases theatrically.
It's all delusion, of course, and they're seriously in trouble if the only reason people do visit their premises is because they literally have no other choice. But, like the last business model disrupted by Netflix (home video rental), there will be a lot of screaming, lying and whining before they're forced to adapt or die. What's sad is that this is a business that's regularly been disrupted over the last century, but fails to learn from its own history on the next occasion.
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Theater Chains Pout, Boycott Netflix's New Movie To Protect Antiquated Release Windows
Mar 6th, 2015 @ 1:32am
Re: Run that by me again?
Meanwhile, some cinemas have just announced a marathon screening of all the main Marvel movies back-to-back in the run-up to the new Avengers movie. Films that every single one of their target audience will not only have seen multiple times, but will own DVDs or Blu -Rays of every title. No whining about lost profits there...
So, they're starting to get it, but only when a major studio tells them how to run their business.
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Nokia CEO: We Have To Get Rid Of Net Neutrality, Otherwise Self-Driving Cars Will Keep On Crashing Into Each Other
Mar 5th, 2015 @ 1:48am
Re: Re: Re: Park those frickin self-driving cars
In terms of arguments against self-driving cars, "people will do the same ignorant things they do now but without the danger of causing a fatal crash" is a pretty weak one. If he's trying to say that technology is at fault, I wonder which technology is the one getting people drunk or arguing with family and other distractions in the car.
Plus, if Dan honestly thinks that the majority of people are the people capable of directing NASA space missions, I want to know which planet he's on, cause it sounds a lot better than this one.
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Netflix's Love Of Net Neutrality Notably Absent In Australia, Where It's Striking Cap Exempt Deals With ISPs
Mar 4th, 2015 @ 7:41am
Yeah, there are ways of seeing this as outright hypocrisy. But, another way is just as another example of the hoops that Netflix need to jump through to create a viable business among legacy players and less forward-thinking environments.
When Netflix wasn't available in Australia at all, they were criticised for allowing people to access their service from Australia through VPNs. It didn't matter that few similar services existed, they were bad guys for letting people pay for content. Now that it will be available, the onus is on them to make their offering as valuable as possible. In part, this means letting people use them as much as possible, which means not capping their bandwidth. As mentioned in the article, their direct competitors appear to be exempt from the caps, so it would be a bad business move not to use the same exemptions just to make a political point in the US. This could be a good move in the long term - as more services are exempt from caps, consumers will demand the removal of the caps completely.
It's a shame this is happening the way it is while net neutrality is such a hot button issue elsewhere, but you can see where the thinking was. The blame for issue is still with the usual parties (the studios for regional licencing, the ISPs for caps and trying to treat packets differently), but Netflix probably could have handled this better.
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Netflix's Love Of Net Neutrality Notably Absent In Australia, Where It's Striking Cap Exempt Deals With ISPs
Mar 4th, 2015 @ 6:43am
"Does Netflix also abandon their principles towards universal healthcare because they operate in the US where we don't have it while Australia does?"
I'll let you re-read this yourself and see if you can work out how stupid this is as an argument.
"Net Neutrality as a legal or regulatory concept doesn't exist in Australia"
Is it typical for other companies to have deals with the ISPs to bypass the usage caps, or is this a new situation? If the latter, the net neutrality most certainly does exist in Australia.
"They have no prerogative to be a moral crusader on your behalf you twit."
Before flinging the insults, perhaps you can try and work out why this is being seen as hypocritical (hint: "net" means Internet, which is global).
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US Court Rules That Kim Dotcom Is A 'Fugitive' And Thus DOJ Can Take His Money
Mar 4th, 2015 @ 4:39am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Sigh...
"Where's the tutorial where it tells you step by step how to set it up, put money into it using a normal payment method and then use it to pay for something?"
Nowhere, because that's not how it works. You don't "put money" into bitcoins. You either mine them (create bitcoins by using your computer to solve algorthms) or buy them from an exchange. Either way, you put the resulting bitcoins into your wallet and use that to spend them.
There's plenty of guides (e.g.
), but it sounds like you've either completely misunderstood the concept or been looking at technical mining guides rather than simple guides on how to use them.
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Connecticut Town Takes Down Painting Including Image Of Mother Teresa Over Bogus Copyright Claim
Mar 4th, 2015 @ 12:34am
Leave religion out of it. You're looking in the wrong direction. It's almost certainly about money - someone wanting a payoff from the library to avoid the court battle (one that probably wouldn't have happened with such an obvious false claim, but the library clearly didn't know that). They just forgot that there were options other than "pay us" and "go to court".
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I am moving and I want to take my peonies. I dont think i will have time to replant them this fall. I'm in New England. Do you think they will survive the winter in pots?
What zone are you in? We moved in March several years ago. I dug my favorite peony up to move with us, left it in a pot all winter before the move and didn't plant it until the following fall and it was fine. We're zone 5 though and the peony was good down to zone 3. I've always heard potted plants have to be good 2 zones lower than the area to stand a good chance, don't know if that's urban gardener legend or not! If it's true and you're in zone 5 or higher they should be fine as long as you don't have some of the more tender peonies that are only good to zone 5 or 6. Do you have other outdoor potted perennials that survive the winter there? If so, peonies should be able to, also!
I'd say it's definitely worth the chance. The larger the pot you can get them in the better so the roots aren't crowded. If your area has extremely cold temps you'll probably want to give them some extra protection, protected location and/or straw mulch. Good luck with your move and your peonies!

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RIP Trevor Williamson - former NSW Canoeing PresidentSubmitted by PeterT on Fri, 27/02/2015 - 15:07
It is with great sadness that we advise the passing of Trevor Williamson - former President of NSW Canoeing Association. Trevor was a keen member of Lane Cove River Kayakers. More recently he took a keen interest in cycling and had moved to the Central Coast where he had a circle of friends.
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Watsons Bay Safe Boating Education CentreSubmitted by LynnP on Tue, 03/03/2015 - 14:45
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State and National Recognition for PaddleNSW MembersSubmitted by PeterT on Mon, 23/02/2015 - 14:11
Joan and Bruce Morison were justifiably rewarded with Distinguished Long Service Awards at the gala 2014 NSW Sports Awards held at Curzon Hall, Marsfield on 19 February. Having each served canoeing and paddling at club, state and national level for well over 65 years, the recognition was well overdue.
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The charity of choice for PaddleNSW in 2014 was the Cure Brain Cancer Foundation. CBCF is the largest dedicated fundraiser for brain cancer research in Australia. Partnering with the research community, they steer the national agenda for brain cancer research. Their mission is to accelerate new treatments to brain cancer patients and increase five-year survival to 50% within 10 years.
Watsons Bay Safe Boating Education CentreSubmitted by LynnP on Thu, 12/02/2015 - 11:37
PaddleNSW prepares to deliver PaddleSafe Courses at the new-from-old Sydney Pilot Station. You couldn't wish for a better venue, with the classroom surrounded on three sides with magnificant views, clear crystal waters leading to the Ocean off Watsons Bay, a Ferry Service connecting Sydney Harbour and some of the best seafood outlets in Sydney.
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Anjie Lees breaks world recordSubmitted by PeterT on Mon, 08/12/2014 - 13:11
Lane Cove marathon paddler Anjie Lees has unofficially broken the record for longest distance paddled in 24hrs on flat water. This was achieved in horrendous conditions on the Molonglo River at BGCC headquarters alongside the annual 24hr relay marathon.
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I explore my relationship with time by creating ambiguous images. Using mixed media and collage painting, my work unfolds parts of a story in a fragmented way. I use collage as a process of collection and isolation in order to reframe personal imagery using enigmatic plots. These motifs are in action when materials gather on the picture plane. The ambiguous spaces that develop serve as a container for the images I collect. Fragments become isolated from their original context, displacing the routine of domestic spaces into the peculiar. Curious figures, machine like inventions, cutout forms, and abstracted objects become visual islands, the edges of which serve as barriers.
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Amaravathi may refer to:
- Amaravathi, a Sanskrit word meaning the city of the gods. Immortal city. Name of Indra's abode. Refer to C.P.Brown Telugu Dictionary.
- Amaravati, a Pali word meaning 'Abode of the Deathless' referring to nirvana
- Amaravathi, surname, see Raju surnames
- Amaravathi (1993 film), a 1993 Tamil language film
- Amaravathi (2009 film), a Telugu language film
- Amaravati (mythology), in Hinduism is the capital of Svarga
- Amaravati (Champa), the antiquity kingdom in history of Champa in Central Vietnam
- Amaravati Buddhist Monastery Theravada Buddhist monastery located near London, UK
- Amaravathi, a town in Amaravathi mandal, located in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. It was the capital of Satavahanas more than 2000 years ago. It is also the proposed capital city of the state.
- Amaravati mandal, Andhra Pradesh, a mandal in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh
- Amravati, the name given to a district and its headquarters in the state of Maharashtra (India)
- Amravati district, a district of Maharashtra state
- Amaravathi Dam is at Amaravathinagar, 25 km (15.53 mi) south on NH 17 from Udumalpet, Tamil Nadu
- Amaravathi Reservoir is the impoundment of Amaravathi Dam on the edge of Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary
- Amaravathi River, flows from Kerala into Tamil Nadu, where it joins the river Kaveri
- Amravati railway station, in Maharashtra, India
- Amaravati Express, Express train organized by Indian Railways
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That's how Glenwood Community School District Superintendent Devin Embray describes the process of explaining the district's Revenue Purpose Statement as voters head to the voting booths next Tuesday to decide the fate of the district's 1-cent sales tax fund.
"This is not a new tax," Embray said of the revenue purpose statement. "This is the state's one-cent sales tax and they basically added a penny for schools and they added a penny for cities. This money is already coming in to the district right now."
Glenwood Police Chief Eric Johansen said his department is continuing its investigation into an alleged sexual assault of a student at Glenwood Community High School by a former school district employee.
Andrew Schoening, 19, is accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old female student inside a closet at the school.
The Glenwood Community School District is asking motorists to stop.
Stop passing through the flashing red and the stop arm of its school buses.
In a typical year, the district sees a dozen reports of drivers ignoring school buses stopped to drop off or pick up students. Already this year, the district has 19 reports of motorists passing stopped school buses.
On Feb. 7, Glenwood Community School District voters will have an opportunity to vote on a new Revenue Purpose Statement directing the school district's spending of its 1-cent sales tax revenues.
Glenwood Community High School students' average score on the ACT exam went up in 2011, while Iowa's overall scoring average ranked second nationally, according to a report released earlier this fall.
Glenwood Community High School could already boast of being one of only a handful of high schools in Iowa with a video replay screen in its gymnasium.
Now, the two-year-old school has another unique addition in its gym to show off - a 6-foot by 10-foot oil painting of a ram, the school's mascot. The painting was unveiled at the homecoming pep rally in September.
If all goes well, the Glenwood Middle School will be serving as more than a mid-point for the education of students in the district under a new plan approved by the Glenwood Board of Directors last Monday.
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Are there any good gui libraries for python 3 (NOT 2)? I would love to use tkinter but it's widgets are not native and it is extremely ugly in my opinion. I was wondering if there were any other gui libraries for python 3.
PyQt has had support for Python 3 since version 4.5.
The dual license for PyQt may not be suitable for your purposes. Nokia is keen to have Qt bindings for Python freely available for use, including commercial. Negotiating for PyQt to have a freer license didn't work out, so they are working on another project, PySide, which aims to make Qt Python bindings compatible with PyQt, but with a freer license. It's work in progress, but making good progress. It doesn't support Python 3 yet, but it's only a matter of time. See the FAQ.
in python 3.1, you can use ttk (tk themed widgets)
That would be PyQt (currently at 4.7.2, supporting Python 3.x since 4.6 if I recall correctly).
This is not just any GUI library, this is (in my opinion) the most mature Python cross-platform GUI library. (PyQt are the bindings on top of the C++ QT).
Be aware of it's (PyQT) dual licensing scheme though (GPL or commercial).
Finally, wxPython is getting ready, too.
I just installed a pre-release version (dev76380) of wxPython3.0.1 (Phoenix) for Python 3.4 (64-bit) on my Windows 7 box. According to the mailing list (https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/wxpython-dev/LmGIrQyh7jc), "--pre" flag is required to pip a pre-release wheel package, so the command that worked for me was:
wxPython3.0 seems to work just fine for me.
And here's the doc http://wxpython.org/Phoenix/docs/html/main.html.
I gave a glance at PyQt4 and ttk, as suggested by other answers to this question. I think PyQt4 is the best of the two from the technical perspective, but for what I saw it's definitely not pythonic, as it is a direct translation from the C++ API).
Searching for another alternative I asked myself: what about GTK? I found a tutorial, and since it's not listed in this page, here you are: http://python-gtk-3-tutorial.readthedocs.org/
I'm playing with it right now, and it seems nice. Also there's no dual-licensing burden AFAIK


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I don't really follow COD at all, but I received an e-mail from Amazon about an hour ago detailing the release date for Modern Warfare 3.
MW3 Dated?
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The date seems right, but I'm really curious as to what exactly it will be. Can they really go more over-the-top than mw2 and blops? Will it be any good with 3 studios working on it, including a stripped down IW? It's just a weird game. It'll probably still break blops' sales record though, so whatever.
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Can't wait to play it, but it kind of looks worse than CoD4, and this is singleplayer.
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These are small (think of a golf ball), globular peppers which are tart and mildly hot. Great for stuffing with cheese or another contrasting flavor. Pickled Italian red peppers are about the closest substitute I can think of.
Peppadew peppers are usually available in the grocery story around olive bars. That is less expensive than buying them in jars. You will love them.
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City manager optimistic despite fears over Balotelli's stubborn knee injury
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Wednesday 12 January 2011
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini last night declared that Edin Dzeko's arrival gives him the finest strike force in Europe and will help him to mount an assault on the Premier League title. He admitted, though, that he is growing increasingly worried about the knee injury which may keep Mario Balotelli out for another month.
Mancini believes the £27m signing Dzeko will make the critical difference in deadlocked games, the volume of which which have caused City to be accused of a lack of ambition. The Wolfsburg striker's arrival completes what the Italian called "my ideal squad".
Agreeing that the Bosnian could be the difference between first and second place in the title race, Mancini said: "In big games, like [the stalemate] in London against Arsenal, it would probably have been a different game had he been playing."
The manager is speaking freely of City as title contenders now, though his face – as well as his words – betrayed the deep concern he feels that the 20-year-old Balotelli's recurrent knee trouble, first sustained five months ago, is still keeping him out. "It's the same knee," Mancini said. "I'm worried because everything is strange. It's strange for a meniscus problem to continue for two months and I'm worried at this moment because I didn't think that he must rest for another four weeks. This is an important moment for us."
The consequences of Balotelli's delayed return to first-team contention include the impact on his attempts to acclimatise in Manchester. His first instinct is always to return to the family home in Brescia and his family believe that extended periods away are needed to enable him to settle. Mancini had hoped that the keyhole surgery the striker underwent in September on the lateral meniscus – a crucial structure in the knee which he damaged in the final moments of his City debut, in the Europa League play-off against Timisoara on 19 August – had resolved the problem. But he aggravated it during his hat-trick game against Aston Villa on 28 December and, with Dzeko and Carlos Tevez the first-choice partnership, the prospects of him delivering substantially in his first season are now looking slim.
Balotelli's absence underlines the need for Dzeko, whose erudite performance at the press conference City staged to present him yesterday revealed that self-confidence is not a quality he lacks. Dzeko is well versed in Manchester lore, has already viewed Blue Moon Rising, the film chronicle of last season, and spoke eagerly of the Old Trafford Manchester derby on 12 February.
"A lot of people told me that mostly fans from Manchester are fans of Manchester City and from the other cities, more for Manchester United," Dzeko said. "I have to say it was a very emotional film and I saw a lot of things that happened in the last years. I saw people living for the club. It is something fantastic how people love the club despite them not winning a trophy in the last 34 years. It is amazing. They are very loyal to the club. I helped Wolfsburg win the first Bundesliga title in their history and I'd like to make history here."
Despite the troubled history between their countries, it is understood that Bosnian Dzeko and City's Serbian full-back Aleksandar Kolarov have become close companions already. "Well, we don't come from the same country but we speak the same language and he's told me, 'I am here for you'," Dzeko said.
The 24-year-old, who scored 66 times in 111 games for Wolfsburg, said there was "nothing concrete" in United's interest in him – Sir Alex Ferguson questions whether he has adequate pace to thrive in the Premier League – but declared that his goal at Old Trafford in last season's Champions League group stage has given him belief for next month's game at the same stadium.
Mancini said he may play Dzeko, Tevez, Balotelli, David Silva and Adam Johnson at the same time. "With Edin, we maybe will have more chances to score from crosses," he said. "We had a bit of a problem with that before, because we didn't have the players to do that." The manager also raised the prospect of two or three more signings this summer, though Michel Platini, the president of European football's governing body, Uefa, warned yesterday that clubs will have to "face the music" if they do not comply with Uefa's new financial fair play (FFP) rules.
Uefa's latest figures show spending on player wages up almost 10 per cent – and increasing at a faster rate than income. Under FFP rules, clubs will face bans from European competition from the 2014-15 season if they spend more than they earn in the three years before.
Manchester City's recent £121m losses mean they are the English club facing the greatest difficulty in abiding by the rules – even though owners are also allowed to inject £12m a year into their club. Andrea Traverso, Uefa's head of licensing, said: "We are in talks with [City] – they are aware of the rules and they probably have a strategy to raise their income."
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The position has an entry salary at $44,050 plus benefits. Click here for a copy of the job description. Applicants should submit an employment application, cover letter, and resume to: Joyce Cortum, City Clerk, 1900 NW 114th Street, Clive, IA 50325, 515-223-6220, firstname.lastname@example.com. Applications will be accepted until April 9, 2015.
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Part-Time Library Shelver - $8.25/hour
Part-time hours are available for a Library Shelver, approximately 5-9 hours per week. Duties include re-shelving materials and straightening shelves.
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Recreation Program Leaders - $9.75-$10.95/hour
This position organizes activities, crafts, field trips and guest speakers for the Sport and Nature programs, Youth Tee-Ball, Youth Soccer and the Campers Sports Program. Lesson plans, first aid and purchasing supplies for the program are part of the duties along with planning assistants and volunteer duties. Reports to the Recreation Supervisor and must work and communicate well with children and parents. Also helps schedule staff and volunteers.
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Recreation/Aquatics Concession Stand Workers - $8.25-$9.15/hour
Staff will make and sell food items such as candy, hot dogs, popcorn, nachos and sandwiches warmed in a microwave. They will open/close the stand, serve various food items, count money and clean up at night's end. Additional duties include recording softball/volleyball scores, assisting with general first aid when needed and other duties of the concession stand staff. Great opportunity to make extra money during the summer. Concession stand is in use 6-7 days a week from 5:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. or at the aquatic center 11:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
For more information contact: Clive Parks and Recreation Department at (515) 223-5246.
Park Maintenance - $11.25-$12.45/hour
This position will be 40 hours per week for approximately 6 months. Applicant must be at least 18 years of age and have a good driving record. Job duties include mowing the parks, cleaning shelters, dragging and lining softball fields, building and grounds maintenance, landscaping and other general labor. Hours are 7:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday with some weekend overtime.
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Lifeguards create a safe aquatic center for patrons by enforcing facility rules and policies, scanning area of coverage, cleaning duties as assigned and supervising young children, teens and adult patrons. Job entails effective communication with supervisors, co-workers and facility patrons. Applicants need to be willing to work outside, as this is an outdoor facility. Hours are flexible. Must be 16 years of age and hold current lifeguard, first aid and CPR/AED certification. Applications accepted until end of March.
Swim Lesson Instructor (WSI) - $10.11-$11.70/hour
Instructors provide appropriate class activities and documentation for all levels of participants using the safety recommendations and skill progressions of the American Red Cross. The instructor is also responsible for communicating with class participants and relaying pertinent information to the Recreation Supervisor. Group and private lessons are offered 8:15-11:00 a.m. and 5:30-8:45 p.m. Must be 16 years of age and hold current WSI certification. Applications accepted until end of March.
Concession and Admission Personnel - $8.25-$9.15/hour
Staff is needed to work at the Clive Aquatic Center. Job entails operation of the admissions system, various concession equipment, preparing and serving foods, using cash register, making change, counting money, answering phones, cleaning as assigned, and performing other front line duties as required. Hours of operation range from 11:15 a.m.-7:30 p.m. at the Aquatic Center. Must be 16 years of age. Applications accepted until end of March.


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Althea + Ants = NO BLOOMS! Help!
Dear Folks -
I have three Hibiscus Syriacus (Althea), and one isn't blooming. When I checked it, I found the reason. Each bud is COVERED with ants! They are feeding!! Several buds were gone already, and the rest aren't far behind. Why is this happening to only one of these shrubs? They are in different locations, but ants are everywhere right now (!), so it seems that the other two should be suffering as well. I guess that I should consider myself lucky.
Anyone have any thoughts? Or solutions?
LisaLou -
Yeah, I've always seen ants on Hibiscus Syriacus in the past, but this is something different. All of the ants seem to be focused on eating the flower buds. In fact, there are so many ants on the buds that the buds appear to be black. However, after seeing photos on the Roses Forum of Japanese Beetle damage, I realize that my insect problems are minor!
Ants do not eat aphids. They are like shepherds and protect the aphids from predators. In exchange, they lap up the honeydew secreted by the feeding aphids, and ants don't feed on flower buds. Are you sure they are ants?
Tangle foot is a very sticky substance that remains sticky for a fairly long time that you spread on around the base of the plant. Any insect that has to crawl from the ground upwards gets stuck or "tangled" up in the goo and never makes it up the plant to feed. You should be able to find some at a good garden center, or go a google search and order off the internet.
Here is a link that might be useful: ants and aphids
HI THERE, My name is Carolyn. I live in Cleveland, TN. I have 1 large Althea tree, bush, whatever you call it, and mine isn't evered in ants, but the flowers are dropping off and the leaves are turning yellow. Is this the time for the leaves to be dropping off for the fall ? I've just become interested in the Althea. I have planted 6 other Althea trees, ( really twig size ) by my 1 larger one and they seem to be doing ok for now, anyway. Should I mulch them for the winter ? I'd appreciate any info. Thanks, Carolyn
I trim back my Althea each year, as I want to keep it contained, and mulch now for winter. I make cuttings each year to pass-along to friends. My son-in-law grows his Althea tall, but removes all the lower branches, as he has daylily plants growing all around the tree. The Althea blooms beautiful!
That was last year. I'm very happy to say that the same althea bloomed rather well this year! I saw some ants, but not many.
Adgerlady, I know this is late, but I want to respond. I'm in Shreveport.
I don't know why your althea is dying Virginia34, but you have my sympathy.


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You can receive your sms as desktop notification or via email; useful when you forget to take your phone with you and you want to read your messages.
Of course, you can enable or disable this option remotely from your smshare account on the website.
Receive your missed calls by email or by desktop notifications.
The smshare extension for Google Chrome fits perfectly into Google Chrome and provide you a wide range of features like access to your phone-book, URL shortener, ... etc.
If you don't use Google Chrome you can still send sms from smshare website at smshare.fr
New features coming soon.
What's New
Chrome browser 4G
SMS↔Chrome (like MightyText)
SMS from your computer, synced with your Android SMS inbox. Similar to apps such as mysms,mightytext,airdroid,etc
Webtext is quite different from apps like Voxer, WhatsApp, Kik Messenger, mightytex, Facebook messenger, and google+ because we integrate with your phone's SMS inbox directly. We allow you to send Color SMS and Color Text via the phone or computer. We are a service that remotely syncs with your phone like MySMS or MightyText.
WebText lets you send/receive SMS from Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, and Opera browsers
What version of Firefox do I need to run? Any Firefox version after Firefox v 12 should work well
What version of Chrome do I need to run? Any Chrome version after Chrome v 18.0 should work well
sms backup
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WebText lets you send/receive SMS from Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, and Opera browsers. wgda, wgda2, mysms
Desktop Notifications
This app allows you to receive Android notifications in your browser. Instead of checking notifications directly on your phone, you can check them on your desktop while surfing the web. And starting with version 2.0 you can also see your notifications on other Android devices, for example notifications from your phone on your tablet.
In order to use the app you also need to install one the companion browser extensions:
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
We developed the app as a part of a research project at the Human Computer Interaction group (http://www.hcilab.org) at the University of Stuttgart (Germany). The app uses a secure communication channel to transfer the notifications. We collect anonymous data to analyze the user interaction with notifications. The content of notifications or information about you is NOT stored in any way. We make sure that your privacy and anonymity are preserved. The collected data is ONLY used for research purposes. It is assured that there will be no attempt to misuse the data or identify any user. By downloading and using this app you support and contribute in our research. We thank in advance for your understanding and support.
Based on the collected data we published a scientific paper that was presented in the CHI 2014 conference (http://goo.gl/OXjjcb [PDF]).
We are very happy if you have feedback for us and/or report problems. But responding to comments in Google Play is very limited, so please send us a mail to firstname.lastname@example.com instead or post in our Google+ Commmunity (http://goo.gl/7eV2Wh). Thank you!
Firefox Beta
**We need your help testing Intel x86 Atom based devices! If you have an Intel x86 Atom based device, download Firefox Beta and tell us what you think. **
Find a bug? Report it at http://mzl.la/android_bugs.
Want to know more about the permissions Firefox requests? http://mzl.la/Permissions
See our list of supported devices and latest minimum system requirements at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/mobile/platforms/.
Mozilla is a proudly non-profit organization dedicated to keeping the power of the Web in people's hands. We're a global community of users, contributors and developers working to innovate on your behalf. When you use Firefox, you become a part of that community, helping us build a brighter future for the Web. Learn more at mozilla.org.
Access everything on the Internet with Psiphon's secure tunnel
Over a million people across the world are already using Psiphon's censorship circumvention tool to access Internet sites and services that are blocked or otherwise unavailable through their normal service provider. Whether it's to access sites that your provider is blocking, or to add a layer of protection when using open Wi-fi services, Psiphon is the best tool for accessing the open Internet.
• Browser or VPN (whole-device) mode, so you can choose whether to tunnel everything or just your web browser.
• In-app stats telling you how much traffic you've been using.
• Free for personal use! Contact us directly for corporate licensing.
• Featured on BestVPN.com: http://www.bestvpn.com/blog/6943/evade-internet-censorship-with-psiphon.
• Psiphon is an open source project. You can find our source code and design documents on the project home page: https://bitbucket.org/psiphon/psiphon-circumvention-system.
Next Browser for Android
■ User Reviews
"Easily the best browser I have ever used. It's fast, voice recognition is awesome, and the entire layout is beautiful. Reminds me of a chrome and dolphin mashup with 10 times the speed. Love this browser keep up the good work :-)" - Ash B
■ All features are FREE for this mini browser
Super Fast
- No more than 1.5s to open a site
- Maintains excellent performance during 10,000+ speed test with an opening speed of less than 1.5s
Extremely Small
- Small size with powerful functions
- Never leave process running in background
- Exit completely with one click
- Less memory usage & lower power consumption
Next View
- Integrate RSS feed reader by country and category
- Enjoy off-line reading with download function provided by Next View
Powerful Extensions
Convenient and strong extensions bring personalized browser especially for you! More coming soon!
■ More
- Customizable home screen for quick accessing to your favorite sites
- Switch between tabs with simple gesture
- Browse the latest news, sports, entertainment and more updates by free subscription
- Various plugin add-ons (Evernote, Facebook, Pocket,QR code, Screenshot, PDF,Auto-refresh,
Translation,private bookmark,Deft pages) to extend functionality without limitation
- Import and sync chrome bookmarks (Need to install Next Sync Plus on Chrome. Sync bookmarks with folders perfectly between Chrome and Next Browser ) link here:https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/eikaoeimlnplikakodlifpagiklbnefj/publish-accepted?hl=en
- Secure browse web in incognito mode
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Wear Internet Browser
WIB, the Android Wear Internet Browser, is a full fledged web browser running on your Android Wear smartwatch. Bookmarks and history from Chrome on your phone are included. Separate watch bokmarks can easily be added as well.
NOTE: The Full Version in-app purchase is required for more than demo use.
- Quickly search the web with voice or text search
- Quick access of bookmarks and history
- Open links in the Wear Internet Browser from your phone via Share...
- Voice search by tapping on the Google icon
- Mini keyboard for entering text on the Android Wear smartwatch
- English, french, russian, spanish, italian and german keyboards
- Selectable language for keyboard and search
- Voice text input in the keyboard
- HTTP and HTTPS support
- Action to open website on phone
- Actions to add/clear bookmarks
- Smooth touch scrolling
- Connection indicator
- Back button
- Pinch zoom
- Low footprint
The Wear Internet Browser is compatible with all Android Wear smart watches:
- Samsung Gear Live
- LG G Watch
- Motorola Moto 360
- LG G Watch R
- Sony Smartwatch 3
- ASUS ZenWatch
Summary: WIB is a web browser for Android Wear smartwatches and works for browsing all websites.
Yandex.Browser for Android
• Turbo Mode from Yandex browser not only speeds up the loading of pages, but also videos. Open up webpages and watch videos without any slowdown.
• Yandex understands which site you need, even without the exact address: it knows which page to open immediately, saving you time.
• Answers to several questions are instantly displayed without having to leave a page. Any site is available in one click with Tableau.
We are happy to hear your feedback so that we can take it into account in the new version. We answer all questions relating to the browser. You can write to us directly from the app (in Settings / Feedback) or via the feedback form on http://feedback2.yandex.com/mbrowser.
Quick and convenient access to your favorite sites
• Tableau automatically appears when clicking on the Yandex.Browser address bar or opening a new tab. It's a selection of links to sites that you frequently visit.
• You can manually select the sites you want and pin them to Tableau so that they'll always be there.
Fast video and page loads, saving on data charges
• Turbo technology allows Yandex.Browser to compress the content of webpages and videos so that you can load them faster, even with a slow connection, saving on data charges.
Search with less clicks
• The browser will show facts and figures in search suggestions, such as the weight of a brick, or the capital of Madagascar.
• Yandex.Browser on tablets opens a webpage next to the search results so that it's easier for you to navigate and find the site you need.
SmartBox for web addresses and queries
• The browser understands site addresses and search queries entered either from a keyboard as well as with your voice.
• Recognizes a number of webpages based on simple descriptions, such as if you enter [financial times] or [wikipedia], then the browser will open them right away.
Syncs your data
• Syncing makes it convenient to use the browser on different devices: there's no need to set up your bookmarks or favorites again, they'll automatically be transferred from your computer to your device.
• All of your browser's bookmarks are kept in a special Yandex server: even if your device fails, they will still be safe.
"Push to Call"
• Click on telephone numbers that you find in your browser, and your computer will tell your phone to call that number for you (if syncing has been enabled on Yandex.Browser on both devices)
Boat Browser for Android
What's special?
1. More Customizable
We have optimized the default features listed in the (Side) Toolbar. And you can customize the features as you like: re-arrange, add and remove buttons, just by dragging the corresponding icon.
In addition to the toolbar customization, you can also personalize the background color and the action of the Volume Keys. You can set the Volume Key's action to switch tabs, scroll up/down the page or zoom into the page.
2. Personalized Themes
Bored with the default theme? Can't be satisfied just changing the theme's color? No Problem! Boat Browser's got you covered!
Boat Browser's team will supply you more and more cool themes and styles, to make your browser completely personalized!
3. Add-ons
An Add-on is the unlimited expansion of your browser. Customize your browser by installing Boat Add-on's that will enhance your browsing experience. These features can be easily found in the Side Toolbar, after installation.
We will continue to develop a variety of popular and fashionable add-ons. Keep your browser up to date!
4. Powerful Bookmarks Management
Bookmarks Manager supports new folder, drag and drop, batch delete, import, export and Sync with stock browser bookmarks!
Cloud center supports backup and restore bookmarks and speed dials with Google Drive between devices with the same Google account. Also Firefox bookmark sync is supported (Pro feature).
5. Side Toolbar
You can reach the toolbar by swiping the right side of the screen. And, if you don't like it, just change the settings in setting menu. We hope it will bring you a new quicker, smarter browsing experience from now on!
6. Speed dial
Add your favorite websites into the speed dial menu and keep them handy :). Folder for speed dials is supported (Pro feature)
7. Floating tab
This feature supports multi-windows as PC does. You may float multiple tabs on any app.
Boat Browser also supplies some very useful features like,
- Video & Flash Video & YouTube Video Support… (In Android 4.4 plus flash doesn't work on some devices)
- Voice Command and Voice Search…
- Support App to SD function…
- Support Cache to SD function…
- Easy file Downloading
- User Agent Switching that allows you to view websites/web pages, in many formats!
- Multi-touch Pinch to Zoom support
- Super easy copy/paste
The add-ons can be easily found by searching the key worlds below, in Google Play:
1. Boat FB Add-on
2. Boat Password Manager Add-on
3. Boat URL Shortener Add-on
4. Boat Web2PDF Add-on
5. Boat Tab History Add-on
6. Boat Show IP Add-on
7. Boat Evernote Web Clipper Add-on
Also, there are some features which need purchase license key to unlock, including:
1. Floating tab feature which will float on any app.
2. Removes the banner Ads in the bookmark page and the interstitial Ads when exit browser.
3. Supports the ability to delete ALL speed dial icons, including the preset icons.
4. Supports folders for speed dial icons.
5. Firefox bookmark sync support.
6. Support up to 32 tabs.
Please download license key apk file from Google play
About Ads:
In this free version, users may see two kinds of Ads:
1. Banner ads in some pages, such as bookmark page.
2. Interstitial ads when users exit the browser.
This is a Browser for you! If you have any problems with it, please let us know. We are committed to providing you with the best Browser available!
Our Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Find out more about us via:
Twitter - http://twitter.com/BoatBrowser
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/boatmobile
Website - http://www.boatmob.com/
Google plus - http://goo.gl/um2r08
SMS from Android 4.1
UPDATES: You may have noticed I haven't updated this for ages. Sorry. I bought a Nexus 4 and so I don't need this any more and don't have motivation to update it. A possible alternative is TextSecure which is free and based on the same code as this, plus it encrypts your texts!
This is the stock messaging (SMS & MMS) app from Android 4.1 Jellybean! The biggest improvements Google made in Jellybean are a new widget, photos in the notifications and a better recipient interface.
Remember to disable your existing SMS app's notifications or you will get two notifications for each message.
Please test the app to make sure it can send and receive messages correctly before relying on it! Test it a lot! Also if you are upgrading from the ICS version, PLEASE read the recent changes.
If you appreciate this and my other totally free stock apps, consider sending me some money (via paypal)! I'm poor and hungry and it takes a long time to do this!
* Some incomplete phone numbers in the ComposeMessageActivity are deleted when you go to enter the message. I found the cause of this but there is not much I can do.
* Contact photos may not sync properly. According to one user this is expected behaviour and it is basically Facebook's fault.
* Widget is flickery when it loads. I looked into it. Can't find problem; may be Samsung's bug since it doesn't happen in emulator.
* Widget "Show more conversations" button goes to the compose message activity instead of the message list. This is very weird.
* SMS notifications might be unreliable for you. Test it a lot!
* MMS doesn't work at all right now.
UC Browser HD
UC Browser HD is specially designed for your big screen. With a gesture controlled video player, gesture controlled browsing and more, UC Browser HD truly gives you the best browsing experience on tablets and phablets.
★★★★★ "UC Browser is known for its speed and dependability. The browser uses high-end compression technology rendered by a server to provide faster browsing and less data usage." - About.com
★★★★★ " Lots of developers sadly overlook how other gestures (like with two fingers) can be used to aid productivity. So it's good to see that the popular UC Browser has included some for Android tablet users. I tested it out on my Nexus 7, and it works very well." - TechInAsia.com
Main Features
★ Intuitive Gesture Control - Control your tabs simply by swiping your fingers.
★Gesture Controlled Video Player - Adjust the volume, brightness and move backward and forward through the video, all with a finger slide.
★ Watch While Downloading - Preview videos while they are being downloaded.
★ Smart Downloading - Supports multi-task, background, and cloud downloading with auto reconnection.
★Block Intrusive Ads - Block ads for a more pleasant browsing experience.
★ Incognito Browsing - Private browsing to protect your privacy.
★Night Mode - Protect your eyes in the dark.
★ Speed Dial - Access your favorite web pages with just one touch from the home page.
★ Cloud Sync - Sync your bookmarks easily between various devices.
★★★★★ UC Browser is known for its speed and dependability. The browser uses high-end compression technology rendered by a server to provide faster browsing and less data usage. The UC Browser mobile web experience also delivers high-performance rendering with smooth animation capabilities for amazing visuals and excellent navigation. Since the browser has gone through several upgrades and continuously improves on performance, this is one mobile browser that almost never fails to disappoint its users. - About.com
★★★★★ We've tried lots of browsers for Android and we've to admit that there are really good ones. However, first time we tried UC Browser we felt something different. It's like the others wouldn't have not fully grasped the essence of what a mobile browser should be. UC Browser did. This feeling of toying with truly native mobile browser makes the difference, and makes us understand that million of downloads (and 300 million users around the World). - AppsZoom.com
★★★★★ Though smartphones and tablets are meant to be used with simple gestures, both Google and Apple – and lots of developers – sadly overlook how other gestures (like with two fingers) can be used to aid productivity. So it's good to see that the popular UC Browser has included some for Android tablet users. I tested it out on my Nexus 7, and it works very well. It saves making the two taps needed to hit the tab switcher and select the desired tab in Chrome for Android. Plus, UC Browser HD starts up faster for me than Chrome. - TechInAsia.com
★ Frost & Sullivan Best Practice Award 2013 – Market Leadership in Mobile Browser Market (APAC)
★ Best Android Browser Award 2012 – About.com
★ Best Mobile Browser Award 2011 – About.com
About UCWeb
Also check out UC Browser for Android and UC Browser Mini for Android!
Discover more at http://www.ucweb.com/
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Web Browser for Android
- Tabbed Internet Browsing
- Incognito Mode: Private browse the web without saving any browser history.
- Security: Keep your browsing safe & private.
- Fast: Get to the internet faster, with quick start-up and page load times
- Supports Adobe Flash Player
- Supports Homepage, Bookmarks, History, Small Footprint and Full-screen mode.
- Super easy copy/paste
- Quick search: Google, Yahoo, Bing, and other default search engines
- User Agent settings
- Advanced Gesture feature
- Sharing: Super-easy and intuitive ways to share mobile contents through social media channels.
- Advanced Settings
- Uses the Native JavaScript and WebKit Engine So file size is smaller
Puffin Web Browser Free
Wicked Fast: Puffin speeds up mobile browsing by shifting the workload from the resource-limited devices to the cloud servers, and resource-demanding webpages can run super-fast on your phones or tablets.
Cloud Protection: All traffic from Puffin app to Puffin server are encrypted, a protection from nearby hackers. It's safe to use public non-secure WiFi through Puffin, but not safe at all for most browsers.
The Latest Flash: We keep improving our cloud servers, and provide the latest version (16.0) of the Flash player over the cloud.
Save your bandwidth: Puffin uses proprietary compression algorithm to transmit web data to your device, and it can save up to 90% of your bandwidth on regular web browsing. (Please be noted that streaming Flash content or videos requires more bandwidth than the normal usage.)
☆ Incredible page load and rendering speed
☆ Adobe Flash support over cloud during the daytime (also works on Android 4.4+)
☆ Download to cloud (up to 20M per file)
☆ Theater mode for Flash videos and games
☆ Virtual trackpad and gamepad
☆ Add-on functions (Pocket, Evernote, Facebook, translator and more)
☆ Color theme for toolbar and sidebar
☆ Fastest JavaScript engine
☆ Full web experience (desktop and mobile view)
☆ Incognito tab: Auto-clean your browsing activities in the app
=== In-App-Purchase ===
* One-Year subscription of Adobe Flash 24/7 support over cloud for $1.99
* One-month subscription of downloading files to cloud (up to 1G per file) for $0.99
===== Limitations =====
* The data centers of Puffin Web Browser are in the US and the cloud servers can only access public web sites from US geolocations.
* For users outside the US, local contents, especially videos of local interest, may not be accessible from the US due to geo-restrictions in their home countries.
* Puffin is blocked in some countries (e.g., China, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates) and by some schools (e.g., in United States).
For more information, please check our FAQ: http://www.puffinbrowser.com/faq/
Photon Flash Player & Browser
Photon supports not only Flash videos, but also games and websites. You can browse natively on the browser and when you need Flash support, you just need to click the lightning bolt button to activate the support on your tablets or phones. You can use Photon for free with ads or purchase a yearly premium pass to remove ads.
Key Browser Features
1) Unlimited tab support
2) Intelligent url bar to search and type your url from one single toolbar.
3) Browse and play video plus live TV full screen
4) Incognito and private browsing support allows you to erase browsing history with every session
5) Bookmark with folders support
6) Desktop browser and multiple user agent support. Set user agent as Safari, Chrome, Internet Explorer IE or Firefox with our desktop mode to view websites in their full desktop version.
7) Ad block and pop up blocker support
8) Support for Adobe FLV and SWF format
9) Local Access mode allows users to instantly watch movies & local TV stations and sites that may block based on geographical IP
10) Dynamic bandwidth adjustment allows you to adjust your video stream bandwidth on the fly to optimize viewing experience and save data bandwidth even on 3G networks.
11) Different mode allows you to optimize your experience.
12) 3 navigation modes. Finger mode allows you to touch and flick. Drag hand mode allows you to drag game maps and other items. Mouse mode treats your screen like a trackpad providing precise navigational control.
With Photon browser, there is no sign up and need to learn how to install the Adobe Flash Player plugin or APK file. Just press the lightning bolt button and it just works without root. Millions of users are already enjoying the benefits of watching online videos and playing Facebook games on Photon. Join them and download for free.
Game Websites supported: Pogo games, Starfall, Armor Games and many more...
Facebook Games supported include: Candy Crush Saga, Dragon City, Double Down Casino, Battle Pirates and many more...
NOTE - Please note that Photon supports Adobe Flash which is different from Adobe AIR which runs outside of the browser and can be downloaded separately.
What blogs and tech sites have to say:
" Photon can access Hulu or online game sites like Kongregate " - About.com
"Overall, if I were to review and compare Puffin vs Photon, I would rate Puffin a 3.5 star and Photon a 4.5 star out of 5 star." - TechNoose.com
"After downloading the app, I was watching Flash videos on Hulu and YouTube in a matter of seconds. The playback was fast, the experience was stable and I was in streaming video heaven!" - BigFishGames
Opera browser beta
- Fast and easy to use: Our fastest browser for Android loads webpages almost instantly, in the right size and format for your phone.
- Keep your connection: Browse at high speed outside 3G coverage with Off-Road Mode.
- News for you: Find out what's happening with the Discover feature, your personal news feed.
- Instant favorites: Set your top sites and bookmarks in the Speed Dial - open them with one click!
- Music, movies and more: Start, stop, resume, save and rename the media files you keep on your phone with our download manager.
If your device is not compatible with the Opera browser, download Opera Mini. http://bit.ly/opera-mini-promo
Discover what Opera browser for Android can do for you. Download free.
Share the news with your friends! And +1 us on G+ too!
Discover more at http://opera.com/mobile/
Keep in touch with Opera:
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More from developer
With SmshareConnect, you can send SMS from any Android device using your primary Android device.
* How can you use it?
First, you need to install smshare on the primary Android device that you usually use to make calls and send SMS.
Second, install SmshareConnect on the other Android device (for example, a wifi tablet), then log in using your smshare account.
Now, when you write SMS (on your tablet, for example), they go to your primary Android phone that will send them.
This is a free app but sms are sent using your text plan. The phone number of the primary Android phone will be shown to the recipient.
This is a BETA version, which means that it is still under development. Any remark or feature request will be very appreciated.