14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung released into the wild its Samsung Windows Mobile SDK 1.0, which has been designed to provide developers with the APIs they need to make advanced features for the Samsung WinMo smartphones. The SDK has been unveiled as part of a program the company announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, which it plans to release for application developers.
Back at the MWC show, the Korean mobile phone maker announced the “Samsung Mobile Innovator” program, aiming at Java and Windows Mobile, which is meant to provide support for the development of games and applications for both platforms.
According to the company, the Samsung Mobile Innovator is able to offer an opportunity for mobile developers to create content for a global audience. At the same time, the program also delivers the tools, technical content and support needed for the creation of apps and services that would work on the Samsung open mobile platforms.
The Samsung Windows Mobile SDK 1.0 allows developers to access and/or control standard Windows Mobile APIs like GPS, Bluetooth and multimedia support. Moreover, they will also be able to access other phone features, Samsung APIs including notification LEDs, the accelerometer and haptic feedback.
Besides releasing the Windows Mobile SDK, the phone maker also announced the availability of a series of Windows Mobile and Samsung API-related white papers, a move expected to facilitate even more the access of third parties interested in the Samsung Mobile Innovator program.
Anyone who wishes to join the program launched by the company is free to do so at no costs. According to the phone maker, the basic (Hub) membership has been opened to everyone at all levels of interest in open mobile devices. In addition to this, it also announced that there would be a Core membership level, designed as a recognition of partner companies. More information can be found on the program's website.