Recent content by aj173

But this is what smartphones are for, and Android and iOS have filled that niche. It's not the 90s anymore; Nobody wants to carry a PDA in addition to their phone. This is the whole reason modern smartphones exist in the first place. There are very few of these devices remaining, and most...

Um, Android and iOS are mobile platforms. And Microsoft's ongoing development for apps on those platforms does indeed demonstrate their commitment to mobile. Their commitment to mobile didn't happen on your terms, but its very hard to deny. They're developing mobile software at a breakneck pace...

I can't tell you what hardware might be unveiled at the show, but I can tell you what hardware won't be: phones. There still seem to be people here holding onto hope for a Surface phone. Even though Belfiore admitted that the mobile ecosystem was dead. And despite the fact that Microsoft is...

That's a load of ****. They're lying to you. They're the ones who have the device locked, so they can unlock it. T-Mobile is the worst about unlocking devices. They make it hard if you're a customer, and impossible if you're not. There's literally nothing stopping them from unlocking the phone...

I'm right there with you. I bought this phone hoping it would get me through until MS makes their next move in the phone arena. But it turned out being a disaster, so I'm going to pick up a Note 8. I'm sure Microsoft isn't done with phones. No consumer tech company can afford to walk away from...

Nadella and Sarkar have been seen and photographed with iPhones, and I'm pretty sure Myerson and Belfiore have also been outed years ago as iPhone users. The rest of them are anybody's guess, but the smart money would bet iPhone. Which is too bad. If the folks at Microsoft had actually used...

Yeah, I'm sure they'll be super excited to have another non-working FFU to choose from on the WDRT menu. Should be pretty awesome.

You just summed up my sentiment to the letter. For years, I wanted a 6+ inch smartphone with a stylus. Given Microsoft's success with the Surface writing experience, and the fact that the only 6" Windows Phone was the only Windows Phone ever to get fairly positive reviews, I figured it was a...

Unfortunately, you've just joined the the ranks of us who discovered the hard way that the T-Mo variant of this phone is incompatible with every other carrier. There are dozens of us who have been combing over every registry entry, adjusting every setting, and swapping every SIM. There is...

The NYPD contract was a fluke. I've watched over the years as the old Windows CE devices in industrial and commercial settings have slowly been replaced by Android units, so I don't think there's been any serious consideration for Windows Mobile in a business or commercial capacity for a very...

My 6 year old doesn't even want mine because it doesn't have his favorite game in the Windows app store, and the speaker is too blown for his YouTube videos. This phone is close to the end of life and we've gotten no firmware updates yet, so I think you're in the clear. The Idol 4s could have...

If you really want to get this phone working on cricket, I think this three-step process should work: 1.) Submit the phone under warranty saying that the speaker is broken. 2.) Return the new phone, saying that you were supposed to get an open market model. 3.) Repeat step 2 several times...

You might as well just re-sell it on eBay. Even if you get it unlocked from T-Mobile (which is a nightmare on its own), the phone will NEVER work correctly on Cricket. The T-Mo firmware is designed to cripple this phone on other carriers. Your basic talk and text will work, but things like MMS...

I already have full Windows 10 on my Lumia 1520. It's called RDPing through my desktop. It's nice to have full W10 on my phone in a few very specific circumstances, but overall, I fail to see how this will add anything to the mobile experience. It's nothing that great. I also fail to see how...

The fact that they're acknowledging you is somewhat encouraging, I suppose. How hard they're working on the problem is anybody's guess, but maybe there's at least one or two people over there who actually care about this.