Search results

It's a feature for outdoor use. Then your fingers won't go cold. And it's still winter in Sweden.

If anyone think Microsoft is stupid enough to make the same mistakes and Google and Apple, on a platform that's first catching it's first glimpse of success now, they're bloody retards. And Nokia proved with the Lumia 800 and Lumia 620, that ULTRA OVERKILL HARDWARE isn't the way forward -- more...

Put in the QR code! It's so much easier than anything else.

It's not searchable in the marketplace. You need to download it using the link directly on the phone. I strongly recommend using the QR code from the official blog post.

I'm curious, what other apps you ever got from the marketplace, runs in the background on Windows Phone?-)

You can only download it directly on the phone. Zune on the Desktop only work for US users (because zune:// links don't support a locale parameter). It's not searchable in the marketplace either. I recommend using the QR code in the official blog post. You need Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" to...

Since I live in Sweden, I prefer to use Weather View (formerly known as Vädret)

You should really post sources for comments like that :-)

Yeah, Skype's going to be awesome.

Actually it seems to be a general trend. It's also why Apple kept their "next" products secret, until the day it's launched for the market. Still, I think showing a long-term plan will encourage more developers to put energy/money on the platform, so the platform, from a regular non tech-savy...

Swypes is a much more suited gesture for navigation on a touch device, than a button click. Clicks usually require proper angle, and the ability to hold the device solid, where swypes can be done pretty much all the time. I don't understand why people enjoy having to use the phone's physical...

The original reply was http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7494116&postcount=10 Go read it, and see if you have a problem with it. Then find Fermat trolling afterwards.

If you read the original reply, it was just a short mention of WP7s update system allow for small security updates from the first version, since it supports OTA updates from day one. Which isn't/wasn't the case for the other major smartphones on the market. Then some retarded fanboi that...

Yeah, you would find that the templates aren't in the framework yet. The guides also say that. Which controls are you looking for here? There's a few mentioned in the stickied resource thread!

Not bad, the idea is there. I think you need some more spacing between elements to make it proper touch friendly, but looks like we got a handy app for sys-admins here!

By USB update, not as Over-the-Air (OTA). OTA was first made available in 1.6 Even that, there's still 15% of the phones running 1.5 (Which is millions of phones). A lot of people did first to upgrade to 1.6, when they were notified of it being a requirement for a update to 2.1. And with HTC...

Not our fault you're a hopeless retarded troll that can't read.

You mean someone have to correct all the FUD and crap you're talking out of your arse. And it gets worse when you try correct people without having the ability to read what they're writing. Just go die in a fire already.

@_LeCiel_: Funny enough, the people you bitched back at did write no such thing: @mmelo76: Lock the post, and let it disappear into the endless void of other threads, it deserves nothing more. There's little meaning to defend a OP that insults anyone providing constructive criticism, and even...

Just get back to whatever Android scrub forum you came from already. Useless troll.

No, Only 1.6 or higher. Android v. 1.5 (Cupcake) devices still account for around 4 million devices. And I was talking the state of the different mobile operative-systems at their launch points. Learn you read, your clueless retard.

No, Symbian. Nokia have no official plans for using MeeGo at all.

As long as it can fit in the pocket of a pair of jeans/khakis or (suit)jacket pocket, it's not to big.

A much bigger issue than feature updates, is the ability to do fast small updates, mainly targeting stability or security. Phones are rapidly becoming the new and most attractive market for criminals that wish to steal information and/or commit crime via. social engineering. And because of...

It's the framework used for the Ribbon in Office 11, and the Zune Desktop Client. I've not seen any proof of it's used for WP7.

'sup with the necro posts? Anyway, The N900 is the first and only phone ever to have Maemo on it. Nokia ditched the project completely. (In favor of Symbian)

Insulting people in private for telling their opinion in his thread, should hardly be kept secret. The whole idea with threads is to encourage discussion about subjects. It's a developers forum, so bitching about getting developer feedback is hardly something that should be considered...

Yeah, he clearly do have a problem with criticism. He sent me this PM: This should be a proof of this thread is just a "LOOK AT ME, SEE HOW GOOD I AM AT MAKING STUFF IN PHOTOSHOP". Wake up call: This is a developers forum, not DeviantArt! Mod Edit: Message removed, private messages are to be...

Seeing you have squad idea about the possibilities in WP7, and how to code Silverlight, you should kept your mouth shut. 99.99% of all applications for phones don't need multitasking. Your personal hobby applications don't need it either. Just shows you never written a production scale...

lol You're hopeless. Enjoy coding your 1.5 Android apps for 10 different screen sizes. I'm sure your boss consider double work well paid. You're not a developer. This just proves you're talking out of your arse.

Because they aren't. Google refuse to force the OHA to update all their devices. No, it's not. Look at the numbers for god sake. They known about the fragmentation problem for a year, and they done absolutely nothing to change it. The first release of the OS didn't even have Over-the-Air...

I'm aware it's possible, but it's common practice for UI developers from the .NET / Windows stack to stick to the design guidelines. The vast majority will be using the Metro design language, and utilizing pivot/panorama controls, and so on. (Except for games, of course).

@MonteCrisoffOn: I think a direct link to Microsoft's own site is better than some random untrustworthy download site. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff637515(VS.92).aspx got all the 3 guides.

Lets include the source on that one RustyGrom :p http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html

Indeed! +1 for you good sir.

10 different screen sizes, and different API availability due to fragmenetation of the OS? It's still around 50% of the phones running a pre-Eclair (2.0) version, which limits your abilities as developer. This means any serious application would have to be written for the Cupcake (1.5) API...

And actually third party apps will be consistent in WP7, it's awesome \o/ The amount of games available months before launch is also staggering.

- Uniform design language for applications - Better business model for distribution applications - Trial API for letting users try-before-buy - More strict hardware requirements (= easier to write apps) - Larger coverage of paid apps in Europe - Zune integration - Xbox integration -- Xbox...

The hardware manufactures should stick to what they're good at -- hardware! Leave the software to the processionals.

Driver updates are rather uncommon compared to security updates, performance and stability fixes, and API fixes/new functionality. Android's update model show how terrible it really is here. Recently a 100 day old security problem was spotted, but it's unlikely that the around 50% of Android...

Feel free to think what you like. I prefer to stick to what the local Microsoft evangelists says in public here.

Ah, yes, Embedded Resource is the default. I wasn't sure, but couldn't check atm. ;)

Remember to check set the correct build action for the images, and to use a proper relative path!

1) Use this code sample to add a application-bar: <phoneNavigation:PhoneApplicationPage.ApplicationBar> <shell:ApplicationBar IsVisible="False" IsMenuEnabled="True"> <shell:ApplicationBar.Buttons> <shell:ApplicationBarIconButton...

If they want instant gratification, we'll just show them the xbox, zune or people hub. They'll love it. I could repeat myself in regards to uniform design language, but I think I repeated it enough for now. I'm just happy for reviews like this, some people are just much better with words than I am.

A big advantage is that WP7 actually supports OTA updates from day one, as opposed to some other OS I could mention (hint: it's not iOS)

Also it should be fair to mention when I wrote my post, he had invalid BBcode, wrong links, and didn't link the source at all. But I'll leave this one alone, even I still think the article isn't very up to date.

No, you're wrong. Perhaps you should call your local Microsoft office, and get their opinion if it's released in your country -- because mine say it's released in mine, and mine aren't on that list.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/01/entelligence-lets-get-digital/

You fail to realize the article is horrible to read in the way it's formatted on the forum. It's much easier to read on the direct link.