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Klocker said:
oh Best Buy.... really? really?
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It's like they did some research and found the T-Mobile UK site.

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But they said "The Windows Phone 7 menu functions similarly to a PC’s “Start” menu" but Windows 8 will be promoting it's tile based UI like Windows Phone 7. They mixed it up with Windows 7.
 
facebook app is going to get me in trouble one day. there are messages on the app that i've deleted on FB through my pc. wtf, i can't seem to clear these messages from the phone app. even sent messages appear and can't be deleted.
 
thirty said:
facebook app is going to get me in trouble one day. there are messages on the app that i've deleted on FB through my pc. wtf, i can't seem to clear these messages from the phone app. even sent messages appear and can't be deleted.
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You can delete the messages on the app, tho. It works for me. But yeah, it sucks.

I have mixed feelings for the Facebook app. On one hand it provides enough functionality to use it daily, on the other hand, it needs to be updated to handle groups natively (not the in browser way it's using now), and should SCROLL to the newest message on an inbox.
 
Switching seamlessly between FB chat and text messages is awesome, but unfortunately it seems to be a real drain on the battery. Which is not surprising considering that IM had the same effect on my iPhone and Android devices.
 
Speaking of Kik, check out the new SDK they released on iOS/Android: http://www.kik.com/blog/2011/07/the-kik-sdk/

Apps can integrate Kik Messenger and "kik" stuff to other users. An example is an app that you can draw an image and "kik" the image to your contacts. Once they recieve it, they can edit the image on the app and "kik" it back with their additions. Pretty cool stuff!

Shame it's iOS/Android only for now.
 
Soooo yeahhhh.... I woke up this morning, and BOOM FB Chat was working.... and then I showered.... now it's not working... I swear it's the most random shit... MS needs to get to work more on that before RTM.... LOL
 
thirty said:
http://www.cio.com.au/article/392822/oracle_win_would_strain_android_growth/

Oracle is asking Android OEMs to pay $15-20 per handset. add Microsoft's patent fees and it makes all those big market share claims by analyst extremely believable.
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? increasing supply of something with low demand doesnt make demand increase, and its going to be a while before anything comes of Oracle v Google since on average around 92% of its claims are being thrown out
 
Just sync'd my hd7 and whilst having a twiddle with the people tile I noticed it now has LinkedIn updates.. Is this normal? Or is it a sneaky incremental update?
 
ochobit said:
You can delete the messages on the app, tho. It works for me. But yeah, it sucks.

I have mixed feelings for the Facebook app. On one hand it provides enough functionality to use it daily, on the other hand, it needs to be updated to handle groups natively (not the in browser way it's using now), and should SCROLL to the newest message on an inbox.
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no, it only allows me to "mark as unread" my messages, not delete.
 
thirty said:
no, it only allows me to "mark as unread" my messages, not delete.
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When you open the actual inbox you can delete the message. A little trash can appears at the bottom of the screen.
 
ochobit said:
When you open the actual inbox you can delete the message. A little trash can appears at the bottom of the screen.
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thanks. still no fun having to go into each fb message sent and received to individually delete them. wtf, I don't want my current gf to find old messages from old relationships. my gf does on ocassion go into my phone to play pacman dx, ....or so she says.
 
anybody else on Mango having issues with some 3rd party apps unable to playback voice?

so far evernote, a couple of Voice memo apps and my magikmail voicemail app all are giving me an error on playback

it says to check if I am connected to Zune
 
I just noticed this, but the new Foursquare app uses Live Tiles pretty nicely. It shows your place on the leaderboard as well as the person above and below you.
 
man, deciding between the Optimus 7 and the Omnia 7 is hard.
I will probably order the phone this weekend.


I'd like the nice screen on the Omnia and I think that camera quality is also important.
but then you read all those things about pixel structure and color banding and update problems...

With the Optimus camera quality might be a bit of an issue.


Right now I'm inclined to go with the Optimus...
 
maeh2k said:
man, deciding between the Optimus 7 and the Omnia 7 is hard.
I will probably order the phone this weekend.


I'd like the nice screen on the Omnia and I think that camera quality is also important.
but then you read all those things about pixel structure and color banding and update problems...

With the Optimus camera quality might be a bit of an issue.


Right now I'm inclined to go with the Optimus...
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Color banding is an OS issue that is fixed with mango, but yeah, the pixel structure of the SAMOLED display could damper your enjoyment while reading text.

http://images.anandtech.com/doci/4165/Bayer-vs-PenTile2.jpg

The camera quality of the Optimus is mediocre at best.

If you're into geeky stuff, then get the Optimus 7, because you can always dev unlock your device for sideloading apps. No need for a jailbreak or official AppHub subscription.
 
I just ordered the LG Optimus. Despite the camera it's probably the better choice. (also cheaper).

Especially the pentile screen in the Omnia looks like it might get annoying.


brotkasten said:
If you're into geeky stuff, then get the Optimus 7, because you can always dev unlock your device for sideloading apps. No need for a jailbreak or official AppHub subscription.
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Dev unlocking and debranding might be a good idea. Are there any big risks to that?
Do you have any good resources that describe how to do that stuff?

As for debranding I stumbled over this link wmpoweruser
Would you recommend doing that? Any downsides?


Are there any other things I should do first when I get the phone?



Btw, thank you for your responses, brotkasten :)
 
maeh2k said:
Dev unlocking and debranding might be a good idea. Are there any big risks to that?
Do you have any good resources that describe how to do that stuff?

As for debranding I stumbled over this link wmpoweruser
Would you recommend doing that? Any downsides?


Are there any other things I should do first when I get the phone?



Btw, thank you for your responses, brotkasten :)
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Downsides for debranding? Hm, you don't get any promotional stuff on your phone, if your carrier does something like that. Orange UK are giving away one app per day this month. On the other hand, you'll get the updates when Microsoft releases them, no need to wait for carrier testing and approval.

I don't think there's anything else to do. To debrand my phone, I flashed the Open Market ROM that is floating around at XDA, but I don't think that's necessary with the reg hack.
 
brotkasten said:
I like the idea that it was designed as a Windows Mobile 7 phone and then was reused as a WM 6.5 phone, but it seems silly when you think about it. Still, such a weird phone.
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I've been wanting a new phone for a while, and I can find these on craigslist for like $100, I might get one.
 
Copernicus said:
I've been wanting a new phone for a while, and I can find these on craigslist for like $100, I might get one.
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Yeah, I had the same thought, but I wanted it for Android. One warning, though.I've read that it can't properly do multitouch and that's a hardware limitation (like the G1).
 
brotkasten said:
Yeah, I had the same thought, but I wanted it for Android. One warning, though. It want properly do multitouch and that's a hardware limitation (like the G1).
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Yea, I have a N1 so I'm used to it. =/
 
Anyone here with an HTC HD2 running WP7?

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HTC HD2 with Mango

This phone was way way ahead of it's time.
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True as hell. My friend has one and it's amazing, just a shame his usb port is dead. I'm thinking of taking it over from him and using it as a developing device to test code on. I was wondering if anyone knows if I can just use bluetooth for data transfer or if a usb link is required for this stuff.
 
Is there a definitive go to WP7 handset that people would recommend? Abit like how the Galaxy and Desire are normally touted as the two best Android handsets?

I've not kept any tabs on WP7 since the launch, where it was pretty much a case of 3 or 4 different handsets were all good options but none of them really excelled or stood out. Has that changed? I've currently got a 3 year old iPhone 3G which desperately needs replacing at some point. I'm feeling a change from iOS would be nice and I'm not a huge fan of Android. Plus WP7 looks pretty nice.
 
Mat C said:
Is there a definitive go to WP7 handset that people would recommend? Abit like how the Galaxy and Desire are normally touted as the two best Android handsets?

I've not kept any tabs on WP7 since the launch, where it was pretty much a case of 3 or 4 different handsets were all good options but none of them really excelled or stood out. Has that changed? I've currently got a 3 year old iPhone 3G which desperately needs replacing at some point. I'm feeling a change from iOS would be nice and I'm not a huge fan of Android. Plus WP7 looks pretty nice.
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Nothing has changed since launch. New devices will be introduced in few months, with a Nokia flagship device coming at the end of this year.

Get the:

Samsung Focus (US)
Samsung Omnia 7 (EU, AUS)
LG Optimus 7 (EU, CA)
Or, if you like big screens, the HD7(S).

All phones will get mango when it comes out.
 
i think im going for the omnia 7 in about a month. heard a lot of good things. and the price is not bad either (goes for around 200€ on ebay).
 
So if my phone is dev-unlocked are there any issues doing so? My brothers brother in law is doing some WP7 dev work and willing to throw my brother and I on his account for dev unlocking. My brother will be the one getting mango though :(
 
Zerokku said:
So if my phone is dev-unlocked are there any issues doing so? My brothers brother in law is doing some WP7 dev work and willing to throw my brother and I on his account for dev unlocking. My brother will be the one getting mango though :(
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You can install Mango on yours too if you want. It will just void the warranty and you won't get any support from Microsoft :P
 
The Kurt Vile video that was shot on a Samsung Focus is available for free download on Zune. The song is actually pretty good, the video was ok.
 
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