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Windows Phone |OT3| Apollo has landed
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brotkasten
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The question is how you define "the app situation". Microsoft will never get a billion apps in their store, like Android and they'll never be the cool kid that gets all new fancy apps first, like iOS.
Right now they and Nokia are focusing on getting the big names on board and they're doing an okay job, I'd say. The announcement of Flipboard was a big surprise, imo. For the rest you have usually some really good 3rd party apps. If you don't think that's good enough, you might as well stay on Android (an ecosystem, that is already treated as the red-headed stepchild by developers).
juliushandle
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6" Lumia, that's might be too large for my liking.
6" Lumia, that's might be too large for my liking.
welp, i'm out
Did you get it from the MS store?!?! Mine hasn't shipped yet. They better not be damned backordered, I will cancel it and pick one up from a store around here. To hell with the camera grip, I'm impatient.
No me and the Microsoft store had issues. I don't think they're shipping till tomorrow.
One thing that pisses me off and I figured this would be the case. When you have a password set and Pro cam set as your default camera app. When you try holding the camera button to snap some quick photo's while in a locked state you still have to input your password.
brotkasten
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You don't need it per se, as the Store has some 3rd party apps, but 1. the official client is free, Instance/Itsdagram costs money, 2. blogs and reviewers don't give a fuck about 3rd party apps and they shouldn't.
To quote a Lumia 1020 review from a popular tech blog I don't want to name or link right now:
1st party software is a must.
Damn, does FedEx deliver on Saturdays?
brotkasten
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You know what would be really awesome? MySpace integration. Microsoft should totally look into this.
brotkasten
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Wat. Everyone I know moved on to Lycos, dude. Get with the times already.
Anton Sugar
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6" Lumia, that's might be too large for my liking.
800x480
brotkasten
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Maybe 8.1 will add support for qHD.
lastflowers
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I'm pretty sure we're getting rid of BIng and switching to ask jeeves
brotkasten
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Hah, just when the Windows team demoed that Windows 8.1 Bing integration. I knew that you guys are always ahead of them.
Can you backup your games using that as well?
Game saves and application settings are not backed up nor is your home screen. Your text messages and 99% of your settings along with your accounts come back.
It's the phone I wanted half a year ago, color and all, so I am already used to it.
Wasted money on that HTC - will learn.
juliushandle
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browsed and tried some apps in the W8 marketplace. app selection is much improved but many apps like nokia music are pay apps compared to the tons of free apps for WP8. all the more reason to go with a phablet these days. if there's a lumia phablet with the 41mp sensor, 1080p screen, and quad core with a kick ass gpu, i'll bite for sure.
Use 3rd party apps like mytube and MetroTube till MS and Google get in bed together.
Sure, but do they really compare to HTC Flashlight?
Just submitted my first ever app for anything to the Store tonight - lets hope it doesn't take too long to get approved (or rejected...) - proud moment clicking upload; I've always hated programming but I completed this damn personal project of mine.
Microsoft need to explain key aspects of making an app clearer. I spent way too long Googling stuff I would have thought be documented somewhere already.
Microsoft need to explain key aspects of making an app clearer. I spent way too long Googling stuff I would have thought be documented somewhere already.
Nokia has a YouTube upload app on the way, only works on 1020 atm http://www.wpcentral.com/nokia-youtube-upload-app-hands-details
Also finally got to try a 520 tonight, belter of a phone for the price. Thoroughly impressed.
Also finally got to try a 520 tonight, belter of a phone for the price. Thoroughly impressed.
NeOak
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Yeah, Brot linked it and it didn't allow me to download it to my 920. I was wondering why.
killer rin
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I wonder why Nokia can release an App to upload to youtube while Microsoft can't integrate it into the OS. I mean, Google has the APIs to upload right their on YouTube's developer site. Also if Google was so against Microsoft using Youtube for anything Windows Phone, like they have repeatedly shown, why would they let Nokia, the largest Windows Phone OEM to make one?
brotkasten
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Cross post from the F1 thread:
The official F1 timing app is finally available for Windows Phone 8 .
http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=a01076ee-9cde-4bc7-9ba9-f0d2cd57fff6
They still want a little under 30 bucks for it, even though half the season is over already, but hey, better late than never.
The official F1 timing app is finally available for Windows Phone 8 .
http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=a01076ee-9cde-4bc7-9ba9-f0d2cd57fff6
They still want a little under 30 bucks for it, even though half the season is over already, but hey, better late than never.
brotkasten
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I know this is old news for most of you, but holy shit, the Nokia Photobeamer app is amazing. Magical, even.
Nokia apps and support is untouched.
brotkasten
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Yeah i don't think there is a need for 4k - and id be surprised if there was a phone of <6" with a 4K display in the next 2 years.
brotkasten
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That's the line of thinking that got Microsoft in the position they're in now!
I love HTC recent designs but yeah, Nokia got me by the balls.
And let's get a proper update before worrying about 4k.
Yeah but seriously though...4K on a phone.
On a tablet...sure...windows 8/RT already supports that.
Cute Dragon Here
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Um, guys, I think I'm beginning to think of replacing my phone just 13 months in. Early upgrade does mean the prices are higher than end-of-contract prices, but...
I kind of want a *insert $0 phone here* now. How can I shake this off? Funny as heck, even going for a 620 is an upgrade.
I kind of want a *insert $0 phone here* now. How can I shake this off? Funny as heck, even going for a 620 is an upgrade.
brotkasten
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I was sort of kidding and wanted to say that the comparison wasn't really fair, because Android's also being used as a tablet OS. The only thing that's really cool about 4.3 so far is the app permission settings on the OS level. That's something that MS should seriously implement in 8.1 (but that won't happen, if it wasn't planned from the beginning).
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I'm pretty sure that we told you not to buy the 900 because it wouldn't upgrade to wp8 and you ignored us.
Save some money, sell the 900 and get a 620 or 720 off contract, so you can use your upgrade for the next Nokia superphone at full subsidy.
Don't go using a subsidy on anything but a top tier phone, don't make the same mistake again.
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