Microsoft used its MIX11 conference to showcase the next version of its Windows Phone platform, codenamed Mango, stating that it is “providing developers with more hardware capabilities, better browsing and improved tooling, as well as expanded opportunities and Windows Phone Marketplace options.
” Together, this will provide a richer application environment that “expands mobile usage scenarios,” it said. The next version of the platform is set to arrive on “new and existing handsets later this year,” with developers presented with updated Windows Phone Developer Tools in May 2011.
New features of the platform include application multitasking support, to enable background processing, audio and file transfer, and fast application switching; deeper phone integration, so apps can, “for example, take better advantage of the versatility of Live Tiles”; and access to the camera and Motion Sensor library, so developers can build apps that incorporate device hardware and build augmented reality experiences.
The improved developer tools will include a performance profiler and sensor simulation, enabling developers to build “more integrated and high-performing” apps. It also adds support for Silverlight and XNA in the same project, structured storage which enables access to an SQL database, access to calendar and contacts through apps, “and much more.”
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