brotkasten
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It was the first post in the 928 thread and it's still going.
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Windows Phone |OT3| Apollo has landed
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at least 920 looks way better than the 28.
We could talk about the weight and size?
It's not 2050 yet.
Anyway, back to serious business:
lol
Just read a Verge article about how the app store has passed 145,000....but has plateaued and developers are bailing ship.
That graph doesn't display quite that information.
brotkasten
Member
It seems like the growth in apps has slowed down a lot, hence the negative press. And of course they still can't get big name developers to develop for the platform. Instead they're paying to use their name and develop the app on their own. That takes time and causes problems (and I'm sure we'll see some with the MS YouTube app).
maximum360
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I'm not that much into Android but I did get to play around with the HTC One. It's definitely thinner than it seems in pictures and it's an all around solid device. Throw the Windows Phone OS on that please.
Looking at neowin's graph, the drop-off in app submissions seemingly coincides with the Windows 8 launch. Wouldn't surprise me if the people doing Windows Phone apps were the same who are doing Windows 8 apps and are now splitting their time between the two.
If app development for Windows and Windows Phone aligns further with the respective Blue releases, it might pick up again.
If app development for Windows and Windows Phone aligns further with the respective Blue releases, it might pick up again.
Broman1978
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I will probably buy me an Windows Pgone this month. Which one to get between
Samsung Ativa S
or
HTC 8X?
The things to take into consideration is Battery, camera and music player.
Samsung Ativa S
or
HTC 8X?
The things to take into consideration is Battery, camera and music player.
The Faceless Master
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the Ativ S has a removable battery,.
Anton Sugar
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Someone made an app that emulates the Nokia Lumia lock screen: http://www.wpcentral.com/try-out-nokia-lumia-screen-clock-any-windows-phone
Someone made an app that emulates the Nokia Lumia lock screen: http://www.wpcentral.com/try-out-nokia-lumia-screen-clock-any-windows-phone
I just installed it. What's the point of it?
brotkasten
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It shows the time, while you're charging the phone or have it docked on your desk, I assume.
Oh, that's kind of useless.
brotkasten
Member
It's more useful on the Lumias, because it shows the time when you turned the phone off and you can unlock the phone by double tapping on the screen. It's pretty cool.
Anton Sugar
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Eh, it's nice to wake up and glance at your phone for the time instead of reaching over and waking it up. Other than that, as Brot said, the official version will be more useful.
Just curious, but why no Nokias?
show me your skeleton
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my lumia does not do this, why does my lumia not do this?
Broman1978
Junior Member
Would LOVE to get the Nokia 920 buts its sadly too pricey right now..
The Lumia 810 I would Love but it seems its exclusive for US sadly..=(
brotkasten
Member
It's coming in an update at the end of the month.
What about the 820? ATIV S is a nice device though out of the two you've listed.
show me your skeleton
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well who the hell needs android, huh?!
Broman1978
Junior Member
What sort of price are we talking relative to the ATIV S?
Broman1978
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The Lumia 820 is about 1000 SEK (150 us dollars) cheaper than the Ativ S.
Broman1978
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The Ativ S and 8X is about $450 and the Lumia 820 is about $300
And yes one of the few things against the Lumia is that the screen resolution isnt as good as the other twos... But yet $150 cheaper for a good Windows 8 phone=)
Broman1978
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Yeah, I will probably buy the Lumia 820 =)
The other option is the 720. You get a better front camera, it's lighter, has a better battery, better GPU and comes in better colours (BLUE) but you do only get 512MB ram. Might be worth looking at? It sells for $200 less than the 820 here in New Zealand so may be the same for you.
Didn't see this posted. This concept is total fantasy. But there's a few design ideas in there that are intriguing.
http://youtu.be/R03dUIr3_gQ
http://youtu.be/R03dUIr3_gQ
dragonelite
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That Verge article is a joke. They state a premise without showing any actual data to back it up.
And it of course ignores the large amount of well-designed and highly-desired apps that have come out in the past few weeks.
I think they're just in the middle of their 928 review and want to be able to pre-emptively justify their mediocre ecosystem score again.
As someone that's used Windows Phone since the 900's release, the number of quality apps has definitely increased over the past three months.
The app list having "folder" or categories options is a nice idea. Info center being a swipe to the left makes way too much sense. Is that maybe the best way to incorporate a notification center?
That's something I really want. Notification center when swiping left, and folders in the list and at the start screen.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
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But I want it right now!!!!
Nokia Music is pretty slick on Windows 8. How is the library compared to Xbox music? Would rather pay $3.99/month than $9.99/month.
Can you download it on Windows 8 now?
VanMardigan
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Nokia Music is pretty slick on Windows 8. How is the library compared to Xbox music? Would rather pay $3.99/month than $9.99/month.
Its not directly comparable to Xbox music, its more like Pandora.
Came out awhile ago.
Yea, realizing that now. Hmm.
Just recently in Canada though.
I stand corrected.
Can't believe how long it has been. Canada carriers suck, seems like in the states they get thing back quicker. Could be wrong though.
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