Windows Mobile 7 to be a premium, multitouch beast of a platform

Seeing the gold build of Windows Mobile 6.5 in action was pretty nifty, but Inquirer’s recent video actually managed to unveil a few juicy tidbits about version 7 as well — a platform that’s shaping up to be that massive, ground-up rewrite of WinMo we’ve all been hoping for for years (as far as we can tell). The lack of multitouch is a sore point for some in 6.5 — not just because of the goodness of the multitouch gestures themselves, but because it’s indicative of a broader failure on Microsoft’s part to recognize that touch-based mobile UIs have been wholly reinvented since the days of Windows Mobile 2003.

• 
  Here’s a quick peek at the purported final build of Windows Mobile 6.5 (we call it “Windows Phone,” he says) running on an HTC Touch Diamond 2.
  Aside from the subtle name/branding change…
• 
  If you’re planning on getting a new laptop, think about waiting just a little bit longer. With Windows 7 coming out and new chips from Intel for both netbooks and high-performance laptops, it’s going to be a whole new world come the holidays…
• 
  Remember that pretty Windows Mobile 6.5-ish skin for AT&T’s Warhawk (a.k.a. HTC Touch Diamond2) we saw last week? Looks like it (or another very similar skin) is ready to make another appearance…
• 
  During a Sony conference call, corporate CEO Nobuyuki Oneda revealed that the PS3 is roughly 70% cheaper to make than it was at launch. Estimates would put that figure at around $240—down from $800.
  If these figures are correct…

• Holiday season will see big changes in laptops
• Windows Phone’s Zune-like interface demoed on video
• Windows Mobile 6.5 Final Build Demos Zune-like UI, Marketplace, Synching
• Windows Mobile 6.5, HTC Touch Diamond2, and Flash collide on video
• Price of the PS3 has come down 70 percent… what? No, not for you, silly
• PS3 Is Now 70 Percent Cheaper To Make, Could Mean Price Cuts
• TASER X3 video hands-on: watch out, baddies
• Your iPhone Will Be Safe From Random Hijackings By Tomorrow (Ahem, You’re Welcome)
• Man, Don’t Choices Suck?
• Microsoft’s master plan for retail stores laid bare in leaked presentation

Comments

No comments yet.

Leave a comment