killer rin
Member
My Zune 80 broke a couple of years ago and I miss it so
Still use the software, you'll never move me off of it.
-
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 |OT3| Apollo has landed
- Thread starter Anton Sugar
- Start date
- Status
My Zune 80 broke a couple of years ago and I miss it so
Still use the software, you'll never move me off of it.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I was just going to link to an article from a financial dude who says he won't buy Nokia stock until they switch to Android. But then his previous article was saying to sell Nokia and buy Blackberry while arguing that BB OS is superior, so I decided against it.
HollovVpo1nt
Banned
I have no knowledge whatsoever of stock, but my intuition says that this is a good time to buy Nokia stock. HTC and Samsung showed their cards with the One and the GSIV, and honestly they're boring. Microsoft has BUILD ahead of them, Windows blue and WP8.1, so most of the exciting stuff is still to come. I don't get the negativity. I think that people are outing the frustration that the One and GSIV are nothing special on Nokia.
I've always wanted a Zune HD, that's sort of why I also really want Microsoft to release a Surface Phone.
Microsoft Studios effort with Xbox for Windows Phone is just so weak. They could at least try to release a game with depth. But what did we get? Fable Coin Golf.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
So I finally got the 7.8 update for my Lumia 900 and now instead of having a super long start screen, I have a super cluttered start screen. I was the kind of person that iOS and its icon rows was made for
You can make your start screen a grid of icons just like in iOS. Or you can de-clutter your screen and make it look like 7.5 by using large and wide tiles only. Or you can pretend neither of those are an option and whine here.
hemtae
Member
Well there's only two icons per row in 7.5 and some of the apps doesn't display info when in the small icon mode.
I wasn't trying to knock WP7.8, I'm just saying I'm not good at customization stuff.
With medium and large tiles I try to use apps that show something interesting, such as a weather app, photo's, TVShow, etc. Also try my best to group small tiles together that have similar colours.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I'm saying you can STILL do two icons per row in 7.8!!!! Just use the medium tiles and you can set up your home screen how you had it before. And if you want the iOS look, you only use the small tiles. So its up to you.
brotkasten
Member
It's worse that they couldn't even bother with bringing the two games I mentioned over. PGR I understand, because they'd have to license the cars again (surprising that they bothered with the Zune version in the first place), but not even handing out some money to port AudioSurf?
Try wireless wave or best buy mobile.
Unknown Soldier
Member
BB10 is actually pretty impressive, especially when you consider this is Blackberry we're talking about and historically their OSes have been total ass. It's still pretty up in the air though whether BB10 is too late to save the company, buying their stock is still a gamble.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Eh, not sure about impressive, but it's a big step up from RIM. I played around with it at the AT&T store and it was fun to use for a bit, don't know how it will hold up after extensive use. Also, Blackberry didn't do it any favors with the hardware, I thought it was very boring. I wouldn't mind giving it a try if I could find the phone for $200 or less, but RIM really needed a stronger play than this.
It's still very rough around the edges, and if you're going to go for a fresh OS cause you're tired of iOS and Android....there's a better option.
edit:
This is my concern and the reason I don't consider it an impressive OS, it seems to need a lot of work. I managed to make it stutter and chug at the AT&T store.
They will not win anyone over who doesn;t come wanting a BB10 device. I spent five minutes messing around with it at an AT&T store and came away no better off than how I started. It was incredibly convulated and off-putting.
So I finally got the 7.8 update for my Lumia 900 and now instead of having a super long start screen, I have a super cluttered start screen. I was the kind of person that iOS and its icon rows was made for
haha, while I still prefer the 'look' of the original start screen, the new one is not as bad as I had thought. You can just make it as it was with medium sized tiles, or you can try to throw in a few mini ones for the main things that don't really utilize the live tile, like IE, or email boxes. Doesn't take more than a few minutes total.
The notification center is the only thing that's impressive. I have one from work and have had it since the first week it came out.
Koodo fucking sucks in regards to purchasing phones outright. My last visit they told me there was an extra $50 fee when buying a prepaid phone. I didn't believe them so I went home and phoned Koodo and found out I was right, and they made up a fake fee to make me avoid buying one outright. I mean what the fuck...
I'm probably going to buy a Lumia 520 online off their online store as a back up phone.
My Z10 runs really well and never chugs or has any visible lag unless I'm using a poor android port or in the settings menu (which strangely runs in adobe air so it sucks). I've never had it lag ala android in any of the interface or native apps, and I'm constantly using 8 apps at once. There are a few glitches at the moment but are constantly getting fixed. The only real major one at the moment is random freezes/reboots, but it's been confirmed that a fix is being worked on right now.
Overall it's a really solid device though, and apart from a few bugs that are being ironed out, the only legitimate issues are battery life and apps. The device is really understated at first but it feels really nice and durable. There's also a BlackBerry event soon where they're presumably announcing the curve level device (which has the same specs as the Q10 but less storage and cheaper design) and are rumored to also announce some new apps. I just wish we get an official instagram release anytime soon.
campfireweekend
Member
Apps are much less important on the low end, IMO.
The 520 is leagues better than the horrible prepaid smartphones at Wal-Mart. My mom bought an AT&T Fusion. Basic tasks like opening the address book are an exercise in frustration, and the display, battery, and camera are awful.
The Faceless Master
Member
i've heard the various claims on the GS4 before, but what's boring about the HTC One?
Honestly most users I know who use low end phones rarely use apps beyond Facebook, Twitter, and Angry Birds. The 520 looks like the most compelling low end device in quite a while.
lastflowers
Banned
That video was shot in our cafeteria! See ben and Panos Panay there all the time
<3 the commons
You lucky son of a gun.
lastflowers
Banned
The Pasta guys know exactly what I want. We have smalltalk all the time. It kind of disturbs me, one time he told me about a really spicy thing to order at a Mexican food place down in Redmond. I didn't have the heart to tell him I'm the pickiest eater in the world and basically eat no meat...
brotkasten
Member
Those two are rockstars.
campfireweekend
Member
I bet they laugh up our desperation everyday during lunch with Joe Belfiore.
"and then that brot guy said.... oh my Joe... he hates you!"
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Happens every once in a while, I guess it's a bug. You have to close the app with the back button to fix it.
HollovVpo1nt
Banned
It's Android with Blinkfeed. What isn't boring about it? On the other hand, the HTC One is the most pleasing to the eye of the three HD flagships (One, Z, GSIV). So I'll have to take that back, I quite like how HTC One looks. GSIV however, fucking barf.
WHAT!!! The lady bought it for me at the Verizon store for $250. Thing is amazing!
Team Jones
Member
FUCK YOU SPRINT! I WANT A FUCKING 'WINDOW PHONE 8' DEVICE!
Only reason I'm with sprint is because of their Full 'Google Voice' integration!
...again FUCK YOU SPRINT!
Only reason I'm with sprint is because of their Full 'Google Voice' integration!
...again FUCK YOU SPRINT!
brotkasten
Member
It's going to happen next month, afaik.
and you're getting the ATIV S which is my favorite device "on paper" next to the Lumia 920.
Yup, ATIV S has expandable storage IIR.
brotkasten
Member
The only reason I'm wary of Samsung is the update support. The phone will get all the major updates, but smaller ones and fixes? Ehh, I wouldn't expect that.
- Status