while they're at at, how about an "x" icon to close the damn app? I hate having to go into the tombstoned app just to back out.
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antiquegamer
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Yeah, my first gen iPad run like ass. Safari constantly closing when it encounter something it doesn't like. Download the chrome browser and it's not native (since Apple doesn't allow it) and it shit also.
So Brot, when are you planning to "forget" your new Android phone in the cab. :>
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
When Nokia releases a pureview phone, I'm smashing my Focus S against a wall.
Or sell it on eBay. Either way, it'll be gone.
Or sell it on eBay. Either way, it'll be gone.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Why? Do you hate it that much?
maybe to pad their numbers, sure. it will probably be in early 2013 when sales slow.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Not at all, I just really, really want a new Nokia phone with Apollo and pureview.
Wouldn't be entirely surprises to see them try and work something out with the carriers. I've seen Nokia interviews that suggested they were looking into something. If it happens, I'd guess itd just be for Lumia 900 folks though
And that too, there's so much they could have done to that screen.
jossueinacoma
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Xbox music settings and stuff. Cloud service and link to xbox to get info from music playing on xbox on phone.
http://wmpoweruser.com/wp8-leak-points-to-separate-xbox-music-cloud-storage-service/
ok, now i am excite!
http://wmpoweruser.com/wp8-leak-points-to-separate-xbox-music-cloud-storage-service/
ok, now i am excite!
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Damn, and I already spent all that bandwidth getting my collection on Google, lol.
US only, right... :-/
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Really? I'm being seriously to. Really?
More and more I'm in the Van camp. Nokia really needs to pimp out pure view as a differentiator.
I really like everything that has leaked about WP8 so far. It's checking all the right boxes. That being said it's basically checking all the boxes it SHOULD check. It's just getting back up to par with the competition.
Cloud music sounds great, but Google, Amazon, and Apple have already been doing this for a long while now. It's nice, but it's just getting the platform back to par with everyone else.
Pure View more and more seems like the key differentiator. It's not just hitting a check box. It's that big killer feature that everyone has yet to see regardless of their platform of choice. I just hope Nokia and MS can really capitalize on it soon enough, and they have a good enough marketing push to get this info out to the public.
HollovVpo1nt
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WP8 will catch up feature wise. I wonder what sets it in front of the competition though.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
All things being equal, I'd take a Windows Phone over another OS. But I definitely think most people wouldn't, if only because they're unfamiliar with it. I'm thinking Xbox Live and Office can be key differentiators, but Office needs to be better marketed and Xbox Live on the phone needs a TON of work, its getting murdered in both quality and quantity by the other two platforms. Other than that, Nokia offers the best shot at a breakout product for the platform.
HollovVpo1nt
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I highly doubt MS office is of any importance to the non-business consumer. Android has free alternatives, not sure about iOS. I don't think Office is a system seller. With MS's recent emphasis on SmartGlass working with any touch device (iOS, Android, WP), Xbox companionship is also less of a system seller.
jossueinacoma
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yea im serious. I feel like we know all the major things are coming. Its the little things that are getting me excited.
Do those 3 music services haves streaming subscription options? Looks like Xbox Music with have a combination of every music service out there. Well, except for cross platform capabilities, lol. But maybe that will be there.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
No, but people don't care persay as long as they have access to something. Sure iTunes or Google Music doesn't have a Zune pass, but people figure they have access to rdio or spotify so it's not a big deal.
I think the metro interface should be enough, but I'm not sold the world agrees. MS needs that killer feature that people would care about that not just evolutionary but revolutionary. It has to be something people haven't seen before.
I think the metro interface should be enough, but I'm not sold the world agrees. MS needs that killer feature that people would care about that not just evolutionary but revolutionary. It has to be something people haven't seen before.
jossueinacoma
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yea, very true. I just hope its nothing gimmicky that people forget about 6 months later. No care or uses siri enough to call it a "feature". Pure View will do it for Nokia, but MS will still have to have something up its sleeve. It would be cool if MS implements pure view as a requirement. That would almost secure MS at the top of the mobile market.
Steelyuhas
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For me the advantage to Windows Phone is the UI and the Hub like approach to areas of the OS. Going to Bing to be able to search, find local stuff and directions, scan QR and bar codes, identify audio, and translate text to another language all from one "app" or "hub" is a great feature. A similar thing like the messaging integrating Facebook chat, other chat, and SMS into a single conversation are huge features to me.
NeOak
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Indeed, that is the huge appeal for me. A lot of stuff is in the OS and if I need something more I can use an app for that.
Now I notice that Facebook has push notifications.
brotkasten
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Yeah, this is what I miss after switching to Android. The Bing app is really great.
Yeah, and they are continuing right along that path with their deep integration of VoIP and the new camera lenses, which makes for a really nice, cohesive experience.
I also like their take on voice input with fixed syntax and apps being able to use it. Not sure it's for the better and probably won't be adopted by the users as much as Siri (and even that barely gets used), but I like that MS is doing it's own thing and does something different than the competition.
I also like their take on voice input with fixed syntax and apps being able to use it. Not sure it's for the better and probably won't be adopted by the users as much as Siri (and even that barely gets used), but I like that MS is doing it's own thing and does something different than the competition.
lastflowers
Banned
I originally lusted after WP when it was revealed because of the typeface and 'Metro' styling.
I stayed because of the Hubs.
Weirdly enough, the lack of WP8 doesn't seem to hurt WP7 all that much in Europe.
Marketshare is still laughable. But I'm actually seeing people on the street with Lumias sometimes...
Marketshare is still laughable. But I'm actually seeing people on the street with Lumias sometimes...
Its weird because here in the US I've seen the 900 several times out in public.
The Faceless Master
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Europe is used to paying for phones in full anyway... when you worry about being locked in for 2-3 years, then it's another issue...
Most high-end phones are contract over here, at least in the UK. You'll find very few people who buy a high-end phone outright, most are on 18-24 month contracts.
I also fail to see how buying phones outright would make a difference anyway, the Lumia line has done well here because of a lot of advertising.
brotkasten
Member
http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/30/3201323/samsung-odyssey-marco-windows-phone-8-devices
Same SoC that is in the US One X and the US LTE GS3, which isn't bad, but the MSM8960T/S4 Pro would've been nicer, because it got a beefier GPU.
Shame about the shitty pentile display in the Odyssey.
Someone discovered some references to some kind of chat rooms in the leaked SDK: http://www.liveside.net/2012/07/30/digging-deeper-into-the-wp8-sdk-chat-rooms-xbox-music-collections/
Looks like WP8 is continuing to do social better than the competition.
Looks like WP8 is continuing to do social better than the competition.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Any of the past two years, I'd have picked the Samsung phone, easily. Now it's all about what Nokia will deliver.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/30/3201323/samsung-odyssey-marco-windows-phone-8-devices
Same SoC that is in the US One X and the US LTE GS3, which isn't bad, but the MSM8960T/S4 Pro would've been nicer, because it got a beefier GPU.
Shame about the shitty pentile display in the Odyssey.
Your turn Nokia!!
It's been that way all year - at least as far as WP7 usage of my company's website is concerned. Consistently seeing 10 to 20% month on month growth.
pentile isn't so bad considering samsung has yet to produce a samoled+ screen that was higher than WVGA
http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/30/3201323/samsung-odyssey-marco-windows-phone-8-devices
Same SoC that is in the US One X and the US LTE GS3, which isn't bad, but the MSM8960T/S4 Pro would've been nicer, because it got a beefier GPU.
Shame about the shitty pentile display in the Odyssey.
brotkasten
Member
I have a 4.65" sAMOLED HD screen and it's bad. Not Samsung Focus/Galaxy S bad, but still bad.
jon_irenicus
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Don't know if this has already been answered but does anyone know how to disable the Zune player from pausing whenever the earphones are plugged/un-unplugged? I ask because whenever I listen to a podcast on my HTC HD7, sometimes the wires in the earphone short out when I move about which causes the Zune player to pause the podcast. This is annoying...
brotkasten
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And I thought 16:9 phones were already bad.
The Faceless Master
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get earphones that aren't busted?
NeOak
Member
You'll have to replace the headphones.
Yea its not that bad at all. The GS3 screen is amazing looking, even better than the GNex so they must be improving it. (HD Super Amoled) Keeping my eye on the Odyssey.
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