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Questions regarding WP7

I'm sure these have been asked multiple times but as a devoted 6.5 user who dabbles in android for gaming I am wondering, what are the benefits of WP7 over 6.5? I know its more locked down and blah blah but I didnt ask for the negatives. I don't expect a phone to be perfect in its first rendition, the original android was lame. I am absolutely in love with the UI so I want to know what kind of cool features it has (other than xbox live of course.)
Also I'm currently heavily theming my phone. If anyone has an image of the little arrow in the circle on the WP home page I'd much appreciate if I could get my hands on it. Thanks again guys.
Just want to know if I should get the venue pro or just grab whatever android phone is top o' the line that week.

The greatest benefit, in my opinion, is the consistency in handling and design.
Even the apps are fitting perfectly because of the design guidelines that MS is giving.
WP7 is all about gorgeous design, fluid animations, exact feedback and easy usage.
I mean, I used WM5 up to WM6.5.3 and it was great but WP7 is awesome -it saves me a lot of time of customising, flashing and bugfixing, so I may concentrate on the important things in life and still don't have the feeling to miss anything.

WP7 is the latest operating system that in my opinion can now take on Android and iOS.
It may be locked down but it does have some really good apps for example Netflix. There will be a big update which will add quite a few features and the UI is smooth and looks amazing.

I enjoy:
People hub - great idea. I synced Facebook, LinkedIn and several other sites on Windows Live and boom, it shows up in my people hub. People hub automatically integrates with all smart links to call/email/sms people and post on their facebook/windowslive or linkedin accounts as well as showing their profile pic when they call.
Zune. Hands down pure win. Some minor bugs with crashes in marketplace right now but other than that the best music experience on the go ever. zunepass ftw
xbox live - great interface, great experience and great games. prices are affordable and games seem to be well designed & thought out and perform great!
Netflix = pure win
apps - Growing app market.. of course in the 1.x days so apps are fluid and missing some features but some have pulled off the UI nicely such as IMDB and others. Foursquare needs a little more functionality but has the basics
office 2010 - it just works.. creating documents is sort of "meh" but being able to see working documents and update them is nice
What i hope gets fixed / feature req:
RIght now "share" context menus aren't consistent - some will let me SMS something, others focus on email. Wouldn't mine "Sharing" the album i'm listening to on twitter or facebook at times so on and so forth.
zune stream to xbox like zune hd does - would be nice
ebook/audio book store in zune
more tightly integrated services in the cloud - filtering, lists, ability to sync skydrive with local content more easily - bookmarks, favorites, docs. "sharepoint light" built into windows live maybe?

I dont really think anything will "bring down" android so to speak but iphones on its way out and its about time that theres a new leader of phones of that nature (locked OS.) I will likely be getting wp7 but yeah umm, does anyone have access to that image? I've been hunting for quite some time now.

blahism said:
zune stream to xbox like zune hd does - would be nice
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You can already do this, you just need XBox Live Gold. There is a trial, try it and see. It works.
ebook/audio book store in zune
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I wish they wouldn't. Just use Amazon. There's tons of books in the Android Market that do nothing but clutter up search results (search for Microsoft, for example).
Leave books to people who deal with books and deal with Apps and Games, IMO.
more tightly integrated services in the cloud - filtering, lists, ability to sync skydrive with local content more easily - bookmarks, favorites, docs. "sharepoint light" built into windows live maybe?
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There is Windows Live SkyDrive. They just need an App to allow you to browse you SkyDrive folders without using a browser, IMO.
Syncing Skydrive with local content is sketchy. Carriers may not like that at all due to data usage, and some users can go over their data limit if they aren't paying strict attention to that.

N8ter said:
I wish they wouldn't. Just use Amazon. There's tons of books in the Android Market that do nothing but clutter up search results (search for Microsoft, for example).
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Amazon is proprietary so i don't consider them an option
Leave books to people who deal with books and deal with Apps and Games, IMO.
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There is no reason they couldn't embrace B&N, Borders or Amazon as an ebook marketplace. They could extend it from zune to bing to the desktop.
There is Windows Live SkyDrive. They just need an App to allow you to browse you SkyDrive folders without using a browser, IMO.
Syncing Skydrive with local content is sketchy. Carriers may not like that at all due to data usage, and some users can go over their data limit if they aren't paying strict attention to that.
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They should have "wifi" only features - such as sync/mesh support. They already have automagic skydrive upload for images - i wish they would allow that to queue up for when wifi is enabled to save bandwidth

Is that true Zune is RESIZING pictures when synced from PC to the phone?
So if I have like 8mpx photo it gets resized to a smaller size??!

doministry said:
Is that true Zune is RESIZING pictures when synced from PC to the phone?
So if I have like 8mpx photo it gets resized to a smaller size??!
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might depend on the size of the photo. Downloaded a pic off of photobucket, it synced to my computer and wasn't compressed or resized at all.

nrfitchett4 said:
might depend on the size of the photo. Downloaded a pic off of photobucket, it synced to my computer and wasn't compressed or resized at all.
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You mean downloaded from the internet?
I was just asking about Zune sync. I mean let's say I have a big photo
I want to put it on my phone through Zune, I've heard it will be resized if it's big.

[APP] Videotonez app is back and better than ever!!

ok let me start off by saying we our proud to finally release our version of videotonez,
here's some changes we made since last year:
Over 1,000,000,000 Mp4 Videos (includes music,sports, events & almost any video you can think of)
Social Feature that lets you Share your selections easily with friends via Twitter & Facebook
RSS Music News Feed
Full Screen Option
Create your own Videotone and assign to specific contacts
We also made it Compatible with almost all Samsung Galaxys and the new Samsung Infuse.
I hope everyone enjoys it, and can take a couple of minutes of their day to give us some feedback on any issues or errors you get.
The app is Ad-Supported which obviously makes it free!
To find the app in the Android Market just search for "Muz"
Video Tutorial is also in the Description if you need any help setting up the app and etc.

mobisoftcorp said:
ok let me start off by saying we our proud to finally release our version of videotonez,
here's some changes we made since last year:
Over 1,000,000,000 Mp4 Videos (includes music,sports, events & almost any video you can think of)
Social Feature that lets you Share your selections easily with friends via Twitter & Facebook
RSS Music News Feed
Full Screen Option
Create your own Videotone and assign to specific contacts
We also made it Compatible with almost all Samsung Galaxys and the new Samsung Infuse.
I hope everyone enjoys it, and can take a couple of minutes of their day to give us some feedback on any issues or errors you get.
The app is Ad-Supported which obviously makes it free!
To find the app in the Android Market just search for "Muz"
Video Tutorial is also in the Description if you need any help setting up the app and etc.
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Thanks Bro!!

Enjoy the app!

Hi the app sounds cool. I can't seem to find it on the market though when searching "muz".
Sent from my LG-VM670 using XDA App

heres the link https://market.android.com/details?id=ms.muzmobilevideo.android

PhotosphereViewer.net - Easily view Photospheres online

Hey guys,
Hope this is the right place to post this. If not, please move it to the right section. Thx.
Just wanted to draw your attention on a small website for easy Photosphere viewing I created a few days ago:
PhotosphereViewer.net
What is PhotosphereViewer.net?
We provide a service to view one of Android's latest and most exciting features: Photospheres. Photospheres are 360° panoramic photographs which can be viewed interactively on your mobile phone, tablet, Google Plus and Google Maps, whereas the two last-mentioned ways of viewing Photospheres are only available if you upload your photos onto Google's servers.
Personally, I don't like to share everything with Google, especially in times of PRISM. That's one of several reasons why I built this website:
I wanted to be able to view Photospheres regardless of Google's services.
To view them anywhere at any time.
Even without an Android device.
To view other people's Photospheres without copying them on a mobile device.
And to give users running older Android versions the chance to view Photospheres as well.
How does it work?
This website is based on the amazing work of Joe "kennydude" Simpson, who developed a way to display Android Photospheres in your browser with ease. PhotosphereViewer.net is wrapped around his efforts, making it easy for everyone to enjoy fascinating Photospheres within a few seconds. All my thanks go to him, I just made it look a bit nicer and made it available for everyone within a few seconds.
Will my Photospheres be stored on your server?
No! We do not save any of your data. No files, no EXIF data, no porn bookmarks. The Photosphere images are loaded locally in your browser's cache, that's it.
Is this a free service?
Yes, enjoy it and spread the word!
How does it work?
Simply watch this video:
That's it, hope you'll ilke it.
Step by, visit: http://photosphereviewer.net/
--jackennils

Well, I thought this may at least interest somebody.

jackennils said:
Well, I thought this may at least interest somebody.
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: Хорошо:
I tried it, I liked it! Simple, fast and Udabno, thank you! The site address will offer all my friends.

Thanks! I'm glad you like it.

Hey guys,
did some tweaking during the last weeks. Rendering should now look a bit better and should be a bit faster.
Also, some minor design changes and a new tutorial.
If you like it, please give it a +1. Thanks.

:good: I like this very much.

Thanks! Glad to hear that.

Five apps make your life easier

More and more apps are created to help make your life a little bit easier. It is so difficult for us to figure out which one can actually use,and which one don’t need to bother with. Here are some of my collections,and I recommend these apps for all Android users.
Notes&Lists
BuyMeaPie-Grocery Shopping List
Download link:Free | Paid
You should love an app with such a humorous title. Rather than name it something boring,the developers at Skript named it something interesting and definitely out of the norm. This app has more than 5 million downloads and is considered one of the most popular of its kind. BuyMeaPie has a smart cloud synchronization that allows users to create and manage lists either on mobile device or web app,and sync them with a number of devices. You can also share your lists with you friends and family on shopping together.
Data Recovery
GT Recovery for Android
Download link:Free
GT Recovery has a ease-to-use interface,it’s ideal for everyone. Simple clicks bring you what you want. It can undelete deleted files,recover lost data with scanning the storage space on your android phone. If you accidentally deleted something important on your phone,reformatted your memory card,or restore your phone to the factory default settings. GT Recovery can help your recover images or photos,recover audios as musics and records,recover videos,recover lost contacts and messages,which contains functions as installation file recovery,package recovery,documents recovery etc.
Features:
~Supports mainstream volume formats,as FAT,EXT3,EXT4.
~The scanning results of audios or videos can be previewed.
~Help you find what you want easily .
If you want to try a data recovery app,make GT Recovery for Android that one.I highly recommend GT Recovery.
Productivity
Swype-Type Fast ,Swype Faster
Download link:Free | Paid
Swype is the world’s most powerful Android Keyboard. Most Android users are familiar with Swype’s signature input method of dragging a finger over keys instead of tapping them,a feature that has been baked into several phones. If you want a better keyboard option for your device,this is it. Once you get used to using it, you will find that you have better speed and accuracy with your typing.
Personalization
Muzei - A living Museum For Your Android
Download Link:Free
Muzei is a live wallpaper that gently refreshes your home screen each day with famous works of art. It also recedes into the background,blurring and dimming artwork to keep your icons and widgets in the spotlight.
If you love art, Muzei will allow you to look at some of the most famous works of art in the world .
Entertainment
Yahoo Weather-Weather Forecasts
Download link:Free
Always be ready for the weather by downloading this popular app. You’ll never get caught in the rain or snow again , no matter where you live,provided you use Yahoo Weather app . Its most recent update has added near-term weather alerts.

Thanks
Thanks for your suggestion!

Mirothan said:
Thanks for your suggestion!
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[APP] Erase.bg - AI Powered image background remover

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