Comments on: Reuters & CNN News Applications http://www.e-series.org/archives/226 Where everything starts with an E - Nokia E50, E51, E60, E61, E61i, E62, E65, E66, E70 E71 and E90 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:30:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jim Mirkalami http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-69084 Jim Mirkalami Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:54:59 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-69084 I have been visiting this site a lot lately, so i thought it is a good idea to show my appreciation with a comment. Thanks, Jim Mirkalami PS: I am a single dad. ;) I have been visiting this site a lot lately, so i thought it is a good idea to show my appreciation with a comment.

Thanks,
Jim Mirkalami

PS: I am a single dad. ;)

]]> By: dan-h http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-34837 dan-h Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:03:36 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-34837 This discusison prompeted a search on mobile news website.. came across a huge listing. http://www.cantoni.org/palm/ This discusison prompeted a search on mobile news website.. came across a huge listing.

http://www.cantoni.org/palm/

]]> By: Pedro http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6913 Pedro Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:30:07 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6913 I had to give up the CNN App. Was just not updating itself. So its down to the Reuters app alone for me. Can see another who faced a similar problem with the CNN app. Any solutions? I had to give up the CNN App. Was just not updating itself. So its down to the Reuters app alone for me. Can see another who faced a similar problem with the CNN app. Any solutions?

]]> By: Vinod Ponmanadiyil http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6694 Vinod Ponmanadiyil Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:44:21 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6694 With OperaMini 3.0 Feeds option, I got rid of most of my RSS Reading s/w. With OperaMini 3.0 Feeds option, I got rid of most of my RSS Reading s/w.

]]> By: G http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6675 G Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:09:21 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6675 Ed... great review. Thanks for information. I love the RSS feeds on default Nokia Browser (E61)..... can't top that. What's the idea of individual news apps, when I get everything I want on one app by category.. be it finance, tech, sport, etc? I don't get these guys and also those who would restrict themselves to single news source. Triangulation is my mantra to overcome propoganda and hear all side of the story :) Ed… great review. Thanks for information.

I love the RSS feeds on default Nokia Browser (E61)….. can’t top that.

What’s the idea of individual news apps, when I get everything I want on one app by category.. be it finance, tech, sport, etc? I don’t get these guys and also those who would restrict themselves to single news source. Triangulation is my mantra to overcome propoganda and hear all side of the story :)

]]> By: sam gonzales http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6665 sam gonzales Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:27:36 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6665 i like it but there are a few suggestions i made to them..things like the asking for a connection.. it should only ask you once.. the app should give you the option to run in the back and auto update like worldmate, and other little tweaks but overall im happy with it.. especially because of its nice glossy look i like it but there are a few suggestions i made to them..things like the asking for a connection.. it should only ask you once.. the app should give you the option to run in the back and auto update like worldmate, and other little tweaks but overall im happy with it.. especially because of its nice glossy look

]]> By: vioccc http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6654 vioccc Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:01:34 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6654 Very interesting. This is the first time that I see a real application implemented using Flash Lite. Up until now, all the flash lite "applications" i came across were poor games no better than Java games. I originally thought that Flash Lite would have the same fate as J2ME and only ever be used to develop crap, slugish, RAM hungry apps but it looks like it could be better than that. The Reuters app does start a lot faster than a Java app despite the E61 having only Flash Lite 1 installed, uses more RAM than a similar native application (around 3MB) but a lot less than Java apps (which force all the running applications to shutdown and use all the RAM they can) and is quite responsive. It doesn't use the native UI controls though so it looks a bit weird. And unfortunately it asks for the access point for every article which pretty much kills it. Too bad. The main problem with Flash application in general is that Flash designers are for some reason literally obsessed with animations and can help themselves putting silly, useless, time and CPU wasting animations all other the place. This shows in the reuters application and one can only hope that somebody will tell these Flash designers to grow up and stop trying to impress with these animations or Flash Lite apps won't do any better than Java apps i'm afraid. Very interesting. This is the first time that I see a real application implemented using Flash Lite. Up until now, all the flash lite “applications” i came across were poor games no better than Java games.

I originally thought that Flash Lite would have the same fate as J2ME and only ever be used to develop crap, slugish, RAM hungry apps but it looks like it could be better than that. The Reuters app does start a lot faster than a Java app despite the E61 having only Flash Lite 1 installed, uses more RAM than a similar native application (around 3MB) but a lot less than Java apps (which force all the running applications to shutdown and use all the RAM they can) and is quite responsive. It doesn’t use the native UI controls though so it looks a bit weird. And unfortunately it asks for the access point for every article which pretty much kills it. Too bad.

The main problem with Flash application in general is that Flash designers are for some reason literally obsessed with animations and can help themselves putting silly, useless, time and CPU wasting animations all other the place. This shows in the reuters application and one can only hope that somebody will tell these Flash designers to grow up and stop trying to impress with these animations or Flash Lite apps won’t do any better than Java apps i’m afraid.

]]> By: Cellphones and Gadgets http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6647 Cellphones and Gadgets Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:02:12 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6647 I want both reuters and cnn. this can be? I want both reuters and cnn. this can be?

]]> By: Ring Nokia http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6644 Ring Nokia Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:56:54 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6644 <strong>Review: Reuters News Application, written in Flash Lite, Ed beat me to it!...</strong> For the past 3 days my cycle has been study, exam, come home, pass out! Looks like it got the best of me, Ed from e-series.org beat me to posting a review of the brand spanking new Reuters application. He... Review: Reuters News Application, written in Flash Lite, Ed beat me to it!…

For the past 3 days my cycle has been study, exam, come home, pass out! Looks like it got the best of me, Ed from e-series.org beat me to posting a review of the brand spanking new Reuters application. He…

]]> By: Dechen http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6643 Dechen Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:53:43 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6643 Just spent some time using the Reuters app and it is surprisinly sharp and professional -looking. It quite fast too. I did notice that the app did not ask me to connect to an access point if I had a connection currently in use (e.g., connected to my e-mail accounts). It's true if you're already using the RSS feeds then it's almost useless, unless you really enjoy your Reuters news, as I do. It seems so uncluttered and simple in a professional-looking package. I just wish I had more room on my active desktop for yet another fave app that'll get used plenty. Just spent some time using the Reuters app and it is surprisinly sharp and professional -looking. It quite fast too. I did notice that the app did not ask me to connect to an access point if I had a connection currently in use (e.g., connected to my e-mail accounts).

It’s true if you’re already using the RSS feeds then it’s almost useless, unless you really enjoy your Reuters news, as I do. It seems so uncluttered and simple in a professional-looking package. I just wish I had more room on my active desktop for yet another fave app that’ll get used plenty.

]]> By: Jerome G. http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6642 Jerome G. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:29:03 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6642 This is relatively new to the E series and added to the software catalog. Its nice but i still prefer the BBC's PDA/Mobile version with the S60 web browser This is relatively new to the E series and added to the software catalog. Its nice but i still prefer the BBC’s PDA/Mobile version with the S60 web browser

]]> By: Dechen http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6639 Dechen Thu, 14 Dec 2006 03:56:17 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6639 I'm a great fan of Reuters news and have been getting their e-newsletters for some time now. I'm happy to see they have come into the mobile world. This will be a very well-used app. Great find... My E62 is filled with amazingly cool AND useful apps with most of them having been discovered through E-Series. Thank you again and great job Ed! I’m a great fan of Reuters news and have been getting their e-newsletters for some time now. I’m happy to see they have come into the mobile world. This will be a very well-used app. Great find…

My E62 is filled with amazingly cool AND useful apps with most of them having been discovered through E-Series. Thank you again and great job Ed!

]]> By: Tower2 http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6638 Tower2 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 03:18:51 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6638 Nice app.---Not sure if this has been mentioned and if it has sorry for the repeat but I've been running two rss feeds on my E62. They both serve a purpose for me. Freenews is one and the second is wildpalm headline. I highly recommend both. They are amazing. Wildpalm allows you to copy and paste articles of interest. Freenews brings all the news to your mobile with out opening up your browser. Nice app.—Not sure if this has been mentioned and if it has sorry for the repeat but I’ve been running two rss feeds on my E62. They both serve a purpose for me. Freenews is one and the second is wildpalm headline. I highly recommend both. They are amazing. Wildpalm allows you to copy and paste articles of interest. Freenews brings all the news to your mobile with out opening up your browser.

]]> By: Nona Maas http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6632 Nona Maas Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:25:05 +0000 http://www.e-series.org/archives/226#comment-6632 they both are useless apps. use the built in web feed and link to any (almost) RSS source and read to your heart's content. Nona they both are useless apps. use the built in web feed and link to any (almost) RSS source and read to your heart’s content.
Nona

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