Recent content by DER1996

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    W10 Mobile and different architectures

    Hey , I have a few questions about how windows 10 mobile will handle different architectures ; say you buy a windows 10 phone with IA 32 processor , do you lose the capability to run all the apps that were previously compiled for the ARM architecture , or is a compatibility layer ( ? la rosetta...
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    Why do we keep hearing about apps being retired ?

    I mean has windows phone started dying all the sudden or has Microsoft abandoned it or anything . It's still growing , yeah the growth is stuttering , but that's the whole smartphone market . I mean Samsung is declining right now ( before the release of the s6 ) . Can someone give us a...
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    is MS's generosity going to kill WP's uniqueness?

    no , it's not it's keeping microsoft , and by extension windows , relevant . even if Windows is somehow the "best" platform , no body will switch if their services are unavailable , and google has no plans to help competition , BUT , if MS makes people switch to its services, which will ...
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    Cortana is a growing part of Windows, but very geographically limitid... Will it change?

    It's true that like most american companies , MS is infamous for lack of support outside of US ,BUT they have been emphasisng that they're trying to get Cortana to as much countries as possible , and I remember that they promised a worldwide availability sometime in 2015 , the addition of...
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    Skype issues in Nokia Lumia 630

    Have you tried a hard reset ? go to about my phone the select reset ( caution ALL your date will be deleted , except the music and videos on your sd card ) , then after setting it up try installing the xap manually
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    Why windows phone?

    I don't know if it's already been said but hee goes : Why windows phone ? Because Competition is good ! Even though Android feature wise was a lot more advanced than WP feature wise ( the difference is less with WP , but still is there , mainly because of rooting ) Without the competition and...
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    Why windows phone ?

    1st I'd like to dedicate this to all the fanboys ( of the 3 platforms) out there including the inept Cnet staff that pushed me to write this . " Liking a platform and preferring it is totally "cool" , but liking a company and thinking it's superior / more ethical / better / smarter / cooler is...
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    Let's discuss this Google vs Microsoft War ( because we're the ones losing :p )

    More like Nokia loyalists really ;) and people who aren't willing to spend a small fortune a phone ; but yes the rest , ( and let's face it even most of you guys) more than want official WP apps by google , and since Google is dominant in online services and smartphones are all about online...
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    Oh my.. Android, seriously?

    Actually I think it looks kind of nice , the problem with android is far from being that of launchers , but of apps and the lack of consistency , that's to be resolved with material design ; but knowing how android devs and OEMs LOVE following rules , I doubt that'd be fixed any time soon. So...
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    MS screwed up again, Android gets HERE with more features !

    For the Love of God ( or what ever you believe in ) ! This app hasn't been released yet and you're already commenting it has more features ! sure it has special integration with Samsung products , which I can't see really as something beneficial unless you already own them or are ready to spend...
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    Let's discuss this Google vs Microsoft War ( because we're the ones losing :p )

    Na?ve : I prefer optimistic :p , but seriously understating user's power over companies policies is something I consider na?ve Google + ethical = A BIG FAT NO , being ethical applies for people or groups not major corporations , especially if you're an advertising corporation , calling a...
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    MS screwed up again, Android gets HERE with more features !

    I really don't see where it says that , the only new feature I saw is integration with glimpse which exists on WP , and for the other new features are and I quote " coming in the next few months" , and naturally windows phone isn't mentioned in this article , because by exclusivity they mean "...
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    MS screwed up again, Android gets HERE with more features !

    Any resource ? Edit: from what I see : they very much flunked the iOS app by making it a web app , which they re-released for Firefox OS and they haven't been interested in releasing here maps to Android ( except Nokia X ) so imo , this is just a way for here maps to make actual profit from a...
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    Windows Phone - State of MS apps

    I couldn't agree more on the future support of apps , especially that it's now going to be even simpler and more stream lined . As for app limitations , I think most of them are solved since Universal apps have the same capabilities in WP 8.1 that they have in W 8.1 : and judging by the very...
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    MS screwed up again, Android gets HERE with more features !

    Samsung did not buy here mas , neither did MS , I mean while Here maps is still profitable , Nokia has very little incentive to sell it . For the additional features , we'll probably get them sooner than later , most likely before Android ( the WP has been longer in development ),Finally , ince...