Recent content by N1cks

My iPhone X Homescreen. I came from a Lumia 950 XL. The X is pretty much my new Windows Phone as evident by the all the Microsoft apps. I've stayed in the Microsoft ecosystem because the apps are good. The Today View widgets are my new Live Tiles. I miss Live Tiles.

I know exactly what you're taking about. For me, choosing a new phone is turning into an existential crisis. I still like my Windows Live tiles. My startscreen shows updates from News, Instagram (6Tag), Twitter, weather & Calendar without even opening an app. I can't replicate this in...

Yes, to be fair, I only used Gmail contacts for 30 mins while setting up. I've had problems with Outlook contacts - primarily with linking Skype and Outlook.com. You can't delete Skype contacts from Outlook.com & if you remove the contact from Skype, this does not take affect in Outlook.com...

The Windows Phone purge continues. Huawei's for my dad, brother & Sister in law. The salesperson talked me into buying the Huawei's - said they offer the most bang for the buck. And for low to mid-range phones, they're good quality. Plus, they don't have too much bloat. I've put the...

This is true. But the difference is, Facebook is social media. Checking in, posting, adding friends, tagging people etc are deliberate things. FB collects info from the like button embedded in webpages & from cookies, but you can always sign out. Apparently, LinkedIn profiles are the most...

I’m currently playing with an old Note 3 running Linesage OS (Cynaogenmod's successor). I installed the nano Gapps package. It actually runs really well. But I won’t be doing this to a brand new Note 8 (if that’s what I end up buying). It’s too much work, and it breaks things like Samsung Pay...

Fair point. But my question remains: how much information will Google collect from me if I disable all the controls in the privacy settings. Because the answer should be zero (other than Google Play Store). I don't have problem the advertising business model. My concern is Google's dominance...

I've disabled pretty much every thing in the personal info & privacy settings except for YouTube. If I use Bing, Outlook, Here etc - am I flying under Google's radar or can Google still skim data somehow? I'm not a privacy nut... I use Facebook! I'm just wondering if you can truly opt-out...

Yep, agreed. While Android widgets are functional, they aren't aesthetically pleasing. Live Tiles had so much unrecognized potential. iOS & Samsung have Today View & Bixby - which kinda provide summary information like Live Tiles. Here here. Microsoft could've gone a long way to...

Yeah, no issue with the sync between the Outlook.com & Sync. Here are the issues: You can't edit a skype contacts in Outlook.com You can't delete a skype contact in Outlook.com. You have to link Skype & outlook.com contacts otherwise you've duplicates Sometimes Outlook.com decides to link...

UPDATE It's done. The picture below is a is a sad indictment on Microsoft. Is this what Satya Nadella wants? In any case, the results have been really positive so far. Any fondness for Windows mobile's unique UI are quickly being forgotten after experiencing Apple's amazing app...

This is harder than I thought. Below is my Lumia 950 XL, a new iPhone 6s & an old Samsung Note 3 (running Nougat). I only received the iPhone only yesterday. The Winner? I dunno. The iPhone isn’t as convincing as I thought. I actually still prefer my Lumia – if only it had proper...

Another calendar related question on iOs: Siri & Cortana reminders. I've set Outlook.com as my default calendar, but neither Siri nor Cortana reminds go into the calendar. Is this just how it is? P.s. received my iPhone 6s yesterday :).

X3 has great specs. What's it like to hold? It's a big piece of kit.

The iPhone may not have Live Tile - but it has a Today View. After playing with Android widgets for a few hours... tweaking them with custom launchers - I concluded that widgets are annoying, & look ugly. The Today View looks better and is more functional (even though I haven't spent much...