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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
I'm developing an app to allow users to query HUKD from their mobile (over using the mobile website as a quicker and should be less bandwidth intensive & skin to windows mobile also)

Now Using FreewarePocketPC for hosting, should be on O!Market shortly :)

The latest version will always be here:

http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-hotukdeals-for-windows-mobile.html

.Net 3.5 Compact Framework is required for all releases

http://rapidshare.com/files/274015365/NETCFv35.wm.cab

Version 1.0.0 Released: 31/08/2009

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=4440622&postcount=8

Version 1.0.1 Released 02/09/2009

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=4453966&postcount=10

Version 2.0.0 alpha Released 21/01/2010

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5419240&postcount=37

v2.0.0 is not tested, although based on v1.0.1 it works in a different way, use at your own risk

Please try it out and let me know if you have any feedback as I would like to welcome all comments and criticisms to help improve my software :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] evorgevol:
Hell yeah! <3 HUKD :) I'll gladly be a beta tester for you.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
Cool thanks :D

I need to sort out how I am going to show the results (the request/receive should be done tonight) then it's into beta and I'll try to figure out how to make a cab then get it sent out :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] fibb:
Flibb from hexus here, count me in
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
A quick update

The search page is done (I'm going to add a search field after the first release, want to get a working product out first) and I am sorting out the data at processing it currently (when you click on an item it loads a new page with more info on it then you can open in a mobile bowser or go back to the results)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
I'm ALMOST there guys, I have got to sort out the xml still and embed a browser in a new window to show more details on a deal... or I will sort out my own way around it :)

And another teaser screenshot, I have added support for tags :) (The search function works great right now, does all the filtering correctly.... BUT I am dealing with the returned XML currently)

Unfortunately you can only use 2 words as anything non alphanumeric is converted to '-' or the API wont recognise it but i'm working around it so you can use as many tags as you want :D (Just fixed this actually)

So I have the returned data to sort then it should be go :) I am going to add a 3rd screen where you can get more details on an individual deal (and load in an image of the product)

That is on a 240x400 screen so an Omnia should be fine :)

If anyone has dealt with DataSets and how to organise it in a ListView please let me know, I'm trying to deal with it right now and it's a PITA as I haven't used it before :(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mohamedtarmohamed:
If you need webspace; PM me
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
Version 1 finished

Full zip:

http://rapidshare.com/files/274021499/HotUKDealsInstaller.zip

Download the zip file, you need to install the net 3.5 Compact framework to be able to use it

Individual parts:

.Net 3.5 Compact Framework:

http://rapidshare.com/files/274015365/NETCFv35.wm.cab

HUKD 4 WM Cab Installer:

http://rapidshare.com/files/274015512/HotUKDealsInstaller.CAB

(Installer is a bit hobbled right now, need to load from program files>HotUKDeals on the device memory, will work on this to fix)

Known issues:

Speed (will work on next fix)

Bandwidth (will work on in next fix due to large numbers of results)

Installer fixes needed, so the registry is properly added, can access from the programs menu instead of having to navigate to the folder

Add an uninstaller (atm just delete the file)

Please link to this thread instead of hotlinking if you wish to share with others please :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] evorgevol:
Just installed and everything seems to be working well for me! :)

If you want any help with the installer and stuff, then I can try my best to help! Just PM me :)

Thanks for the app!

~evorgevol
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
Just finished off v1.0.1, more some incremental changes than anything else. Thanks for the comments from some of the people that have used it :)

v1.0.1

Changes:

- Fixed installer (app shows up in programs menu as HotUKDeals (with the icon :D)

- Warning if you get no results instead of loading a blank page

- Slight redesign of results menu (the description at the bottom only shows when you have selected a deal

http://rapidshare.com/files/274779810/HotUKDealsInstallerv1.0.1.CAB
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] fibb:
installed and working a treat on my topaz

Cheers
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
Apologies for not keeping this more up to date, some good and bad news...

Good:

I just got back from holiday :)

I have plenty of ideas for things to try out for improving the application

I won the category I entered for the contest it was for :D

http://www.hotukdeals.com/rest-api/contest

Bad:

Obviously being on hliday means no development work done since last update.

Resuming studies in the next few weeks for my degree so it will be much more of a side project as I work on my dissertation

I have had very little feedback on it :( To be honest I want as much critical feedback as possible.

I'll be working on my own web hosting to avoid reliance on Rapidshare also (I want figures for dowloads of each version etc and having this project on multiple forums means keeping track can be very difficult!)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wapvirus:
Thanks for this handy little app works great for me running 6.1 21054

htc prophet :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vdude_1:
Works on HTC Touch HD, wvga, standard WWE 6.1 ROM

Really like this app, was looking for a PS3, think I may have found one for a good price :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
Bump to the update, I am going to have some time, I plan to add

- Option to go direct to the website via the link in the page (I have figured out what it is)

But I'd like to know if anything needs to be fixed, if there are any negative points please tell me as I will have some time next month to fix them (got sick leave for a number of weeks due to an upcoming operation)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Apk1:
Been trying to download from rapidshare, but will not let me do so unless I join up, as "no more free slots available"!

Any alternatives?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
Worked fine for me on 1.0.1 and the .netCF cabs if you try it again as a free user
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Apk1:
Now working, it appears rapidshare blocks free users when it is busy.

Thankyou.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jammy1:
WinMo 6.5 on HTC Touch HD.

App works great, nice and fast, love it.

Cosmetic suggestions:

On the 1st page, maybe make the menu options more finger friendly?

On the results page, maybe split the backgound a bit, like with lined results, which highlight when selected.

Also when selected maybe add a lond decription and the small image?

Badly formatted rough mock up:

...and make the whole bottom part a URL link to the deal itself, like the "Go To Deal" button.

I'm on HotUkDeals EVERY DAY. I love a bargain me.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
That looks like a decent suggestion, I have a lot on (doing some demo work on the 360 ATM as well as some big side projects) so I'll try and make the changes that I can seeing as it should be a fairly minor thing to do :)

I'll try the first page suggestions, will need to see what I can do from the button side of things
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] stelph:
Excellent looking app, do you have plans for future development?

It would be good to have the abilty to upload deals from your mobile when you are out and about in the shops. Perhaps so you could upload the photo of the item/price from your phone, or even (if possible) intergrate the Barcode scanner thats been developed for Windows Mobile (link below) so that you could upload details of the product or even search HotDealsUK?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=368798

Probably would be quite hard to do tho, sorry I tend to get a bit carried away with ideas sometimes! :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
Thanks, glad you enjoy it :)

The uploading deal... I have already requested that, currently the API only allows calls to the site for results and not submissions

The barcode scanner is a cool idea, I would love to be able to add it in, however that would only be practical when it is possible to upload.

I think it would be possible to scan the barcode then use that to generate the tag, but I think as an application it would then be more like Shop Savvy on the Android finding a particular deal for an item as opposed to finding hot deals locally

http://phandroid.com/2008/09/24/shop-savvy-for-android-defining-the-vision/

An alternative would be to scan the barcode using the app you suggested (I'll contact the developer to see if they are interested) and then query the website to find the name, again they need to release their API for that :(

I have a change to set the goto link to go direct to the site (or if it's an instore I plan to open a google search for the closest stores to where you are (I need to learn the GPS API stuff when I can)

Trying to fit it around some pretty big projects atm so it's a bit slower than I had hoped in getting changes made, hopefully I will have some time after Christmas or in the new year when I have a little bit of time off.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
some sample text

How do you want them more finger friendly? Wider drop down lists?

I have changed the results page, I am changing it now so when you click on the deal it goes orange to contrast with the rest of it.

This image is a fair point, I can add it in if bandwidth isn't an issue (I left it out to save on those kb's (a sample image was 3kb) I'll adjust the results page for this (reluctant to add a scroll box though so the text will be truncated)

The URL to go to the deal... well I'm still trying to get them to return the retailer ID in the request, as it currently will only send me to their site, I can't directly access a deal as I don't have a list of the manufacturer IDs (and the list would be massively long, one of them was well over 10k for the ID :( )

I'll change the title (on the mockup you did below the results) to quick go to the site (m.hotukdeals.com)

would you prefer the mobile version of the site or the regular one? I'll make a mini change on the build if people want a full one.

Still waiting on the info about the url formatting to be able to go direct to the site instead of via the mobile site and on the submission of deals :)

Work almost done on the UI changes, should be around by next weekend if it all goes to plan :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] !TIMMY!:
This app looks amazing but I cant download Version 1.0.1 from Rapidshare :( it says there is an error.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
The server is down right now, try it again later or I can email it to you tomorrow if needed
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] TheBlasphemousOne:
Is there a mirror for this finlay? I've tried Rapidshare a few times now and it's constantly giving me the old... 'Unfortunately our servers are overloaded right now and we have no more download slots left for non-members.'

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: Strike that. Finally got it. Will give it a whirl and give you feedback finlay.

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] namwollem:
hmmmmm

Same for me too! Rapidshare is great when it wants to play ball, but a real pain in the backside when it doesn't!!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
For those after a mirror.... I'm in the process of setting up some separate private hosting and will host it on there :)

In the middle of working on the update... really is a case of "It'll be done when it's done" I'm afraid as I have a pile of work to do (and finding a use for a tool that converts sheet music to mono sound code for an ARM processor lol)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
They have released a new API

Changes include:

* Added a parameter to specify minimum temperature of deals returned.

* Added a parameter to exclude expired deals.

* Added a parameter to search by keyword(s).

* API response includes deal tags.

* API response includes the deal submission date as a unix timestamp.

* API response includes whether deal is expired or not.

I'll add an option to exclude expired deals (and make a note of which are expired on results if not filtered), change the search method from tag to keyword and a few other minor changes
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] :
yeah i have given up on rapidshare now to lol
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sinaplenty:
Looks and sounds nice, but all I'm getting so far is more fuel for my hatred of Rapidshare. Tried about 30 times over last couple of days and no joy. It's almost as though no-one has ever heard of megaupload...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
Don't worry, I'll be putting it on private hosting very soon, just waiting for my free domain to register and propagate, then I want to set up a counter for it so I know how many times it has been downloaded etc :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
I pay for a rapidshare sub as I use it for storage and while I pay the sub it's guaranteed to be there, pm me an email if you want it emailed to you
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] :
i mailed you :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] paulking:
doesnt seem to work for me...just asks if im connected to the net which i am.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] :
yeah i got it working from rapidshare eventually, i like the app will do some testing later on
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
Got some basic hosting set up, this is just a temp measure

available at www.leakedmemory.co.cc

And a sneaky peek at the next version using the new API, not finished or tested but mostly tweaks, a bit of UI differences and a couple of other things so far :)

available at www.leakedmemory.co.cc

You need to copy + paste the links directly into the browser, for some reason clicking through takes you to a different site
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] goobs:
Ditto.

Using a Windows Mobile 6.6 build and get the same message whether using 3G or activesync:confused:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] goobs:
To follow up - It was v1.01 that had the error. v2 works great !

:D:D:D

Sony Xperia

826x ROM
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
Yeah there is an issue in v1.01, I'm working on V2.0 beta/final currently as the old API has some major issues.

I have spotted a few issues (the more info part doesn't work due to a change in the API, but the expired deals is a feature I like.)

Only other issue I have noticed is on the API where the third page may not provide results. It seems to be only on my app yet I have been reproducing it consistently for some time now on v1 and 2 of the API so resorting how I do my fetch methods.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hesian:
Nice App!

using v2 on my HTC Touch HD
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] babblerx:
Potentially very good

This looks like a great app. Unfortunately, I couldn't get it to work properly on my HD2.

I used the .cab installer and installed to device memory. The app started up fine but didn't find anything when I did a search (searching for xbox). From then on in even when I fully terminated the app, my HD2 was running slower than a snail in treacle.

Sorry to be the purveyor of bad news. I'm not a programmer so can't be overly critical, but hope my feedback might help with your development.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] xenept:
The HUKD website is appalling to search so I imagine the app may also struggle.

I have to resort to using google to search for items in HUKD. Pretty crap!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
Which version are you using? I have been using it on my X1 and not noticed any significant slowdown, the app is designed to run on a small amount of memory.

In a debug on 6.5 it uses around 3mb of RAM at peak, and closing it does close it. If you can look in the task manager when it goes slowly and tell me how much it is using please. Only other thing it could be is a slow data connection as each search gets approx 100kb of data

xenept, they have improved the search function with v2.0 of the API..... I have a feeling if I have some time this weekend I'll rewrite my tool to try and get it working better, seems to work ok for me ATM
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hesian:
v2 usually works ok on my HD2.

The only minor issue I have is it can sometimes get in a timeout popup loon on page 3 of results.

In your next release perhaps you could make more use of the screen for wvga devices.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
I know about the timeout issue, it's unfortunately an API/server bug (forced timeout to prevent a DOS style attack), the same happens on images when loaded, the current timeout is up to 45 seconds or so per attempt but making it any longer in my opinion isn't reasonable

The app is currently in the submission process for the Windows Mobile Marketplace, if it makes it on it will be easier to submit a WVGA version on there, I tried to keep it uncluttered as it is supported on other resolutions currently also
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] finlay666:
Due to a number of sites taking my hard work and distributing it themselves without permission I'm removing any hotlinks from this thread to stop certain sites using my app to generate traffic for themselves

For the latest version, please visit the freewarepocketpc link in the OP
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] cribeiro:
Hi

Have you any idea why Skyfire browser has no sound, running youtube movies on my HTC Pro2 ? This has the original WWE ROM and the speaker is on at Skyfire.

Thanks very much for the answer.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Shasarak:
I thought I had this problem today, then I realised the trouble was that I was charging the phone at the time. If anything is plugged into the USB/charger socket it treats it as if it were headphones and disables the speakers!

Is there a way of avoiding this?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] HeavyComponent:
Speaking of Skyfire, I thought about downloading it today. How is it? Is it better then Opera??
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Shasarak:
The zooming is a bit more clunky - doesn't use the zoom bar - and, as I'm complaining in another thread, it doesn't seem to anti-alias the fonts properly, so text has to be significantly larger to be legible than is the case with Opera. But having built-in flash support is a major advantage. I tried going to the BBC news site with it, and you can play all the little flash-video clips that go with the articles. Playback is a bit jerky, but it works.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] HeavyComponent:
Flash support? That's all I needed to hear. Downloading it now!

Thanks dude!

EDIT: Just went on my favorite hiphop site that's known for its videos. Finally could watch these videos on my phone. Wow!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] ace10134:
Duh, that's the only reason to use Skyfire! The only browser with flash. And, it's fast.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] HeavyComponent:
I didn't know Skyfire has flash player that's why I was excited when I went to the site.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] bigjezza:
Yay, apparently improves GPS

Also, a separate hotfix for SMS with + prefix

http://www.htc.com/sea/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=250&act=sd&cat=all
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] tkalli:
Thanks for the info.

Downloaded.

:)

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[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] bigjezza:
I get invalid vendor ID with this...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] bigchrizzieboy:
Over here an error to

Got my TP2 for 2 weeks (after my Kaiser).

Hope to get the GPS improved...

The error i get:

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By the way, got an unbranded dutch TP2.

It doesn't help to get the "dutch version" like HERE from their site.

Thanks for sharing the link anyway :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] awoken:
yep i get the same here o_O

With the sms fix i also get an error but my rom version is 1.19.404.0 not 1.19.404.1 like they claim its for.

Maybe the gps hotfix is for 1.19.404.1 too ! ?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] honekr:
I have the same problem: INVALID VENDOR ID :mad:
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] batista70:
Me too, i've TP2 ITA no brand.

And the HotFix for sms isn't compatible with my device ...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] AlCapone:
Another strange thing is that the hotfix description says:

" If you perform a device hard reset, you will need to reinstall the hotfix after the hard reset."

When I download I get HTC Touch Pro2_HotFix_Rhodium_Radio_3.46.25.30.exe - a radio ROM flash utility

- why would it need to be reapplied after hard-reset ?

did they just mess up ?

There's also big difference between what's offered at the European vs Asian site:

http://www.htc.com/sea/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=250&act=sd&cat=all

http://www.htc.com/europe/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=250&act=sd&cat=all
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] batista70:
And also said : Copy the hotfix, which is an .exe file, to your device. To install the hotfix, tap the .exe file and follow the on-screen instructions. :eek:

Compliments HTC :mad:
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] danielherrero:
Same here....
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] jzhyok:
successfully updated to this RADIO using Goldcard.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] @home:
Not working here either.

E-mailed HTC. Has anyone else?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] skycamefalling:
Yeah, I mailed them due to the problems with the SMS fix and the Radio update.

Have the German ROM version.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] variosteph:
could someone please extract the manila-file from the sms hotfix? (please from the european download don´t know if there are different files)

thanks

steph
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] jzhyok:
check the attached file
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] variosteph:
whoa that was fast!:D

thank you will try later that day!

steph

EDIT:

OK, tf3d is working after copying the files, don´t know if the files fix the sms issue, we will see...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] charlie_82:
I've been to the SEA, Europe & Africa sites, but I don't see a radio fix download :(

http://www.htc.com/sea/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=250&act=sd&cat=all

http://www.htc.com/europe/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=250&act=sd&cat=all

http://www.htc.com/mea-en/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=250&act=sd&cat=all
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] smaberg:
Here is the sms fix in cab format, incase you want to uninstall it...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] powersquad:
12KB vs 63KB?

and you mean install it rather than uninstall it?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] smaberg:
yes mine is bigger cause the cab format makes it bigger because of the ability to install/uninstall.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] trve_Charon:
Yes, I have also sent an email. :) Lets hope they will react asap. But I think it is just HTC... :rolleyes:
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] powersquad:
I can confirm this cab file working 100%. Tried and worked perfectly. Both SMS went fine and both showed + before the number. No data was lost. After installing a soft reset needs to be done.

Thanks for the cab :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] albertlgh:
i got the same error as well....