Recent content by Jason Rosenthal

I noticed that 8 times out if 10 that when I launch a game from my pins then it will launch it from the cloud instead of the hard drive on my One X for the last month or so. I assume people aren't noticing and are overloading the system.

Some of it maybe the design of the store app. It doesn't ask if you want to install a game the everywhere. Not everyone is going to search for the game they just bought on their Xbox in the windows store or realize that they could. I also have game pass which includes some play anywhere games...

A lot of what I liked about Windows Phone 7.5 - 8.1 was already removed in Windows Mobile to make it more of an Android like UX. Now that I was forced by Microsoft to buy Google, it's unlikely I will go back. Microsoft really needs to innovate like they did with Windows Phone with this new...

I think having a version of Edge for the most popular version of windows would have helped market share. Having it only on Windows 10 is what killed it. People running Windows 7 were forced to switch to another browser as IE was ignored. Since people were using chrome at work and on their...

I haven't used my tablet in awhile, but I always hated the onscreen keyboard when Windows phone had word flow. It always seemed like low hanging fruit and requested a lot on the feedback hub. A touch based file explorer would be great. Installation and update storage usage is way too heavy...

I recall being very frustrated by this when I had my windows phones. I even had to import my 930 as you couldn't buy a phone in Canada. Cortana is not industry leading any more and so even if you are in the USA, you are slowly being left behind.

My clients are on Windows 7 so Edge isn't even on the table. IE 11 or Chrome. Since Microsoft dropped IE, for the last few years the only choice most developers have is to target Chrome. Talk about Microsoft shooting themselves in the foot in the enterprise space. Now that Chrome has the...

After seeing the Super Bowl ad for Alexa, I'm ready to try something new. Does an OEM have to pre-install it or is there an installer that you can download for windows 10?

The best windows phone of 2018 is the one you already have. With apps and services slowly shutting down, its best not to throw good money away on this. I found Windows 10 Mobile to a let down from 8.1. Android is just another small let down. I like to pretend that Android is just Windows 11.

I just got my Pixel 2 as well and I currently going all native apps and services until I find deficiencies. I really like that people hub on windows phone from 7.5 to 8.1. Has anyone found something similar to that on Android? I'd imagine that mail, contacts, sms, calendar and social media...

After Microsoft removed Music ID, I got my first non windows phone, Pixel 2, last week because that feature is built in to their glance screen. I've also always wanted a phone with good speakers that HTC is known for. I also figured the Android would be better than ios because the navigation...

I ordered my Pixel 2 yesterday. This will be my first non-windows phone. Software updates, less bloat and a good camera is why I choose it over other androids. I didn't go with the iPhone 8 because it lacks a back button and there is a better chance to customize android closer to Windows...

The price, lacking GPU performance and lack of hardware upgradability are stopping me from getting anything from the Surface line. They also tend to not to publish critical information like the CPU model. I won't look at Mac's for similar reasons. Consumer reports makes it sound like Acer...

Most people won't care if their computer is RISC or CISC. If it's a windows box, it needs to run all windows software well.

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