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THERE IS NONE.
Lets face it folks, we all thrive on gossip & rumours, but we will probably not hear anything definitive until Microsoft actually start pushing out Windows Phone 8.
So for now, it would probably be wise to just ignore “this guy said this, but that lady there said the other” as it will lead to anger & confusion.
I had to say something about this, as my twitter feed seems to occasionally get cl0gged up with useless Apollo hearsay.
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In a couple of weeks, I’m going to be putting up a review of the Nokia Lumia 800.
I want to know what you wanna know.
Why am I not reviewing the 900, you might ask?
Because I’m a poor student and I dont have a 900 being shipped to my doorstep courtesy of NokiaConnects.
I realise the 800 has been out for a short while and some might consider it too late to review it, but I say away with you naysayers! There might still be things people want to know about it, so add a comment below & let me know!
Keep in mind: I only have my trusty LG Optimus 7 for comparisons & I cant do drop tests because I need to send the device back in one piece.
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I cant be the only one asking this, can I?
WindowsPhone developers have one place to go for all of their app related stuff; the AppHub. This is where you upload new apps, update existing ones, review error reports & download statistics, you can even read all of the reviews your apps receive from around the world (although a translate option would be nice here for foreign languages). It has its quirks, but its easy enough to use & has been updated a few times already.
It looks something like this:
Now, Microsoft have spent a lot of time saying developers are important, so why oh why do we not have a dedicated app for this yet? The screenshot on the right, which was taken on my Optimus7, shows that its not the most finger friendly site when used on a 480x 800 pixel screen & it involves a LOT of zooming whenever you want to use it when out & about. Whilst I realise you cannot upload new apps from on your device, that would be a tad silly, but surely I cant be the only one who wants to check stats/reviews on the go?
My other gripe is about another great developer resource; MSDN (The Microsoft Developer Network). This is another major Microsoft site, which has a huge amount of helpful information, including blogs, downloads, forums & the thing I find most useful; the library, which seems to hold information on pretty much anything related to programming for Windows Phone & other MS platforms.
Again, not the best site for being used on the go. I WANT A DEDICATED APP!
I want to be able to look up useful code stuffs wherever I am. One or two people have tried making their own substitute, such as the ‘Msdn Library Reader‘ but I still think MS could make something much better.
These two resources are so vital to developers that I am amazed that Microsoft didn’t have apps available for them from day one. I hope I’m not alone in thinking this. Microsoft, please do something, your developers need you!
Okay, rant over.
Are you a developer? Do you think apps for these sites would be useful?
Drop us a comment to let us know what you think.
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Windows Phone is now well over a year old and the number of apps keeps on rising, which got me thinking….
I want some feedback from you guys about this, so go and leave a comment letting me know what your thoughts are.
Now there are so many apps, do you still use the marketplace much? I’ve found I don’t even bother looking in the marketplace app or through Zune because they are only small windows into the many many apps out there. I uploaded a game called TouchMeQuick very soon after the marketplace opened, but I wonder if anyone would ever come across it now without specifically searching for it. There are app discovery apps, such as the fantastic AppFlow, but I still think there needs to be a better way.
Having so many apps in the marketplace causes problems for both users and developers, because so many apps are just lost amongst the crowd.
So, my questions to you are:
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Okay, this isn’t really news relating to WindowsPhone news, but I was hoping you would all join me in wishing Saijo a Happy Birthday :) [click to continue…]
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So, yet again a new update has appeared! Yay (ish)
In this version, I’ve tried fixing as many bugs as possible and also added pinch to zoom in the gallery and loading bars to images (so you know something is actually happening, there isnt just an empty space). There are still plenty more features to come in the future when I get the time to put them in!
I know that some (read lots) of people are still getting errors, but Im only human, please remember that :P
Sadly being a university student, sometimes I just dont have that much time to spend working on apps. That being said, Im quite proud of this app; its come quite far since V0.0.1 which was simple enough that it may have been mistaken for one of these clone ‘cr-apps’. Still, I will spend as often as I can on getting this app back to working 100% as well as keep on adding new features. There are exciting days ahead.
For those who haven’t already downloaded our app, you can get it here:
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So, after working on it for far too long, I have finally updated the 1800PocketPC / BestWP7Games WindowsPhone app to V3, which brings loads of little tweaks.
Most of the app has been re-written from scratch, updating a lot of the interface & underlying code to make it load faster & look more ‘metro’.
Sadly a problem appeared which I didnt account for. I added some code to make sure all of your settings & achievements would get saved, but there is no easy way to test out if it worked. It came to the day when it was released on the marketplace & an error appeared. The only way to fix it is to re-install the app.
I am incredibly sorry for this.
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So here it is, the final video about the HTC Titan – the Question and Answers!
I have taken your questions into account & churned out this video to answer as many as I can:
Sadly I have had to send the HTC Titan back to Clove Technology, big thank you to them for letting us use it.
If you want to get one for yourself, you can get one here!
Let us know what you think about the HTC Titan reviews by throwing a comment our way!
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Games
Saijo George: @Sanjay , @DeeDee and @SAHITYA KUMAR Glad you guys like em :)
SAHITYA KUMAR: Very nice wallpapers. Loved it. Thnx:-) [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
Benny: yes, good job. Thanks!
DeeDee: These are absolutely beautiful prints. [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
Sanjay: Beautiful! Saijo George: thanks for the Tip mate :)
Hog: Just got my invite yesterday. [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app] Hog: I signed up for the newsletter for next time. Hey, Runkeeper pulled their app from windows and Symbian. I tried it once on Symbian but thought it was a waste. When I run, bike or swim its...
Ak: Hi, I enabled this feature couple of weeks ago and recently been having data connection issue, if between “E, 3g, 4g” I chose 4 G. And when I chose 3G, the data connection status...
harchestr: I downloaded and it works great! [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
