VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I wouldn't touch an iPhone until they include 2gb ram. Probably later this year. It makes a big difference on the new iPad, especially web browsing.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Windows Phone 8.1 |OT| Update 1
- Thread starter brotkasten
- Start date
I wouldn't touch an iPhone until they include 2gb ram. Probably later this year. It makes a big difference on the new iPad, especially web browsing.
Yeah I agree with this statement.
What to do.
Galaxy S6 looks disappointing, so I'm back considering the Note 4, but I hate bloatware.
No word on flagship WP if ever.
I may wait for an iPhone at this rate.
Might as well wait for the flagship wp then....
Ah mock up then. Everyone knows there are only 12 months.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
In America, we write the date the proper way, the way people say it. Because freedom.
frontieruk
Member
so you say March the 8th instead of the 8th of March? Mind blown...
The United States has a rather unique way of writing the date that is imitated in very few other countries (although Canada and Belize do also use the form)
Guess you guys really did just want to be Emo and not conform
heh
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Are we speaking in a parliamentary session or what? Where does the "the" come from? It's March 8th. 3/8.
Steelyuhas
Member
It is known. #murica
Have an upgrade for a while. I want to use it!
Ordered small to large (DD/MM/YY) makes much more sense. Plus it's 8. März 2015 anyway!
frontieruk
Member
See and this is why English has become bastardised beyond recognition
Funny story my mum can remember when awful meant full of awe, English just evolves at rate of knots.
Written I'd agree drop the 'the' when writing, but to actually truncate that way while speaking just feels alien.
Post denim photo question: the Lumia camera app photo roll looks crisp and amazing but he moment I load the photo in another app it's missing all the crisp detail the photo had.
Even if I edit in Lumia Creative Studio the photos look like crap. I'm in 5+18 jpg mode. Is it loading the shitty 5mp version for some reason? I want the nice photos to share on Instagram or Twitter not the ones that look like my old Focus took them.
I'm super frustrated.
Even if I edit in Lumia Creative Studio the photos look like crap. I'm in 5+18 jpg mode. Is it loading the shitty 5mp version for some reason? I want the nice photos to share on Instagram or Twitter not the ones that look like my old Focus took them.
I'm super frustrated.
brotkasten
Member
Did Microsoft do anything to address the Japanese and Chinese market at MWC? Wasn't there a rumor that they wanted to show off something regarding the Japanese market?
was a prototype or something. nothing came outta it.
Aside from selling MixRadio to the popular Asian messaging application Line (think of Skype/Whatsapp for Asians), no.
juliushandle
Member
It's the WP versions of the apps that are horrible. Even 6tag is low res compared to the iPhone version of Instagram. On my friend's 6+ it looks absolutely gorgeous.
hankster
Member
Get a 640 XL (or the little one) as a bridge phone. Dat off contract price...
Only available on GSM.
hankster
Member
Doh. Missed that part.
I haven't seen any specs listed for CDMA carriers, so that could change when you consider Lumia 635 is on every carrier.
Steelyuhas
Member
WP apps in general have done a terrible job at supporting higher resolution/the larger screen phones.
Hell, half of MSFT's own apps aren't utilizing my 1520's screen size and resolution well.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I use fotor to edit my photos and they retain their detail.
NeOak
Member
Skype took 2 years to add a higher resolution mode
It's not just the apps the version sent in emails is so down sampled it's ridiculous. How do I get these beautiful images off my phone? USB?
Kinky John
Member
Have they removed the ability to move downloaded maps to your MicroSD card, or am I missing the option?
This option was only in the Lumia storage check beta. You could still install the app, but it wasn't updated in nearly two years.
Kinky John
Member
Grrrr!
Ah so that's where that went.
http://www.windowscentral.com/popular-windows-phone-news-reader-app-weave-shut-down-march-14
WHY????
I use this app daily. Any good alternatives?
WHY????
I use this app daily. Any good alternatives?
Next gen reader, Fuse?
antiquegamer
Member
I used this app since my first Windows Phone. I guess they throw in the towel also.
I know, this has been my most used app for years. They built Azure services to aggregate and format all of the feeds, so I assume that it was not cost effective to do so anymore.
Between this and MLB At Bat.... it has been a rough week thus far.
Anton Sugar
Member
Should I be worried that most app news lately has been "X brand app discontinues Windows Phone support"?
Like, shouldn't MS be trying to do the opposite, considering the buildup to W10?
Like, shouldn't MS be trying to do the opposite, considering the buildup to W10?
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
If you select to back up pictures under the best quality in settings, the images are saved in full res on OneDrive. Saved images that you edit with apps such as fotor are also saved in full resolution on OneDrive, under the pictures folder, then saved pictures. Otherwise, yes, you can grab them through USB.
It's been rough ever since Satya took over...just saying!
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I don't like the direction the Apple watch took. I think Google's vision is more appropriate for a watch. I also don't like what they did to the MacBook. Ports are important, otherwise I'd just get a tablet. Plus their keyboard now isn't any better than that on the surface pro 3. So I think Microsoft wins there. Very disappointed with their products today.
NeOak
Member
At least they skipped Thunderbolt and used USB 3.1 Type C
Anton Sugar
Member
It's weird that they chose to make the MacBook more of a specialty or niche product. The sacrifices they made (for form factor) feel like it made the laptop far less "general purpose".
Well, they are still selling the other versions.
lastflowers
Banned
The naming makes no sense, but I guess they're just trying to maintain two product lines while killing the 'Air' laptop name and reclaiming their old stalwart, the MacBook. I imagine a slimmer Pro will come out in the next year and a half.
Problem is one is selling and the other isn't.
Wasn't impressed by the Macbook, either. Not after Surface Pro 3 and recently the new Dell XPS 13. And it's not exactly the first time we've seen a laptop that light, either. E.g. the 2013 Vaio Pro 13 with its carbon fiber construction weighs close to the same, I believe (see http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Sony-Vaio-Pro-13-SVP-1321C5ER-Ultrabook.98624.0.html). It's almost ironic how the Vaio was often criticized for its shorter battery life compared to the MBA and now Apple have made the weight-over-battery-life trade-off themselves.
brotkasten
Member
Isn't the new one still ten hours? Depending on the reports, that's something even the new XPS 13 is having problems to achieve.
Do you have access to Surface Pro 3 sales numbers that I'm unaware of?
brotkasten
Member
Do you?
E: If sales were good or impressive, Microsoft would let everyone know. Just look at the months when the Xbox dominated the NPD sales vs now.
"best selling blah blah blah" etc.