Just wanted to pop in and mention the SuperTube app, which comes in free ad-supported and $1.29 versions. The main thing on the pay version besides removing ads is the ability to download and save unlimited videos, lite version is restricted to 3. You can just stream unlimited in the free version but I still dropped a Bacon Jr. Cheeseburger's amount o' change on this thing cause it's really that good.
Basically everything you'd want in a YouTube app. Metro interface, has good search, categories, can sign in to your YouTube account and see subscriptions on their own page, favorites, etc. Most importantly it actually allows you to specify the quality level of the stream or download (SD/HQ/HD), and in my experience HQ works fine over 3G with minimal buffering depending on your signal quality. Finally puts WP7 on par with Android's official YouTube app.
Only question is, if this guy can do it, whats stopping the official app?
i believe the thing stopping the official app is that google doesn't want to spend development time ensuring that their competitor's experience of their products to be as good as their experience of their products
plus official support for downloading videos off youtube will never happen
i believe the thing stopping the official app is that google doesn't want to spend development time ensuring that their competitor's experience of their products to be as good as their experience of their products
plus official support for downloading videos off youtube will never happen
Something like that. Supposedly Google's blocking Microsoft from accessing the same data that they allow Android/iPhones to access, which (Microsoft claims) is needed to make an app that isn't horrible.
Anyway... more Mango stuff. A complete list of all the features (announced or leaked) that're coming. (Hidden SSID support! Zune SmartDJ! Many other neat things!)
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I'd heard of that. I doubt they're going to update the flash cover, but that's remedied (a little) by removing the case before you take a photograph.
Keep in mind, the DVP has one of the more effective anti-tampering methods for the SD card--tape that crumbles if you fiddle with it and voids your warranty in a very noticeable way. That being said, many people have had success switching it out for a 32 GB, at least according to the XDA Forums.
I have to admit, I am REALLY impressed by that Supertube app (especially watching high quality video in this crappy wifi I have where I'm staying in Taiwan). Is the only way to buy it to charge it to my credit card via Microsoft? I think T-Mobile might allow me to charge it to my phone bill....but I'm not in their service area, naturally, so not so much.
I'd heard of that. I doubt they're going to update the flash cover, but that's remedied (a little) by removing the case before you take a photograph.
Keep in mind, the DVP has one of the more effective anti-tampering methods for the SD card--tape that crumbles if you fiddle with it and voids your warranty in a very noticeable way. That being said, many people have had success switching it out for a 32 GB, at least according to the XDA Forums.
Yeah I would try to do 64GB when I finally get a WP7 handset. Between my car & PC I'm broke right now. So by the time I do sign up for one the Nokia handsets will probably be out by then.
I'm hoping the coming updates will fix the fact that bluetooth audio only works for audio not associated with video files (i.e. no netflix, no youtube, no video podcasts).
Verizon finally got a WP7 device today, so I'm hoping to check it out sometime this weekend and get my first live look at WP7. Yay!
Had a question though, for those of you who own and use WP7, do you have a tablet device? Or have an interest in getting one? How do you handle having to switch from one OS to another and having to buy apps for both?
I'm curious because I'm interested in getting an ASUS Transformer tablet, but it runs Android and it is currently the one downside I have to grabbing a WP7 phone since if I got an Android phone, I could use the same apps on the tablet. iPhone and iPad enjoy the same convenience. So I was just curious if you don't have a tablet, or just don't see it as that big of a deal?
Verizon finally got a WP7 device today, so I'm hoping to check it out sometime this weekend and get my first live look at WP7. Yay!
Had a question though, for those of you who own and use WP7, do you have a tablet device? Or have an interest in getting one? How do you handle having to switch from one OS to another and having to buy apps for both?
I'm curious because I'm interested in getting an ASUS Transformer tablet, but it runs Android and it is currently the one downside I have to grabbing a WP7 phone since if I got an Android phone, I could use the same apps on the tablet. iPhone and iPad enjoy the same convenience. So I was just curious if you don't have a tablet, or just don't see it as that big of a deal?
You're not gonna get a huge advantage from the Android phone/tablet share because most app developers aren't motivated to add tablet support to their apps. The apps you'll buy on an Android tablet will mostly be built specifically for it. With iPhone/iPad there's a much more significant overlap.
ATM the BlackBerry PlayBook seems to be the only tablet desgined to work along side cell phones out side the iOSverse.
Android is a fragmented mess so just be warned before you jump into that pool. Also Toshiba has an Android Tablet coming out soon that looks good hardware wise. Otherwise you want Motorola or Asus hardware
WP7:
+Refreshing, unique interface
+Zune pass
+Xbox live
+Cohesive experience. Microsoft are aiming for tight integration between apps and the core OS experience.
+More focused app ecosystem
-Small app/user install base (means less overall support for app development, developers go where users are)
-Locked down environment
-Playing catch-up on many features that Android and iOS already have
-A lot of the features that Microsoft is introducing to reach that tight integration won't be available until Fall
Android:
+Tight integration with Google services (especially Google Voice & Google Maps)
+Top notch, unparalleled turn-by-turn navigation
+Widgets, homescreens, custom keyboards, etc. If you don't like the way something looks, you have freedom to customize it
+If your carrier doesn't want you to do something, it's almost trivial to do it anyways on Android (eg. Wifi tethering)
+Amazing, unobtrusive notification system
+Rooting/custom ROMs can introduce new life to old, abandoned devices
-Hardware manufacturers have nasty tendency to abandon old devices
-Aside from Google programs, there's not much integration between apps and OS.
-OEM Manufacturer customizations extremely hit-and-miss
Yes, it is true that their environment is amazing to work in, and the new tools update made it even better. Unfortunately, all of the awesome stuff brought on by the Mango tooling won't be in consumers' hands until fall.
Got my Trophy last night. Color me impressed. (Not hard considering I've been stuck with my 3 year old BB Curve.)
Watching Netflix on it made me feel like I've been time-warped into the future. Someone needs to write a video chat program and the iPhone will finally be kicked off its high horse.
Because Google are jerks and will probably stall now because of the skype deal.
Pretty soon WP7 will have a built in video chat client that will work with Skype, MSN/Live Messenger, & probably Lync. Not to mention Skype TVs, Skype hardware phone systems, & Skype on XBL with Kinect or the web cam.
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Basically everything you'd want in a YouTube app. Metro interface, has good search, categories, can sign in to your YouTube account and see subscriptions on their own page, favorites, etc. Most importantly it actually allows you to specify the quality level of the stream or download (SD/HQ/HD), and in my experience HQ works fine over 3G with minimal buffering depending on your signal quality. Finally puts WP7 on par with Android's official YouTube app.
Only question is, if this guy can do it, whats stopping the official app?
plus official support for downloading videos off youtube will never happen
I've already had it replaced once, basically I'm just going to hold on another few months then switch to something else.
Something like that. Supposedly Google's blocking Microsoft from accessing the same data that they allow Android/iPhones to access, which (Microsoft claims) is needed to make an app that isn't horrible.
Anyway... more Mango stuff. A complete list of all the features (announced or leaked) that're coming. (Hidden SSID support! Zune SmartDJ! Many other neat things!)
Hooray for me.
If this is true I might change my tune, of course we won't see this for another 2 years.
Mango. The fall (aka winter by the time we get it) update.
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May 26th on Verizonwireles.com, and June 2nd in Verizon stores.
Keep in mind, the DVP has one of the more effective anti-tampering methods for the SD card--tape that crumbles if you fiddle with it and voids your warranty in a very noticeable way. That being said, many people have had success switching it out for a 32 GB, at least according to the XDA Forums.
I have to admit, I am REALLY impressed by that Supertube app (especially watching high quality video in this crappy wifi I have where I'm staying in Taiwan). Is the only way to buy it to charge it to my credit card via Microsoft? I think T-Mobile might allow me to charge it to my phone bill....but I'm not in their service area, naturally, so not so much.
Yeah I would try to do 64GB when I finally get a WP7 handset. Between my car & PC I'm broke right now. So by the time I do sign up for one the Nokia handsets will probably be out by then.
Actually I'm pretty sure this is wrong. I looked a lot after I got my phone and all the models couldn't connect to hidden SSIDs
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
It's OEM software only. So far only HTC phones can do it.
http://www.wpcentral.com/htc-releases-hidden-wifi-app-windows-phone1
Had a question though, for those of you who own and use WP7, do you have a tablet device? Or have an interest in getting one? How do you handle having to switch from one OS to another and having to buy apps for both?
I'm curious because I'm interested in getting an ASUS Transformer tablet, but it runs Android and it is currently the one downside I have to grabbing a WP7 phone since if I got an Android phone, I could use the same apps on the tablet. iPhone and iPad enjoy the same convenience. So I was just curious if you don't have a tablet, or just don't see it as that big of a deal?
You're not gonna get a huge advantage from the Android phone/tablet share because most app developers aren't motivated to add tablet support to their apps. The apps you'll buy on an Android tablet will mostly be built specifically for it. With iPhone/iPad there's a much more significant overlap.
Android is a fragmented mess so just be warned before you jump into that pool. Also Toshiba has an Android Tablet coming out soon that looks good hardware wise. Otherwise you want Motorola or Asus hardware
Here is a table: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=660782.
There are some extra perks like Xbox Live and Zune Pass for WP7. Android will probably come with a lot of Google services available.
Not all of each OS services are available in all countries (Zune Pass is not available globally).
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
WP7:
+Refreshing, unique interface
+Zune pass
+Xbox live
+Cohesive experience. Microsoft are aiming for tight integration between apps and the core OS experience.
+More focused app ecosystem
-Small app/user install base (means less overall support for app development, developers go where users are)
-Locked down environment
-Playing catch-up on many features that Android and iOS already have
-A lot of the features that Microsoft is introducing to reach that tight integration won't be available until Fall
Android:
+Tight integration with Google services (especially Google Voice & Google Maps)
+Top notch, unparalleled turn-by-turn navigation
+Widgets, homescreens, custom keyboards, etc. If you don't like the way something looks, you have freedom to customize it
+If your carrier doesn't want you to do something, it's almost trivial to do it anyways on Android (eg. Wifi tethering)
+Amazing, unobtrusive notification system
+Rooting/custom ROMs can introduce new life to old, abandoned devices
-Hardware manufacturers have nasty tendency to abandon old devices
-Aside from Google programs, there's not much integration between apps and OS.
-OEM Manufacturer customizations extremely hit-and-miss
Watching Netflix on it made me feel like I've been time-warped into the future. Someone needs to write a video chat program and the iPhone will finally be kicked off its high horse.
Are there any good web sites that do app reviews?
Microsoft bought Skype and support for it was announced before that happened so anytime man.
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
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WTF no Google Talk for WP7? Why??????
Because Google has Android?
Because Google are jerks and will probably stall now because of the skype deal.
Pretty soon WP7 will have a built in video chat client that will work with Skype, MSN/Live Messenger, & probably Lync. Not to mention Skype TVs, Skype hardware phone systems, & Skype on XBL with Kinect or the web cam.