Super Ads XL [Review]

Posted by on Feb 19, 2012 in Blog, Reviews | 0 comments

Super Ads XL [Review]

Almost everyone loves Super Bowl ads, whether it’s a witty Pepsi commercial or GoDaddy’s questionable shower scene. Aclass Apps delivers all of your favorite commercials and more to your local Enyo-supported device.

Similar to it’s smaller, phone version, when you first open up the app, it displays each Super Bowl game in a list on the left side from XLIII to XLVI. Once you select a Bowl, a list of advertisements appears. You select one and a popup appears with a YouTube version of the ad. Once finished, you can close out and select another. It’s simple to the first degree, and it should be.

To set favorites, just click(or tap) the big star next to the ad you like. It is saved in a list of favorites. One thing I did not like is that the “Favorites” list item on the left is inside the Bowl selection. I think it would make more sense to have the Favorites button where the Support button currently is, and have Support be in the App Menu(for non-Touchpad devices, there could be a button to bring down the App Menu, which is currently empty).

In terms of functionality, the app works great. The user interface is simple. I like the logos and the scores for the specific years bowl. However, the text for the teams name is a little hard to read. Upsizing it about 2px per font would do the trick.

The developer has promised the following:
1. Sharing will be in the first update.
2. New ads added as we find them automagically.
3. Have plans to add a Villo chat room.
4. Expect to see it on other platforms soon.

 

We at WebOS World are especially excited to see our own Villo services being used in any app.

Overall, the app is great, and with future updates already in the works, I can see a lot of people downloading to watch their favorite ads all in one place.

WebOS World Rating: 5/5

Demo and FAQ at: http://aclassapps.com/apps/superadsXL

Download links:

HP Touchpad
Google Chrome App Store

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How to seriously improve your webOS legacy device [2.x+]

Posted by on Jan 26, 2012 in Articles, Blog | 1 comment

So we all know that although you can doctor your legacy device(Pre-, Pre+) to webOS 2.1/2.2.4, it does not run that great…at all. There may be a few exceptions based on deviations in devices handling of certain kernels(SR71 at 1.2GHz can only be run by a few phones).

With the release of a few select patches, your device can be turned around once again! I actually switched to an HTC Arrive last summer because my Pre-’s software became unbearable and I did not want to switch back to 1.4.5. The hardware was also on it’s last ends but that’s another story.

Point is, I turned on my Pre- recently, ran Emergency Patch Recovery(EPR), uninstalled Uberkernel and re-patched my system. Here’s the list of things that really turned my phone around.

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HP modifying Cloud Services security settings, might affect meta-doctored devices.

Posted by on Aug 10, 2011 in Blog, News | 4 comments

HP just announced that an upgrade to their Cloud Services security will be hindering the backup of “unofficially supported devices”. They specifically mentioned meta-doctored devices as a culprit. What this means is that users on some meta-doctored devices will not be able to use those services anymore, which mostly includes HP Backup. It was also mentioned that if you sign out of your WebOS Profile, you will not be able to sign back in.

Although it’s the right one, HP is making a bold move here, as a lot of Pre-/Pre+ users have meta-doctored to 2.1 after being left behind this February when it was announced they would not receive the 2.1 update. This is best in hindsight for HP, as they’re moving forward, but they’re leaving a lot of current users behind. With no other options for a WebOS phone besides the Pre 2 and the Veer, they’re forcing some users to another OS.
All is not lost, however, as Rod Whitby is reporting that he is able to sign back in to a WebOS Profile on a Pre- running 2.1. As of right now, no known devices are affected. HP’s announcement mentioned that this mainly affected profiles that were running WebOS 2.1, but were reporting WebOS 1.x. We’ll update when more information is announced. If you want to follow this directly, visit the discussion here.

Full announcement after the break.

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WebOS 3.0.2: What’s new?

Posted by on Aug 1, 2011 in Blog, News | 1 comment

HP is finally rolling out the promised OTA update for the Touchpad, and we’ve got a list of changes that you need not miss. Of course there are always internal things listed as “minor tweaks and bug fixes” but we’ll list the big ones.

  • New Calculator app
  • New Clock app
  • Improvements to Email app(rendering/scrolling, better folder support)
  • Set wallpaper from Photos&Videos app(previously was done in Screen app)
  • MUCH better Auto Correct
  • Improved Skype calling
  • HP Movie Store & Kindle apps(Kindle beta already out)
  • Amazon MP3
  • Fixed accelerometer/screen rotation
  • MANY MANY MANY bug fixes, especially ones that caused reset.
  • Improved OS all around

Let us know in the comments if we missed anything and we’ll add them ASAP.

Sources:  PreCentral, Twitter

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[Rumor] Pre 3 coming August 15th?

Posted by on Aug 1, 2011 in Blog, Rumors | 1 comment

[Rumor] Pre 3 coming August 15th?

We recently posted on Twitter that the Pre 3 would be coming Mid-July. It’s now August 1st and there’s no Pre nor a Touchpad update. So what’s actually going on right now at Palm GBU, who knows?

What we have today is another rumor: John_32 on Twitter tweeted that his supplier had “200+ Pre3′s in stock”, but then corrected himself again by posting this tweet. That screenshot looks really promising, but so did the Pre 3 on Palm’s official website. What’s interesting to note is that it says Palm Pre 3, and not HP Pre 3. The last time anything said Palm Pre 3 was Richard Kerris’ EXIF data when he took a picture with his phone. A later picture with a Pre 3 revealed in the EXIF data that it was now HP.

Take it with a grain of salt just like everything else, but the end of Summer is winding down and there still isn’t even an inch of Pre 3 news. Not like it’s coming to Sprint though, right?

Thanks John_32!

UPDATE: The Touchpad update started rolling out early this morning.

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