Windows Mobile 7 UX mock-ups show multi-touch gesture support

Monday, February 1st, 2010

According to Microsoft Kitchen, Jeremiah Whitaker, who is a freelance UX designer that's done some prototype work for the Windows Mobile 7 team, has posted some interesting mockups on his personal site (ascendesign) that seem to be Windows Mobile 7 related. The mockups contain gestures ...

Microsoft planning to release Windows 7 Touch Pack download

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Microsoft announced the Windows 7 Touch Pack back in May but originally it was meant for OEMs only. Today the company confirmed that it will be offering the Touch Pack for download soon. The official Touch Pack site states "the Touch Pack comes preinstalled on some multitouch PCs running Windows 7, ...

New Zune HD games released

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Last week Microsoft rolled out a v4.3 firmwave update for the Zune HD which amongst other improvements added support for 3D games. Today Microsoft has released 6 new games for the Zune HD according to HelloFromEurope. Amongst the games is the highly anticipated PGR: ferrari edition and 3D bowling and 3D ...

Microsoft Surface v2 due within a year

Monday, March 16th, 2009

At the South By South West Interactive Festival (SXSWi 2009), Erik Klimczak, Creative Director at Clarity Consulting, which creates interactive applications for Microsoft Surface said that the updated version of Microsoft's surface touch-screen table, featuring high-definition cameras and a higher resolution display could be expected within a year. However this ...