By Imran Hussain  |  220 days ago  |  4 CommentsMicrosoft

2 Exclusive Zune HD hands on videos from GDGT Party in San Francisco

Here are more looks at the Zune HD, but this time on video via Youtube, from the GDGT party in San Francisco where Microsoft have their own display stall as well. The high quality UI transitions are evident in the very clunky video through output to an HD display. The video quality is just stunning at 1080p on the LCD as well as on the Zune...

By Imran Hussain  |  236 days ago  |  No CommentsMicrosoft

Amazing Apollo Moon Landing Photosynths

Larry Larsen has created and posted some amazing Photosynths of the Apollo Moon landings, that took place 40 years ago, along with a 3D version that requires red/blue glasses to be viewed in all its glory. These Photosynths provide a richer experience than what you get by viewing photos. Thousands of images from the Apollo 11, 12 and 17 missions...

By Imran Hussain  |  241 days ago  |  2 CommentsMicrosoft

A video tour of the new features in Expression Blend 3

Expression Blend 3 Overview Video An excellent video tour of the new features in Expression Blend 3 has been posted on the official Silverlight Team blog. It covers features from the new intellisense integration to Sketch Flow and many more, meanwhile a focus is maintained on how you can benefit from Sketch Flow and take advantage of the...

By Imran Hussain  |  277 days ago  |  2 CommentsMicrosoft

A tour of Microsoft Research labs in Cambridge

Reuters recently did a tour of Microsoft Research Labs in Cambridge where they were shown Second Light, Sense Cam and other projects being worked on. They also have a huge, antique disk platter from main frames which had just 1 MB capacity. Surface PC and touch based computing seem to be a priority in the research labs as they show a few...