According to MoDaCo WM6.5 can support multitouch , We know that WM7 will have this feature, I doubt if WM6.5 will have it though. What do you guys think ?

A title like ” Quasi-officially confirmed by Microsoft: Windows Mobile 7 gets multi-touch, 6.5 is for cheapskates ” would grab the attention of any Windows Mobile user. One of our favorite WM news site MSMobiles is reporting that multi-touch is coming to Windows Mobile 7. Its not fully confirmed yet but it does look like if Microsoft does not take Windows Mobile seriously the other new players Android, iPhone will run away and win the smartphone race.

According to electronista.com ” multi-touch will be a core feature of Windows Mobile 7 and that many of the experiences of competing phones will be “knocked in the different realm” of Microsoft’s new platform. ” thats exciting news. They also claim that WM7 and WM6.5 will coexist. While WM6.5 will focus on the low end market, WM7 will be aimed @ the high end market.

What do you think Is Multi Touch as important as they say ? The only multi touch I use on the iPhone is the pinch zoom gesture..

Official documentation about touch gestures in Windows Mobile 6.5 tells us about 5 supported gestures and Tap, Double Tap, Hold, Flick and Pan. Since Windows Mobile 6.5 lacks multi-touch , users need to hold down the finger before moving it. This puts us Windows Mobile users at a disadvantage when compared to devices that supports multi-touch like the iPhone and hopefully WM7 will answer our prayers.

via MSMobiles

I just saw this on fuzemobility.com , a company called Stantum that will permit multitouch on a resistive screen has a working prototype. Its still under development but boy does it have potential or what. In the video it shows support for gestures, multitouch support, finger pressure and more. This will require specialized hardware so there won’t be an upgrade for existing WinMo devices but who knows . WM7 might feature this

Did you know that the HTC Touch Diamond and Pro has got some really wicked hidden features. Using an application called Nav Debug Tool by HTC, the video shows that the whole front of the device can track finger movements, and even two fingers !!!!! The one thing iphone users brag about used to the multi touch, well we are going to get it soon enough.

So far there is no know feature on the Touch Diamond/ Pro that exploits this, but once the good folks @ xda-developers get their hands on the API it wont be too long. With features like multi touch and accelerometer , HTC Touch diamond and Touch Pro should be ready to be flashed with WM7 !!

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