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VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Nor are the speeds conducive to streaming music, pictures, video at all times. I guess if I lived in a city with LTE speeds, but I'm in a 3g area (1.5-3mpbs) and even then, the network is constantly crapping out (AT&T). Even when I was in Chicago in February, on faux-G, I tried streaming while driving around and we would often hit dead spots where it would have to buffer, totally killing the point of having access to streaming music files.
Plus, when traveling, having onboard media is fantastic.
One nice thing in WP8 will be the option to upload when you're on wifi instead of using cell data
correct, 920 only has OIS.
http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products...85048&products=1811114-1809776&operation=show
Yeah, that Amazon Prime is pretty awesome. They really seem to do stuff that just makes sense. Not sure how good their tablets are, and there will be ads on the lock screen, but they sure are tempting, at least for my S.O.
Dear lord, that is a really terrible way to subscribe to Gold.
Is it any good?
Cute Dragon Here
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It's basic, works smoothly if nothing else.
So did anyone read this yesterday? Pretty worrying article..
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/09/where-oh-where-is-windows-phone-8/
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/09/where-oh-where-is-windows-phone-8/
Oh man. This sounds exactly like the kind of thing that those company eulogy articles usually focus on...
I had such high hopes.
Cute Dragon Here
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I suppose if WP8 isn't finished, then WP7.8 is also by proxy not finished.
From the problems mentioned in the article, I'd say the progress on 7.8 is relatively independent from the progress on WP8. I guess it's more about business/marketing that they don't want to launch it earlier.
brotkasten
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They always said that 7.8 would launch after 8.
Wordament is the best.
Taptitude is a nice collection of classics.
And I've been having a lot of fun with Bye Bye Brains. It's a zombie tower defense game that's very well made.
Tentacles!
Ah yeah, seconded.
I'm kind of scared:
Is the Lumia 800's screen glued in or are the innards just clipped into the body? Because I think I can nudge it around with my thumb :-(
I have that problem too, thought of sending it in but eh,...
Cute Dragon Here
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If you feel it moving, something might be loose... Just to be safe, stop doing that, and send it in for a check.
How is Nokia's customer service? Because the corner of my phone is a bit dented from a drop about 8 months ago, so I wonder whether they'll try to hold that against me.
Edit: Honestly, I'm disappointed by the build quality of this phone. It looks like the matte finish is starting to peel off in several places too, after less than 10 months.
If only MS had a better backup solution...
Edit: Honestly, I'm disappointed by the build quality of this phone. It looks like the matte finish is starting to peel off in several places too, after less than 10 months.
If only MS had a better backup solution...
Better start praying to Tebow.
Speaking of awful backup solutions...
Belts and Boxes is awesome. Some other really good ones are Mirrors Edge, Civ Rev, Plants Vs. Zombies, and Shoot 1UP.
I hadn't read this but the thought is exactly what I was thinking. Microsoft has dropped the ball for all of it's partners. The SDK should've been available months ago to all. You know Nokia would've loved to show all of WP8 and put devices in peoples hands but they can't. I hope this doesn't end up delayed or buggy when it releases.
It's to early to tell before the Apple Keynote, but I think MS and Nokia have something great on their hands. Case in point: The biggest Apple freak I know (worse than anyone on GAF) just said that he wants the 920. He says he wants to boykott the iPhone 5 for its design, which, so far, is universally hated among my friends.
Seriously, Nokia and MS have the tech, the design and the situation to make a big splash. And they're about to squander it, from the looks of it.
Seriously, Nokia and MS have the tech, the design and the situation to make a big splash. And they're about to squander it, from the looks of it.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
That's what offline mode/saving is for! Save some of your Google Music for offline use, and then have the rest of that shizzy in the cloud.
TTOOLL
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Unveiling new hardware and not telling when people can buy it is terrible. I wish Nokia had done what Amazon did yesterday and what Apple will do next week. Also, for someone like me who does not live in the US the situation is even worse. Apple will tell you the availability worldwide, that is amazing.
In the end, being able to sell your products properly is as important as developing new things.
In the end, being able to sell your products properly is as important as developing new things.
Yep, and this is where Nokia is getting fucked over by MS. I'm absolutely sure it was not their own decision to not reveal the availability. Prices, I could see them waiting for Apple, but in the end, even that wouldn't be all that relevant. I feel bad for Nokia.
Rumored release date for the 920 in Europe: November.
And this appeared on Twitter, who knows how accurate it is:
And this appeared on Twitter, who knows how accurate it is:
All I ask is IE10 :/
I thought WP8 was due October around the same time as W8?
About the avatar, it'd only make sense if you were part of the
real 
brotkasten
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Rumored release date for the 920 in Europe: November.
And this appeared on Twitter, who knows how accurate it is:
That clock/weather tile is an improvement over the old one, but was it too much to use segoe wp?
Cute Dragon Here
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If WP7.8 gets IE10, that'd make the entire web so beautiful, it hurts. And that would be a good thing!
Also, I think Nokia decided to announce their products early because if they didn't, after Apple announces the iPhone 5, there might be nothing to show. Showing products early, albeit a bit short-sighted, will ensure initial interest... and can also sway some people to stop thinking about the iPhone 5.
Since the Motorola conference was a total disappointment to me, compared to Nokia's, I guess they only really have to worry about Apple. Apple's as big as a competitor's gonna get, though, and... well, it'd be real hard.
Looks like November 2nd is the goal for AT&T/US.
Pretty much in line with the rumors that suggested some sort of "launch" 10/29 and then device availability the week later.
Perhaps more importantly...
1. Agreed.
2. Where's the need for it, anyway? Seems completely pointless.
3. The bigger problem for me is that the phone looks completely boring. I wanted the One X design, dammit.
lastflowers
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Delay judgement till the phones are announced. I wasn't hyped up on the 920 'till the conference and some of the hardware tech that they added to it. HTC's designs have gotten much better than their 'churned out designs' for android a year ago.
brotkasten
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Stop posting on GAF and finish that OS you're working on!
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
It has sd card support, which the One X doesn't, and it'll have a higher ppi than any other wp8 device.
If they put in a big battery like Nokia and Samsung, and a good camera, this could be the phone for me.
If they put in a big battery like Nokia and Samsung, and a good camera, this could be the phone for me.
Come on, I know you're not a mid-range kind of guy
Edit: Didn't realize the One X camera was only 8 MP, I thought it was 16 MP like the Titan II. I guess the only thing that makes this device "midrange" is the slower SoC and a smaller screen, which doesn't even matter really.
lastflowers
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Although, then again, I still kind of like the design of the trophy. Severely underrated feel in the hand. Their bigger Android Phones <Evo, etc> kind of felt/looked like crap to me.
Build.
Build starts Oct 30th; WP8 is suppose to launch on Oct 29th :|
The final SDK isn't even out yet and it's like 2 months 'til release. I don't know what they're doing.
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