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    revert windows 10 back to windows 8 mobile

    Hi, Disappointed with the speed of the camera with win10 installed on my 1020. I am sure back in the win8.1 days, it was a lot faster! Am I making that up? If so, how can I revert it back? I tried that microsoft recovery tool, but it still win10. TBH, most of the apps (that I would use)...
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    Project Astoria - For emulating Android apps

    With the lack of windows mobile apps and companies no longer maintaining or removing their apps for windows mobile, it makes more sense for project astoria (for emulating android apps) to be restarted. Why was it removed in the first place? According to Microsoft's Project Astoria and Android...
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    My EE app bites the dust

    Oh no, another app bites the dust! From 13/march. Not sure how much more I can take the lack of apps! I cant see why my next phone is going to be a windows phone anymore.
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    Nokia 1020 used as a "Low-cost DNA sequencer"

    Looks like the nokia 1020 will never die as it just made headlines again! https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/19/low-cost-dna-sequencer-nokia-1020/ whatever next!
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    what SB models comes with or without GPU?

    I am about to purchase a surface book but I am slightly confused on which models have a dedicated nVidia Geforce card and what doesn't. I am getting an i5 version with 256gb hd/8gb ram (model number SX3-00002 to be precise). The way I am reading the net is that i7 definitely has a dedicated...
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    "Microsoft edge is being used for sharing" dialog box

    Tried to close Microsoft Edge app (in windows 10) after it was playing up a bit funny, but I couldn't close it - a dialog box appeared "Microsoft Edge is being used for sharing" ?!? what the hell is that? I never intended to share my microsoft edge - heck, not even sure if that is possible...
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    Playing a game uses more power then it charges?!

    Treated myself an 950xl which arrived a couple of days before Christmas. Did a hard reset and didn't restore from previous backups. There is no more updates and had an os update yesterday hoping that it will fix my problem. Haven't installed much apps yet. Basically, a new microsoft bingo game...
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    Viewing Windows Central in IE/Chrome/FF has a massive delay before the page appears. Why the delay?

    viewing windows central in ie/chrome/ff has a massive delay before the page appears. Basically, I have a few tabs open of various forums within windows central that I regularly view, and since they had updated their webpage (been a while, but its got me to a boiling point now!) the page even...
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    Continuum + visual studio?

    I am slightly confused what exactly Continuum is capable of. I believe you will have a full pc once you dock the 950xl with monitor and keyboard and can run any windows software (maybe just win10 app?). so... does that mean I can run visual studio (doubt it would be pro/community, maybe code...
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    window 10 upgrade messed up my user folder name!

    I am ripping my hair out on this little weird problem! I upgraded my sp3 to windows 10 and everything appears to be fine. then when I went to debug my visual studio apps, my solution wasn't able to find some files. Turned out that my user folder name has truncated its last character of its...
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    upgrade sp3 pro hd to 1tb!

    wow, someone managed to upgrade their sp3 pro hard disk to a 1tb drive! Upgrading A Microsoft Surface To A 1 TB SSD | Hackaday anyone care to try this out?:unhappysweat:
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    Hololens computer processing power is where?

    Confused about how the Hololens is computer powered by. is it in the headset or is it streamed from a computer/xbox where it does all the processing work? Just that I can't imagine if the cpu is in the headset will have a lot of "grunt" to do any complicated graphics/rendering.
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    windows 10 / insider

    Fancy trying out window 10 preview on my surface pro 3. Question... 1. Can I easily restore it back to windows 8.1 later? is there a backup partition of it anywhere? 2. Window10 is suppose to be free upgrade from window8.1. If I install the preview, can I still upgrade to a proper window...
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    Updated to 8.1, hard reset, can't restore some apps?!

    I've updated my 1020 to 8.1, making sure I backed up, and did a hard reset to its nice and clean. Restarted phone and proceeded to restore my settings/apps however, some apps I previously had doesn't appear to install. For example, Modern Combat 4 (in fact quiet a few other xbox games)...
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    drawing apps on sp3

    Can't wait to save up and get a sp3, however I have a question about drawing apps. I noticed that video reviews seems to be using photoshop application, which is on a pricey side. I always found that gimp does the job ok, Will gimp work with this new type of pen for drawing (inc pressure...
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    photos to upload to certain album/folder for sharing within sky drive

    I am doing a favour for my in-laws to take some photos inside some house that they are thinking of purchasing (they live at the other side of the country and can't travel to view it). My photos are automatically uploaded to my sky drive over mobile (thanks three.co.uk!) so I had an idea of...
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    sms message. Which number from contact is used?

    I have a contact that has multiple mobile number, and received a SMS from that contact. how to I know which mobile number from that contact was used?
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    uk Mobile Insurance for 1020 anyone?

    Can anyone recommend a good, uk, cheapish, reliable, mobile insurance based on their previous experiences on making claims? Thanks