Nail in the Coffin
Microsoft puts the final nail in the coffin for Photosynth
Microsoft has officially put the final nail in the coffin of Photosynth with the shutdown of the service's website.
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Nail in the Coffin
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Microsoft retiring Photosynth
Microsoft has announced today that they are retiring their Photosynth apps for Windows Phone and iOS. The apps may continue to work but both will eventually be pulled from their stores.
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Photosynth updated for Windows Phone
Photosynth, the 3D photo panorama app for Windows Phone, got an update today after a several months wait; the last update was released in November. However, this new version only adds one minor feature: it now supports the latest APIs from Facebook. Yes, that is all that is shown in the change log for the new 1.9 update. If you happen to notice anything else that's new, improved or...
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Photosynth is one of the more innovative imaging apps to hail out of Microsoft in the last few years. However, the Photosynth app for Windows Phone has not seen too much in the way of updates or new features. In fact, the last update was back in January. So it is a surprise to see version 1.8 not only go live in the Store, but come with some new, post-worthy features! Photosynth 1.8...
Photosynth camera app picks up a rare update to version 1.7
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Photosynth engineer leaves Microsoft for Google
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Microsoft launches new Photosynth experience
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Photosynth bumped to version 1.6 to improve performance
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Photosynth for Windows Phone 8, what took so long? We’ll show you.
As some of you know, I’ve had the preview release of Photosynth for Windows Phone 8 since late October. The app felt and indeed looked no different than the Windows Phone 7 version although it did have Lens integration. That integration though was little more than treating the Lens as an app launcher and not really unique to the user experience. Now in a tweet, Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore...
Photosynth for Windows Phone 8 finally lands in the Store
The other day we were teased with some upcoming big titled Windows Phone 8 apps and we guessed at the time Photosynth would be one of those. Looks like our prediction was true as that app is now live-ish in the Windows Phone Store. We say live-ish because it’s so new that there’s a good chance you won’t be able to download it for a few hours to your phone. Photosynth went missing with...
Photosynth for Window Phone 8 just “weeks away” after slipping due to driver issue
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Yes, Photosynth for Windows Phone 8 is coming soon
It’s no secret that here at Windows Phone Central we’ve actually been using Photosynth (www.photosynth.net) for Windows Phone 8 for a few weeks now. But that’s certainly no comfort for those of you who are eagerly waiting for the app to finally make its way to your devices. Luckily, the team behind Photosynth is well aware of your yearning and have mentioned in a tweet that the app is...
Microsoft appears to confirm custom Accent colors, Hubs and native PhotoSynth for Windows Phone 8
Custom Hubs & Accent colors for Windows Phone 8? Yes, please. Earlier in the day we reported that Microsoft was going through the User Voice feedback system and signing off on feature requests from end users. In short, if a feature is being positioned to be included in Windows Phone 8.x, it gets stamped with a generic “Planned” label from the site Admin for Windows Phone. It is...
Windows Phone Central Photosynth contest winners!
While some may have thought we had forgotten about the Windows Phone Central Photosynth contest, truth be told it was down right tough picking out a winner. If my count is correct, we had eighty-eight entries submitted over at the WPCentral Forums ranging from beach scenes to mountain landscapes to concerts to even a laundry mat photosynth. There were so many fantastic entries it was...
Microsoft Updates iOS My Xbox Live App - Takes it to the next level
Microsoft continues to flesh out their Xbox live app for those of us that have iPads. The latest update brings more of the once exclusive features of the Windows Phone Companion App to iOS users. Unlike Windows Phone, which has a combination of apps to take care of Xbox live business, the iPad rolls all the functions into one. Personally, I like it all integrated into one whole and have...
Windows Phone Central Photosynth contest - Win a Samsung Focus 2!
WPCentral's Photosynth Contest - your chance to win a Samsung Focus 2 Photosynth is a great Windows Phone app for capturing panoramic images and we want to see what you with the photography app. For motivation, we've got two Samsung Focus 2s to giveaway courtesy of AT&T. Just go out and capture panorama images using Photosynth and post your best work here in the WPCentral discussion...
Photosynth version 1.1 update is a must have update
The other day we saw an update for Photosynth for Windows Phone get pushed out taking the app to version 1.1. We didn't know what all the update involved but today we are being told the update is mandatory or the app will stop working after June 20th. Apparently the update was necessary to correct an oversight with the original version that was released about a month ago. Version 1.0...
Photosynth and the Dark Knight Rises get non-detailed updates
We'll file these under "bug fixes" but two very popular apps have just received some 1.1 love from their respective developers. The first is Nokia's "The Dark Knight Rises" app which of course focuses on the newest Batman film due out in a few weeks. The app has a built in augmented reality scanner for playing the location-based "game" (you choose to be Bane or Batman, claim areas via...
Windows Phone Photo Panorama Round-up
With the recent release of Microsoft's Photosynth to the Windows Phone Marketplace, there's really no excuse for anyone not to capture decent panoramic images. Photosynth joins a nice collection of in-house panorama apps and a decent third party app. But how do these panorama tools measure up against one another? We took our handy-dandy tripod out to see if one shined brighter than the...
Does having a gyroscope affect PhotoSynth?
When PhotoSynth for Windows Phone 7 hit the marketplace last week, we knew there would be discussions over the requirement of a gyroscope - and there was. When users try download the app with a phone that doesn't have a gyroscope, they are presented with an error that reads "Some features in this application might not work because your phone doesn't have..gyroscope" - this does not stop...