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Re: iOS 7

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Post by shinratdr »

eyko wrote: post #265
capnjngl wrote: post #127

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Livestream from Apple was OSX-only.

More like Safari-only. I couldn't watch it on Chrome on OSX (unless I changed my user agent to Safari)

Whether or not HLS is supported by Chrome is quite confusing. I'm not surprised they blocked it at a User Agent level (which Google does all the time for their services, Reverse Image Search & Maps being good examples).

While Chrome has supported HLS for a WebM backend for some time now, documentation on their support for HLS with an MP4 backend is unclear. It seems to work now as of Chrome 26, but that wasn't always the case. It also works fine on Android devices past 3.2 because of Google TV.

Re: iOS 7

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Post by shinratdr »

spangborn wrote: post #109
shinratdr wrote: post #67

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I don't know why someone would use a liveblog when they offered a very capable livestream. Also quite the rookie mistake considering the AMD logo they showed had "FireGL" written right on it.

It wasn't available on Windows, which many of us work on. Also, some work networks are more restrictive and block it.

It was, just not via any typical Windows browser because of their lack of support for HLS. Simply copying the URL into VLC would have worked.

Re: iOS 7

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

joeblau wrote: post #341
seanmcdirmid wrote: post #310

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Some things, like the alarm app, really annoy me, but overall the interface is nice. If only there were more third party apps, we don't even have facebook or skype on the marketplace my phone supports (which is hardware locked dammit!).

The app ecosystem is the only thing that's really missing and I tell my friends; If I had Instagram and Googles ecosystem of apps, I'd be set.

I wish I could even get that far. I hear that the WP8 app ecosystem in the states isn't that bad, but I can't experience it.

Really, all I want is a phone that will upload pictures directly to Facebook.

Re: iOS 7

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Post by ldubinets »

joeblau wrote: post #341
seanmcdirmid wrote: post #310

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Some things, like the alarm app, really annoy me, but overall the interface is nice. If only there were more third party apps, we don't even have facebook or skype on the marketplace my phone supports (which is hardware locked dammit!).

The app ecosystem is the only thing that's really missing and I tell my friends; If I had Instagram and Googles ecosystem of apps, I'd be set.

We have full-featured instagram (3rd party app call led instance), we have a Facebook app and you can definitely upload pictures, and there's even a snapchat client too. But I agree, the app situation is undoubtedly worse on WP. I don't use very many apps personally, so it works for me.

Re: iOS 7

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Post by ldubinets »

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #310
ldubinets wrote: post #302

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I haven't met a person yet who hates their windows phone.

Some things, like the alarm app, really annoy me, but overall the interface is nice. If only there were more third party apps, we don't even have facebook or skype on the marketplace my phone supports (which is hardware locked dammit!).

Ah, I only have experience in the US store where there is Facebook, Skype and a ton of other good stuff. I suppose its only a matter of time, but for now I agree that is kind of unacceptable .

Re: iOS 7

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

ldubinets wrote: post #384
joeblau wrote: post #341

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The app ecosystem is the only thing that's really missing and I tell my friends; If I had Instagram and Googles ecosystem of apps, I'd be set.

We have full-featured instagram (3rd party app call led instance), we have a Facebook app and you can definitely upload pictures, and there's even a snapchat client too. But I agree, the app situation is undoubtedly worse on WP. I don't use very many apps personally, so it works for me.

Not all markets have these, and some phones are hard coded to specific markets even if unlocked.
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