Windows Phone 8.1 review: Major league

21 April 2014
Windows Phone is yet to become the game changer Microsoft was hoping for. It didn’t quite achieve the explosive growth to become Nokia’s savoir, but it has been steadily climbing up the ranks. Maybe an upgrade of the scale of its 8.1 version is all it needed to go into overdrive and really challenge the big two in the smartphone game.

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  • 21 Apr 2014

AnonD-168288, 21 Apr 2014My only question is has USB tethering been made native? The... moreYou can do it through Wi-Fi, whether carriers like it or not.

http://www.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-internet-sharing

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    • AnonD-256515
    • dM0
    • 21 Apr 2014

    AnonD-168288, 21 Apr 2014My only question is has USB tethering been made native? The... moreUSB? Why?

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      • AnonD-256515
      • dM0
      • 21 Apr 2014

      AnonD-50083, 21 Apr 2014"Battery percentage on the status bar" You pull ... moreYeah.Battery percentage on the status bar is NOT STILL missing.It's the number below the battery icon.

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        • AnonD-168288
        • rAQ
        • 21 Apr 2014

        My only question is has USB tethering been made native? The MS love in with the restrictive carriers of the US has made the OS a complete no no for overseas users who frequently like to use their mobile data plan on the PC/Laptops.

        If that there then great otherwise it's a clear pass.

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          • AnonD-50083
          • 6qD
          • 21 Apr 2014

          By the way, Cortana is behind Siri and Google Now? Really? All other reviews beg to differ, with all the Cortana features available that are not available on Siri and Google Now, like Geofencing ("Remind me to pick up milk at the grocery store") or people reminders ("remind me to tell my sister...") or the news catalog, tailored for you or allowing 3rd party apps to integrate with Cortana so you can actually ask her to turn down the lights at your house!
          Battery percentage is also shown when you pull down from the top, right underneath the battery icon.

          I think the only actual point that was true is the app catalog...which is an old story.

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            • AnonD-7043
            • upg
            • 21 Apr 2014

            Thanks for keeping d updates coming, even for old ones.... Only Nokia does it....

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              • AnonD-255702
              • 6Pf
              • 21 Apr 2014

              Can anybody tell me when it ll b available for update because i really want new features on my Lumia 1520

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                • der
                • Ycp
                • 21 Apr 2014

                Windows Phone 8.1 has just got a spot on Major League Operating Systems.

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                  • AnonD-217916
                  • Sc5
                  • 21 Apr 2014

                  wow just waiting for the lumia 930, now its windows time,android shut your doors.

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                    • AnonD-50083
                    • aqr
                    • 21 Apr 2014

                    "Battery percentage on the status bar"
                    You pull down the notifications "shade" and you can see the battery percentage right under the battery icon. More elegant.

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                      • aps
                      • 21 Apr 2014

                      finally a WP i would like to have :)

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