The sad thing is there was a decent third party app, but Snapchat doesnt like those either.
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Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL announced: "Windows Phone is back" (The Verge)
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The sad thing is there was a decent third party app, but Snapchat doesnt like those either.
Yeah I had it on my old Lumia phone but after that Snapchat scandal they locked down the api. So it got pulled from the store.
Shame as like most of his app's, Rudy's version was superior to the original app.
killer rin
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6Snap by Rudy Hyun. He even offered to rebrand the app for Windows Phone, and then give them the app and source code at no cost. Needless to say, they didn't bite
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The lack of Snapchat isnt enough to keep me away. Lumia 1020 will be replaced with the XL, and I cant wait.
juliushandle
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You can still make it look like it was before. I don't run backgrounds as I prefer solid tiles.
i plays game lol
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Snapchat (the company) is garbage. While i realize the install base for windows is crap, still no excuse for such a huge app to not make it onto windows.
If small companies / individuals are able to create knock-off apps that work just as well as snapchat i see no reason why the official app developer can't make one for windows. Instead they'd rather focus time on shutting down apps that work just as well as their own... Well done
ReturnOfTheRAT
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Good luck with that, again.
Anton Sugar
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They've shown white and a few other colors off, but I haven't seen an official announcement yet. Will probably come once they announce carrier availability, I imagine.
Haven't found any info on that yet.
I don't think Intel has a mobile chip that's ready for the high end market. They're playing catch up.
Vigilant Walrus
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Hexa-Core.. Liquid Cooling.
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6Snap bro. Everything was 6.
Pretty much.
At some point we're gonna get some sweet Intel CPU phones.
Full on PC in our pocket.
Boombox On
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Having an Intel processor is not going to open up the kinds of apps available for Windows 10 Phones.
6Brot is great.
Anton Sugar
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The assumption is that, with Panos leading the devices division (including WP and Xbox), we'd see his sexy sleek industrialism seep into their design, as well. It's speculation at this point.
I'm in the market for a new phone. I had my eyes on the Xperia Z5, but this thing looks pretty awesome. Much like a lot of others, i'll wait and see how the app support is. The wait for occasional Android ports is bad enough. That dual antenna feature seems cool, since I have T-mobile and I get no service whatsoever at my office. If this could help, I'd be all in.
6brot is no more, went apple exclusive.
TheBryanJZX90
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So can someone explain what is so sexy about Surface styling?
They did that at BUILD, you know, the developers conference.
Thurrott said Oct 26th on the article he wrote on Thurrott.com
Cool, wider aperture and bigger sensor than the 930 and 1520. Seems like a good upgrade and will do damn well in low light.
GustyGardens
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These are lovely, and I really like the style of these and the older Lumia phones. The only reason I left the Windows Phone-scape is because T-Mobile decided not to offer any of the larger screen phones. I had no plans to change my provider for a new phone.
Still, these are quite attractive.
Still, these are quite attractive.
LostMyNarbles
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They announced it back at BUILD but we haven't heard crap about it since. As I recall I don't think it was released yet around BUILD so we haven't heard if developers have the tools in their hands by now and if they do are any of them taking advantage of them. They basically announced new tools to get apps for Windows Mobile and since then we've had no indication that anything has changed except with the 3-4 new apps they announced today.
I think 26:th was the date for the Surface pro 4 and Surface Book. No dates were given for the Lumias so I'm guessing Thurrot just used the same date? I mean, why wouldn't they say so at the event if it was the same date as the other products?
Was just saying this was not a developer focused event.
LostMyNarbles
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My argument is about developers it's about apps. I mentioned the tools because I kind of expected them to say something along the lines like "Since we released our porting tools hundreds of developers have been preparing their apps for the launch of Windows Mobile 10" or at least some kind of acknowledgement that they're attracting more apps to the platform. Instead we just got an "Oh Facebook and Uber are finally coming" and that's it.
Man, they're both almost the same size. How come there's no room for small phones anymore? I honestly would have considered going back to WP with a small, powerful, nice looking Lumia (like my old Lumia 800) but now not even Apple does those. I think I'll go back to Android with the Z5 Compact :[
The phones are just a blanket November. My guess would be late November or they'd have announced the date.
alexandros
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I would buy one instantly.
They don't need to sell a billion devices overnight. They just need to gradually increase mindshare. Sort of like the Bing approach. Bing started off as a disappointment and now has a respectable market share and is likely profitable (and works better than Google in many cases too). It was also really late to the party. The Surface is another example. The Surface was declared DOA before it came out. Now it's doing respectable.
So, we'll see how it goes. But I would never call somebody too late to the party. What they DO have to do, however, is be better than the competition. Not just match them. I don't see that yet.
Another thing - Nokia used to produce a lot of phones. Is that still the case with Microsoft, or is it just these two?
They sold 8.6m phones last quarter. Far from huge.
NobleXenon
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A couple of questions before I buy the Lumia 950 XL.
Can these phones play flac and mkv files natively like Windows 10 Desktop? If not, is there a program, err excuse me, "app" that can play them?
Can I transfer said files via Disk Mode (without needing to sync or using some stupid cloud drive)?
Can I connect to my other devices (computers, laptops, NAS, etc) via WiFi using some kind of explorer? I would like to transfer files between them all and to my smartphone without some kind of mod or dumb app.
I'm so over Android because Disk Mode is becoming a crap shoot, there isn't anyway to expand storage or upgrade batteries, and they removed WiFi file explorers four or so updates ago. It becoming like Apple.
Can these phones play flac and mkv files natively like Windows 10 Desktop? If not, is there a program, err excuse me, "app" that can play them?
Can I transfer said files via Disk Mode (without needing to sync or using some stupid cloud drive)?
Can I connect to my other devices (computers, laptops, NAS, etc) via WiFi using some kind of explorer? I would like to transfer files between them all and to my smartphone without some kind of mod or dumb app.
I'm so over Android because Disk Mode is becoming a crap shoot, there isn't anyway to expand storage or upgrade batteries, and they removed WiFi file explorers four or so updates ago. It becoming like Apple.
MKV came in 8.1 Update 2. FLAC will be part of W10M natively.
Yes you can drag and drop.
Can't do that via WiFi I don't think.
a Master Ninja
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Will it work on Verizon?
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The lack of Snapchat isnt enough to keep me away. Lumia 1020 will be replaced with the XL, and I cant wait.
You can sideload APKs in W10 mobile, so you can just load the Android version in it. Supposedly Snapchat works.
Spiritwalker
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Meh, they still need to work on their designs. High end phones shouldn't look this bland.
Last I heard the official one didn't but Casper does.
There is also the Lumia 550 that's much much cheaper. If you guys are hesitant about the price for 950/950XL, you can always check out the 550 instead. I think it just has a weaker CPU but should be able to do the same thing as the 950/950XL, right ? Correct me if I'm wrong... even I am interested in potentially getting the 550 just to play around with it. I am kind of stuck with the Apple ecosystem for now Touch ID for life !
Touch ID for life !Hell. Yes. Time to ditch this iPhone 6 and get me some sweet, sweet Windows Phone. Can not wait.
What exactly are phones suppose to look like? Minimalistic is an amazing look for a phone, and you can't really add whizbang design without it being clunky or strange.
What exactly are phones suppose to look like? Minimalistic is an amazing look for a phone, and you can't really add whizbang design without it being clunky or strange.
michaelius
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As someone who owns Lumia 735 I have no idea why anyone would want high end windows phone.
The best thing about WP is how great it runs on junk hardware but power users want tons of apps from the market.
The best thing about WP is how great it runs on junk hardware but power users want tons of apps from the market.
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