Since I was signing a two year contract while changing providers this weekend, I thought why not get a subsidized phone? So I am now trying to acquaint myself with a new Nokia Lumia 900 phone. While Windows 7.5 Mango is very pretty, I am missing the tried and true Symbian S60 on my Nokia e5 already. Here are some things conspicuously missing from Windows 7.5 Mango:
- No storage device mode, syncs only limited file types through Zune or SkyDrive
- No application installs except through the Marketplace
- No file browser
- No Google Maps (see 2)
- The hardware has great design, aesthetics and build quality
- The Windows 7.5 UI is unique, attractive and well integrated with the apps
- The screen is huge and touch sensitive; both are very new to me and exceedingly cool.
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This posting has a simple registry hack in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB to enable mass-storage support. Hint: the storage is available, just not shown!