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This. http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=172624

about 5 hours ago on UPDATE - Realistic wish list for the next major WP update

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In my experience, it charges but not constantly. It will flick off and on which damages the battery over time.

about 5 hours ago on Advantages and disadvantages of wireless charging?

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Thank you! I had meant to when I originally posted, but it was during when The Verge was having lots of technical problems.

1 day ago on Metro 2.0

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He is extremely talented. I think he has a lot of growth opportunity when it comes to learning about proportion and proper use of space (I’m a designer/developer by trade) and when those skills match his creativity – watch out.

1 day ago on Microsoft planning Xbox dashboard UI and tile changes in preparation for next-gen console 1 recommend

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I have a Lumia 920, and my experience is that a) the wireless charger is at least 20% slower, b) my battery doesn’t seem to last as long during the day and c) if you don’t get it on the plate exactly right, it doesn’t charge correctly.

I know (b) is highly subjective, but it definitely feels like I’ve lost a few hours of light use time during the day, though I still generally can last 14+ hours on a charge.

1 day ago on Advantages and disadvantages of wireless charging? 1 reply

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Nope!

2 days ago on Electronic Arts is no longer developing games for Nintendo's Wii U 1 recommend

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My DSi that freezes at least once a day and shuts off in sleep mode would disagree with you.

2 days ago on Electronic Arts is no longer developing games for Nintendo's Wii U 8 replies 4 recommends

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Yes of course. The WP7 → WP8 was a unique situation in that they were fundamentally changing the underlying OS. (Theoretically, all WP7 can run WP8 anyway, but they don’t want the risk of bricking.) All phones on WP8 should be capable of WP8.1, WP9, etc. as long as they don’t go making kernel changes again.

3 days ago on AT&T ... what do I do? 2 replies

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You should wait for the next Lumia to drop and buy it off-contract (usually ~$500). Then you can switch to a prepaid plan, save some serious bank and have flexibility if you ever want to change carriers.

Your current phone will last you at least to the Fall, since 7.8 is still getting some updates.

3 days ago on AT&T ... what do I do?

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What? They didn’t just DDoS everyone. They were able to get past firewalls and whatever other security was in place to grab user information, classified documents, etc.

3 days ago on LulzSec hackers sentenced to between one and three years in prison by UK court 1 reply 6 recommends

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It’s similar, I’ll give you that.

3 days ago on Metro 2.0 1 reply

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Seems like they did a very poor job of covering their tracks. You’d think with the sophistication of their attacks, they’d be better at it.

3 days ago on LulzSec hackers sentenced to between one and three years in prison by UK court 3 replies 1 recommend

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Keyboard shortcuts FTW

3 days ago on Metro 2.0

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He likened this potential free-experimentation zone to Burning Man and said that we need “some safe places where we can try things and not have to deploy to the entire world.”

I mean the Chinese government gets to do that all the time, so why not Google? :-P

4 days ago on Larry Page wants to 'set aside a part of the world' for unregulated experimentation 5 recommends

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I want this. http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/the-re-imagined-windows-8-metro-concept-that-you-wish-was-real/

4 days ago on Metro 2.0 2 replies 3 recommends

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Simply put, they need to bring the Zune branding back. It was the most dynamic, beautiful and interesting implementation of Metro I’ve seen yet. It made me WANT to play with the software.

That being said, I think the closest applications to that are those in Office 2013 right now. They could be more de-cluttered, but they feel more Zune-y than Windows 8 does.

4 days ago on Metro 2.0 2 replies 4 recommends