That depends on MS's implementation of background tasks and what those background tasks are doing. If they are just waiting for push notifications, MS has implemented a solution for that in W8 that will nullify any battery loss due to multiple tasks waiting for them. Not sure if it is in WP7 already though.
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That depends on MS's implementation of background tasks and what those background tasks are doing. If they are just waiting for push notifications, MS has implemented a solution for that in W8 that will nullify any battery loss due to multiple tasks waiting for them. Not sure if it is in WP7 already though.
Ah, thanks. So no further damage to my battery life if I activate several push notifications?
I get what you're saying, but the situation for WP apps is dire enough as it is, creating two targets with a huge difference in capabilities will cause issues down the road.
I also have to question the logic of creating a new target platform with only 256MB of RAM in this day and age. Even most of the recent low end Android phones have stepped up to 512MB. Where are the cost benefits in this case?
brotkasten
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They're going after the feature phone market and PAYG market, where they move million of devices. Every penny counts.
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...-610-to-set-new-bar-for-windows-phone-1063205
Well the kind of Android device you get for £100 on PAYG is a Galaxy Mini:
600mhz processor
160mb of ram
3.14" 240 x 320 pixel panel
SD Card Support
3mp Camera
And Android (2.3) runs just fine on there (within reason).
Tango rumours say minimum of 256mb of ram so I wonder if they will be able to make it that cheap.
I was sceptical about Tango but looking around at prices of PAYG phones, there really is a gap for a great handset at that kind of price, wonder if Nokia can make it happen.
600mhz processor
160mb of ram
3.14" 240 x 320 pixel panel
SD Card Support
3mp Camera
And Android (2.3) runs just fine on there (within reason).
Tango rumours say minimum of 256mb of ram so I wonder if they will be able to make it that cheap.
I was sceptical about Tango but looking around at prices of PAYG phones, there really is a gap for a great handset at that kind of price, wonder if Nokia can make it happen.
Bleh. I still have hatred for low end Android after owning an Eris. It does not run fine, even making phone calls was a damned hassle.
I get the joy of troubleshooting every single problem my cousin faces with his Galaxy Mini. Let's just say it's not pretty.
Also, the Mini has been around for a year now, you'd think things would get a bit better by then.
If that <100 Lumia rumor is correct though, I can understand. At that price I'd expect big numbers to be moved. Here's hoping they actually acknowledge the third world regions Tango was designed for. (lol middle east)
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If the OS is silky smooth with 256, then why not. Android seems to stutter and blip a lot more with the low end phones.
Wow this isn't like a normal .1 upgrade it looks damn near like the whole thing was redone.
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has calmed down a bit.
Its a bit more cluttered, but the payoff is huge. Much better scrolling performance, much better features. Wow, nice work on this.
Yeah, I really like the pictures you can have in the banner. Very nice touch. I guess I will have to "like" things in the people hub.
Go to the app page on your phone, hit the back button, select the app again and the update button should appear.
I think you just have to look the app up on the Marketplace and it gives you the option. Worked for me.
Edit: Well, I think I inadvertently did what Schuey suggested, so follow his instructions ;-)
I went to the app page to see to begin with. As soon as I went back, it worked. Thanks!
No problem.
Am I stupid or is there no way to choose the banner images? Why can't it just use our cover image (from Timeline) ?
Much needed update, but still a lot left to do (individual comment liking being the biggest one here).
I still think MS/FB's priority should be on getting the People Hub to be a first-party app.
Much needed update, but still a lot left to do (individual comment liking being the biggest one here).
I still think MS/FB's priority should be on getting the People Hub to be a first-party app.
Steelyuhas
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Just download it. Pretty significant improvement, it's quite nice now.
Agreed... but I don't think facebook would ever go for it because they wouldn't be able to brand it with their blue and white scheme.
Nope you can't choose the images that show in the banner. You can make the app randomly generate the picture again. But thats it.
Speaking of Facebook. Yes somehow the People Hub should be a first party app.
No onto something that I'd love to also see fixed asap.
Vibration for incoming emails as a setting. I know you can set a sound for emails and when your in silent mode the phone will vibrate.
I'd like that expanded. Be able to set vibration as an option for incoming emails so you can have a ringer but email still vibrates. Another option i'd like to see is different alerts for different email accounts.
The whole alert system needs to be revamped. We had to wait for Mango for ringtones for phone calls, but what about SMS/Email, and most importantly (since I almost always use vibrate anyways) alarms!
I hate having such a modern OS and yet be missing stuff from my feature phone of six years ago..
So Ive had a school project for the last year which has been about smartphone and smartphone applications.
One of the things I was supposed to do was creating apps, so I started on developing for Windows Phone a few months ago.
And this is the result:
A free simple percent calculator: http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=d612538b-3849-4e3a-9660-669c94ba2405
And a smoothie recipe application: http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=0606b71d-d096-4b02-b7fd-18757529875e
Feel free to rate the apps if you enjoyed them. If you have any complains regards my apps, then just PM me and I will do my best to fix the issues ASAP.
One of the things I was supposed to do was creating apps, so I started on developing for Windows Phone a few months ago.
And this is the result:
A free simple percent calculator: http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=d612538b-3849-4e3a-9660-669c94ba2405
And a smoothie recipe application: http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=0606b71d-d096-4b02-b7fd-18757529875e
Feel free to rate the apps if you enjoyed them. If you have any complains regards my apps, then just PM me and I will do my best to fix the issues ASAP.
Haven't had the time to dl them, but from those screenshots, looks like you misspelled "increase" (increace).
Gonna dl later tonight, seems like you did a good job otherwise
brotkasten
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Any thoughts on coding for WP?
frontieruk
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Friends / magnifying glass / friends or everyone
That's the same search as the old app no?
My wife has an unlocked HTC surround. I've been trying to get it to update to mango but always get the same error. It is very annoying. I've searched the web but alas to no avail. Does anyone have any idea how i can get this update though zune? Just this little mishap from MS has severely dampened my outlook on windows phone 7. urgh
brotkasten
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Posting the error (code) would be really helpful.
error 80070013
frontieruk
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Seems to be a space issue, suggest you try backing up as much as you can before deleting it off handset ie pics / music. Also try adjusting the reserved space to about 10% you can change it back after the update.
Bar that you could try a hard reset as its cured the fault for other handsets http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/winphone/forum/wp7-sync/error80180048/ceb86673-e65a-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5
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IE notoriously sucks for gifs. It is ridiculous on the desktop version as well. I cant remember how IE10 reacts.
We are going to need a new none shitty OT soon. Someone who will keep up with it.
We are going to need a new none shitty OT soon. Someone who will keep up with it.
Steelyuhas
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I found the opposite to be true in my experience. What's your reasoning?
Steelyuhas
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I have an ipod touch, and gifs are often really slow or something don't even work at all.
iPods are slow and old. On an A4/A5 device with iOS 5 and 512MB of RAM, they're fine.
Meus Renaissance
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You can sync your Facebook calendar onto your Live one (the tile) so it'll show up on your home screen.
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