Despite maintaining two distinctly separate classes of computing products for its phones and tablets, we’re beginning to see a convergence between mobile and desktop computing where Microsoft is concerned. Not only is Windows 8 starting to look a lot like Windows Phone 7 with the Metro UI, finger-friendly and touch inspired experiences, and Live Tiles [...]
Reading all the comments for, against, and otherwise on Adobe Flash on mobile devices have been quite enlightening. I am mostly ambivalent about it, which is why I haven’t come out with a solid position yet. But since everyone else has shared, it’s only fair that I reciprocate.
Leaked documents (always the best kind) via WM PowerUser layout the application platform for WP7S, and it’s all about XNA and Silverlight. XNA isn’t surprising given it’s the framework used for the XBox, part of Microsoft’s entertainment division, but Silverlight, as a competitor to Adobe Flash, creates an interesting situation.
Tonight kicks off the NFL season with a game between the Steelers and the Titans. If you’re one of those who has to negotiate with your significant other for who gets to control the TV remote, you might want to check out the game online. NBC and the NFL have teamed up to bring some [...]
Loren Heiny is following the news from MIX09 and just posted that the new Silverlight Beta that is being unveiled by Microsoft now contains multi-touch support. Scott Guthrie just announced at Mix09 support for multitouch in Silverlight 3. The Silverlight 3 beta is available here, but no idea if the feature is enabled here.
Yesterday I posted about the UStream iPhone app that would let users view the Obama Presidential Inauguration on their iPhone and other devices. Turns out Microsoft has gotten into the act as well with Silverlight. Microsoft has announced that Silverlight was selected by the Presidential Inaugural Committee to enable online streaming of inauguration events. The [...]
This promises to be interesting to say the least. A report in The Dallas Morning News says that Blockbuster will be using Microsoft’s Live Mesh to stream stream video to desktops and mobile devices. "Eventually, we’ll give customers instant access to any movie on any device with an Internet connection and a screen," said Keith [...]
Microsoft officially launched Silverlight 2 today. Silverlight 2 is Microsoft’s effort to provide rich media experiences on the web through a browser. Silverlight is intended to be a cross platform challenger to Adobe Flash, although there is no video support in Linux at the moment. This release and the info accompanying it looks to be [...]
Interesting. Nokia is partnering with Microsoft to bring Silverlight to its S60 and S40 platforms and the Nokia Internet Tablets. Silverlight is the plug-in that allows users to run rich media web content regardless of the platform or browser they are using. According to this post on GigaOm, the next version of Windows Mobile (WinMo [...]
Stefan Wick has been running a series of Tablet PC development gotchas. Part 5 in the series covers rendering ink and image to a bitmap using Winforms. This will allow you to do the frequently requested feature of writing on a digital photo and having the ink be a persistent part of the image. There [...]
Microsoft’s Stefan Wick continues to pump out some great Tablet PC ink and Silverlight stuff, this time delivery some ink video goodness, along with a sample app and a sample for you to try on his blog. Check it out: Silverlight makes delivering video content in the browser very easy. Silverlight also has ink support [...]
Microsoft’s Stefan Wick continues to dish out good stuff in the areas of ink and Silverlight, this time delivering a new Ink Blogging tool proof-of-concept tool. Great work, Stefan. I need to give this a try. Are you using Windows Journal to jot down your thoughts on your Tablet PC? Did you ever wish to [...]
Keep a close eye on Loren’s blog! His Silverlight based whiteboard application is getting close by the moment. Sounds like it’s still a couple of weeks away for cleaning up a little. I bet GBM could use this for some of our ‘virtual’ meetings we have from time to time. Technorati Tags: Whiteboard , Inking
Another interesting new Silverlight application is entering beta! For those unfamiliar with Microsoft Popfly, it allows users to easily create web applications without programming in APIs and without having intimate knowledge of Javascript. From the Popfly informational site: Popfly is the fun and easy way to build and share mashups, gadgets, and Web pages. It’s [...]
Gavin Gear from Microsoft has posted some information on an Ink Silverlight sample. This is a SDK example that includes all the source code as well. Pretty cool stuff – Don’t forget to check out the Silverlight work that Loren has been working on too. You can play with the sample from Microsoft by downloading [...]
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