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Windows Phone |OT3| Apollo has landed
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It's Super Bowl!
campfireweekend
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Fixed.
HollovVpo1nt
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Nvm, back is polyc.
show me your skeleton
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oh you.
campfireweekend
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Why is Nokia Drive on the 925 missing both the beta tag and the +? Does it get stuck with the regular version just like the 720 and 520?
These kind of "taking stuff apart" tech porn vids are my guilty pleasure.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/14/4327026/nokia-lumia-windows-phone-update-fm-radio-july
Might get that 520 I've been looking at now
Might get that 520 I've been looking at now
brotkasten
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Because it's old news. It was announced or leaked a while ago.
It's coming out of beta soon, but I don't know why it'd be missing the plus.
Damn, why is the 620 the only one without it?
Alx
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I just learnt about that announcement yesterday, but I'm glad they did it, it looks like that 925 phone is what I was looking for. I liked the shape of the 820 (but not its screen resolution), loved the feel of the HTC One (and hoped it would be available with WP8), that 925 could be the perfect compromise.
It doesn't as far as I've read.
You'd wish they went HTC on your ass.
HollovVpo1nt
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I have the feeling that the recuction in weight and thinness is caused by the removal of the wireless charging. Don't see why the phone had to include aluminium. That said, the 928 looks premium compared to 925.
mickcenary
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Stunning looking phone from a hardware perspective. Love the two-tone metal finish and the various flourishes like the corner slits. Unfortunately, even with an 8X, it would make zero sense buying one now, or even in 6 months time.
Verge never stops.
Opus Angelorum
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The Verge said:
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It's getting a bit tired now.
There's been so many "high quality apps" released in recent months, but it's never going to be enough. I don't see how WP is holding back Nokia. If I compare how much I use my phone and how many apps I use to all the iPhone users I actually know - and there's a fair few - there's actually fuck all that they do on their phone that I can't do and in most cases it's a better experience on the Lumia. As for Android, same story with the added benefit of having used the platform myself for many years so I know for a fact that this particular complaint is nothing but fucking lazy.
At the end of the day, there's very (very) few apps missing now that actually matter. And the ones that are there are almost all high quality (with a few notable exceptions).
You are probably contractually obliged to whinge like a drain when you work for the Verge. But it's time to find something new to moan about.
Fjolle
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Nokia has never been able to deliver cutting edge hardware. Except design, camera and mics.
Damnit Nokia, I'd like a cutting edge hardware that cuts.
brotkasten
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Is the FM tuner really a feature that many people actually care about?
I've never once used the FM tuner on my Desire HD in 18 months. FM radio is shit and for the radio stations that I do listen to for football commentary etc I use TuneIn. Most of them are only AM anyway, so an FM tuner wouldn't help there. And the only FM station I do listen to (BBC Radio 4) I only listen to in the car.
Surely I can't be the only one who doesn't care about the FM tuner?
I've never once used the FM tuner on my Desire HD in 18 months. FM radio is shit and for the radio stations that I do listen to for football commentary etc I use TuneIn. Most of them are only AM anyway, so an FM tuner wouldn't help there. And the only FM station I do listen to (BBC Radio 4) I only listen to in the car.
Surely I can't be the only one who doesn't care about the FM tuner?
brotkasten
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I really liked the FM tuner in my old Optimus 7 and was really, really bummed, when I found out that my Galaxy Nexus didn't have one (I didn't check the specs, thought it was a checklist feature these days; silly me). I always used the FM tuner to listen to the local radio station on my way to work. No need to waste bandwidth for that.
I care. I want to be able to listen to the radio without killing my battery and using my data. Plus, you know, 3G isn't that great sometimes so it's nice that FM works pretty much everywhere.
Well I guess it makes sense for them to retool the 920 around being lighter instead of packing in a bigger sensor and making it even heavier.
Still, what I really want from Nokia is the 'out there' device, the Pureview, the 9200, the 710, the device that's for the fringe user that is happy to pay more for a device that's too fat to be mainstream.
They need the 925 as well, obviously, but it's the odd devices that will win them their reputation back.
Still, what I really want from Nokia is the 'out there' device, the Pureview, the 9200, the 710, the device that's for the fringe user that is happy to pay more for a device that's too fat to be mainstream.
They need the 925 as well, obviously, but it's the odd devices that will win them their reputation back.
Yeah, maybe it's because I'm driving to work, so I have the radio there anyway if I wanted it.
8 out of 10 times I'll listen to an audiobook though and the 9th time I'll listen to my own music. The only time I have the radio on on my way to work is if I give my gf a lift.
8 out of 10 times I'll listen to an audiobook though and the 9th time I'll listen to my own music. The only time I have the radio on on my way to work is if I give my gf a lift.
brotkasten
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VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Someone didn't like the presentation, lol. And although you're wrong about these features being from MS, as brot pointed out, you are correct in that a quad core processor and a 1080p screen would have been on the 925 and 928 if it weren't for the WP software not supporting it. Same with the 900 last year and its weak specs, Nokia probably should reorient their release schedule so that their phones come out in the fall with the OS updates. MS once again is moving way too slowly.
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