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Nathan Weinberg, over on his InsideMicrosoft blog, has posted some interesting facts from an alleged internal Microsoft document on long term user interface instructions for that Windows Cellular platform.(From what Weinberg has posted, the source of this data positive seems actual. I asked Microsoft for official comment on its authenticity, and was informed by a spokesperson that the business doesn't comment on “rumors.” All I;ll say is if these are rumors, they sure seem to be awfully detailed and well-documented….)According to the document upon which the new information and facts on Windows Mobile touch/gesture-recognition is based — which Weinberg says dates back to summer 2007 — Microsoft will be incorporating touch and gesture recognition into its Windows Mobile 7 platform.Weinberg;s synopsis:“Windows Cellular 7 will use touch gestures,Windows 7 Professional, similar to how the iPhone does. You will be able to flick through lists,Windows 7 Ultimate Key, pan, swipe sideway, draw on the screen. A lot of emphasis has been put on making navigation easier and doing away with scrollbars, including a new scroll handle that allows for multiple ways of finding items extremely fast.“Windows Mobile 7 will use motion gestures,Microsoft Office 2010 Key, something the iPhone does not. It will not use an intricate and complicated series of gyroscopes and accelerometers. Instead, it will use the camera on the phone to detect motions and create appropriate actions. You will be able to shake,Office Enterprise 2007, twist and otherwise manipulate the phone and get things done. The phone will be able to perform actions when placed face down on a surface, and it will know when it is in your pocket or bag.”(We;ve seen some prototype demos of how the Microsoft Surface will recognize and interact with cell phones. It seems like that functionality is potentially closer to delivery than one might expect.)As with all Microsoft futures, it;s hard to know for certain what is set on a to-do list vs. what;s little greater than a twinkle in a product team;s (or Microsoft Research;s) eye. While Microsoft needs to get touch into the next major version of Windows Cellular if it has any hope at all of keeping pace with Apple;s iPhone,Office 2007 Serial, how much of what Weinberg has posted will make it into the final Windows Mobile 7 release? How much will be pushed into Windows Mobile 8?There has been a bit of information and facts circulating on what kinds of features Microsoft will deliver in Windows Cellular 7 and 8, but nothing firm on planned timing for these releases or anything (so far) about planned touch/gesture recognition in these versions. (Windows Cellular 6.1, or whatever the next minor point release of Windows Cellular ends up being called, is expected to ship to handset providers in the first part of this year.)What;s your take? How much of this new input technology will debut in Windows Mobile 7? And how much of it, if any, will also show up in Windows 7?(Windows Cellular 7 image credit: Inside Microsoft blog)