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My Dream Windows Surface Mobile/XPhone 3-in-1 device: ARM or Intel CPU that runs full Windows 8 gigs of RAM, 512gb of storage, dedicated GPU for gaming Dock for desktop usage that includes multiple USB-C ports, dual HDMI-out, and Ethernet port 6" screen that folds out to form a tablet that can...

How do I feel? Sad. I've spent years of my life waiting for this platform to take off and yet here we sit. How do I feel? Frustrated with MS for allowing us loyal followers to go this long with nary a word said about what their plan is for supporting our favorite platform. How do I feel...

No I won't ditch my WP for the Galaxy S8, but I'm just about decided to ditch it for the Sony Xperia XZ Premium when it comes out in June. It uses the 835 snapdragon chip, has 4 gigs of RAM, a dedicated camera button (I love that on my WP), 19mp camera (nearly as good as my 950XL's), a 13mp...

Another possibility is to use Wondershare. I think you get some free uses before you have to pay, but it'll convert ANY format into ANY format. My Blu-ray player will play movies on a thumb drive if it's in MKV format. Wondershare will take any mpg, mp4, avi, etc and convert it into an MKV. It...

Not happy that Android has surpassed Windows in worldwide usage, and not happy that Microsoft hasn't used its resources to fight back in any effective way. I love my Windows Phone (950XL) and go back to pre-6.5, but the apps I want and need just aren't here. My Band 2 crapped out, and there's...

They don't make the Band 1 or 2 anymore, and I purchased and returned the Garmin and Fitbits you listed above because none of them would sync to my phone (after hours of working with their tech support). The Misfit has a smartwatch coming out in the fall but isn't available yet, which leaves the...

So I pre-ordered the Band 1 and got it 1st day. When it died I moved up to the Band 2. Loved 'em both! But my Band 2 developed a crack in the wristband (which I've read in the forums is pretty typical) and since they're no longer producing or selling them, I need a replacement. I bought a...

The firmware update a few months back allowed my 950XL to open with double tap, but eventually the phone's apps (like all of them) stopped working, so I had to do a hard reset (ugh). Even though I'm on the Fast Insider ring, double tap doesn't do anything. Any ideas how to get it back? Got my...

I noticed that all of the icons on my screen (after the latest insider fast update) for websites I've saved using IE are now blank white pages. My Internet Explorer is gone! No search shows it, trying to change .htm to a new default (from Edge) doesn't show IE as a possibility, and I can't find...

I've noticed the same thing, with whatever app I'm using. It focuses in and out, in and out when I'm holding down the camera button to focus it, and the results are often blurry. I hope MS addresses this when the anniversary update comes out.

How'd you un-link them?

A little over a week ago my messaging app stopped opening on my 950XL. I've tried rebooting, using the ?send a text? option in the People app, and even using the query ?text? with Cortana ? nothing opens the app. I click on it and it goes right back to the homescreen (or to the app list when...

My guess: either SnapChat makes a WM10 app or Google makes its apps available. Either would blow my mind.

I didn't jump on the 950XL immediately, but decided after reading reviews to buy one unlocked. It's been three weeks now that I've been checking the Microsoft Store every day, and all it says is they'll email me when the phones are available again. And yet I see these headlines: "950XL now on...

My most used app is WP7 News, as almost every time I update it I have more Windows Phone news. And lately there've been story after story about developers making apps for Windows, and since they're universal windows app's, many of them wind up on our phones. Bank of America, one of the main...