Recent content by mmaestro

How're you finding the battery life? I updated, and it feels a bit like the Surface is tearing through the battery in a way I don't think it was before. But it could just be me, or inconsistent usage? Looks like it's easy enough to roll back, at least, if I keep seeing the problem. FTL runs...

Has anyone updated their Surface Pro a more recent Graphics driver? It seems like Microsoft are, sadly, really dragging their feet on graphics driver updates: nothing since the initial release? Intel has an update from early May, and I was considering installing, but I was wondering whether any...

Hey all. So no update to WP 7.8 for those of us on T-Mobile USA. Boo. So I was going to do the update via CAB file, but I need the language packs. English, OK. Espanol, OK, I need Spanish, and... what's that last one? Some eastern script, sure, but what? Anyone?

There doesn't seem to be any indicator on that page of when T-Mobile will push the update. I just had the experience of downloading the camera extras app to be told it wasn't compatible with my phone software and I should check for an update, which of course isn't available. I don't know if it...

Has anyone actually started receiving this? Just plugged my phone into Zune and checked for updates, and nothing. Truthfully, after months of dealing with disappearing keyboards and no update to fix it, I'm almost done with Windows Phone. And yet another delay? The update feels like a bad joke...

Well, interestingly on OctroTalk, everything works fine until you try to start a new conversation (continuing to send messages in existing conversations is fine, it's only a new conversation that breaks the app). I'm guessing the JiTalk issue is to do with how the handle logging into Google.

Must be Google. Octrotalk is broken too. Absolutely maddening to have service providers break third party APIs, but for Google to do so is particularly galling given the pretense they like to give of being open.

After a bit more playing around with it, it seems likely the problem is caused by the maps for my area themselves being a bit inaccurate, rather than the phone. Annoying, but I'm not sure if there's much can be done to fix it.

Anyone else having problems with this app this morning? I'm getting a crash the moment I start it up. Uninstalled and reinstalled, entered credentials, same deal. I assume a server side problem, but obviously don't know for sure, and have emailed the devs. Just wondering if anyone else is seeing...

So I've been using Nokia Drive as my primary GPS for 3 or 4 weeks. Mostly, it's great, but I've noticed, primarily when driving west or south, that the GPS seems to be locating me a little bit too far to the right. Drive will think I've made a right turn repeatedly or taken an off ramp when I...

1) No lag in my experience. 2) Unless you play a lot of games. 3) Yes. 4) None for me. 5) Take a look through the marketplace (you can search it online) to make sure there's nothing missing that you need to get through the day. For 90% of folks, I think the app support is adequate, but if you...

Is this to force the latest firmware/OS update? I don't have an answer, but I'm very interested to see how this goes for you.

This is true, but most modern li-ion batteries won't allow themselves to be overcharged as part of the battery hardware itself (nor will they allow themselves to be completely discharged, also severely reducing their lifespan). I wouldn't worry about this.

No screen protector, 1 scratch. No idea what caused it: I tend to think of Gorilla Glass as pretty immune to scratches. My previous phone, a Vibrant, also had Gorilla Glass and I didn't use a screen protector on that, and it was about a year and 3 months, and I got one ding right in the center...

Under "Settings," go to "Cellular," and there should be an option to turn the data connection off. If you do that, you'll still get data over wifi but not through the cellular network. Be aware that Windows Phone seems to be pretty aggressive about turning off wifi when the screen is off, so you...