Microsoft Releases New Developers Tools for Windows Phone

Microsoft unveiled a raft of new features and capabilities for Windows Phone developers today when it previewed a major forthcoming update to the OS dubbed Mango. The slew of new capabilities include additional sensors, direct camera and gyroscope access and faster switching between applications.

The Windows Phone ecosystem still lags far behind iOS and Android with just 17,000 apps to Apple’s 500,000 and Google’s 200,000. But that isn’t stopping Microsoft from waging a multi-billion dollar campaign for third-place with a deal to ultimately put the Windows Phone OS on Nokia phones and aggressive marketing spending in concert with carriers and handset manufacturers.

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