Segnalo un interessante webcast relativo allo sviluppo per dispositivi mobili. E' il primo di una serie di cui, l' ultima sessione, verrà tenuta al TechEd di Orlando.

The first session starts this Friday, March 16, 2008 at 11 AM PST.
Click on the following link to register for: Preparing for TechEd: Developing Windows Mobile Applications (1 of 5)

Fonte: Constanze's Mobile Musings : New Webcast Series coming up: Preparing for TechEd: Developing Applications for Windows Mobile Devices

Please join experts from the Windows Mobile, Windows CE, SQL Server CE and .NET Compact Framework communities in a chat around application development for smart devices. These chats are a great opportunity to have your questions answered by experts from around the world.

Join us online for our live interactive developer Q&A Tuesday 13th May at:

• 10 am US Pacific Time
• 11 am US Mountain Time
• 12 pm US Central Time
• 1 pm US Eastern Time
• 6 pm BST

To convert from GMT to your local time, use the link below:
http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_RU-MOW.aspx

To join the chat use the following link:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/chats/chatrooms/msdn.aspx

Hope to see you all there!

Neil Cowburn - Mark your calendars: MSDN Chat on Tuesday, May 13, 10-11am Pacific Time

Da qualche giorno ormai, UgiMobile.org "gira" su un nuovo server! A beneficiarne sono innanzitutto le prestazioni, visibilmente migliorate, a cui si aggiunge una maggiore stabilità dell'applicazione ed una migliorata navigabilità del sito.
Contestualmente allo spostamento del server, abbiamo aggiornato anche la versione di Community Server, portando ora la piattaforma alla versione 2008.
Il lavoro è stato abbastanza lungo e non privo di insidie ma adesso sembra essere tutto perfettamente funzionante.
Qualora doveste riscontrare qualche errore, vi preghiamo di segnalarcelo all'indirizzo stagg@ugimobile.org .

Grazie mille e buona navigazione!!!

Lo staff.

Poco dopo l'annuncio della nuova release di Windows Mobile, sono state rese disponibili sul download center, le immagini degli emulatori per Windows Mobile 6.1.
Il download si compone da due file distinti:

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Images (USA).msi (272.2 MB)
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard Images (USA).msi (184,9 MB)

Il materiale è disponibile qui: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3d6f581e-c093-4b15-ab0c-a2ce5bffdb47&displaylang=en&tm

Fonte:http://blog.opennetcf.com/ncowburn/2008/04/02/WindowsMobile61EmulatorImages.aspx

E' stata annunciata ieri, la nuova versione di Windows Mobile, giunto ormai alla versione 6.1.
Tra le novità di questa nuova versione, troviamo:

• la home screen ridisegnata, che permette una navigabilità migliore ed una organizzazione delle informazioni più congruente
• task manager intergato
• visualizzazione a thread degli SMS
• miglioramenti al browser, che consentiranno una "experience" più simile ai sistemi desktop
• Copia/Incolla anche su dispositivi non touch-screen
• Miglioramenti sulla gestione energetica
• Setup dei dispositivi Bluetooth semplificato
• altre migliorie

La disponibilità delle ROM aggiornate dipenderà comunque dai vari produttori di devices.

Il comunicato stampa dell'annuncio ufficiale è consultabile qui, mentre una recensione completa è visibile qui.

L'HTC ha rilasciato da qualche giorno, l'aggiornamento ROM per il device S710.

L'aggiornamento è scaricabile gratuitamente dal'HTC e-club.
Nella news si legge:

"New features and improvements are available with this operating software update, including the  Connection Setup application which has been added to allow easy setup of connection settings"

Microsoft lancia "Innovate On", un portale che raccoglie informazioni, tool e training per aiutare le aziende a sviluppare software per Windows Mobile in modo più rapido ed efficente.

Per maggiori info, visitare il sito: http://www.innovateonwindowsmobile.com/

Sono stati rilasciati oggi i Power Toys per il .NET Compact Framework 3.5.
Di seguito l'annuncio:  

We've just released the final 3.5 version of the PowerToys for NetCF to the web. 

You'll need to install the 3.5 NetCF runtime on your device to use these tools.  For now, you can get the correct runtime by installing Visual Studio 2008.  In a few weeks we hope to post a standalone install for NetCF 3.5.

The PowerToys release includes all the tools you need to diagnose issues in your .Net device applications, including the Remote Performance Monitor, CLR Profiler, the Logging Utility and more...

Fonte: http://blogs.msdn.com/stevenpr/archive/2007/12/10/powertoys-for-the-net-compact-framework-version-3-5-now-released.aspx

Red Five Labs announces a beta release version of Net60 - the .NET Compact Framework for S60.

Beta testers please need to complete our sign up process and wait for the account to be approved by our team. We expect to have to provide support to a large user community and tightly coupling our website to our support ticketing system allows us to provide great support to users of our site. You will efficiently be able to submit queries to us, whether bug reports or sales related questions.

This beta version supports S60 3rd edition devices.

Fonte: http://www.redfivelabs.com/blogs/news/archive/2007/11/10/net60-beta-1-released.aspx

In this video, Jim Wilson shows how to detect changes in the type of network a device is connected to and how to use that information to set the network timeout values for the SqlCeMergeReplication and SqlCeRemoteDataAccess classes. [See the README_FIRST.txt file in the code download for a list of the software required to replicate the steps shown in this video.]
Presented by Jim Wilson on October 16, 2007
Length: 26 minutes 53 seconds 

Video Downloads:

WMV | iPod | MP4 | 3GP | Zune | PSP

Audio Downloads:

AAC | WMA | MP2 | MP3 | MP4

Download the code: Visual Basic | Visual C#

Link: How Do I: Maximize Communication Efficiency of SQL Server Compact Edition Data Synchronization?

In this video, Jim Wilson shows you how to create an AJAX-based Web page that dynamically adds script code to call a Web service and work with the JSON-formatted data returned by the service. [See the README_FIRST.txt file in the code download for a list of the software required to replicate the steps shown in this video.]
Presented by Jim Wilson on October 16, 2007
Length: 37 minutes 30 seconds 

Video Downloads:

WMV | iPod | MP4 | 3GP | Zune | PSP

Audio Downloads:

AAC | WMA | MP2 | MP3 | MP4

Download the code

Link: How Do I: Make Dynamic JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Calls From Internet Explorer Mobile?

In this video, Jim Wilson shows how you can dynamically download script code on demand without needing static placeholders in your HTML. [See the README_FIRST.txt file in the code download for the list of software required to replicate the steps shown in this video.]
Presented by Jim Wilson on October 23, 2007
Length: 19 minutes 45 seconds 

Video Downloads:

ZIP | WMV | iPod | MP4 | 3GP | Zune | PSP

Audio Downloads:

AAC | WMA | MP2 | MP3 | MP4

Download the code

Link: How Do I: Download Script Code On Demand to My Internet Explorer Mobile AJAX Pages?

In this video, Jim Wilson demonstrates a variety of ways to programmatically send and receive SMS messages.
[See the README_FIRST.txt file in the code download for the list of software required to replicate the steps shown in this video.]
Presented by Jim Wilson on October 23, 2007
Length: 26 minutes 45 seconds 

Video Downloads:

ZIP | WMV | iPod | MP4 | 3GP | Zune | PSP

Audio Downloads:

AAC | WMA | MP2 | MP3 | MP4

Download the code: Visual Basic | Visual C#

Link: How Do I: Send and Receive SMS Messages?

La Samsung stà rilasciando gli aggiornamenti a Windows Mobile 6 per l' i600.

Tra le novità dell'aggiornamento troviamo:

• migliorata integrazione del telefono
• migliorata velocità a My Contacts
• protezione dei dati aziendali
• miglioramenti per la parte di calendario e messaggistica

Da questa pagina, è possibile verificare se l'aggiornamento per la lingua desiderata è già disponibile. Vi consigliamo di tenere d'occhio la pagina in quanto le versioni localizzate stanno arrivando.

Annunciato oggi  Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008:

Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 is a flexible, end-to-end solution for single-point access of line-of-business (LOB) applications and corporate data on Windows Mobile devices.* System Center Mobile Device Manager is designed for efficient control of Windows Mobile devices offering reliable, low-cost, and consistent manageability that works well with your existing Microsoft infrastructure. Mobile Device Manager provides secure access to sensitive corporate data on Windows Mobile devices in a seamless manner, resulting in a positive end-user experience. By using Mobile Device Manager, organizations are able to address evolving needs around security and management while providing end users with anytime, anywhere access to corporate data through Windows Mobile devices. Mobile Device Manager addresses the needs of a mobile workforce in an organization through security management, device management, and a mobile virtual private network (VPN).

Features:

• Active Directory/Group Policy Domain Join
• Mobile VPN with Dual Factor Authenticated Access
• Communications and Camera Disablement with Active Directory Group Policy-based Targeting
• Application Allow and Deny
• Device Encryption
• OTA Device Provisioning and Bootstrapping
• OTA Software Deployment
• Device Inventory and Reporting
• Helpdesk Console and Role-Based Administration
• Device Wipe

Fonte: Out Of The Box : Announcement: Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008