News - Siri-equivalent in Windows Phone 8.1 comes from hit game Halo

[DanceswithUnix]

It was fun:

http://forums.hexus.net/movies-tv-mu...cific-rim.html

Del Toro is a Portal fan,so the Jaeger has the same voice as GLaDOS.

Its a PG-13 film though.

Cool!

Though GLaDOS is not quite as heavy

Looks like an excellent movie to crack open a beer and unwind to, shall add it to the list. I have a few DVDs/bluerays that I haven't watched yet but should get some more free time soon (I hope).

[crossy]

It was fun:
http://forums.hexus.net/movies-tv-mu...cific-rim.html
Del Toro is a Portal fan,so the Jaeger AI has the same voice as GLaDOS.
Its a PG-13 film though.

Hmm, didn't know that - thanks.

Actually thought it was a heck of a lot better than the review had me thinking. From those I was expecting/dreading a less intellectual version of Transformers (yes I know - a mindboggling concept). In actuality I found it pretty watchable.

[GalacticAlien]

Great now you say "open app store" and it will say "sorry app store empty"

[crossy]

Great now you say "open app store" and it will say "sorry app store empty"

Actually strangely enough I've had quite a few folks who's apps I have on Android send me mails saying "Now available on Windows Phone" - maybe Microsoft is splashin' the cash to get some better support for their OS.

Missus' phone also got three MS and one Nokia update at the weekend - nice to see Windows on phone has the same (annoying!) approach to updates as the desktop software does. You just think it's finished and it pops up with another that it needs to apply, (and reboot at the end of it).

Maybe it's just me being a skin flint, but most of the "must have" apps on my current Android phone now seem to have versions available on Windows Phone.

[TheAnimus]

It's a bit of a tough one, because as much as I like my windows phone, I do miss some apps. Things like instagram I don't give a crap about, to be honest having seen people use the iPhone version, the third party ones are probably better anyway. So when people say the whole 47 out of the top 50 or whatever, it is a bit meaningless.

Unlike my android devices, all of the apps actually work OK on my device. This really is a problem in the Android market if you buy something other than a Nexus or a Samsung S-series.

However, WP does lack one or two great apps on Android that are for the more niche things. A great example is SkyDemon. 99%+ of you won't give a crap that its missing. Those who do (like me!) probably want a dedicated device for it anyway.

However, I think it is hard to say that you are disadvantaged with only 200k+ apps.