East Asian Metro to feature vertical text, less clipping
by Surur
11 years
Showing that Microsoft is looking to translate their Metro design language beautifully to as many locations as possible, Long Zheng reports that Metro for East Asian languages will feature subtle modifications to make it work in t...
More on Windows Phone 7 game ratings
by Surur
11 years
We have posted earlier about developers now being able to submit Mature-rated games in Mango. Of note is that it will not be up to Microsoft or the developer to rate a game, but that the rating will have to be from a recognized ou...
Double Sided Live Tiles, Deep Toast and more
by Surur
11 years
WPCentral have published a recording of Microsoft’s session on what’s new in Live Tiles on Mango. Most visually engaging is the new Double-sided tiles, which can now deliver twice the information and fli...
Microsoft installs a Wall of Apps at MIX 11
by Surur
11 years
MIX is a developer conference, so it is just appropriate that Microsoft celebrated the developers who have made Windows Phone 7 competitive by pouring thousands of apps into Marketplace. At MIX 11 Microsoft created a Wall of Apps ...
Mystery Windows Phone 7 MIX 11 sessions revealed
by Surur
11 years
session speaker day begin end Application Design for Windows Phone Megan Donahue 4/12 11:30 12:30 XNA Game Studio for Fun, Profit, Danger, Excitement and Windows Phone 7 Games Rob Miles 4/12 11:30 12:30 Expert Lessons: Top Tips to...
Metro makes the jump to Surface 2.0
by Surur
11 years
At MIX 11 Microsoft also showed of some new user-interface controls for the upcoming Surface 2.0 SDK. Like most of Microsoft’s new properties, the user interface shows clear Metro design inspiration, acknowledged by L...