Wazapp (Whastapp Client for Meego) Updated to Version 0.2.5

 

It's been less than two weeks since the release of the Unofficial whatsapp client "Wazzap" for meego devices after the developers of whatsapp completely blocked any chance of it coming to the platform; regardless of the number of signatures a petition gathered.

Go download it from: http://www.wazapp.im/

The changelog for the latest version includes:

• • sendPing doesn't fire if offline now

  • Fixed registration for people getting Login Failed or Account expired. Re-register is required for them after update.

  • Fixed possible segmentation fault when reconnecting (as so closing of wazapp sometimes while running in background)

  • Connecting to internet is now automatic if there are networks configured for auto connect, even in PSM. Otherwise the connection dialog will popup on every ping.

  • Now correctly handling login thread crash if connection lost during login process (resulting in forever connecting)

  • Emoji in contacts statuses

  • Enhanced conversations window, that deals with scroll issue (thanks to CepiPerez)

  • New indicator icons

  • Bigger Emoji (Thanks to @knobtviker and CepiPerez)

• Wazapp 0.2.4:
  
  Change log:

  • Added support for displaying received Emoji (Thanks to @knobtviker)

  • Fixed interpreting login failure as a connection error, resulting in reconnect loop then segmentation fault

  • Fixed crash during sync because of encoding issue (resulting in "No Contacts" after sync), thanks to enki71

  • Fixed notifications clicks for people not in contacts

  • Fixed connection crash when push name has non ASCII chars (resulting in "Connecting" forever)

  • Added Country picker in Registration instead of entering Country Code manually

    
    

Random Photo of the Week: Meego Jigsaw Puzzle

Just a random photo that really intrigued me; as you can obviously see it's an incomplete jigsaw of Meego; just like Meego which is slightly incomplete. Anyways thought you guys would enjoy it.

Should MSFT/Nokia Release Unlocked Devices to Devs?

So once again twitter has sparked up another glorious Meego Vs. WP Vs. Symbian debate,this time as is usual it all came back to the fact that most of the tech aware online community are geeks; and geeks love to tinker with stuff (it's in our blood), how bad would it be to make a developers device that has an unlocked bootloader for some geeks to mess around with? If the fear is sideloading apps/pirating then they could simply add a premium to the initial cost of the device (say another 50-100 $) to cover any possible piracy fears and pay those over to devs, or reduce the app hub membership to be fair to all (of course then choosing to buy the phone with this App premium would only be for people who plan on messing around and wouldn't be forced onto all WP adopters).

 

Wouldn't it be great if they gave out some dev. devices like RIM just did with BB10 (which btw looks pretty sweet); I personally can't see the harm in it, nobody is better at unlocking the true potential of an OS than Hackers and Geeks (take WebOS as your prime example, it's buggy as $hit but once you slap on some plugins from the unoffical store it becomes beautiful). I personally think that allowing people to tinker with the OS could expose some unexpected bugs as well as provide some interesting foresight into what future OS adopters would want, as well as some interesting features/fixes (just include a clause that says that MSFT can use any SW changes/hacks in future updates or something..). And the other huge benefit is that it wouldn't give anyone else any chances to poke holes in MSFTs platform strategy by saying it's worse than iOS and it's "too closed" for their taste.

Side Note: I used to live off side-loading apps on my N8 (still do) and I was always looking forward to trying the next tweak or fix; but for some weird reason WP/Lumias have tamed that beast inside me; I no longer feel the need to try tweaks or mods or even to sideload any apps. I'm not sure this is a good thing but at least it gives me alot less to worry about (Possibly the main reason is that WP simply works meaning I don't have to go behind anybodies back to improve it).

When I look back at it I think my love/desire to sideload/tweak the device rose out of necessity rather than true desire, which is the only reasonable explanation why that urge has faded; simply because WP delivers directly so you don't have to dirty your hands hacking and sideloading. 

N9 Vs Lumia Video Samples

As I had previously mentioned I was uploading some video comparisons between the two brothers from different mothers; well here they are- the N9s performance was HORRIBLE

N9- Dropped frames all over the place and horrible color saturation:

Lumia 800- A bit more impressive, autofocus is a bit laggy but compared to the N9 this is heaven (almost double the bitrate BTW)

Lumia wins a cookie! (a small one but it's stilla  cookie)

Video: N9 Vs. LumiaSocial Integration

Here it is, the video that gave me so much pain to upload: Enjoy

N9 Vs. Lumia 800 Series- Super Awseome Stuff!

 

So if you guys have been watching my youtube vids (which you'd damn well better have been- I kid, I kid free cookies for everyone!)- you might have noticed that I'm starting a new review series comparing the N9 to the Lumia 800 in almost every aspect there is to compare (cause that's how I roll)-

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So far I've done unboxings & Account setups for both, as well as a comparison of gestures/Multitasking so enjoy the Tech-Porn down below:

 Unboxing the N9:

 

Account setup on the N9:

 

First real comparison against the Lumia 800- taking a look at swipe gestures and multitasking and a cookie-basket of other stuff:

 

When it came down to it the N9 took out the Lumia 800 with a vengeance; not only because it has an awesome tap to wake feature but also because  multitasking on the N9 is like nothing else- but as I posted on MNB that doesn't really matter because WP works fine with it's Pseud-Multitasking

In short Meego has a much superior Multi-tasking process than WP or anything else; but WP counters with a system that can open new processes as fast as if they where running in the background (the only comparison I can think of is how Android devices need Quad cores to run properly, while WP only needs a single core with 512MB to run smoother than most Penta-Core devices- meaning it’s not a  viable comparison)- similarly lack of TRUE Multi-tasking on WP isn’t a complete hindrance, as much as it is a luxury that we’d love to have).

Extracted from my post on MNB: http://mynokiablog.com/2012/04/02/n9-vs-lumia-800-gesturesswipe-status-bar-multi-tasking-meegovswindows/