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[kharma45]

You laughed at me, when I complained about the removal of the gutter.
You laughed, when I cried about the third column.

Now I'm the one who gets to laugh.

They're all improvements.

 

[TheBryanJZX90]

any petition for a FIFTH column we could sign?

more the merrier imo.

976 live tiles in view at all times... will be amazing.

Maybe that will be OK if WP ever gets 976 useful apps

 

[Astral/H3X]

Maybe that will be OK if WP ever gets 976 useful apps

Does any platform have 976 apps worth having at once?

 

[toff74]

Maybe that will be OK if WP ever gets 976 useful apps

Sorry... Just lol

Sad really. Coming from a slowly more heartbroken WP fanatic

 

[juliushandle]

now the "wide" tile can look even more ridiculous with more columns

 

[NeOak]

now the "wide" tile can look even more ridiculous with more columns

4x4

ugh

 

[Heretic]

Flagship this week!!!

 

[Lichter]

I suppose that you can disable that 4th column. The more personalization options, the better.

 

[brotkasten]

I suppose that you can disable that 4th column. The more personalization options, the better.

The third column isn't an option for certain screen sizes, so who knows!

They're all improvements.

They're as much of a design improvements as the placeholder icons in Windows 10 are.

 

[MarkusRJR]

Oh wow the new OneDrive icon (on android and probably elsewhere) is atrocious. Reminds me of the ugly iconset from the Windows 10 (desktop).

 

[José Mourinho]

I personally think the alleged new column looks grim. No idea how you can knock the ditching of the gutter or the inclusion of the third column though.

 

[juliushandle]

Column options are fine but please allow for larger tiles, don't just make everything smaller.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

Flagship this week!!!

But the 640 XL is already available.

Kappa

 

[juliushandle]

My prediction, no flagship. Just the 840 which will look exactly the same as the 830 but with new back plate colors and Windows 10.

 

[Heretic]

But the 640 XL is already available.

Kappa

I will cut you

 

[kazinova]

If four columns is an option like three columns is; I don't get the anger. It's another choice, choice is a good thing!

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

I think I'll just say that after all the time with Windows Phone 8.1 I'd not want to go back to 7.5, or 8.0. Never, ever.

 

[hwalker84]

Flagship this week!!!

I don't believe it.

 

[NeOak]

Flagship this week!!!

You forgot to add that it's China only

http://m.windowscentral.com/ramos-q7-7-inch-windows-phone-made-chinese-market

Spoiler

lol

 

[Opus Angelorum]

I will cut you

I bleed Windows, my good friend.

 

[BeforeU]

Flagship this week!!!

I doubt it. Chances of Surface Pro 4 are much better than a flaghip phone announcement during build.

 

[Steelyuhas]

I doubt it. Chances of Surface Pro 4 are much better than a flaghip phone announcement during build.

Neither are likely, not an event to announce new hardware, especially hardware that is several months away from coming out.

 

[NeOak]

I doubt it. Chances of Surface Pro 4 are much better than a flaghip phone announcement during build.

They will do a Surface event for that.

 

[Paganmoon]

Question is if they're going to wait for Skylake before they start producing Surface 4's, or well... I'm pretty sure they are, so we'll probably not see anything the coming months from Surface.

I mean, what's the point of releasing a new one on Broadwell-Y or U before/during summer, if Skylake is coming anyway.

 

[NeOak]

Whatsapp calling came first to BB10 than WP8?

lol k

 

[hadareud]

I doubt it. Chances of Surface Pro 4 are much better than a flaghip phone announcement during build.

Neither are likely, not an event to announce new hardware, especially hardware that is several months away from coming out.

The Nokia Lumia 930 is a smartphone developed by Nokia that runs Microsoft's Windows Phone 8.1 operating system. It was announced on April 2, 2014 at Microsoft Build 2014 and is scheduled to be released in June 2014.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_Lumia_930

.

 

[Nero3000]

Whatsapp calling came first to BB10 than WP8?

lol k

Doesn't BB10 just use the android app?

.

I thought the consensus was that the 930 wasnt a flagship? (not that i agree).

Question is, would/should MS release a W10 flagship that ships with 8.1?

 

[hadareud]

I thought the consensus was that the 930 wasnt a flagship? (not that i agree).

That was only 6rot's consensus. Much as I love him, he's wrong, it was obviously last year's flagship.

Question is, would/should MS release a W10 flagship that ships with 8.1?

I don't think so.

I think what would be interesting though is the question whether they should release it with an unfinished/preview version of W10 that gets updated on a monthly basis if (as seems likely) W10 for phones will not be finished this summer.

I think as long as performance is good that wouldn't be the worst idea.

 

[nubbe]

930,5 with glance is good enough

 

[Doffen]

.

They say June but I got mine in July.
The same happened with 920 they said November, but I didn't get it before December.

Spoiler

Tier 2.

 

[hadareud]

That's not too bad.

Did they already release the Xbox One up there?

 

[Doffen]

That's not too bad.

Did they already release the Xbox One up there?

It got officially released 5. September 2014.
Only 9 months delayed.

 

[hadareud]

Don't look at it as a delay. Consider it as them taking extra time and care to make it as good as possible for your regional needs.

 

[Doffen]

Don't look at it as a delay. Consider it as them taking extra time and care to make it as good as possible for your regional needs.

I would say it is a nice gesture having it play the national anthem everytime you try to do a Kinect command.

 

[hadareud]

Mine calls me a queen. Clearly down to the region.

 

[Paganmoon]

I would say it is a nice gesture having it play the national anthem everytime you try to do a Kinect command.

Norwegian or the US?

 

[Doffen]

Norwegian or the US?

This one. Clearly.

 

[killer rin]

Hey, anyone know who's doing the build thread this year? I wouldn't mind picking it up again, but I wanted to check and make sure no one else was doing it before I started on a write up

 

[Doffen]

Hey, anyone know who's doing the build thread this year? I wouldn't mind picking it up again, but I wanted to check and make sure no one else was doing it before I started on a write up

Not that I know of.

 

[hadareud]

"We definitely believe that adding hamburger control to the sdk will eventually turn out to be a massive gain for Windows app store, as tons of developers want to aesthetically match their apps on all platforms (consider shopping and banking apps across platforms and so on)."

http://www.windowscentral.com/nextg...-windows-10?utm_source=wpc&utm_medium=twitter

 

[MCD]

Can't argue with the best app dev.

 

[Ape]

Can't argue with the best app dev.

I can drink to that

 

[hadareud]

Myerson will also focus on what might become the biggest news of the day: Microsoft eyeing Android apps for Windows 10. While the software maker has been investigating many methods of bringing Android apps to Windows, it has found a solution. Myerson will unveil a series of ways Microsoft is making it easier for developers to bring their code to Windows universal apps from Android, iOS, or elsewhere. Part of that will include better tools for developers and new ways to closely map the functions of Android to Windows so it’s easier for developers to port their apps with small changes. It might not be the ideal solution, but it could be enough to convince Android developers to list their apps in the Windows Store without a lot of effort.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/27/8503035/microsoft-build-2015-developer-conference-preview

Told ya.

 

[Ape]

Told ya.

honestly what else can MS do. No one wants to dev for the platform, and without apps wp 10 will be doa.

the other side of it is obviously, why develop for windows

damned if you do damned if you don't so might as well turn it into an android skin at this point right

 

[hadareud]

honestly what else can MS do. No one wants to dev for the platform, and without apps wp 10 will be doa.

the other side of it is obviously, why develop for windows

damned if you do damned if you don't so might as well turn it into an android skin at this point right

No, I mean it's the exact right thing to do. They should have done that a while ago, but I guess with W10 and Universal Apps now is as good a time as any.

They have to make a final major push for developers and they have to make it as easy as possible to port their stuff over.

When I say final push I mean it. It's now or never.

It also has nothing to do with MS going Android. I don't see the connection.

 

[Doffen]

GAME TROOPERS do what Microsoft don't:

Overkill 3



FREE

 

[NeOak]

GAME TROOPERS do what Microsoft don't:

Overkill 3



FREE

Games? On my Windows Phone?

Surely you jest, kind sir.

 

[Zeknurn]

http://www.windowscentral.com/micro...song-contest-app-windows-phone-and-windows-81

Microsoft has entered into a partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to help develop and launch the official 2015 Eurovision Song Contest mobile apps. Those apps are debuting on Windows Phone and Windows 8.1 before they launch for iOS and Android later this week.

RIP Android and iOS.

 

[NeOak]

http://www.windowscentral.com/micro...song-contest-app-windows-phone-and-windows-81


RIP Android and iOS.

So coming to iOS and Android in two weeks?

 

[Doffen]

Games? On my Windows Phone?

Surely you jest, kind sir.

They will probably surpass Microsoft ltd releases eventually.

Just look at the list:

Available:
Overkill 3
Make it Rain: The Love of Money
Tiny Troopers

Announced:
Abyss
Monster Go!
What In the World?
Price of Fame