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brotkasten
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I think it was supposed to come with the last update, but that didn't happen. Still baffles me that they launched the app without notifications or even a live tile.thirty said:
how is video recording at VGA 640x480 setting as default a "feature"? ahahhahahahaaa
it's a good thing my HD7 has a crappy camera. if i had a decent camera like on the Focus or next year's Nokia phone, i'd seriously be pissed. can you imagine a nokia phone with those monster camera sensors they like to put into their phones with the default setting at VGA? ahahahhaaa, feature my ass.
it's a good thing my HD7 has a crappy camera. if i had a decent camera like on the Focus or next year's Nokia phone, i'd seriously be pissed. can you imagine a nokia phone with those monster camera sensors they like to put into their phones with the default setting at VGA? ahahahhaaa, feature my ass.
brotkasten
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Saves storage? I don't know.thirty said:
edit: One highlight from the MS/Skype conference:
Anton Sugar
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PG2G said:Nope. It will be interesting to see what they do. On one hand, its pretty clear that it was a design decision not a bug or missing feature. On the other hand, a lot of people don't like it
Samsung released a firmware update that enables anti-shake by default, so I'm wondering if manufacturers have some say in these settings?
thirty said:
The feature is you should be able to whip out your camera and take a quick picture without having to worry about changing all of the settings back to something suitable because you were screwing around with stuff a few hours before.
I do agree that they should let the user customize the default though.
cool_dude_2049
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cool_dude_2049 said:
Quoted myself for awesomeness
Jesus Fucking Christ.
I just changed my Windows Live ID from a gmail address to a new "live.co.uk" address. Of course, because you are unable to change the Windows Live account associated with a Windows Phone, I'm screwed. Christ, it's not even like the account is different, it's just the ID of the account has changed.
Xbox Live didn't have problem with the change and just signed me normally. My WP can no longer sign in to the primary account which I assume means I can no longer buy things....
A hard reset?
I just changed my Windows Live ID from a gmail address to a new "live.co.uk" address. Of course, because you are unable to change the Windows Live account associated with a Windows Phone, I'm screwed. Christ, it's not even like the account is different, it's just the ID of the account has changed.
Xbox Live didn't have problem with the change and just signed me normally. My WP can no longer sign in to the primary account which I assume means I can no longer buy things....
A hard reset?
sweetvar26
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Got a question guys. I have hotmail as my primary account, gmail as my secondary. I have all my phone contacts synced to hotmail and vice-versa.
How do I sync my phone contacts to gmail as well? Does that automatically do it?
How do I sync my phone contacts to gmail as well? Does that automatically do it?
Chiaroscuro
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Wilester said:Jesus Fucking Christ.
I just changed my Windows Live ID from a gmail address to a new "live.co.uk" address. Of course, because you are unable to change the Windows Live account associated with a Windows Phone, I'm screwed. Christ, it's not even like the account is different, it's just the ID of the account has changed.
Xbox Live didn't have problem with the change and just signed me normally. My WP can no longer sign in to the primary account which I assume means I can no longer buy things....
A hard reset?
I think you just need to make a clean reset of your phone, changing it to the new Live ID. Your bought contents should be already associated with your new account, but you will have to download/install everything again.
sweetvar26
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ElNino said:
Yeah does that go both ways, as in from gmail and TO gmail as well?
Anton Sugar
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Charred Greyface said:
Does any site have a running list of the rumored and announced features in Mango? Feel like it gets better every month.
brotkasten
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Mr. Snrub said:
Working on this for the OP.
Updated minimum hardware requirements:
- Qualcomm second generation Snapdragon CPUs: MSM7x30, MSM8x55 w/HSPA+ and LTE support
- Optional gyro
New features:
- Fast app switching
- Background audio, downloads, alarms for 3rd party apps
- Twitter integration
- Live Messenger integration
- Camera, compass and gyro access for developers (Sensors API)
- Socket support for developers, enabling Voice-over-IP and instant messaging
- Filtered app list with jump list and search-as-you-type
- Reorganized marketplace with more visible meta data (rating, price, publisher) and pivot controls
- Podcast in the marketplace (U.S. only)
- Improved buying process with pivot controls
- Multiple live tiles per app, allowing deeplinks to specific app functions
- East Asian Language Keyboard, Handwriting and Dictionary Support
- Better Skydrive integration
- Access to ringtone API, allowing apps for custom ringtones
Internet Explorer 9:
- Same rendering engine as the desktop version
- Full HTML5 compatibility
- Hardware acceleration
- Background music playback support for IE9
- Tabs shown as apps in task-switching screen
Bing
- Bing image search
- Bing audio search
- Bing optical character recognition (OCR)
- Bing search extras
- Turn-by-Turn navigation
Rumored:
- Voice-over-IP
I probably forgot few things.
show me your skeleton
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the new processor, is that high-end, top of the range, or are we talking a little antiquated like the current phones' snapdragon?
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
xbulletholes said:
The new hotness is dual core, and that's not dual core. Of course, because everything in WP7 is hardware accelerated, the OS performs better than most if not all dual core Android phones, especially those with skins. Optimized software is king in phones.
brotkasten
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It's the second gen Snapdragon. You can find it in the Xperia Play, Desire Z/G2, Thunderbolt, Desire S and many other phones.xbulletholes said:
xbulletholes said:
The MSM8x55 is the SoC in some of the more recent HTC phones, like the Inspire 4G and Thunderbolt, as well as the Xperia Play (Playstation Phone). I think it'll be behind the curve a bit because the Android super phones will be using 3rd gen 8x60 SoC, which are dual core and have a much improved GPU. The 8x55 does have an overclocked version that runs at 1.4 GHz (as seen in the HP Pre 3) and apparently 1.5 GHz (as seen in the HTC Flyer tablet). Hopefully someone has the balls to release a phone with that, and a big battery to match
The MSM7x30 is on the lower end, but provides performance equal to the existing phones at a lesser clock rate and has an improved GPU over what we currently have.
sweetvar26
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Klocker said:
My gmail is my secondary account. I went into the account settings and made sure that the "sync contacts" option is checked in. I synced in few times after, however my gmail contacts are yet to appear on my phone.
Does it have to be a primary account the get it all synced? If not any tricks that I could do to get it done?
Thanks.
show me your skeleton
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VanMardigan said:
yeah, the wp7 ui is butter smooth considering what it's running on. i'm more 'concerned', to a degree, about battery life with the newer processors a bit more efficient, right?
all in all i'll be eyeing the new wp7 models with envy come the end of the year, haha.
brotkasten
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Yeah, the second gen is manufactured with the 45nm process and therefore more efficient in every way. The third gen CPUs are dual-core only, iirc.xbulletholes said:
The Abominable Snowman
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As a happy Venue Pro user, the hardware is far from outdated. As long as games still run fine as frog hair, I'm happy. The software will be updated soon, hopefully, and will bide me over until Gen 3 or so.Ultimatum said:
Wonder if its possible MSFT will underclock the new innards to perform at the first gen's level to conserve a lot of battery life. That would make me switch instantly.
sweetvar26
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Ultimatum said:
It is just that the phones get slower as time progressing with all the updates everybody is doing now.
I was doing just fine with my iPhone and iPhone 3G but after newer versions of the iOS were coming out, they phone just got slower.
Then again, I don't intend to keep a phone for more than 1-2 years anymore, unless I am obsessed with it like the first iPhone.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Somebody talk me out of using my two year upgrade on the htc hd7s the second it becomes available.
The Abominable Snowman
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New phones in a few months. You'll regret it.VanMardigan said:
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
If few months didn't mean 5 or 6, i'd be fine, but I dont want to use my Nexus One for six months, that's half a year away!!
brotkasten
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I expect new phones in October, so get the HD7S, if you don't want to use your N1.VanMardigan said:
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
The lcd is damaged as well, and from my initial search on ebay, there isn't too much out there yet for this phone. I found a screen kit there for over $100 and I have a friend who may fix it, but spending that kind of money with no guarantee it'll be fixed is what I'm weighing right now.
sweetvar26
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VanMardigan said:
Can you live with a normal cheap phone for a month or two?
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
The second gen phones won't be around in two months, though, thats my problem. And yeah, I have a few backup phone options, but I want to use a windows phone.sweetvar26 said:
On another note, its interesting that the Venue Pro is also out on att, so there are a few options for me if I can't wait. Which would you guys prefer, the DVP or the HD7S? Did DELL work out all the kinks on their phone?
Anton Sugar
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brotkasten said:
Ah excellent, thank you!
Yeah, I had the same problem when my brother "borrowed" My DVP without telling me for 2 weeks. I was using a Samsung Vibrant and it was slow and buggy as hell. After using wp7 I cant stand android.VanMardigan said:The stock ui has nothing on wp7 either. Android has its strengths, but ui and design are not them. This sucks, I miss my windows phone.
cool_dude_2049
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Great, now the HTC Trophy showed up in a craigslist ad. When the fuck is this stupid phone coming out?
Complex Shadow
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does this mean, phones with dual cores?brotkasten said:
brotkasten
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Qualcomm's dual core CPUs are third generation Snapdragons, not second.Complex Shadow said:
brotkasten, isn't it pretty much a given that all Bing improvements that come with Mango will be US only as well? Since you added (US Only) to 'Podcast in the marketplace' I think you should add it to these things as well. 
Can't wait for the update and a Zune Software update. Too bad they don't talk about that at all.
Can't wait for the update and a Zune Software update. Too bad they don't talk about that at all.
No talk hopefully doesn't mean they're not working on it. I think Microsoft knows how much better the Zune software can and should be. It's a great piece of software and I prefer it to iTunes, but there are many things it currently doesn't do at all and these things need to be implemented as soon as possible (Audio books, App Management, cell phone management, etc.).MCD said:
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