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[Windows Phone 7 General] naix:
"new screen resolutions (a total of four, although actual pixel counts weren't specified)" so our phones will not update?
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
ALL GEN1 and GEN2 will update to Apollo.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sayonical:
Woah this is going to be epic! Love the integration they're going for with windows 8!

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[Windows Phone 7 General] Marvin_S:
Wow, that is going to be a huge update... :)

Hopefully now WP will be ahead of the competition feature wise when it will come out.

The only thing I'm dissapointed about is a Skype app, full Skype integration would have been such a killer feature and really a step forward in how our mobile phones work. Would it be possible that carriers would not allow this?
[Windows Phone 7 General] ChrisKringel:
I doubt that the Gen1 and Gen2 phones wont be updated because of the resolutions. I assume that the future marketplace restrictions will only allow apps that run on every resolution. And in my opinion the current resolution is just fine and I can live with it for the next two years.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Seed 2.0:
It's the reason I think Microsoft is going to be a solid contender in the mobile fight for dominance. They are going to connect all the connectables. A developer writes an app, basically one app that will work on a PC, Phone, TV, and Tablet. Imagine the amount of developer attention and efforts that will flock to the platform.

Now lets see Microsoft get really smart and give Windows Phone Users their copy of Windows 8 for free. ;) " Promo "
[Windows Phone 7 General] Nit3m4re:
Can't say I agree more that having this uniform eco-system where one app works for all is probably the best move MS have up their sleeve. Any developer who knows the app they make for PC will work on tablet and phone's as well immediately should serve as a huge incentive to develop, and fast. An ace card up from Google & Apple I guess, though tbh as an Android user, we aren't short of apps. Hopefully though it closes the gap, especially come may when my upgrades due, getting bored of the UI of Ice Cream Sandwich already and iPhones just aren't for me at the moment. Should be an interesting year though to say the least :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] Peew971:
If this is officially revealed at MWC, sales might suffer from it. Sensible people wouldn't get into a 2 years contract knowing that high resolutions, multi core and NFC are just a few months away. I wish this update would come much earlier that Mango did but I can't see it happening with Nokia just getting back to the US market.
[Windows Phone 7 General] magicsquid:
Is this statement based on information (e.g. from Microsoft) or is it just a guess?
[Windows Phone 7 General] Peew971:
I think Microsoft originally said all phones would get all updates but you never know as even on iOS some early phones can't be updated anymore. I'd think GEN2 would be fine with a question mark over GEN1.

GEN1 owners should be eligible for upgrade when GEN3 is out though.
[Windows Phone 7 General] JVH3:
This is really huge and backward compatible

In the article, they also state that Windows Phone 8 is Apollo.

And as far as compatibility, they also state

Removable storage, ability to use native code, skype integration, data to automaically favor wifi hotspots.

I was just reading more into the stuff Heathcliff did with running native code. It looks pretty easy (By easy, I mean for devs that have been doing dot net and COM for years.) to make apps that use it now that he did the leg work, but I am thinking I may just wait and use the official one when an Apollo SDK is issued by Microsoft.

Once this is out, native won't be for home brew only.

Hopefully they get this out earlier rather than later. And the SDK even sooner, so we can see apps available that take advantage once it is released.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
Death to Zune! No more Zune!

Best news is the move to ActiveSync! Which means wired and wireless access to our files. Also I read native code support a few days ago.

Everything else is so 2010.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Strike_Eagle:
No.

The whole media System of Windows Phone is Zune. A dedicated application may require Zune Client to sync Media.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sinister1:
Yes, the actually listened. I was going to jump ship but now I will bite my tongue:D and wait.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
Sure buddy

" Moreover, Windows Phone 8 will reportedly scrap integration with the desktop Zune client in favor of a syncing relationship with a dedicated companion application. In other words, Microsoft is bringing back a (presumably) richer version of ActiveSync after letting that program die out for the most part."

Death to Zune!

They're bringing back the glory days of the PPC!
[Windows Phone 7 General] 7carisfast:
You guys make me laugh....

I'm still waiting for 8107 and you are talking about Windows 8. LOL. When has MS ever met a freak'n date?
[Windows Phone 7 General] ROCOAFZ:
I'm betting zune will still be around, just not required. it will be a music client only and still have phone integration. They put to much into zune and they will need a music service to compete with itunes. the name will die though. It will be Microsoft music as seen on windows 8

http://zunited.net/rss/?p=84
[Windows Phone 7 General] sinister1:
Yes, Zune is good for music and apps but that's it. Man I can't wait, hope there's more than just these features. Come one file explorer and MMS audio. :p
[Windows Phone 7 General] PG2G:
The one and only major Windows Phone update? Hell, most of us had it in our hands mid summer. I can't wait for Apollo beta :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] Alcoholic:
According to whom? I doubt 1st gen will be updated by US carriers (and now the choice is up to them).

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Hopefully we see a apollo beta like we did mango. This might actually happen because the apps need to be re-written for apollo to support multiple cores and resolutions.

I had mango beta 6 months before official so i think we might see a apollo beta at mwc...

I wonder what happened to tango.. Nokia needs to introduce those cheap phones to get some brand awareness going.
[Windows Phone 7 General] emjlr3:
actually, Mango was a head of schedule. released several weeks earlier than the date announced.

and most devs and/or xda users had some earlier mango release versions months ahead of time

if that is any indication of how things may work with Apollo, a fall release date (which is widely assumed, and would be about 1 year post Mango) could mean we see Apollo as early as this spring, if not, no later than early summer, which is seriously right around the corner

as for waiting on 8107, you are free to update, as most people have already done, using the update thread

fast and seamless - otherwise, if you are waiting for your carrier/manufacturer to hop on board, have fun

with that said, Tango is supposedly right around the corner, so i would not be surprised to see some builds available in the next month or two, in the interim
[Windows Phone 7 General] Strike_Eagle:
^

sure. Good point right there. Since they just change the name ,it doesn't mean Zune has been killed and rebuild to a new one. Since Zune now is integrate into both xbox and handheld devices, it is nearly impossible to kill it
[Windows Phone 7 General] gamefrick:
I wouldn't say it would affect sales, but rather it would create a whole new attention that people never saw about Windows Phone 7 now. If it is going to do all these new things, then why not get on the boat now and enjoy what everyone else is enjoying about windows phone. I think it would be the take away factor at MWC this month. The awareness has to be created by any means necessary.

In addition, I like that the target by Q4 2012 is 100,000apps. Windows Phone all the way!!!
[Windows Phone 7 General] nicksti:
I am with Vet on bringing back the Activesync glory days of pocket pc. But will this mean I can Activesync my outlook like the good ole days?
[Windows Phone 7 General] gamefrick:
YES I KNOW!!! DEATH OF ZUNE!!! When I read that aspect, I think I understood why, Microsoft was ending Zune hardware, question is why continue with the app. I believe WP8 should have an entirely new sync app which has Activesync capabilities. For those who think MS is reverting to the old way of syncing with WM6, you got it wrong. Their eyes has been opened to understand we need all the end user support we can get now and going back to one of the negatives of WP6 would be a disaster obviously.

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They know they are far behind in the market and they understand its about time they make serious commitments with dates and the like. Heck, Apple will be releasing iPhone5 probably right about the same time. Its enough competition if you ask me.

Windows Phone 8 Vs. iPhone 5 -- Round 1 (Q4 2012)

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Sinister, I can guarantee you that MS will incorporate every little detail that makes sense and that appeals to end users (population wise) in order to compete. They have decided to stay in this industry and it will surely make a difference.

I cannot wait either. Its going to be a beautiful thing.

Let's not forget Nokia still holds the biggest market share as far as hardware is concerned.
[Windows Phone 7 General] henry084:
WP8 is all good, as I can see. Though the present WP7 is not bad.

So my only concern left would be, is it possible to update WP7 to WP8 seamlessly in 1st gen and 2nd gen WP7 phones.

But there are questions of the updatability of WP7, as WP8 no matter the kernel, the sync software and the file structure are totally different from those in WP7....... let's wait and see.
[Windows Phone 7 General] narta:
Since tango devices with lower RAM and probably same as GEN 1 SoC will get the Apollo update, GEN 1 devices are 100% to get it, officially or a la cab sender way. ;)
[Windows Phone 7 General] prohibido_por_la_ley:
Good to see that MS is now about to crush the competition, all Gen 1 and 1.5 devices will be updated but probably with some limitations like what the iPhone 3GS and iPad 1 are currently facing. That being said I'm looking forward to having an Apollo beta on my HD7 in early July just like on my sprint arrive last summer.
[Windows Phone 7 General] gamefrick:
So I cannot just wait for Apollo now. It would be spanking new. Like the article said, it would be like an entirely new OS like the switch from WM6 to WP7. The only difference is that there is a whole lot more hardware compatibility add-ons with this upgrade so we can see some real iPhone/android/samsung competition. Just hope HTC comes on board with some serious hardware to support Windows Phone 8 power.

Looking to see an HTC Windows Phone 8 running

- A quad-core or a 6-core processor

- 1080p resolution and recording at full 1080P HD resolution as well

- 16MP camera like the Lumia 900

- HDMI output

- 8MP front facing camera

- 32GB/64GB/128GB sd-card removal storage

- Full LTE support

I would call this the HTC Destroyer!

Now we would see some competition. Bring it iPhone!

Who can beat that? Q4 2012 I can't wait!!!!!!!!
[Windows Phone 7 General] KB24@CL:
relax...there is no way you are going to see a hexacore phone this year from any company and there is less of a chance to get an 8MP front cam...

Your battery would literally SUCK especially with LTE and 1080p resolution...
[Windows Phone 7 General] sinister1:
Yeap, that's the majic of Windows Phone, you don't need all that fancy dual core and resolution, it runs just great what it has now. Having LTE suck up your battery would be just having an Android with it always having to plugged in. I looked into some Android phones and just about all of them suck up battery life.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Omnia7xdax:
I think its the right way they´re going;)
[Windows Phone 7 General] weeeeeww:
why 4/6 core cpu? I would rather have 2 core with 8800 nvidia

record 1080p yes but not 1080p display on 4-5 inch

Lumia 900 has 8mp camera

hdmi yes

why 8mp frontcam? So you can brag?

Larger storige yes and sd slot yes

LTE yes

For me i just hope MS reinvent notification center and fix push
[Windows Phone 7 General] Don Reba:
For me, the most important question is whether WP8 will support native code. Even limited to WRT, it would be a huge incentive to develop for the platform.
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
Yes it will support native code. It has been confirmed somewhere by Joe.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Don Reba:
You just made my day. Looks like I will skip from WM 6.5 to WP8, then.

WRT still prevents loading arbitrary libraries, but at least the open-source ones can often be recompiled with minor modifications.
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
Let me dig the source for you before you conclude :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] Peew971:
It would be a terrible shame to have to wait for Apollo for a backup solution. A simple update to Zune could allow that.
[Windows Phone 7 General] prohibido_por_la_ley:
Right now there's a few unofficial ways to do it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sionicion:
I'm sure Tango will bring a backup feature.
[Windows Phone 7 General] jz9833:
the Windows Phone 8 hardware specs look amazing. I was going to get a Lumia 900 but now I might just wait for this
[Windows Phone 7 General] alex2792:
MS really needs to leverage Xbox popularity with WP7/8 the portable gaming market is there for the taking. Apple doesn't seem to put much resources behind promoting games, it's the perfect opportunity that MS should seize. Can you imagine playing Gears of War or Halo with Xbox 360 graphics(possible with upcoming SOCs) on a W8 phone or tablet with full xbl support? Frankly, I'm shocked that MS hasn't been aggressively pushing this aspect of their platform.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Don Reba:
Can't you already play the PC versions of Halo and Gears of War on Windows tablets? As I understand it, they have XBL support, as well.
[Windows Phone 7 General] alex2792:
I'm talking about upcoming W8 ARM tablets not current touchscreen laptops with non touch optimized OS and 3hr battery life. Nobody in their right mind would buy one of those over an iPad or even an android tablet(which are pretty awful).
[Windows Phone 7 General] Don Reba:
All I'm saying is, Microsoft does not have to do anything it is not already doing with games to get what you want. :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] kindley:
very intresting
[Windows Phone 7 General] ruscik:
I have Acer iconia W500 and it lasts 3h under full apu load or over 5 if you watch 1HD movie and spend rest browsing via wifi. For internet radio only via wifi I got over 6h so before you comment check your facts. It is all on win8 preview.

With windows 7 remove 30min working time on 2nd and 3rd example, no change under full load
[Windows Phone 7 General] lamborg:
so will it be available for ALL WP7 devices, be it Gen 1 or 2 (don't know the difference between the 2)?
[Windows Phone 7 General] dtboos:
New form factors shown (via neowin):

http://www.neowin.net/news/new-windows-phone-form-factors-revealed
[Windows Phone 7 General] fallenmonk:
That is why I got my Titan free and on a 12 month contract.
[Windows Phone 7 General] rruffman:
I also too have a acer icona tab and get 6 hrs plus when using the type of things you would do on a ipad or android tablet..
[Windows Phone 7 General] DebbieNY13:
OMG, I am absolutely tickled to death that ActiveSync is making it's return! :D

I'm currently using a Tilt 2 and ActiveSync works flawlessly for me. The thought of having to use Zune/Windows Live to sync was making me cling even tighter to my Rhodium. I've always hated using Device Center, as it never seems to work right for me and doesn't play nice with ActiveSync (have ActiveSync on my work PC and Device Center on my home) and it creates tons of errors. Therefore, all my syncing has to be done from my work PC, as that one contains my calendar, contacts, tasks, etc. anyway.

I just ordered a used Quantum from Ebay to play with a bit and I just tried loading Windows Live on my work PC to set up the transfer of my data and I discovered that my company has blocked access to Windows Live, so that process is absolutely useless to me.

I will keep an eye on this thread going forward, as I am a Windows Phone virgin. Hopefully, the Quantum will get Apollo as well. ;)
[Windows Phone 7 General] WindowsPhoneBoard.com:
Cant wait to see WP8 phones. Dual core is one of big addon. I am pretty sure WP getting ready to win mobile phone battle
[HTC Rezound] superchilpil:
Oddly mine isn't 000000

I'm running clean Rom ics

The password is 123456 which is just as simple, anyone else notice this?
[HTC Rezound] jmorton10:
I'm curious, what are you trying to change??

I don't think I've used an EPST PW since I had a Windows phone & used CDMA Workshop to convert a TouchPro from Sprint to Verizon.....
[HTC Rezound] superchilpil:
Usually its just a couple settings to force 4g to work when it doesn't

This phone isn't nearly as bad as my thunderbolt
[Android Apps and Games] BuddyJoe83:
Thought I'd share a 'fix' for your TouchPads if you don't want to be tied to 120 or 160 dpi (which btw look good but still..).

Now we all now the edit build.prop or dpi change apps but this one is pretty neat.

It allows you to manually set your desired DPI (f.e. 132 as the TP should be) but also comes with a solution for 'breaking' your market. The app will Fix your Market compatibility issues by modding your Market.apk into thinking you are using the market at f.e. 120 DPI. You can do this for any DPI change :)

Guide:

1) Install LCD Density Modder Pro here (official Android Market link)

2) Open app (only for root users but if you are running Android on your TP...)

3) set your DPI

4) Save as System DPI (perma + reboot) or

4a) Temp Apply (fast reboot and is merely there to see if your chosen DPI looks good)

5) after reboot hit "Fix Market compatibility issues"

6) Download modded Market.apk for the PDI you want the market to think you have (either 120 or 160 DPI, depends which file you installed from CM9)

7) Install Mod

8) Asks you to reboot so that the 'new' Market.apk works

9) voilá!

(note: instructions will also appear when opening app)

I hope this isn't considered something 'not done' on this forum as I am merely linking to an official apk on the market and points TP users in the right direction.

Good luck!

ps: credits go to anthonyjcasagrande aka theb1rdm4n for developing
[Optimus 7 General] shtresatu:
Guys! I have a litle (big for me) problem: I really miss a few java apps and I wanna know how the heck can I port those on my beloved optimus 7:confused::confused:? This phone doesn't support java, but I believe that some apps can be ported! Can I find a tutorial about this??? I will atach a java file that I wanna put on my phone, maybe a kind gent developer may look at it and tell me at least if is possibile! Thanks in advance and please, don't let a poor noob to stay in the dark!:cool::eek:
[Optimus 7 General] Ruwin:
I'm sorry to disappoint you but there's no way you can run java on wp7. There is no java runtime in wp7.

The only thing that would be possible is to build the app from scratch in silverlight. It shouldn't be that had if you know some C# and you have the source code fro the desired java app. But i think building a sinaxar app it's pretty easy if using some specific web services or API. Maybe you should look into building your own simple app instead of porting the java one. You can find many tutorials on wp7 developing and it is easier than you might think.

PS: Have you searched for Orthodox Calendar on Marketplace?

PPS: I have an idea that might work: Search for an orthodox holiday calendar in ical format. You should be able to find some online. Download the ical and sync it with your exchange calendar. Then sync the exchange calendar with your phone. The calendar should be on your phone this way. So you don't need a sinaxar, because you have the orthodox holidays in your phones calendar. I think this should work with google calendar or msn calendar as well.
[Optimus 7 General] shtresatu:
Orthodox calendar is more about russian and not romanian! Already tried it! I've syncronized my windows live calendar with an .ics one, but now I'm facing another trouble: yahoo mail account not working! Keep asking me for the correct password! Tried to delete it and create another one, but does not work. I've tried with advanced settings and on INCOMING mail had pop.mail.yahoo.com, tried again with imap.mail.yahoo.com, but nothing seems to work!
[Optimus 7 General] Ruwin:
Hey,

I would recommend using google calendar or exchange (if you have one) for sync. Yahoo is known for issues, and Hotmail... i have no experience with that. But with the first two it works great.
[Optimus 7 General] shtresatu:
Problem solved. Imap was the problem. Thanx a lot, but I still miss a lot at least a java emulator
[Nook Touch General] Torimu.Joji:
Is there a file on the NST that stores the email and password for the B&N account?

If there is, is it encrypted? And how could I get it?
[Nook Touch General] GabrialDestruir:
I believe that the email is stored in accounts.db (can't tell you the exact location) not sure if the password is there too.
[Nook Touch General] ros87:
I'd be surprised if the password is actually stored :)

Most likely they do a one time log-in and create a hash/token for later logins.
[Nook Touch General] GabrialDestruir:
I know a hash/token is created when you validate different cards, but I do know at least on the Nook Color they stored the email. I'll check soon if I can find the database again.
[Nook Touch General] GabrialDestruir:
In /data/system/accounts.db you can find the First Name, Last Name, Email and other interesting stuff about the owner of the device. Looking here though it does seem to be mostly Google's information populating this db where as bn has a couple entries about device and user and a couple tokens and that's it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Diablo67:
I don't remember having to install busybox,i know that all custom roms have it built in,if you have a working recovery,then go ahead and download and install a custom rom.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] intrlude:
Busybox is integrated into most custom ROMs, like Diablo67 states. If you're S-ON, you're going to need to boot into recovery via fastboot, to flash your kernel/ROM simultaneously.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain_Throwback:
Your device is not S-OFF. It appears to be in the middle of the process to return it to stock. You'll need to flash a stock ROM to it to normalize the HBOOT version, and then you can re-root with Revolutionary.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Diablo67:
I misread,i thought he said he had S-Off.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirtyrob:
tried flashing pc36img by installing zip from sd card says (bad) aborted?

Now i just restored to a factory save i had going to try revolutionary again?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain_Throwback:
You don't install a PC36IMG in recovery; it's flashed through the bootloader.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirtyrob:
finally figured it out thanks for your help.
[TouchPad General] strikerage:
Has anyone had luck getting Huluplus working on classicnerd? I have the modded apk file, I've removed the hosts file, but it still wont play because of the ads needing to load.

Not sure whats causing the blockage at this point as all the old tricks from Xron aren't working.

Anyone have any luck?

If you flash it, they will.... ok, that just doesn't work.
[TouchPad General] _Motoki_:
You can get Hulu to work via the web with a modified Flash but I wouldn't bother until they get hardware acceleration working. It's not really watchable and just stutters and locks up.

I haven't been able to get the Hulu apk to work on any ics based rom for the Touchpad no matter what I try.

If you absolutely must have Hulu on the touchpad at this point, I hate to say it, but you are probably just better off with a Gingerbread based ROM.