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Aside from new phones, HTC also used Mobile World Congress to unveil new APIs, part of its HTC OpenSense SDK. The new set of developer tools includes Beats Audio API, Lockscreen API, Mobile Device Management API and soon a HTC MediaLink HD API — using which developers are able to enhance the audio experience of their apps, integrate access to an app from the HTC lock screen, and/or enable their app to take advantage of dual screen capabilities using Wireless HDMI.
Of course, only users with select HTC phones will be able to take advantage of these features, while the rest of the world will get the “default vanilla” experience. So in order to entice more developers to jump on board, HTC also offers some marketing incentives, promising to feature apps using HTC APIs on its various channels such as HTC HUB.
While you wait to get the updated SDK, you can check out the Application Showcase, from where you can get a sampling of the possibilities when you review some of the best apps already integrated with OpenSense APIs…
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
