You can ask her for celsius. (I assume you knew that)
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You can ask her for celsius. (I assume you knew that)
Yeah. It is not as convenient and stuff like the daily glance isn't in Celsius. She finally has my new commute down which is sweet.
LukasTaves
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No but I was frustrated with Nokia camera app slowness and lack of camera roll.
Not anymore though.
antiquegamer
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I want just a list of unread titles from all feeds and a quick way to go between each full article. Perhaps it's not really fluff, but maybe i was hoping for something more utilitarian. Maybe I just didn't dig through the settings enough. I'll give it another go tomorrow.
brotkasten
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New Windows Phones for everyone!
“The Nokia X family is going from strength to strength, with the Nokia X smartphone achieving top-selling status in Pakistan, Russia, Kenya and Nigeria,[3] while earning the third-best-selling smartphone spot in India,” said Timo Toikkanen, head of Mobile Phones, Microsoft Devices Group. “The Nokia X2 elevates the Nokia X experience with a stellar new design, ease of use and new Microsoft experiences. We’re proud to continue to bring smartphone innovation to lower and lower price points.”
http://conversations.nokia.com/2014/06/24/nokia-x2-next-generation-x/
“The Nokia X family is going from strength to strength, with the Nokia X smartphone achieving top-selling status in Pakistan, Russia, Kenya and Nigeria,[3] while earning the third-best-selling smartphone spot in India,” said Timo Toikkanen, head of Mobile Phones, Microsoft Devices Group. “The Nokia X2 elevates the Nokia X experience with a stellar new design, ease of use and new Microsoft experiences. We’re proud to continue to bring smartphone innovation to lower and lower price points.”
http://conversations.nokia.com/2014/06/24/nokia-x2-next-generation-x/
Miles Quaritch
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Will 1gb ram be enough? Looks cool though, I might grab one if the UK price is right.
LukasTaves
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The camera roll is really nice, but if the beta is anything to go by, performance is more abysmal than ever on 8.1 preview. Granted, it's a beta running on a unfinished OS, that's also having its own share of performance wooes, but putting the camera roll definitely took a huge hit on the beta app.
Edit: Just made a quick test with the non beta app and yep, it's not performing very well too. Not sure how much of that is due the OS, thought...
More WP rants, sorry.
So I recently saw an android app, that reads NFC tags in the buss and tram cards we have here in Sweden, and tells you the amount you have left on them. Cool, cause I very rarely use public transportation I usually have no clue how much I have on my card, checked their website, if they were developing a WP app, considering most WP phones have NFC (afaik).
Well first thing on their site says, no iPhone app, understandably since no NFC, then it states no Windows Phone app, since Microsoft has blocked off parts of the NFC protocol for the developers. Is this true? if so why? I've had Windows Phones with NFC for almost 2 years now and haven't found a single good use for it, no worthwhile apps, and it appears, parts of it is due to MS blocking of some functions?
Microsoft, don't force me to go Android for my next phone...
So I recently saw an android app, that reads NFC tags in the buss and tram cards we have here in Sweden, and tells you the amount you have left on them. Cool, cause I very rarely use public transportation I usually have no clue how much I have on my card, checked their website, if they were developing a WP app, considering most WP phones have NFC (afaik).
Well first thing on their site says, no iPhone app, understandably since no NFC, then it states no Windows Phone app, since Microsoft has blocked off parts of the NFC protocol for the developers. Is this true? if so why? I've had Windows Phones with NFC for almost 2 years now and haven't found a single good use for it, no worthwhile apps, and it appears, parts of it is due to MS blocking of some functions?
Microsoft, don't force me to go Android for my next phone...
kurisu1974
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NFC works with my Nokia peripherals (car holder, desktop charger, ...) but I haven't seen it anywhere else.
kurisu1974
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Yes, you can now "trust" the application that is triggered by the NFC device.
Cute Dragon Here
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I was poking around the extra Nokia... Er, Microsoft Mobile-provided stuff in Settings lately, and I've noticed that they seem to have different text and images at places. I'm not seeing things, right? (I think the display settings lost one image in exchange for at least one image for profile testing, and a further explanation is provided for full SMS character set. Also, I think accessories got upgraded to a full-blown app called Device Hub.)
antiquegamer
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The default camera app? Or Nokia Camera App? The beta one just turn to pile of turd in the last app update. The focus take even longer and the white balance is all out of whack. The Nokia Camera app just got update and they remove the handy feature of going directly to the last photo taken. The camera is now slower so I assume whatever that was in the beta get put in the non-beta version. What they really need to fix is to make sure camera focus faster and save the image faster.
brotkasten
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8.1 Update in the next couple of days? Is that true?
NeOak
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We'll know when because Brot will have made the 8.1 OT in French by then.
Woohoo, I'm back! My HTC 8X has died a permanent death it seems but I managed to get a 8 month old gray 925 in pretty good condition for 160. The guy initially listed it as physical condition 6.5/10, then removed that description then said there's a crack near the headphone jack. So I didn't have high confidence but the price warranted a trip. Went to see it in person and turns out there's no crack, just a visible hairline scratch, and just small overall wear and tear that you'll get using the phone. So it's still pretty good looking.
The design is perhaps not as elegant as the other Lumia models, but it's sure still is sexy. The more I look at it the happier I am.
Now to see what Android "L" brings to the stagnating smartphone market.
The design is perhaps not as elegant as the other Lumia models, but it's sure still is sexy. The more I look at it the happier I am.
Now to see what Android "L" brings to the stagnating smartphone market.
We were just living in the future that's now the past.
You think this is better than Metro?
I am not sure I am agree with your material there.
Well I can't say if it's better yet, but Android's had a Metro-influenced aesthetic since ICS and now L overwhelmingly so. I'm sure underlying Android's still a horrific mess but the UI is clean and animates very well.
Anton Sugar
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6tin eats through battery like woah
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MS with Metro was ahead of its time but they haven't evolved it fast enough and now others are copying it but with their own spin. MS is just too slow at everything.
Pretty much.
I don't know guys. Metro is fine as it is. The more complicated and more flexible it gets (see Win8 and WP revisions), the less Metro it is. The fact it took them so many years to finally exceed Metro speaks for itself.
If you want Microsoft to come up with new design language that's another thing altogether.
As we've all seen, a forward-looking design language doesn't really help you gain market share.
If you want Microsoft to come up with new design language that's another thing altogether.
As we've all seen, a forward-looking design language doesn't really help you gain market share.SlickShoesRUCrazy
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that google ui design is nice.
here is hoping for some controlled leaks for what's next for windows phone hehe.
here is hoping for some controlled leaks for what's next for windows phone hehe.
They're breaking down whatever design restrictions to accommodate user requests, which is what WP has been undergoing too. UI coherency will only keep getting worse until the next major revision I bet.
Yep. Simple Metro was best Metro.
I don't know guys. Metro is fine as it is. The more complicated and more flexible it gets (see Win8 and WP revisions), the less Metro it is. The fact it took them so many years to finally exceed Metro speaks for itself.
If you want Microsoft to come up with new design language that's another thing altogether.
Are you saying that metro is perfect and there is no room to improve it? I doubt that very much.
brotkasten
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I've always said that Google's design is getting better with each release and now that they got rid of Holo completely and improved on their design once again, I'm really tempted. As someone who doesn't learn from his mistakes, I might buy a red Nexus 5 after all!
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