Microsoft?s on{x} pushes mobile automation to new heights, but only for Android users [video]

Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a new app and set of APIs called on{x}, which pushes smartphone automation to new heights. The app allows users to write custom scripts that automate various smartphone functions based on time, location and a number of parameters similar software does not currently support. On{x} opens the door to a wide range of functionality�that isn’t widely available anywhere else, but for the time being, users with smartphones powered�by Microsoft’s own Windows Phone platform won’t have access to any of it. In a demonstration video posted by Microsoft on Tuesday, Microsoft researchers provide a number of intriguing examples of functionality that might be automated by on{x}. In one example, the app automatically sends a text message to

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