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April 13, 2011 04:21 pm EDT
After briefly touching on the recent Windows Phone update issues, Joe Belfiore welcomed Nokia's Symbian developers (!) and demoed accelerated HTML5 webpage rendering vs. iOS and Android.
Check out the press release in the source link below. Developing...
Original Link: http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/windows-phone-adds-multitasking-deep-phone-integration-and-sen/
Windows Phone adds multitasking, deep phone integration, and sensor access to dev platform
We knew it was coming, and today at MIX 11, Microsoft showed off its developer platform for the next version of Windows Phone, which developers will be able to get their hands on for free in May. The new application platform adds:- Multitasking for background processing, audio and file transfer, and fast app switching, including background audio playback for HTML5 webpages
- Deep phone integration, allowing apps to leverage Live Tiles, including push notifications via Live Agents
- Raw access to the camera and sensors (gyro and compass) via the Motion Sensor library, letting apps to control device hardware
After briefly touching on the recent Windows Phone update issues, Joe Belfiore welcomed Nokia's Symbian developers (!) and demoed accelerated HTML5 webpage rendering vs. iOS and Android.
Check out the press release in the source link below. Developing...
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