Jesus titty-****ing Christ, it's like Steve Jobs was resurrected and is now doing PR work for Windows Phone.
If only. Apple under Jobs was one of the most innovative companies. Jobs changed the way we did smartphones and realized the future that Gates spoke of in terms of tablets, phones and computers. Since he left apple we've gotten a sh!tstorm of sameness every year.
would have considered a gpe s5, but flaps over a charging port are a no-no. they wear over time and just flat out get in the way. loved my droid dna for the short time i had it, but dat flap doe. ick. screw dust resistance. htc one (m8) gpe would have been another possibility if they would have given up on the ultrapixel crap. will see what the oneplus one running cyanogen looks like and may consider it. otherwise these slight bumps from htc and sammy flagships are no reason to "upgrade" from a nexus 5.
My thought is if they are going to make it waterproof with flaps, make it have wireless charging capabilities so you don't have to open up the flaps that much.
My next phone come june. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1sl02KinSr8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<iframe width="1280" height="720" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/d7n34bkF-Ew" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Is it me or is this just a bad ass case?
While Windows/Nokia devices are indeed impressive, the major reason they have failed to make much of a dent in the market is because they are "me too" devices that arrived years too late. The iPhone came out in 2007. At that point in time, myself, like a lot of IT professionals used Windows Mobile phones which had the built-in keypads. The iPhone shifted the market with its focus on the touch interface while RIM (now Blackberry), Palm, Microsoft, Nokia continued to focus on the older technology. Google jumped into the market with Android and boom - that was all she wrote. IT pros and nearly everyone else flocked to the touch screen phones. Microsoft did not field a competitive product until late 2010 (Windows Phone 7) fully 3 years later. Blackberry has still to come up with a competitive product and is circling the proverbial drain. Palm is long gone and Nokia is set to be swallowed up by Microsoft. In the tech business you can't give the competition that much of a head start and expect the outcome to be different from what we are now seeing with Windows Phone.
Sorry to bump this thread without a new phone to talk about, but I recently did a writeup on this subject (porting Knock Knock) for work and figured I'd post it here. http://nexus5.wonderhowto.com/how-t...s-your-nexus-5-for-faster-sleep-wake-0154032/ Also a video: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_bh15gU_Fuo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
So I got my hands on Windows Phone 8.1 devices today at the Build Conference, and Cortana is going to completely change how we interact with our devices - NOT just phones. I'm not really a fan of Tom Warren, but his write up on Cortana is pretty spot on. Cortana and the tech behind her are going to be pushed to Windows 8, Bing (site), IE11/12, Xbox and more in the near future. http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/2/5570866/cortana-windows-phone-8-1-digital-assistant The important thing to mention here, is that all of the amazing improvements announced today to Windows Phone in version 8.1 will run and be pushed to all Windows 8 devices, which includes the $50 Lumia 52x devices. Try getting Kit Kat on low-end Android phones, you can't. Mark it, in 18 months time Windows Phone will have caught iPhone in new sales. Also, the new Universal App ecosystem that allows a developer to publish their Windows 8 app to Phone or the Phone app to Windows 8 with a push of a button means the "app gap" on Windows Phone 8 is a thing of the past. There are currently 200+ million Windows 8 devices and counting, and with the updates to 8.1 Update 1 announced today (like the start menu coming back) that number is going to skyrocket even further. Simply put, app makers won't be able to ignore Windows 8, and thus won't ignore Windows Phone because the same apps run on both devices. Throw in the amazing Enterprise Support that is unmatched in the business world, and you've got a hit. My only dissapointment with today was the fact that Nokia didn't announce a flagship Windows Phone 8.1 device for the US market. Oh well, I'll cry myself to sleep with my second Xbox One and $500 gift card. EDIT - I am "Live Tweeting" from Build for the next two days (and did so today). For those interested follow @MSFanboys.
Give your thoughts when you've played around with the S5. I'll be making the same jump, from an S3 to S5, if I get a new phone this month.
So I have an iPhone 4s and am on the fence about whether to upgrade to the galaxy 5. I want to but I just do not know if I should get that or a iphone 5s or just wait. I do a lot of group text messaging with other iphone users and heard it is a huge pain the ass switching to Android and not receiving all your messages etc. Any unbiased opinions on what I should do?
