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{ Monthly Archives } February 2010

Windows Phone 7 Series – Microsoft back in the mobile game?

As a Microsoft developer I’ve been disappointed by every Window Mobile device I’ve touched. The Android based HTC Hero I currently have is arguably the best phone I’ve had (apart from the pathetic camera, but hey …). But with Windows Phone 7 series, Microsoft have seemingly rebooted their phone platform into something genuinely usable, engaging [...]

Android Eye Candy which appears to be Usable too? Sense UI gets a run for its money?

Augmented Reality Mapping with Bing Maps powered by Silverlight and Seadragon. Microsoft at TED.

From: http://blog.ted.com/2010/02/augmentedrealit.php Microsoft continues to innovate in the mapping space by integrating many different data sources, from Flickr, World Wide Telescope and more, and accurately compositing them into a fluidly integrated 3D world which truly moves us beyond “just Street View”. How long before the datasets that are limited to dashboards or reports become visual [...]