Windows Phone Mix Sessions Reveal AR, Local Data and Changes To Live Tiles

Mix is going on now but the Windows Phone sessions had been labeled TBD. They’ve now been propagated and it gives a hint as to what to expect from tomorrow’s Keynote speech (that should discuss Windows Phones). Of note, here are some sessions and you’ll see the sensor access is likely a reference to the compass and camera (thus enabling augmented reality), new data is either local databases and/or more folder access (like the ability to use \videos and other drives), plenty of fast switching/multitasking and they’re fixing live tiles:

What’s Coming Next to the Windows Phone Application Platform

Going Mobile with Your Site on Internet Explorer 9 and Windows Phone 7

Mini-Session: Get Ready for Fast Application Switching in Windows Phone

What’s New in the Windows Phone Developer Tools?

Multitasking in the Next Version of Windows Phone, Part II: Using Background Agents

Sensor Access in the Next Version of Windows Phone

What’s New for Windows Phone Development with Silverlight?

New Data Access Features Coming to Windows Phone

Enhanced Push Notifications & Live Tiles for Windows Phone

We’ll keep you posted on what we learn…