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  1. Microsoft built an Xphone!!!

    Microsoft, why not make an Xphone...? Xbox is killing right now…only makes sense.

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      2 comments  ·  Hardware  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
    • Separate controls for volume.

      On my Nokia Lumia 920, there is only one volume control that controls everything simultaneously. This is very annoying.
      I wish to turn my ringer off at night, but still have max. volume for my alarm clock. Or turn my ringer off and be able to listen to my music. Turn down the volume on some apps while keeping the volume of my ringer full, and so forth. Separate volume controls are essential to a useful device.

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        0 comments  ·  Hardware  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
      • Enable the back, windows and search buttons to light up when using the phone in low light so they are easy to locate.

        The capacitive buttons are impossible to see in low light. They flash on when the lock button is pressed. I would like an option to turn them on or off, or a function that allows them to light in low light conditions. At the moment, I have to keep stabbing in the general area of the back button to go back to previous screens.

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          2 comments  ·  Hardware  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
        • Hardware devices ; should include external memory SD; and user can change battery of mobile; not like iPhone

          1. Every devices should have ext. Micro SD Memory. I don't want depend on internal memory.
          2. Changing battery is very important; always I am using extra battery.
          3. Device RAM should be high not 512MB; I know there are 1 MB now for some devices.
          4. HTC devices is better quality than others.

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            1 comment  ·  Hardware  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
          • QWERTY Candybar Support

            Smartphone in QWERTY candybar form factor has been favored by people who love messaging. Please support the QWERTY candybar form factor.

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              2 comments  ·  Hardware  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
            • Auto power off and power on app!!

              Auto power off and power on app!! for obvious reasons!!!

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                1 comment  ·  Hardware  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
              • How about a OS that works, or even an update thats ontime?

                Why not make a mobilephone that does simple basic things right, like bluetooth file transfer for instance? Then maybe you wont have to keep people on a leach waiting for un update that seemingly will never arrive. Just a thought Microsoft. Use it , dont use it .

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                  0 comments  ·  Hardware  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                • unlock!

                  Unlock phone 2 all operator!!! Not only ATT Nokia Lumia 900!

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                    0 comments  ·  Hardware  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                  • 4 votes
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                      0 comments  ·  Hardware  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                    • Dock in Tablet, Monitor, and Car

                      Allow the Windows Phone to be our primary computer and augment our cars with its native GPS and radios by docking.

                      Same concept for the tablet - it's just a shell for the UI which remains the same. Phone docks into a **** Nokia shell and suddenly you have a tablet phone.

                      Take it out of the tablet and place it next to your monitor and presto change WHAM, my Windows Phone serves up as my PC.

                      I saw the future long ago - the PC is not dead. It's merely evolving with the times

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                        1 comment  ·  Hardware  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                      • 4 votes
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                          1 comment  ·  Hardware  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                        • give wp7 early adopters a return

                          Seriously some of us that have supported windows phone are now basically screwed because of no wp8 update.No a resizable tile option does not make it an update and apps will basically be developed for wp8 since it will be easier.I think people that have supported WP should be given some sort of trade in option or trade in discount because we all feel basically screwed over.

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                            1 comment  ·  Hardware  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                          • Bluetooth windows phone

                            Today they are one of the ways between different phones, Bluetooth phones Vbyshtr are born with better service in Windows Phone as the most

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                              1 comment  ·  Hardware  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                            • Stereoscopic (3D) camera

                              While this may seem like a novelty item, the possibilities would be amazing. Some examples of concepts that would be possible are:

                              - Highly accurate range-finding.

                              - Touch-less measuring of objects via the camera. For example, if you want to go shopping for new curtains, you could simply take a picture of your windows and have an app automatically calculate and superimpose the measurements for you. You could basically measure ANYTHING in three dimensions.

                              - Potential for 3D modelling: By coupling some of the positional sensors with the 3D camera support, you may be able to produce photo-realistic 3D models…

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                                0 comments  ·  Hardware  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                              • Speed up volume speaker!!!!!!!

                                I also have a very old 30€ Nokia and i can hear voice until 100mt!! with 400€ windows phone i cant listen nothing
                                i don't understand that!!!!!!!!

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                                  0 comments  ·  Hardware  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                • VERY large please do the update on Lumia 620 with the possibility of switching off the vibration sensor buttons

                                  VERY large please do the update on Lumia 620 with the possibility of switching off the vibration sensor buttons

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                                  • 4 votes
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                                    • 4 votes
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                                      • quick toggle of battery mode

                                        would like to have a tile I can add to the front screen, which toggles the battery mode, between regular and "saver" with on click, and shows which state I'm in now.

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                                        • Ringtones need to be Louder

                                          Ringtones need to be Louder, I have just switched from iphone to windows phone and I hate the ringtones on windows 8, they are very quiet even on 30 volume, but when i play the same track in music player its plays at a good volume ?? also sort it out to make custom sms tones.

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