Windows Phone 7 Won't Support MicroSD Cards, Multitasking
Whats the point then?
what's the point of buying a Pocket PC or Smartphone if you can't multitask. Easy F**K Microsoft and their Windows 7. I won't waste a dime on them.
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First off, the OS does multitask- if it's anything like the iPhone there will be at least 20 processes going on at any time accounting for core services.
But realistically, why do you to run applications in the background? If you 'close' a web browser- it's more efficient to have it cached in the physical memory than to sit there eating up RAM and CPU cycles.
But realistically, why do you to run applications in the background? If you 'close' a web browser- it's more efficient to have it cached in the physical memory than to sit there eating up RAM and CPU cycles.
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It would be like Subaru saying "we won't make the new models All Wheel Drive because people complain too much about the less than adequate performance and poor fuel economy."
Complaining about the battery life on a smartphone is like complaining about the fuel economy on a Dodge Viper, citing a Toyota Prius as a comparison.
Complaining about the battery life on a smartphone is like complaining about the fuel economy on a Dodge Viper, citing a Toyota Prius as a comparison.
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Or it's like Subaru saying "We won't use all four wheels to send power when only two are necessary because constantly using all four wheels causes a loss of efficiency and it isn't necessary- maybe by doing this we can get 30 MPG instead of 15"
A Dodge Viper is a niche device. Smartphones are not niche devices anymore.
A Dodge Viper is a niche device. Smartphones are not niche devices anymore.
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Fine... it's like people complaining about the fuel economy on a Range Rover, which is not a niche device, but a War Wagon/School Driver/Offroader/Grocery Getter/does everything SUV. And it has permanent 4WD.
And disabling drive to two wheels doesn't improve fuel economy. You have to take out the extra diffs and axles as well to reduce rotational inertia, drag, and weight, all three of which reduce fuel economy on a 4WD car.
And disabling drive to two wheels doesn't improve fuel economy. You have to take out the extra diffs and axles as well to reduce rotational inertia, drag, and weight, all three of which reduce fuel economy on a 4WD car.
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So if theres no multitasking does that mean no Palringo running all day for aim/yahoo and facebook while listening to music and browsing the web?
i only use it for things like that i would want to be logged into a messenger all day while browsing the web or listening to music does the whole " no multitasking" thing mean i can no longer do these things at simultaneously anymore?
im not familiar with the iphone and its lack of multitasking so im kind of lost here...
i only use it for things like that i would want to be logged into a messenger all day while browsing the web or listening to music does the whole " no multitasking" thing mean i can no longer do these things at simultaneously anymore?
im not familiar with the iphone and its lack of multitasking so im kind of lost here...
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The OS has built in push notifications, like the iPhone. With the iPhone (on BeeJive, for example), I am logged in even if the application is not running (unless I specify it to log out.) New IM's are pushed to my phone and I am notified as they arrive.
The IM application itself isn't running when it is not in view- its state is cached to the physical memory and resumes when I tap the icon again.
The IM application itself isn't running when it is not in view- its state is cached to the physical memory and resumes when I tap the icon again.
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so its possible to be logged in on im apps and receive message all day on the new winphone 7 and iphone? whats the pros/cons of the push notifications instead of the actual app its self running and beeping or whatever when you get a new message?
so what WOULDNT i be able to do on winphone 7 that im able to do on winmo 6.5 (touch pro2) right now as far as multitasking is concerned. I've read u can browse the web on the iphone, reply to texts and then go back to the web on whatever u were browsing all with music playing in the background....
isnt that multitasking?
so what WOULDNT i be able to do on winphone 7 that im able to do on winmo 6.5 (touch pro2) right now as far as multitasking is concerned. I've read u can browse the web on the iphone, reply to texts and then go back to the web on whatever u were browsing all with music playing in the background....
isnt that multitasking?
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That is correct. I use IM instead of SMS in most cases. The phone doesn't have to beep. For example, on the iPhone CNN app it displays the headlines as they happen. For my weather app, the icon simply changes based on the weather and only shows a notification if it's going to thunderstorm or snow.
It absolutely is multitasking. The iPhone (and WinMo7) supports multitasking- it's built into the very OS. What the iPhone and WM7 does not allow is for 3rd party applications (like Pandora) to execute processes in the background. For 99% of applications this has no effect. For an app like Pandora, it means you can't listen to streaming audio while surfing the web.
Otherwise, there isn't that much of a difference. The main benefit is that ba...
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It absolutely is multitasking. The iPhone (and WinMo7) supports multitasking- it's built into the very OS. What the iPhone and WM7 does not allow is for 3rd party applications (like Pandora) to execute processes in the background. For 99% of applications this has no effect. For an app like Pandora, it means you can't listen to streaming audio while surfing the web.
Otherwise, there isn't that much of a difference. The main benefit is that ba...
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