@Spartan117 said:
@Spartan117 said:
@Sataris said:
@Kul said:
Oh yeah? Pm me details and I'll see what I can do.
It's mostly JSON and XML generated by php
For various reasons (University/Work) I haven't been able to get as far as I'd hoped.
Since you've got an iphone version out (Congrats btw!!), I'm going to have to steal an iphone and see how the app works so I can make it exactly the same on the Windows phone.
Unless you want to post screencaps of every page in the app :smiley:
Hey Sataris,
Is their a big diff between Windows and Android???
Havent seen on yet?
Whats the Benefit apart from it not being Apple or Google.
Im about to purchase a smart phone - Whats the best and where from???
Is the forum app coming to Android or windows Soon.
Should I just suck it up and get an iPhone4???????????????????
Spartan,
I think it depends on what you want in a phone.
I have an iPhone 4 (first smartphone purchase) and so far am happy with it, but you do get sucked into the apple ecosystem. Both the phone hardware and the phone operating system come from apple, so the OS is designed for the form factor (normally only latest though so older iPhone models do miss out on some features). You have to use iTunes to sync your music, photos, videos, etc. (although VLC make a very good media player for iPhone that supports more formats than iTunes). If you have all your content already in iTunes then it's not a big leap. It has a large number of apps in the app store but apple veto everything that is submitted and don't like people writing apps that mimic the functionality of their built in apps, so you get stuck with what they want you to have.
Andriod is a phone operation system, with a large number of different vendors making handsets for it. This means that the software / hardware coupling is not as tight. Therefore when people are writing apps for it they have to try and take into consideration the different form factors (screen sizes, buttons on the phone, etc) when designing, which means that sometimes the software might not look quite right on your phone. But there is no real power overseeing all the apps so you have more of a chance of getting the apps you want. There is a larger range of phone handsets available though, so you have more choice in size and look, than apples 1 size fits all approach. Most hardware vendors / telcos will put their own user interface over the top of the standard Andriod look. Have heard mixed reactions to this where some vendors do it well and enhance the experience, while others totally stuff it up, making it harder to use the phone.
Windows Phone 7 is IMHO still a bit too new to make a call on. It sits more in the Android category where it is just the phone operating system, relying on different vendors to come up with the hardware. Microsoft have put together guidelines for the hardware though. Must be certain size screen, have 3 hardware buttons, etc. So while the phones will differ slightly the user experience should be consistent over different models. The level of apps available for it at the moment is quite low but there is a large .Net community out there who should be able to convert their skills quite easily. One interesting thing is that Nokia have decided to hitch their wagon to Microsoft rather than Android, when deciding to drop their own operating system. Only time will tell if this was a good idea or not.
I would recommend going down to a few local stores and trying them out. Ask them to show you the features and get a feel for how the phone works. Ultimately it's something that you will be using everyday and if it doesn't feel right in your hand or makes things to difficult to navigate then you are not going to be happy.
