Google has a huge reason to be nervous, based on Samsung’s recent announcement regarding its latest SDKs.
The company announced at its Developers Conference earlier this week that it will launch five new SDKs across the board, for various devices that include televisions, phones and tablets, among other devices. These could open up new doors for developers worldwide, with the ability to support pen, gestures, mutii-window and motion features with 800 APIs on hand. Even those making apps that are built specifically for the use of pens should be excited by this news.
These SDKs include mobile, multi-screen and others, which will support devices across the board – meaning that Google’s services are no longer the only ones in town.
“The new SDK, once adopted by developers, will make it possible to press a button on your phone to launch an online video stream, or even a game, on your TV. Sound familiar? That’s not really a coincidence — but Samsung thinks that it can one-up its competition,” said GigaOm’s Janko Roettgers.
No word yet when the SDKs will launch, but expect them sooner rather than later.
Source: GigaOm
