Microsoft Releases Silverlight 4 in Beta for Developers

Bertrand Vasquez | Nov 18, 2009 | Comments 1

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Microsoft recently released Silverlight 4 in beta at the Professional Developers Conference [PDC] in Los Angeles, California. The beta is currently available for developers only.

Microsoft Silverlight 4 will be full of new features, including:

  • More fluid animations
  • Webcam, microphone, and printing support
  • Start times up to 200% faster than Silverlight 3
  • Deep zoom and multi-touch support
  • Google Chrome support [Yes, finally!]

Microsoft has put Silverlight 4 in direct competition with Adobe AIR 2.0 with its ability to take rich-media applications that fully support HTML and web integration outside the browser. Silverlight 4 will also support notifications.

Microsoft demoed a Silverlight Facebook app created using Facebook’s API. The application contained news feed, contacts, and photos. Apparently, going through the photos is even much faster in the Silverlight Facebook application than in a browser. Below are some screenshots of what a Silverlight Facebook application would look like:

Silverlight Facebook App1

Silverlight Facebook App2

Silverlight Facebook App3

[ TechCrunch ]

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About the Author: With a deep passion for all things technology-related, Bertrand is especially interested in up-and-coming technologies and gadgets. Often breaking tech news on Erictric, Bertrand spends the lot of his time scouring the web for breaking news. When not reporting, Bertrand can be found creating masterful dishes in his kitchen. Bertrand also has a profound interest in art and architecture.

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  1. Yosh says:
    November 19, 2009 at 4:28 pm

    Silverlight is great, and it runs natively on 64-bit Cross-Platform. Watch out Adobe, Silverlight may be your successor.

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