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Talk of Flash on Windows Phone 7 was cooled a bit when Steve Ballmer announced the OS, saying it will not ship with the web runtime, but may come in a later version.

Recently Mike Chambers, principal Product Manager for developer relations for the Flash Platform at Adobe, reconfirmed that both Adobe and Microsoft are targeting Flash 10.1 for the browser in Windows Phone 7.

One thing I wanted to clarify as it may have been lost in some of the other news is that Adobe and Microsoft are working together to bring Flash Player 10.1 to Internet Explorer Mobile on Windows Phone 7 Series.

I don’t have an eta or other specifics right now, but it is something that both Adobe and Microsoft are working closely together on.

This is rather good news, and suggests we can hold out for Hulu on our phones some time in the future after all.

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Korean company Zenitum has shown of an improved version if augmented reality that allows the company to dispose of the ubiquitous back and white markers one normally associates with the technology.

Able to recognize features on a scene directly, this also allows for depth perception using only a single camera,  and allows for more natural interaction with the scene.

In the above demo a Samsung Omnia 2 is being used to animate a figure climbing a keyboard, demonstrating not only 2D but also a 3 dimensional perception of the space.

Read more about the technology at Zenitum here.

Engadget has been lucky enough to be shown 2 early 3D Windows Phone 7 games created in XNA Game Studio 4.

More after the break.

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The world of Windows Mobile has been inundated with many different UI’s both by corporations and private developers, and this new one is quite spectacular. This new UI was made by one of XDA’s millions of members, and it really takes UI’s to a new level. The tweak is a little like the original TouchFlo, where you use gestures to start new application.

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The BGR has published some pictures of the upcoming HTC HD2 from T-Mobile being unboxed. The handset is still expected to arrive in less than 2 weeks now.

See another picture after the break, which confirms the 1GB ROM and 16 GB MicroSD card loaded with the two Transformer movies.

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Tangram is an ancient game that originated in China 3000 years ago and came to Europe in the 18th century.

The Tangram is a square divided into 7 pieces: 2 large triangles, 1 medium triangle, 2 small triangles, 1 square and 1 parallelogram. The rules are simple, arrange all seven geometric pieces to match the presented puzzle silhouette. The forms represent letters, animals, humans, geometric figures, and many other interesting shapes.

Like all great puzzle games the rules are simple, but it is much harder than it sounds.

The game features:

• 140 challenging puzzles.
• Five unique skins to choose from.
• Simple, intuitive control.
• Perfect for playing on the bus, subway or tram.

The game is only $0.99. Search for it on the mobile marketplace or use this link to the desktop version here.

Via PDA.pl

Software Logistics has released a small app which does only one thing – pull in tweets with the #MIX10 hash tag.

The app automatically updates every 30 seconds, and does surface quite a bit of info.

Unfortunately the links in the tweets are not live, meaning the app is much less useful than it could be. Hopefully SL can fix this major omission soon.

If however you think you will find this app useful, search for View Mix10 tweets in the US marketplace or select it here.

Pocketnow are at GDC, and have posted some bits of Windows Phone 7 info today.

They note that Windows Phone 7 has been designed with OLED screens in mind, explaining the predominance of black (which is power-saving on OLED screens) in the UI and minimalist UI, for example in the calendar app.

Talking about the PIM, they also note that Pocket Outlook will now finally load pictures automatically, and will allow pinch to zoom and scrolling and HTML rendering without any special measures, making for a much better user experience. In the hubs, content will be preloaded when possible, meaning even screens with online content, such as the photo hub, will load instantly.  This setting will be optional however for those without a data plan. Start page tiles will be either square or rectangular and can be re-arranged via press and hold.

Lastly, they mention that Windows Phone 7 will support 2 screen sizes and resolutions but only one aspect ratio, which will make resolution-independent applications simple to support over the whole range.

Read more at Pocketnow here.