I could live with 8gb's. How is the screen?
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I could live with 8gb's. How is the screen?
Not as good as the Focus or anything, but it's nice. Colors look a bit better than the HD7 to me. Not sure if it's the same screen or not.
4g seems slow as balls compared to 3g in Nashville.
brotkasten
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The HD7 has a LCD screen, the Radar comes with a SLCD screen.
Better than just one phone.
Complex Shadow
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how many different types of devices did nokia make last quarter?
brotkasten
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Everything's better than the Arrive.
Many types, most of them were in the "Why would I want to touch that shit" category.
Complex Shadow
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aw shit. this got me excited i was hoping for the nokia 800/900(yea right). but it could just mean shit nokia phones and a whole bunch more droid phones.
Oh, and the new phones must be dropping fast in price as well. I got the Radar for $225 via Craigslist. Pretty cheap considering I just paid $200 a month ago for a HD7.
And also, I'm typing much better on this keyboard. Must be because I have smaller hands and this fits better. The auto correct is still crappy, however.
Haven't really gotten to mess around with any of the new settings, but I am definitely liking the "attentive phone" features and the new camera settings like panorama.
And also, I'm typing much better on this keyboard. Must be because I have smaller hands and this fits better. The auto correct is still crappy, however.
Haven't really gotten to mess around with any of the new settings, but I am definitely liking the "attentive phone" features and the new camera settings like panorama.
antiquegamer
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LG Quantum is $160.00 on Amazon. Thinking about getting that for my wife if I can sell her on getting smartphone. I think I detect a hint of jealousy when I pull out my Titan and took video of our daughter jazz band concert and post it to facebook.
I got the $25.00 Apps rebate cards from Microsoft. Interestingly, they send me two cards. So not a bad deal, upgrade to Titan for a penny and $50.00 worth of apps. I probably will give one of the card to my son along with my Focus.
I got the $25.00 Apps rebate cards from Microsoft. Interestingly, they send me two cards. So not a bad deal, upgrade to Titan for a penny and $50.00 worth of apps. I probably will give one of the card to my son along with my Focus.
brotkasten
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If you love your wife and it doesn't have to be a physical keyboard, get her a Focus.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I got my wife a quantum because she specifically asked for a keyboard. She likes it a lot. Too bulky for me and the camera is subpar imo. None of that bothers her, although she is absolutely set on a lumia 800 next year. Here's hoping we get a version of that phone here.
antiquegamer
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Sadly keyboard is a must for her. Beside being bulky, what is wrong with LG Quantum?
I was also considering Dell Venue, but I don't think she will like the size or the form factor. Girl seems to like having phone that they can fit into a jean pocket.
maximum360
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I do too except for the unnecessary double chin.
Steelyuhas
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Are there any apps that allow to take a screenshot/screen cap?
EDIT: Appears there is definitely not one. Damn.
EDIT: Appears there is definitely not one. Damn.
antiquegamer
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Home brew if you have an unlock phone. Not sure why this feature is not yet implement.
chaosblade
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Tango will have OS-wide screenshots? That and custom alert sounds are two glaring missing features. Would be nice if it came with both.
A simple, official app for making ringtones/alerts would also be nice. Making them myself isn't a problem, but someone who isn't very computer literate isn't going to be keen on using Audacity or something to make a ringtone.
A simple, official app for making ringtones/alerts would also be nice. Making them myself isn't a problem, but someone who isn't very computer literate isn't going to be keen on using Audacity or something to make a ringtone.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
The homebrew screenshot app actually works ok. I'd prefer a native solution, obviously.
frontieruk
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Why didn't you have attentive phone on your hd7? Was a download from the marketplace, panorama defo new to radar/Titan due to the gyroscope.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
On a side note.... Last.FM Artist Radio >>>> Spotify Artist Radio
Try easy ring in the marketplace or audiko.net.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
If CES is a bust then I don't know what to tell people about the platform. If we don't get some kind of preview glimpse of new hawtness from Nokia and more info on the next update then I'd find it hard for even the die hard WP7 people not to be like WTF is MS and their partners doing?!?!
brotkasten
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Microsoft's CES keynotes are always underwhelming. The main focus this year will be Windows 8 and probably a preview of the beta. If Nokia has their own conference, then I doubt you'll hear much about WP, aside from the 5 minute mango demo with Liz the lizard and app marketplace growth. Sales and market share are still disappointing ("practically zero percent", is what the new president said), they won't show a Tango preview (why would they? It doesn't have essential features like copy/paste) and you won't see new phones, so there's just not that much to talk about.
frontieruk
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I really don't understand the need for new hardware every few months, Android moves so fast that by the time the greatest thing since slice bread is released it's successor is announced so you either end up spending money every few months trying to keep up or never upgrade as you are always waiting, CES may show off some Nokia and the next update is minor so I doubt they'll sing and dance about that, maybe some info about the following one but again is just seems early to be talking about the full platform update which is when all manufacturers will be hitting the floor with new hardware.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I would recommend wp7 to at&t and t mobile users. Verizon and sprint, not so much.
It's really sad how so far WP7 is not carrier neutral.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
To be fair, I wouldn't recommend iPhones to Verizon or Sprint customers either given their lack of 4g.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I'd argue we haven't gotten a top tier Windows Phone yet EVER. That all encompassing phone that brings together mature software with stylish hardware coupled with great specs just quite frankly doesn't exist at least in the US yet.
I fully agree we don't need new phones every month, but we haven't gotten the singular next big thing yet. Also if the phone is a few months out from CES no reason NOT to talk about the full platform update. The idea would be the phone would probably ship with it stock, and probably be running pre release software to show the phone off.
brotkasten
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Not having 4G seems to be more of a pro than a con.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Mixed bag. If your a heavy download user 4G seems like a boon, but if you just casually surf the web and check your e-mail while out it'll just be a battery killer when on. I never even use 3g 99% of the time so WTF do I know. LOL
chaosblade
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Looks like only Verizon and T-Mobile offer 4G where I live. In fact AT&T looks like the worst carrier in the area by far :lol And apparently they have no plans for 4G in the near future.
Not surprising. I half the time I didn't even get 3G on my old phone.
Wonder I can just turn "4G" off? Probably wouldn't save me any battery life on the Titan.
frontieruk
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and unless market share goes up we probably wont, we're never going to be hw feature par with android, I'd be surprised if we see a 32gb handset in 2012, we'll have dual core just as the lowend androids will be getting quad. Simple fact is the manufacturers are pretty much only fulfilling contractual agreements making windows phones rather than investing in them.
Nokia is a bit different being the only smartphone OS they use, but even then their hardware feature set is limited to what MS support at OS level, so no high res screens till MS say so, no bluetooth HRM till MS say so, no SD card that doesn't get formatted till MS say so.
If hardware is your thing you'll just either have to bite the bullet knowing WP7 will always be behind or go android/iOS
HollovVpo1nt
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brotkasten
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Too good to be released as a windows phone.Whatever happened to HTC Prime?
Complex Shadow
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its prob gonna be wasted as an underpowered droid phone.
brotkasten
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So the PS Vita allows OS level screenshots, but why would they implement that? We've learned from Microsoft, that users don't want such a feature!
Okay, you can't compare it directly, because it's not a phone, but still, god damnit, Microsoft.
Okay, you can't compare it directly, because it's not a phone, but still, god damnit, Microsoft.
Fuck you. You made me go over to gaming side and look at the Vita user interface. Now there's vomit all over my keyboard.
brotkasten
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Disgusting, isn't it? :lol
dat jpg compression
brotkasten
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Apparently, the Vita OS isn't even based on Android. But don't worry, in a week you'll see those skins for Android too.
Worst android launcher ever.
Worst android launcher ever.
I could see there been skins which make it look acceptable. I don't think it is that bad- just shouldn't of launched like that (its like a concept still really).
You mean microsoft won't allow making screenshots of games on wp7 phones?
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