Windows Phone owners. General Disussions | Apps | Tips and Tricks

[Ottoman]

- Paper Boy Beta - Paper Boy | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (United States)
- CNN - CNN | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (United States)
- Huffington Post - The Huffington Post | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (United States)
- New York Times - NYTimes | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (United States)

Thanks for the suggestions. But none of them are really that good. In fact I'm amazed how apps like Huffington even make it to the Store. They're so bad it isn't even funny.

MSN News is a good looking app but it doesn't support Pakistan. <_<

 

[armada]

[MENTION=6068]Ottoman[/MENTION] try flip board

Sent from my Glasky tab S

 

[Ottoman]

@Ottoman try flip board

Sent from my Glasky tab S

Flipboard looks nice! I'm still trying to find my way around it. Not sure how it works to be honest but so far it looks slick..

 

[sultanahmad]

Ask here: https://www.facebook.com/NokiaPakistan

Thanks alot !! i had but they are also not sure LOL

 

[maryfarrukh]

Flipboard looks nice! I'm still trying to find my way around it. Not sure how it works to be honest but so far it looks slick..

Check Weave News Reader or Magnify News

Magnify has great layout but the page which shows the articles is not particularly interesting. Weave is an all around nice reader

 

[umer rashid]

Let me find a decent camera, I will then

Get nokia lumia 1020.. No need of separate camera in this class. Now, price is decreased too, available at 45-48K.:soh: Slim mobile, good choice for camera & mobile lovers. Perfect combination.

 

[XxRebellionxX]

Get nokia lumia 1020.. No need of separate camera in this class. Now, price is decreased too, available at 45-48K.:soh: Slim mobile, good choice for camera & mobile lovers. Perfect combination.

You just quoted an year old post, lol.

 

[umer rashid]

You just quoted an year old post, lol.

Because price is decreased and there is no alternative of this mobile if you are camera lover, That's why i am talking about this perfect combination, both specifications of mobile & great camera too.

 

[Lord Ammar]

Because price is decreased and there is no alternative of this mobile if you are camera lover, That's why i am talking about this perfect combination, both specifications of mobile & great camera too.

The worth of this phone is no more than 20-25k. 45k is an absolute joke.

 

[umer rashid]

The worth of this phone is no more than 20-25k. 45k is an absolute joke.

This is just your opinion. Lol, you don't know around 20- 25k worth camera in that mobile. lol May be you are used to high end DSLR. That's why it looks nothing for you.

 

[Lord Ammar]

This is just your opinion. Lol, you don't know around 20- 25k worth camera in that mobile. lol May be you are used to high end DSLR. That's why it looks nothing for you.

I'm an ex-Lumia 1020 owner btw. The camera doesn't add 20k to the price of the phone. Lumia 1020 runs 2011 era hardware. By your logic the 808 PureView should also be worth 30-40k.

 

[saad51233]

Is Nokia X2 any good? Nokia X2 Or Lumia 630?

 

[Ottoman]

Lumia Denim updates to roll out Q4 2014

Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1

• Cortana – The most personal digital assistant on the market will now be available in the UK and China as a Beta. India, Canada and Australia will have access to Cortana as a public Alpha. For US residents, Cortana now includes an improved natural language, car kit integration via Bluetooth for contacts, snooze reminders and calendar improvements.

• Live folders – If you prefer to keep your apps or games organised, you can now put them into folders. Simply press, hold and drag an app over another to create a new folder on the Start screen. Each folder can be renamed by tapping on the text field above the open folder.

• Apps Corner – Create a customised Start screen, where only specific apps or games are accessible. This could be particularly useful in the workplace if you’re issuing Windows Phones to employees.

• SMS merge and forwarding – Select individual text messages to either delete them out of a messaging thread, or to copy and past them into a new message in order to forward them.

• Snooze Times – It’s now possible to customise the snooze time within the Alarm app.

• Consumer VPN – Maintain privacy and security when using data while connected to public Wi-Fi hotspots or even with your home Wi-Fi.

• Mobile Web Site improvements in IE – Connect and browse even faster with improved downloading speeds on mobile websites.

• Store Live Tile (US only) – The Store Live Tile displays featured apps and games that are the most popular in the Store, or most relevant for you.

Full of features: Lumia Denim Update - Lumia Conversations

Very minor updates. I'm more interested in seeing how Cortana operates.

 

[Lord Ammar]

I thought Lumia phones have already received the 8.1 update which includes all these features.

 

[FLop]

hey guys can any one tell me are there any free IKEv2 VPNs available that works with WP 8.1 ?

 

[Ottoman]

'Candy Crush Saga' has been released on the Windows Phone platform. I can now requiescat in pace

 

[Zlip792]

Lumia Denim firmware Update + Windows 8.1 Update 1 on the rollout, started in Europe after China, soon to follow for other world.

Keep looking at: Availability in Middle East - Nokia

Source: http://www.neowin.net/news/lumia-denim-update-rolls-out-around-the-world

Features:

• Cortana – The most personal digital assistant on the market will now be available in the UK and China as a Beta. India, Canada and Australia will have access to Cortana as a public Alpha. For US residents, Cortana now includes an improved natural language, car kit integration via Bluetooth for contacts, snooze reminders and calendar improvements.
• Live folders – If you prefer to keep your apps or games organized, you can now put them into folders. Simply press, hold and drag an app over another to create a new folder on the Start screen. Each folder can be renamed by tapping on the text field above the open folder.
• Apps Corner – Create a customized Start screen, where only specific apps or games are accessible. This could be particularly useful in the workplace if you’re issuing Windows Phones to employees.
• SMS merge and forwarding – Select individual text messages to either delete them out of a messaging thread, or to copy and past them into a new message in order to forward them.
• Snooze Times – It’s now possible to customize the snooze time within the Alarm app.
• Consumer VPN – Maintain privacy and security when using data while connected to public Wi-Fi hotspots or even with your home Wi-Fi.
• Mobile Web Site improvements in IE – Connect and browse even faster with improved downloading speeds on mobile websites.
• Store Live Tile (US only) – The Store Live Tile displays featured apps and games that are the most popular in the Store, or most relevant for you.
• Lumia Camera – Replacing Nokia Camera, Lumia Camera is faster and more intuitive than before to make the best camera experience, even better.
• Speed – Pocket to capture speeds are superfast, and it only takes milliseconds going from shot to shot.
• Moment Capture – A long press of the camera button starts 4K-quality video recording at 24 FPS. With each frame at 8.3 megapixels, you can save individual frames as high quality still images (must support 4K recording).
• Rich Capture – Auto HDR and Dynamic Flash are now welcomed into the already-impressive feature set. Shoot first and adjust the camera settings later for that perfect photo.
• Improved image processing algorithms – Updated to give you clearer photos, even in lowlight.
• “Hey Cortana” Voice Activation (Only for Snapdragon 800 and above) - Gone are the days of pressing the microphone button to wake-up Cortana. Simply say “Hey Cortana” while the phone is idle and Cortana will activate. This is possible thanks to the SensorCore technology.
• Glance Screen – Compatible Lumia devices can now show more at a glance with Bing Weather, or Bing Health & Fitness data, in addition to time and date, notifications and application data (for Lumias that support Glance).

 

[Lord Ammar]

Whats the app situation on WP these days. Last I used a WP apps like Whatsapp, Twitter and Facebook were very unreliable. Have they improved?

 

[Zlip792]

Whats the app situation on WP these days. Last I used a WP apps like Whatsapp, Twitter and Facebook were very unreliable. Have they improved?

- Whatsapp - same unreliable and few users facing horrible battery drain and notification issues. (Though notification issue seems to be more general OS issue)
- Facebook Beta updated with several changes, didn't read much about its feedback
- Twitter was last updated in July, so obviously it doesn't changed much.

These are opinions of my own and what I read. I didn't experience notification issue though battery drain is there.

 

[funky]

using WP HTC 8x nice phone light weight, enough memory brigh screen