Windows Phone 7 Series to support HVGA screens
In terms of Windows Phone 7 Series news, this week’s Game Developer Conference (GDC) has been a warm up for the main event at MIX next week. We’ve seen Microsoft release XNA Game Studio 4, which can be used to develop games for 7 Series devices. We also got a chance to talk with Loke Uei of Microsoft about development for 7. (By the way, if you haven’t seen them yet, Engadget got their hands on some screen shots from a couple of prototype games that the Windows Phone team has been showing off.)
The latest bit of news from Shawn Hargreaves of the Windows Phone 7 Series development team comes from a post on his blog about XNA Game Studio and Windows Phone. Much of the post is talking about capabilities that developers can expect to be able to utilize. Shawn does mention that 7 Series devices will ship with WVGA (800×480) displays at launch, but a future update will add support for HVGA (320×480) displays. Hopefully this will lead to a lower starting price point for Windows Phones without compromising too much on quality.
Microsoft demos game across Windows Phone 7, Xbox 360 & Windows 7
Microsoft has demonstrated seamless and integrated versions of an Indiana Jones game running across Windows Phone 7, Xbox 360 and Windows 7.
Eric Rudder, Senior Vice President of Technical Stategy at Microsoft, demonstrated the game at TechEd Middle East 2010 last week in Dubai. Engadget spotted that he demonstrated how the game can be run on Windows 7 and then picked up and played on Windows Phone 7. The game will also remember your level information and achievements to enable you to seamlessly switch between several devices that you play the game on.
It’s the first time Microsoft has demonstrated games on the Windows Phone 7 series platform ahead of its MIX 2010 conference next week. We expect there to be a heavy focus on gaming with Windows Phone 7 at MIX 2010. Stay tuned for all the details as we report live from MIX next week. Read more
Zune HD Appears on September 15th in the USA
Microsofts Multi-Touch Media Player Zune HD is on 15 September in the USA, as the Redmond company announced today. Even during the course of today, the black 16-GB version for 220 U.S. dollar and the platinum-colored with an output capacity of 32 GB for 290 U.S. dollars at Amazon, Walmart and Co. against a deposit of 25 U.S. dollars to preorder. From 15 September Microsoft wants the Zune HD also in five colors with a choice of ten engravings under ZuneOriginals.net to offer. Read more
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