Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
ill join you.
*grabs torches and pitchforks*
tablet to your faceeeeeeeeeeI like the hardware mockup, though
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*grabs torches and pitchforks*
lastflowers
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I like the guy's motivations and inspirations for the design, but the end product looks pretty terrible.
jossueinacoma
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Anyone expecting some WP news at E3? I kinda am. Guess tomorrow will tell.
brotkasten
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Why would anyone expect new WP news tomorrow, when the WP developer summit is in few weeks?
Because the developer summit will likely only concentrate on gaming news. E3 should bring lots of Apollo information that will be especially useful for end users and developers.
brotkasten
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Please stop trolling, giga. We all know WP has no games.
Steelyuhas
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We could get some Apollo information tomorrow, stuff that ties in with Xbox and Windows 8.
brotkasten
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Now that Nintendo is going to have a mobile app for the Wii U, what do you think how long it will take for Nintendo to publish a Windows Phone app? 2 years? 3 years?
e: Awww, it's a browser app, not native one. WP gets it day one.
e: Awww, it's a browser app, not native one. WP gets it day one.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I hope if Windows Phone jumps the shark in the same way Nintendo has, that I can actually pick up on it and bail out. Damn that presentation was shit.
It really was, I cut it off when they showed the grandpa dude.
Good Job Bob
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People actually think that social stuff looks good? It looks shit and it shows once again Nintendo hasn't a fucking clue what to do with the Internet.
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
lastflowers
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I'm heading to italy on the 8th. So depressed that I'll be missing some euro games. Hopefully we'll hit up the pubs at night and be able to watch the big ones. #firstworldproblems
Vanillalite
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Now that Nintendo is going to have a mobile app for the Wii U, what do you think how long it will take for Nintendo to publish a Windows Phone app? 2 years? 3 years?
e: Awww, it's a browser app, not native one. WP gets it day one.
Do we know this is 110% the case?
Presentation was horrible for that video, but I like the functionality. It's basically Dark/Demon Souls built into your console. You can also just toggle it off, but I know I'd use that with my friends if my core Wii friends all get Wii-Us. The video was horrible though, but most of these PR like videos are really bad. You had to look through the shitty presentation to the functionality at hand.
HollovVpo1nt
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So who's watching MS's presser today? If you own a 360, they released a streaming app for it on the dash. I expect a lot in the form of Windows 8 to Xbox to Windows Phone.
brotkasten
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Iwata said it's available from all web connected mobile devices.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I'll be at work, but I have it set to record on my DVR since it'll be in spike tv. Will there be a stream that works on mobile?
I never dl the third party apps, I guess I am one of "those" people. Have you ever used the first party app on iOS?
Nope.
I was snobby like that before, but on WP7 3rd party apps are often better than the original (4th & Mayor, all those Twitter apps...) or official apps are not even available, so they'll have to suffice.
Also, from my experience it's harder to make REALLY ugly apps on WP7. The Wolfram Alpha app seems to have all the necessary functionality and a few goodies on top.
brotkasten
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I got to try Nokia Music's mix radio and I'm not that impressed. You can only skip six songs on hour, even when you downloaded them. It's not bad considering it's free, but no replacement for Zune by any means.
When you download the song does it go to your phone's library or is it stuck in the app?
brotkasten
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You don't download individual songs, but the mixes they offer. So those mixes are stuck inside the app and like I said, you can't skip more of 6 in an hour, even when they're offline. You can't look into the playlist either.
That's... interesting. I get what they are doing, but I think I would pass.
With no Zune in Germany, it's all I have and I like it. Free, no ads, offline mode, some variety and at least I can skip the very worst stuff. It's radio, but better.
Of course I could pay for Spotify, but for the time being, I'm ok with this app.
Spotify ist sehr gut meinen freund.
brotkasten
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Now that Zune syncing doesn't work with my phone anymore, that's what I'm gonna try next. But not before I reinstalled the software on my PC.
That's strange, my Zune is having syncing issues too.
brotkasten
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I got this problem after the semi hard reset my phone did. When I plug my phone into my PC, I always get the first setup screen and after that I can't change the sync relationship or sync any files. Pretty annoying.
brotkasten
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Xbox Music was announced for Windows 8, Xbox 360 and Windows Phone. No other info yet.
Good Job Bob
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Woot:
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Yeah, that seems bigger than the Zune catalog. The figure I remember was 19 million.
Can't say in excited about this, the app looks like the terrible apps on windows 8. Its good for random consumption, but if you have a large library already, its terrible for managing that. At some point they'll have to talk about syncing content to devices as well.
This all seems like a step backwards from Zune, but we will see.
Can't say in excited about this, the app looks like the terrible apps on windows 8. Its good for random consumption, but if you have a large library already, its terrible for managing that. At some point they'll have to talk about syncing content to devices as well.
This all seems like a step backwards from Zune, but we will see.
brotkasten
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? That was the terrible Windows 8 app. A newer version with Smart DJ, but still the same app.
Verge has a video and a bit more info.
They didn't show much on the mobile end of things in the video, more using a tablet to control access to a TV. More interesting is XBOX music will apparently be accessible from "every screen" finally opening up and giving everyone a chance to use their music service which has been fantastic for a long long time. Seems like we'll hear more about it later this month with Apollo stuff.
brotkasten
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Yeah, on Channel 9. Should be fun.
Vanillalite
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So the Galaxy S3 is going up for North American preorders on Verizon in the US Wed. I wonder what kind of Windows Phone variant of that phone we'll get, and if it would be worth it over any offering from Nokia.
Hell at this point I wonder why anyone else should even make a WP device if Nokia is going to get all of these exclusive apps and a big carrier push.
Hell at this point I wonder why anyone else should even make a WP device if Nokia is going to get all of these exclusive apps and a big carrier push.
brotkasten
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Was it? I saw a Lumia on stage and a Lumia in the Xbox Music promo. No games being promoted.
Good Job Bob
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Ascension New Gods or whatever.
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