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Signature User Control: Graphics Programming in Smart Phones, PocketPCs, and PDAs
In this article we are going to see the use of graphics in Smart Phones and PDA applications.
PropertyGridCE - Mobile version of PropertyGrid
Useful control that reproduces most of PropertyGrid functionality in Compact Framework.
23 Jun 2008, 09:31:00 Source: PropertyGridCE - Mobile version of PropertyGrid
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Windows Mobile: Communicating with the Outside World
Explore the various options available on the .NET Compact Framework that allow your apps to connect with the outside world.
Running In the Field: How to Make Your Handheld Your Best Friend
As handheld devices become both more capable and more user-friendly, they're also becoming "must-have" equipment for people who work away from the office, replacing their heavy laptops with smaller and lighter but still fully-functional equipment.
23 Apr 2008, 02:07:09 Source: Running In the Field: How to Make Your Handheld Your Best...
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Start Your Engines: Mobile Application Development
A fifth of the world's population will soon have a mobile device and access to the Internet. With that many potential users, is an explosion of mobile applications inevitable? If so, what technologies will lead the way in their development?
WPF Meets the iPhone
The iPhone is one of the most compelling and exciting user interfaces to appear on any consumer electronic device, with many innovations that make it a pleasure to use. How can you deliver a similar experience with your .NET applications?This article demonstrates how you can implement these features in your .NET applications in a step-by-step format as you recreate the iPhone interface using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) technology with both Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft Expression Blend.
Nullable Compact Framework DateTimePicker Custom Control
A custom DateTimePicker control for the Compact Framework which handles DBNull values
Walkthrough: Building a Mobile Game in Visual Studio 2008
The latest version of Microsoft Visual Studio includes a lot of new treats for mobile developers. In addition to new debugging tools and emulators, it includes the Windows Mobile 5 SDK, .NET Compact Framework 3.5, and SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 out of the box, without additional installs. This walkthrough gives you the code and assets for a fully functional Hangman-style game called "W80 Words" (weighty words), which takes advantage of the new platform and coding environment.
25 Jan 2008, 18:15:29 Source: Walkthrough: Building a Mobile Game in Visual Studio 2008
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Mobile WCF: Write an IM App with the .NET Compact Framework
The .NET Compact Framework 3.5 provides a subset of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) functionality that you can harness to communicate between Windows Mobile devices and desktop PCs. We'll show you how.
22 Jan 2008, 18:00:00 Source: Mobile WCF: Write an IM App with the .NET Compact Framework
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What's New in Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Compact Framework 3.5
With the release of Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft has also updated the .NET Compact Framework. The .NET Compact Framework 3.5 adds new APIs and, most notably, it now supports the new Language Integrated Query (LINQ) and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) features that are standard on the .NET Framework (the WCF feature will be covered in more depth in an upcoming article). On the Visual Studio 2008 front, there are new tools to make testing and development work much easier and robust.