The last five apps you've use stay in memory so they'll resume quickly. All a dev needs to do to take advantage of that is to recompile for 7.5 so I have no idea what's going on with plants v zombies.
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Psychotext
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Interesting, thanks.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
To make matters worse, PvZ has horrendous initial load times. If you move away from that game for ANY reason, you're in for a long wait. Its the reason I have the trial and chose not to buy it.
antiquegamer
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Finally some positive news for Nokia and Windows Phone?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsav...it-suisse-upgrades-bullish-on-windows-phones/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsav...it-suisse-upgrades-bullish-on-windows-phones/
oh yea you are right, not unlock but you have to turn the screen on (at least on phones wihout a physical home button) and then hold it. so two presses but at least you do not have to look at it in car. Just push hold, put the phone down and speak to the car.
Sounds like it may unfold as was planned in this agreement to begin with. but yea a little luck and some kickbacks to the CSRs in the carrier stores wouldn't hurt either.
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oooh, maybe sooner than later for my new tablet.
AT&T May Show Qualcomm Based 4G LTE Windows 8 Tablet At CES Next Week
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Lets just get it out there. Coming from a company with successful in roads into the gaming space and a space for XBLA on the phone gaming absolutely blows on the device. It's like a 1/10th of 1% of what it could possibly be if MS as a whole really gave two funks. I'd say it's the worst aspect of the platform and my phone as a whole.
Sounds like it may unfold as was planned in this agreement to begin with. but yea a little luck and some kickbacks to the CSRs in the carrier stores wouldn't hurt either.
edit:
oooh, maybe sooner than later for my new tablet.
AT&T May Show Qualcomm Based 4G LTE Windows 8 Tablet At CES Next Week
I really hope that means a q2 for W8.....that would be amazing and dare I say it....game changing.
goldenpp72
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Does windows 8 OS for pc releasing have any relation to a potential windows 8 phone?
Big grain of salt here.
http://wmpoweruser.com/xbox-live-ga...microsoft-really-lost-faith-in-windows-phone/
If it did happen I suppose it would be similar to Open Feint or Plus+.
http://wmpoweruser.com/xbox-live-ga...microsoft-really-lost-faith-in-windows-phone/
If it did happen I suppose it would be similar to Open Feint or Plus+.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Yes and No. Will we get a Windows Phone 8? Yes, but don't expect it to look exactly like Win 8 on the desktop/laptop/tablet.
They are going to share some underlying tech though.
I hate the article headline, but maybe that's because I've been convinced for months now MS as a whole was never fully behind the OS to begin with.
They just recently released an Xbox Live app for iOS.
And Halo Waypoint and Kinectimals.
Although it could be like Kinectimals. A MS WP7 game, without the achievements.
Ms are smart for releasing their apps on iOS, its all about planting the seeds, think how many less people would have gotten ipods if apple had never released iTunes on Windows. Getting software people need onto peoples devices today will ultimately make them consider windows phone when its time to upgrade.
what MS really need to do imo is get Zune working on Mac and iOS (they also need to get a better song library but that's a different conversation)
what MS really need to do imo is get Zune working on Mac and iOS (they also need to get a better song library but that's a different conversation)
I would say its the other way around. Microsoft's business is about selling platforms and building services to enhance those platforms. Not limiting killer services and products to only Microsoft platforms, decreases the overall value of those platforms.
IMO: Any functional release of Office on iOS before significant Windows 8 + Office 15 Metro penetration is self harm to windows.
What's Apple's business model?
Fjolle
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Sell shiny stuff.
brotkasten
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Yeah, and while Microsoft is waiting to finish W8 and O15, Apple is selling their iWork suite for iOS.
Sounds good.
Selling consumer electronics that are tied to their huge ecosystem (App Store, iTunes music + video).
runningjoke
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MS releasing apps and games on iOS is no different than Office for mac. It's not going to kill their other business.
I'm not sure there's an 'other business' for MS in the mobile sphere though. Not really comparable to their desktop business, IMO.
HollovVpo1nt
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Becouse their other business has already establised great marketshare. WP7 has not.
Psychotext
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Set your reminders properly? Works perfectly for me.
is there a setting i am missing becuase i have set them properly
they are at the correct date but the phone informs me a day earlier
maybe this is how default the OS works?
iWork pales in comparison to Office.
It lacks features, compatibility, speed, integration and corporate uptake (compared to the full office suite).
antiquegamer
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Psychotext
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When you go into settings on an appointment you should see the "Reminder" field. For me it defaults to 15 minutes.
HollovVpo1nt
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'Knowing this is Microsoft'? I don't get that. Microsoft is pretty good at keeping secrets, well at least in the Xbox department.
brotkasten
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Guess what, most consumers don't care. They want some simple shit to type on or edit their documents on the go, while it pulls the stuff from iCloud and Pages is more than enough for them. Especially for that price.
antiquegamer
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Go to the Calendar, then click on your event. Click edit (pencil icon) and it should take you to edit appointment, there you can change information if you click on "more info" there is option for Reminder. You can turn reminder off, or set the time ( 5 min, 15 mins or day or week etc.)
antiquegamer
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Really? You don't remember the Xbox 360 S ads that got plastered all over the net before E3 or Halo 4 trailers. Microsoft is terrible at keeping secret.
Psychotext
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You mean the day before? Hardly a major leak, just a store jumping the gun.
brotkasten
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Losing a phone prototype with a complete new design months before the announcement is major. Leaking the new Windows 8 start screen weeks before the announcement would've been major. Uploading a banner or an ad a day or few hours before the announcement is not.
antiquegamer
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Actually it was Microsoft own site (Italy I think) that leak the banner ads and it was an hour before Kinect event.
Anyway, I was saying it in jest, you guys are too uptight what happen here! I think we need more copernicus posts.
edit: didn't we already show Windows 8 start screens?
infinityBCRT
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Agreed. The Xbox 360 S leak was surprising because no one had heard a peep about a slimmer Xbox for a few years.
For their personal stuff maybe they wont care but if their work or school requires that they use Word documents or Powerpoint slides then they'll definitely care when iWork doesnt display it properly or fucks up the formating. DocstoGo and QuickOffice sell really well on iOS despite the presence of iWork. An official Microsoft Office would sell gangbusters--that's the benefit of owning the document format.
Complex Shadow
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Isn't there already a an official office app on ios? I am pretty sure I saw one last time I checked the app store =\
brotkasten
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There's just an official OneNote app, but no word, excel or PowerPoint.
there is a onenote app
Complex Shadow
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No I was sure there was an all in one app. W/e doesn't really matter.
brotkasten
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I never said it wouldn't sell, but the majority of customers will hardly get a Windows 8 tablet over an iPad, just because it has Office.
Pretty much exactly what Greyface wrote.
Most consumers do care when moving between devices that the format of the document is preserved. There no point in starting a document on a laptop/desktop then moving to a tablet and its all f***ed up. Apple can't even do that between iOS and Mac versions of iWork and iWork files, what chance in hell can they do that with Office files.
What i expect is that Office 15 will have a metro and desktop counterparts. With the metro version being somewhere inbetween desktop and mobile in terms on functionality, but the document fidelity will be flawless.
If Windows 8 is everything the iPad is (which it is looking to be), but it also has a full office suite, why would any consumer choose an iPad?
Complex Shadow
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Freinds. family. The need to be hipster. Take your pick.
I've said it before and ill say it again. You guys give the genral consumer (fuck I can't spell) to much credit.
brotkasten
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Same reason people pick iPhones or Android phones over a Windows Phone.
Apps.
I'll get an iPad 3 when it comes out and I'll keep my OG iPad as my HTPC remote, because I know I won't even consider a Windows tablet for the next two years. The beta would really have to blow me away and that won't happen.
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