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A Newschoolers.com App for Iphone?

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.j.Scrilla
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How useful would this be?  Like the other threads on the getting on NS on the ipod touch the full NS site has way to much going on for the iphone/ipodscreen and posting is hard.  The app could be designed like the facebook one where you can post/ message exchange/ some kind on video browser so you could watch vids from NS as the safari browser doesnt support flash and of course have NS radio streaming YEAH!

Jul 19 2008 6:11AM
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Karcher
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that would be so cool man. i hope they make it someday
Jul 19 2008 1:46PM
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JGP.
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yes! this is a great idea, i would be stoked if it happened
Jul 19 2008 4:42PM
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landonn
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please someone do this. i will donate $50 bucks if this happens.
Jul 19 2008 4:49PM
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Jmanski
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yea that would be sick
Jul 19 2008 9:52PM
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rossiskier93
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thatd be real tight
Jul 21 2008 8:55AM
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Rogge
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YEAH DOUG! AN NS iPHONE/iPOD TOUCH APP WOULD BE SICK!!!!


(wink)
Jul 21 2008 7:55PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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I was actually thinking about the possibility of doing an iPhone photo uploader for newschoolers. Its pretty far down on my list of stuff to do so I doubt it'll ever get done.
Jul 21 2008 11:06PM
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QuazBotch
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that's the spirit!
Jul 22 2008 12:20AM
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iggyskier
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is it really that hard on the iphone?  it is fine on my blackberry.  looks the same and posting is easy. and i thought safari is a much better web browser than opera mini....
Jul 22 2008 2:46AM
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JGP.
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On wifi it is fine but on edge it is slow as hell.  I think because every page is so content-heavy it is really unusable on anything but wifi, so the app would be useful when you are not in a wifi zone..
Jul 22 2008 8:28AM
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Ryno
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WiFi FTW!
Jul 22 2008 9:09AM
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landonn
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its still a lot slower than the computer

Jul 22 2008 3:15PM
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.j.Scrilla
Posts: 489 - Karma: 2,436
If I had some programming skills i would try to make it happen, you can download the codes needed from apple and build the application.  Somebody on this site could make this happen.
Jul 22 2008 4:29PM
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Pippin
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words from me mouth
Jul 23 2008 7:08PM
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KarmaInitiative
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or just make a iphone-friendly site like facebook
Aug 4 2008 1:29PM
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funk.
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meh.. we just went through a change about a year ago.  Too soon for a new look.
Aug 4 2008 2:11PM
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funk.
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ok well.. nvm.  Last years was too much for me.  From the looks on the front page I should be able to cope..
Aug 4 2008 2:35PM
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Pippin
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in the update theres a mobile version which should be awesome, but i would still like to see an ipod app, would be great
Aug 4 2008 11:40PM
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.j.Scrilla
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Yay! just read the news about the mobile site... NS app for iphone please please please!
Aug 5 2008 2:01AM
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Ryno
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Do you have to have a mac to develop an app?
Aug 5 2008 10:46AM
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PHNMdesign
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on iphone 3g it's fine but some thing like members is not usefull on iphone and make the page too crowed
Aug 5 2008 7:42PM
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Ryno
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anyone?
Aug 5 2008 10:47PM
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PHNMdesign
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no you just have to downlode the developper kit from apple website

http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/
Aug 5 2008 11:14PM
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thegreyarea
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Unfortunately, more than that is required and the iPhone App development cycle is still flaky.

You must have a mac to do the development. The iPhone emulator runs only on OS X as does the cross compiler. After the development cycle is complete, you've got limited beta testing capabilities, and then it goes to apple for submission, at which point you don't know how long til your app is approved. Similar thing for application updates.

I'd be happy to write an NS iphone/ipod touch app, but I'd need an NS admin to hit me up to talk about it.
Aug 6 2008 10:55PM
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MadSteezin
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Get at this guy...
Aug 7 2008 9:58PM
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Pippin
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JASON, SHMUCK, DOUG get on this!!!
Aug 7 2008 11:16PM
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.j.Scrilla
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Get on it guys c-mon.

Aug 8 2008 7:52PM
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Ryno
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NS is launching a mobile site this fall.
Aug 11 2008 7:10AM
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andrew.
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im soooo excited for this.  going on ns on an iphone now takes forever.
Aug 13 2008 3:37PM
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Ryno
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Ya NS is definitely kind of painfull to use for more then a couple minutes on my ipod but its still fucking crazy that I can use my ipod to surf the web!
Aug 14 2008 8:32AM
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ISkiSwitch
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I don't know about a whole app for it... but a "cell phone friendly" version like many other sites have would be nice.
Aug 17 2008 9:40PM
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*cowboy*
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omg i NEED this!!!!!!!
Aug 17 2008 10:06PM
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.j.Scrilla
Posts: 489 - Karma: 2,436
Bump since we are talking about this again... lets make it happen then I could waste even more of my life on NS!
Feb 25 2009 7:14PM
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Crack.
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good bump...i agree
Feb 25 2009 7:19PM
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iggyskier
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I have basically no issues using NS on my blackberry with opera mini.  Surprised so many Iphone people are having issues.  It runs basically the same - I even have no issue banning, deleting threads, reading and responding to PM's, etc.  And it runs the same speed as any other site.
Feb 26 2009 4:31AM
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Static
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INSANE@!!@!!
Feb 26 2009 5:50AM
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Balto
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so thats how your always on
Feb 26 2009 2:54PM
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iggyskier
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Basically - whenever I sign on NS on my phone, I never sign out.  So basically as long as the web browser is open (which is always) I am signed in. 
Feb 26 2009 8:59PM
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Tronic
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Just to add more flame to the fire, my iphone is pretty slow on 3g/edge but bearable. The things that i don't like are that NS signs me out everytime i close my browser and i can only post when fancy gui is set to off, which is impractical if you ever post with a regular computer, which includes everyone i think.
Feb 27 2009 10:49AM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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Feb 27 2009 6:07PM
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KarmaInitiative
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A ns web app shouldnt be too hard, just make another version of the front end thats in iphone format

It will probaby just be news, forums and pictures
Feb 28 2009 12:12PM
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comeatmebro
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same here, it runs pretty quick on my BB and i can post perfectly fine. a mobile version would be sick though, it'd be like lightning then!
Mar 1 2009 1:21PM
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t_rob
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considering of the wee bit I know about code, thats the biggest overstatement I've heard today.
Mar 1 2009 3:45PM
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KarmaInitiative
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first of all i think you mean understatement

and it wouldnt be that hard, its like making a new layout, except scalled down alot and most stuff cut out. Most of the php and the databases will stay the same
Mar 3 2009 6:44PM
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blackoutbill
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I would love this. An app or a mobile site. I will also donate money to get this going
Mar 3 2009 10:52PM
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wnab21
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that would be sooo sick
Mar 4 2009 6:03PM
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caucasian_chad
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An iPhone video section would be pretty easy too, since you guys are already using MP4 in the new flash video section.
Mar 8 2009 11:19PM
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