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Windows Phone |OT3| Apollo has landed
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Eanan
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Sticking with windows phone or jumping ship?
brotkasten
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Well, you can't share pictures from the build-in Facebook chat, so she is kinda right about that.
Solideliquid
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I've been thinking of going to the 1020 from the iPhone. The lack of developer support is what's holding me back. I love the camera.
Isn't it ironic that windows phone has been out for years and can't seem to garnish more developer support? Reminds me of apple with the Mac in the late 90s before students really started buying MacBooks. Mac users were so devoted to the product and to Apple but the developers were all making stuff for windows. Now Microsoft finds itself in that position with WP. I think Microsoft just kind of thought "hey we are Microsoft, everyone wants to develop for windows. They will run to us to develop for WP just the same". Except that isn't happening and MS strategy just isn't aggressive enough "triple market share by 2018"?! What happened to trying to do that by 2014??
Oh well.
Isn't it ironic that windows phone has been out for years and can't seem to garnish more developer support? Reminds me of apple with the Mac in the late 90s before students really started buying MacBooks. Mac users were so devoted to the product and to Apple but the developers were all making stuff for windows. Now Microsoft finds itself in that position with WP. I think Microsoft just kind of thought "hey we are Microsoft, everyone wants to develop for windows. They will run to us to develop for WP just the same". Except that isn't happening and MS strategy just isn't aggressive enough "triple market share by 2018"?! What happened to trying to do that by 2014??
Oh well.
That's not what she said though.
She said that you can't share a picture to Facebook because it's not integrated, while showing the sharing feature in the phone without a Facebook account having been added.
Also, you can share pictures in a chat in the official app and it would be a mental complaint considering that the Facebook chat isn't integrated directly into any other mobile OS as far as I know.
Anton Sugar
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You know, WP GAF gets a lot of flak for claiming conspiracies against WP, but that CNET shit is just depressing. Like, it depresses me. I am depressed.
Are we? From the obvious iVerge reviews and articles, and now this - its hard facts that those outlets either don't give a shit and cover stuff carelessly, or just ignore facts and numbers. It's like "WP 7.8 has integrated Facebook into the OS now" all over again.
I had an iPhone since 2008... The reason I am having a lumia delivered today? I sat down and looked at the apps!
Every one I needed (where I absolutely can't replace with anything) was available... To my surprise even my NAS apps were available.
Everything I wanted has a quality alternative replacement outside of my banking app which was complete ass on iPhone anyways (TD Canada Trust)
Hurry up UPS
Fjolle
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I'll probably be a cheap-ass and get a lumia 520. The other platforms haven't done anything to win me over.
I had an iPhone since 2008... The reason I am having a lumia delivered today? I sat down and looked at the apps!
Every one I needed (where I absolutely can't replace with anything) was available... To my surprise even my NAS apps were available.
Everything I wanted has a quality alternative replacement outside of my banking app which was complete ass on iPhone anyways (TD Canada Trust)
Hurry up UPS
Yeah, I would like an RBC app. Lazy shits made an "ok" one for Windows 8, but can't be bothered for WP8.
And here I thought RBC was embracing the digital future lol
Some new WP8.1 stuff
http://www.wpcentral.com/screenshots-windowsphone-81-app-list-sorting-notifications
edit: also, some quality posts in that Cortana thread
http://www.wpcentral.com/screenshots-windowsphone-81-app-list-sorting-notifications
edit: also, some quality posts in that Cortana thread
Some new WP8.1 stuff
http://www.wpcentral.com/screenshots-windowsphone-81-app-list-sorting-notifications
edit: also, some quality posts in that Cortana thread
actionable toasts. I like
CIBC has an app for just about every platform... except Windows Phone. Fortunately though, the mobile site is pretty good and has all the functionaltiy I would need from a native app so it doesn't really bother me (yet).
Some new WP8.1 stuff
http://www.wpcentral.com/screenshots-windowsphone-81-app-list-sorting-notifications
edit: also, some quality posts in that Cortana thread
WP 8.1 is shaping up quite nicely, I have to say.
brotkasten
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You could say it's almost what Windows Phone 8 should've been at launch! At least the Mango-vibe that the Wndows Phone team has about the update, seems to be justified.
I guess the kernel change put to rest all chances of WP8 including any of that stuff.
But I'm quite happy that it looks like blue will be a major update with really new features. Stuff that isn't actually available elsewhere.
WP8 doesn't feel exactly outdated, but there's certainly room for big improvements in all aspects. And there's definitely room for more features.
It's a shame that they won't manage to cram all the obvious stuff (notification centre) into GDR3 and all the catching up would have been finished with that, but things still look quite positive, I think.
But I'm quite happy that it looks like blue will be a major update with really new features. Stuff that isn't actually available elsewhere.
WP8 doesn't feel exactly outdated, but there's certainly room for big improvements in all aspects. And there's definitely room for more features.
It's a shame that they won't manage to cram all the obvious stuff (notification centre) into GDR3 and all the catching up would have been finished with that, but things still look quite positive, I think.
I wonder how much it'll cost outright...
lastflowers
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it should only get better with the re-org. Keyword should. Already seen a lot of positive moves and cooperation is at an all-time high.
My guess would be $700
So the Windows Phone team isn't treated the like red headed step child by the Windows team anymore?
Captain Tuttle
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Fjolle
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They promised to give us updates 18 months after device launch. But they promised a lot of shit that didn't happen.
Anton Sugar
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It's so frustrating. The platform is doing meager to okay, at least in the U.S., and I know MS is in it for the long haul, but it literally needs all the help it can get. The crap CNET and others pull is ridiculous, especially with the "M$" stigma that everyone still holds.
lastflowers
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If that Belfiore move to head of tablet/phone interaction is true, its more indicative that a feature (say photos, or xbox music, or blah blah blah) that both tablet and phone will be similar, but differ where necessary.
I think Terry's promotion will be beneficial to the tablet space. He was very insistent on ensuring a great experience on cheap hardware, which I assume will translate towards windows tablets.
Nice! As it should be
That's what I figured, heh.
brotkasten
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pretty funny, considering that even some of your colleagues are a bit confused by who's in charge of what.
Joe is in charge of the OS unit now.
lastflowers
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pretty funny, considering that even some of your colleagues are a bit confused by who's in charge of what.
Joe is in charge of the OS unit now.
Terry's in charge of the OS division. Joe is in charge of UX between phone/tablet/desktop
Lumia 1020 out September 25th in the UK. They are only taking pre-orders on Three, looks like no sim-free options for the moment, so can't tell exactly what it costs, but looks like exactly the same as the 5s.
I really did kinda want one but it's taken so long and the options are so shitty compared to what the US got I'm not so sure now.
I really did kinda want one but it's taken so long and the options are so shitty compared to what the US got I'm not so sure now.
7.8 introduces Facebook integration, 8.0 removes it. I wonder what 8.1 will do.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
You forget that a very recent Facebook app update allows integration again. /mollywood
people confusing what happened with 64 bit windows with phones are crap.
the biggest improvements brought forward from windows vista/7 64 bit weren't really thing inherent to 64 bit processes.
Microsoft put in some much needed restrictions to drivers, memory quality, apps modifying other apps, etc because they essentially had a blank slate to work with. They took everything that was causing the OS instability and changed it.
What apple is doing really is entirely marketing.
Fjolle
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That was a big wall of text to say "I've read something about registers that might make the armv8 faster in some scenarios, even when it doesn't need to address more than 4 gb of RAM."
Less than a year until he gets snatched up from a large company IMO.
Well, if anyone gets him it will be MS so we should continue to get his terrific apps on the platform.
Can anyone help me?
My phone(Nokia 920 AT&T) will not focus when I try to take a picture of a busy flat surface, specifically my quilting projects. When it tries to focus and the flash goes off, I see that it focuses perfectly, then it loses it when it takes the picture.
Is there any way or app to manually focus? It is driving me crazy. I can't use Nokia Pro camera app yet.
My phone(Nokia 920 AT&T) will not focus when I try to take a picture of a busy flat surface, specifically my quilting projects. When it tries to focus and the flash goes off, I see that it focuses perfectly, then it loses it when it takes the picture.
Is there any way or app to manually focus? It is driving me crazy. I can't use Nokia Pro camera app yet.
Eanan
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Lets hope its Microsoft as his apps are some of the nicest looking and easily usable apps on the WP platform.
Fjolle
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He works at a large company already...
I know what you mean. The frustrating thing was that it worked perfectly in certain lighting conditions, but not at all in others.
No fix but waiting for gdr2, I'm afraid.
Or try the other pro cam that's un the store, I think it's called proshot, or something like that.
Anton Sugar
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Weird question, but have you tried it without the focus flash assist?
I thought I did, but I am not positive. I can try again tonight.
Can't you use the OneShoot app?
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