I’ve not been a Windows Mobile user since the Windows Mobile 2003 series days. With the announcements ranging from last year that (then named) Windows Mobile 7 will not be shown until 2010 when it was still 2009 to the recent announcement that Adobe will not have the Adobe Flash 10.1 Player ready for the initial release of Windows Phone Series 7, Microsoft pretty much did something that shocked quite a few folks.

They released a look into their upcoming OS that simplifies the look and feel of the UI to a point where it is now finger friendly, has multi-touch and seems to have taken the Zune HD UI and taken it up to a new level. That and the fact that Mobile IE is going to be new – please add full CSS2/CSS3 support – and it’s looking like Microsoft has a potential winner on their hands. Makes me glad they delayed last year’s announcement.

Do want.

The Windows Phone 7 Series introduction site (see below) does require Silverlight.

[ Links: Windows Phone 7 Series Intro ]

Finally, Microsoft Zune HD owners finally have something that they can show off to their Apple iPod Touch mp3 player brethren. Microsoft has updated the Zune Marketplace and added free 3D games like PGR: Ferrari Edition and Vans Sk8: Pool Service that take full advantage of the Nvidia Tegra chipset and the Microsoft Zune HD multi-touch capabilities to show off some serious 3D capabilities.

The update and the games are free from Microsoft.

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