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MEDC 2005: Microsoft offer new WM5 dev APIs


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Guest Paul [MVP]
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As previously mentioned, the 'Windows Mobile 5.0 Developer Evaluation Kit' has been handed out to attendees at MEDC 2005.

One of the highlights from a developer perspective is a great set of new APIs, details of which I have included below. Further details can be found in the 'What’s New for Developers in Windows Mobile 5.0' document, a link to which we will be publishing shortly.

I for one can't wait to fire up Visual Studio and get playing with these new APIs ;)

P

Windows Mobile 5.0 offers many new APIs. Although these new APIs are spread across a number of different services, they are all focused on the common goal of improving developer productivity. This goal is achieved by incorporating many commonly performed tasks in the operating system, thereby allowing application developers to focus on the specific needs of individual applications.

For the first time, Windows Mobile 5.0 exposes operating system features directly to managed developers. These new managed APIs include newly added operating system features in addition to newly provided managed classes for existing operating system features.

The new APIs fall into three groups:

New Native APIs

Direct3D Mobile

DirectDraw

DirectShow

Global Positioning Systems

Uniquely Identifying a Device

Digital Rights Management

ActiveSync Interaction

Existing Operating System Features that are Now Exposed as Managed APIs

Telephony

Outlook Mobile

Messaging

Configuration Manager

Newly Added APIs Available to Both Native and Managed Developers

State and Notification Broker

Picture Selection Dialog

Camera Capture API

Pocket Outlook Enhancements

Mail Application Management

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Guest Arisme
Posted

Any idea when it'll be released to the common people ? ;)

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