Sounds like Crackberry.
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Sounds like Crackberry.
The problem is trying to use it as a key part of gameplay, which works for very few games. Using it for stuff like switching players in KI by handing your controller over to your friend, I can see it being a key component of actually making Xbone feel like a really different experience.
The reason I'm actually excited about next gen is not the games so far (Though NBA 2K14 looks neat). But the secondary stuff, like voice control, snap, and these Kinect features actually make me want it. A lot.
Edit: The most used application on my 360 in recent times (besides GTA V) is actually SkyDrive for viewing pics.
Kamakazie!
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Anyone?
brotkasten
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Finally.
I have the bolded apps on for background use on my 1020 (along with weather, stocks and battery apps) and my usage typically sits below 4% an hour, so I don't necessarily think it is the apps working as they normally would. As posted already, my guess would either be a stuck GPS or radio.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Same thing on my 1020, battery doesn't last a day. My main suspects are: Facebook beta, my carrier, Exchange sync, all the live tiles on my screen, and glance. And since I want all those things, I may never find out, cause I'm not removing any of them.
My battery lasts 2 days. I use Spotify, got lots of live tiles, and use glance. Use 3G data, WiFi when at home.
I know I had tons of problems with battery not lasting even a day on my 920, but it got better when I stopped using the Facebook app. Mobile site for facebook works just fine imo.
brotkasten
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You know how I always complain that I never, ever got a notification from the Facebook app? I just checked the background tasks and Facebook is not listed there (neither blocked nor allowed). I obviously checked the settings within the app and I'm supposed to receive notifications via toasts and the tile.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
I don't quite get two days normally, but I can easily get one full day. I have plenty of live tiles and background apps, three emails to sync (one push and two hourly), connect to Xbox Music, use Glance (Peek setting) and double tap to wake. A typical day for me is taking the phone off the charger at 6 AM and back on around Midnight with usually around 35%-40% battery remaining.
I don't believe Facebook works as a background app. As far as I know, it only has push notifications which are handled by the Facebook (MS?) notification server.
The hell. Either the 1020 is a battery beast compared to the 920, you're not using your phone much, or I am doing something wrong.
I mean, my behavior is obviously taxing a phones battery(throttled data because my contract sucks, on the move a lot, surfing the net for hours, no WiFi), but according to my battery app, I almost never use less than 7% per hour and often approach 20%.
Yep, same for me.
That front page is great.
That's pretty much how I feel. I need Exchange but working in IT I get thousands of emails a day. This hasn't been an issue before so I don't suspect it. Its gotta be something else because it wasn't like this a few weeks ago.
Since I'm traveling I kinda need GPS but for now I've disabled it, WiFi, and Bluetooth. We'll see if that works. If been soft resetting daily since I've noticed and that hasn't helped at all.
My usage depends, I wouldn't say I don't use it much but it can vary from day to day. My <4% discharge rate is my average throughout the day, but looking at the battery app graph I typically hit >10% when using it a lot (like during my commute). Throughout the day though, I typically don't use the phone for any one task for more than 5-10 minutes at a time.
I can say this much, had the 920, and now the 1020, using it in pretty much exact same way, and the battery is lasting much much longer on the 1020 than it ever did on the 920.
That's how mine was a few weeks ago. I used to charge it around 6-7pm and leave it off a charger all day. Then one day I noticed after I took it off the charger around 10pm and went to sleep it was almost dead in the morning.
Speedy Blue Dude
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My 1020 used to have amazing battery life, but its been failing my lately. Goes down to like 60% after 3 hours of use.
I'm not too frustrated, because my old smart phones would be dead after that, but still a little upsetting. Understandable though, since I load like 1000s of web sites/GAF I'm those 3 hours, plus browse Twitter every 10 minutes.
Here's my one issue, why the fuck does the phone, especially the camera get so hot when uses for 5 minutes? When I use rando, touching the camera is like touching a stove, and the phone gets so hot I lose 1%/a minute.
I'm not too frustrated, because my old smart phones would be dead after that, but still a little upsetting. Understandable though, since I load like 1000s of web sites/GAF I'm those 3 hours, plus browse Twitter every 10 minutes.
Here's my one issue, why the fuck does the phone, especially the camera get so hot when uses for 5 minutes? When I use rando, touching the camera is like touching a stove, and the phone gets so hot I lose 1%/a minute.
Steelyuhas
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BF4 has a few cool Kinect features. Voice activates comma rose, head tracking, and leans around cover.
Yeah, stuff like that is great. I also wouldn't mind throwing a grenade with kinect.
edit. Or swap weapons and stab people.
Has anyone tried TapShoot yet?
It allows you to pair up two phones via NFC and use one as the lense, the other as the display so you can take remote pics. Kinda like those Sony lense attachments.
Since I don't have access to another WP device, I can't test it, but it sounds neat for some situations like group pics.
It allows you to pair up two phones via NFC and use one as the lense, the other as the display so you can take remote pics. Kinda like those Sony lense attachments.
Since I don't have access to another WP device, I can't test it, but it sounds neat for some situations like group pics.
antiquegamer
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What's wrong with WP IE tab?
José Mourinho
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Oh the irony of trying to apply for a job at Microsoft. When you try and upload your CV via Chrome and the website tells me that my PDF has a malicious threat or virus / trojan. Now of course, if that's true, then Windows Defender isn't doing it's job. Then, for a second dose of irony, when you try and do it through IE11 desktop or metro, the page where you log in crashes and you get an error message. Way to go Microsoft.
You do realize that's just a test to see if you're qualified to work at Microsoft right?
José Mourinho
cocknose
Go on, enlighten me.
Edit: Got it working on the laptop. Now for them not to give me a job! Also, calling Bully McBullshit on the test theory...
José Mourinho
cocknose
Ah! Misunderstanding. The tone of the joke was not picked up on via text and went over my head. Have a complimentary :lol on the house.Well, it was "bullshit", I was trying to make a joke
Probably drive. Make sure you exit out of the when you're done (back button, not Windows/Home).
And then block in background apps. It'll work when you re-launch it again, but if not in use, block it.
TheBryanJZX90
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Hey, speaking of trying to work at Microsoft, do any of the MS people here happen to know someone in the legal department that I could ask a couple questions?
*sends note to recruiters to throw away Kylehimself's application due to a lack of humor*
I doubt anyone will be willing to talk with someone outside the company about a legal matter
But hey, sure, send me a PM and I can see what I can do.
Kylehimself, that was a joke, calm down
I doubt anyone will be willing to talk with someone outside the company about a legal matter
But hey, sure, send me a PM and I can see what I can do.
José Mourinho
cocknose
Why I oughta!*sends note to recruiters to throw away Kylehimself's application due to a lack of humor*
Kylehimself, that was a joke, calm down
antiquegamer
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Skulls of the Shogun is $2.00 right now. This week red line sale.
Man, that Android stuff came out of nowhere.
I like some of the things they're introducing. I remember arguing with some GAFfers about how Google is way ahead on setting themselves up for a great future, and it seems they're really starting to leverage that information/data/search advantage.
The Nexus 5 seems kinda meh, though.
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@evleaks ‏@evleaks 53m
Nokia Lumia 525 "Glee" tipped to ship in yellow, white, and orange.
I like some of the things they're introducing. I remember arguing with some GAFfers about how Google is way ahead on setting themselves up for a great future, and it seems they're really starting to leverage that information/data/search advantage.
The Nexus 5 seems kinda meh, though.
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@evleaks ‏@evleaks 53m
Nokia Lumia 525 "Glee" tipped to ship in yellow, white, and orange.
Fox Mulder
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that's the one thing that bothers me the most about WP. It's great that Nokia is paying for apps, but it's something that MS should be doing themselves for the entire OS ecosystem. I have an 8x, so I get fucked.
Anton Sugar
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Curious if the head tracking and leaning works well. Head tracking, ala independent head movement from weapon? Leaning seems nice but from the videos I watched, it is not used that much except in very cautious defense-type situations.
Fox Mulder
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head tracking always seemed stupid to me unless you have a multiple screen setup. So I turn my head only to look out the corner of my eyes at the same screen?
Anton Sugar
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It's actually extremely useful.
All they really need is a sensitivity slider that controls how much movement of your head=movement in the game. You don't have to have a 1:1 correlation.
antiquegamer
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I find it amusing that everyone is adding OIS and low-light imaging.
It's not the browser I use often but I've never really had a problem with it crashing on my phone (928). I've been using it since your initial question without any issues.
The Surfcube 3D browser is also pretty good. At least that's the impression I got from using it.
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I've always been under the impression that both MS and Nokia are working to get apps on the platform. IIRC there was actually a comment at the Nokia event where they described it as both companies pick which apps to pursue.
lastflowers
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There's definitely something of a story behind some apps, though I don't know all of the details
Pack it up VanMardigan, its time to give up http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=707293
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
What a joke.
If Google gets the pricing right, this new wireless charger could be interesting for some Lumia owners, too: http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/31/5051354/google-launches-new-wireless-charging-pad-for-nexus-5-and-nexus-7
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