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
Deep phone integration, allowing apps to leverage Live Tiles
Access to the camera and sensors via the Motion Sensor Library, letting apps to control device hardware

Microsoft hopes this will allow developers to make even more creative and engaging apps. To get our juices flowing, it's showing off demos of new app concepts from Skype, Spotify, Layar, Qantas, Amazon Shopping, and Kik Messenger.

Other links today:
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http://wiki.twit.tv/wiki/User:Twittythebird
http://wiki.typo3.org/User_talk:GuttonMildred
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http://wiki.wxpython.org/MIldredGutton
http://wiki.wxwidgets.org/User:Batesdeep
http://wiki.xentax.com/index.php/User:Mildredg
http://wiki.yoyogames.com/index.php/User_talk:Operantis
http://cleancomputers.wikispaces.com/Mac_Freezes
http://www.perfspot.com/blogs/blog.asp?blogid=238337
http://pctips.blog.friendster.com/2011/04/first/

HTC Sensation 4G official: 1.2GHz dual-core, qHD display, and Sense 3.0

We've known about the so-called HTC Pyramid for months, long before the Vodafone leak this morning. Now the long-rumored Android phone is official and coming to T-Mobile under the moniker HTC Sensation 4G. As expected, it matches many of the EVO 3D's specs, including a 4.3-inch (540 x 960) Super LCD screen, dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor, and Android Gingerbread (2.3) with Sense 3.0. But it one ups the 3D handset by bumping the rear lens' resolution to 8 megapixels, throwing in a second LED flash, and speeding up the video frame rate to 30fps at max 1080p resolution. Speed-wise, this HSPA+ device promises download rates as fast as 14.4 Mbps. As for Sense, the Sensation also ushers in various tweaks to the company's UI, including customizable lock screens, 3D transitions, an improved weather app, and HTC Watch, the service introduced with the company's Flyer tablet that lets you download DVD-quality movies.

Before hitting the states this summer, the Sensation will launch in the UK, Germany, and the rest of HTC's "key" European markets in mid-May, with Vodafone scoring a Europe-wide exclusive for "a couple of weeks." We can't wait to put the Sensation through its paces in a full review, but happily we already scored some hands-on time with a near-final unit. Continue below the break for some early thoughts, full specs, and close-up shots of this superphone in action.

As seen on Engadget.com

Links:
http://cleancomputers.wikispaces.com/
http://wiki-scene.com/User_talk:Accountmine
http://wiki-scene.com/User_talk:Rememberme
http://cleanmac.wikispot.org/Mac_Cleaning
http://www.wikisummaries.org/User:Thechef
http://wikitravel.org/en/User_talk:Lationriway
http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Mildglutton
http://worldwindcentral.com/wiki/User_talk:Sevensixthree
http://worldwindcentral.com/wiki/User_talk:Aiaiveezee