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Windows Phone |OT3| Apollo has landed
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HollovVpo1nt
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Cheapest I could find is 170 euro off contract. The only downside of the Xperia U that is has no MicroSD slot and only 8GB of internal storage.
But the point I was trying to make is that in my opinion, the Lumia 620 isn't really budget because it's too close to the 300 range and to far from the 260 range. But when it comes to the phones I mentionned, I have to say that they have been on the market for a while which explains them beeing cheaper. Xperia U also launched in the 250 range.
@Troll, link doesn't work
Not surprised. Everyone else has to notice how every article criticizing or even remotely related to Windows Phone somehow gets hundreds of fanboy comments on The Verge. I can't even tell if it's legitimate or astroturfing anymore.
I'm convinced it's the latter due to the sheer insanity of some of the comments and how they seem to outnumber iOS/Android commentors despite the low number of users.
Author is silly
We had to endure numerous delays, fuckups and whole software/hardware abandonment. So yes, we are angry and for a very good reason.
Pocketnow has been shitty since the last few months or maybe even the past year. They had good and straightforward content back then that other sites didn't have and now they're just full of stuffs fishing for clicks. Took them off my RSS feed some time ago because I kept clicking into stupid articles.
This is a hilarious post. Because he more than once clarified that the bolded is absolutely not in any way what he meant. Had you read anything other than the headline before reflex posting, you would have seen that.
Yes, and he points this out. Its not like he is making it up, he points to several real concrete examples that one can verify through the links he provides.
I think he may be overreacting to the seriousness of it, but he definitely isn't wrong about his examples. It may be easing up though, I don't think the surface pro reviews saw nearly as much nonsense.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
What, I thought we patched things up? And brot is an android fanboy now, so iOS is your only option now. But then they have cheebs so.....
edit: that pocketnow article is crap. this thread has a ton of WP fans and there is a lot of MS criticizing. Reviewers who make factual errors shouldn't be surprised if they get called out on it.
From the Ubisoft Financial Report topic on Gaming:
Just like E3; when Microsoft don't deliver, Ubisoft do.
brotkasten
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From the Ubisoft Financial Report topic on Gaming:
YESSS!!
You know, I can read just fine so don't give me that patronising bollocks.
It's stupid for the exact reason that he points out numerous times how it's a specific issue.
It isn't. I read several tech sites in 2 languages and what he's talking about applies to other fanboys just as much.
HollovVpo1nt
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I don't understand twitter since I don't use that hipster shit, but did Topolsky say that MSFT fanboys are the worst or is he replying to someone who said they are the worst?
Anton Sugar
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This. When reviewers fuck up:
-Thinking that Facebook integration is new with WP8
-Stating that you can't copy/paste from e-mail
-"Impressions" where the statement "I just wish it ran Android" is the highlight
That's off the top of my head, too. It's hard to not be frustrated, because it tells WP fans that these reviewers really aren't spending that much time with the devices or taking them seriously.
Some of the fans legitimately are nuts, though.
I don't know, it sort of looks to me like he's telling a Microsoft fan to commit suicide.
Topolsky can confirm it.
He's so biased it's not even funny! *tweets about it*
Topolsky can confirm it.
Tom called him sir, but Topolsky is still hating. Nothing is good enough for him.
So Windows Blue to also impact Windows Phone.
http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-blue-wave-is-coming-to-more-than-just-windows-7000010998/
Edit: I'm no Topolsky fan, but I would never tell him to go kill himself. It's funny, yesterday Belfiore tweeted about the update to PDF Reader and there was BB10 fanboy in there going crazy.
http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-blue-wave-is-coming-to-more-than-just-windows-7000010998/
Edit: I'm no Topolsky fan, but I would never tell him to go kill himself. It's funny, yesterday Belfiore tweeted about the update to PDF Reader and there was BB10 fanboy in there going crazy.
Someone has to explain this one to me.
brotkasten
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BlenderTom (@BlenderTom) told Topolsky (@joshuatopolsky) to kill himself, probably in response to their Lumia 920 event coverage.
"BlenderTom: @joshuatopolsky You, sir, should go kill yourself."
If you reply to someone on Twitter, you can chose to reply with or without quoting. In this case, Topolsky quoted the original tweet, so the whole world could see it. If you quote a tweet, it automatically puts a "RT" in it, which means retweet.
"RT @BlenderTom: @joshuatopolsky You, sir, should go kill yourself."
So Josh's actual tweet was just "MSFT fanboys — the worst in the business."
Can't believe that I still have to explain Twitter in 2013. It's so stupid. And I mean Twitter.
HollovVpo1nt
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Lol, Topolsky is an idiot. He has to be mentally unstable to call anyone a fanboy. His Verge is basically a free Apple advertising platform. Also, lol@ your twitter manual 
Wonder when we will start hearing details about this stuff.
Yeah, I was just poking fun at Twitter's silly way of relaying information. It's really like deciphering a foreign language sometimes.
brotkasten
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I'd say 3 days after launch.
Sounds like Adera should be coming to WP soon with the ability to play on Windows 8 and resume on WP.
http://playxbla.com/episode-3-of-adera-is-now-available-on-windows-8/
http://playxbla.com/episode-3-of-adera-is-now-available-on-windows-8/
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
I can't wait till Belfiore's conference.
brotkasten
Member
Maybe he'll let his wife do the conference this time.
My take is that we will see all of the Microsoft platforms update at around the same time (and probably with similar capabilities). It kind of make sense when you consider how everything is so service based.
As an example, a major update to the TellMe service would probably see corresponding updates on all of the client platforms (introduction of speech in Windows 8, support from the next Xbox, and an overhaul of the implementation in Windows Phone 8). Or you could see how a major update to Xbox Live or the App Stores (perhaps unification at some point) would necessitate updates on all compatible platforms.
antiquegamer
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Speaking of Sony phone, when I was in Thailand, there was one phone company that are doing worst than the Nokia and it was Sony and the Xperia. My brother said no one even care about the new Xperia line and even less for Sony. They really falling hard against Samsung.
Oh, Brot, the 820 was selling for about $380 in Thailand, unlocked which is not bad. I was going to buy that for my kid over the 620 but she rather have small phone. (BTW, I got it to work with At&t network, I just have to reset the phone and switch it to US region, it was originally set for UK/Thailand).
eastx
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Interesting..
eastx get on that story
Done and done! Nobody ever said I was fast.
http://www.wpcentral.com/ubisoft-announces-new-windows-phone-gamesI actually agree with that PocketNow article. I see the us-vs-them mentality in our own comments often enough. While I think WP exclusives are important and hate Microsoft's decision to support iOS, I don't think it's reasonable to attack people who criticize WP or favor other mobile OS's.
Done and done! Nobody ever said I was fast.
I actually agree with that PocketNow article. I see the us-vs-them mentality in our own comments often enough. While I think WP exclusives are important and hate Microsoft's decision to support iOS, I don't think it's reasonable to attack people who criticize WP or favor other mobile OS's.
Saw that
Also, could you look into Adera for WP?
Fjolle
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Done and done! Nobody ever said I was fast.
I actually agree with that PocketNow article. I see the us-vs-them mentality in our own comments often enough. While I think WP exclusives are important and hate Microsoft's decision to support iOS, I don't think it's reasonable to attack people who criticize WP or favor other mobile OS's.
The internet would be much better off without comments in general.
brotkasten
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Jessica Alba is so 2012. They should get Alicia Keys for the best betralyton. The war between Windows Phone and BlackBerry fanboys would kill the internet in an instant. It would even top the FF 13 on Xbox reveal.
Done and done! Nobody ever said I was fast.
I actually agree with that PocketNow article. I see the us-vs-them mentality in our own comments often enough. While I think WP exclusives are important and hate Microsoft's decision to support iOS, I don't think it's reasonable to attack people who criticize WP or favor other mobile OS's.
It even has my name
My mom is due an upgrade with her network and has been looking for a cheap smartphone. With the 620 being released here in the UK recently I showed her it and she loved the design of it, so now she is going to call her network tomorrow to upgrade to it.
I am just going to be sad because my mom would have a better phone than me - rocking a HD7.
I am just going to be sad because my mom would have a better phone than me - rocking a HD7.
Steelyuhas
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Probably because a lot of PDFs are too large in file size to email as an attachment.
Please that's horse malarkey. I don't have to upload any pictures to skydrive to send. I shouldn't have to send a damn PDF as a skydrive link.
Damon Bennet
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Omg this is driving me crazy:
my Me-Tile randomly shows me that I have 34 updates. But I have seen all notifications from the last week and it does not allow to go further back in time than that. I unpinned the tile, pinned it again, but still: sometimes it shows 34 updates, sometimes not. whyyy
my Me-Tile randomly shows me that I have 34 updates. But I have seen all notifications from the last week and it does not allow to go further back in time than that. I unpinned the tile, pinned it again, but still: sometimes it shows 34 updates, sometimes not. whyyy
Are you on 7.8 or Portico?
Damon Bennet
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7.8
Hypertrooper
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Isn't she talking about WP8?Ms. Splosion Man will apparently soon hit WP7.
brotkasten
Member
Ms. Splosion Man will apparently soon hit WP7.
I just read "WP7" and "Steam" and thought WP would get a Steam app.
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