Windows Mobile Team Blog
What do you mean by "locked"?
There are a few different things that people might mean when they say their phone is "locked". I...
Author: scyost Date: 05/14/2007
Free Collection of Windows Mobile Security White Papers
Our Device Management and Security (DMSec) team recently produced a series of security booklets....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/11/2007
MS Pranks
Michael Howe, the all powerful Test Lead in Windows Mobile just got back from paternity leave to...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/11/2007
Introducing....the oFone!
Here's the spoof video that was shown at MIX '07 and MEDC last week. Behind the humor, there's a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/09/2007
Softkeys and you!
Hi, my name is Patrick Derks and I work as a developer in the Windows Mobile Shell. I’ve owned the...
Author: windowsmobile Date: 05/02/2007
New Windows Mobile video on Channel9
I recently sat down with Rory Blyth from Channel9 to talk about some of the new features in Windows...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/28/2007
Hi! My name is WiMonet, I'm ready to paint.
MEDC 2007 is just around the corner, and I can't think of a better place to debut WiMonet, the...
Author: BCross Date: 04/27/2007
Security Configuration Manager Powertoy = an Orcas Feature
A few months ago I wrote a blog post showing the Security Configuration Manager Powertoy....
Author: Luis Cabrera - AzureML Date: 04/25/2007
Practical Use of MAPI
Practical Use of MAPI Hi everyone, I’m Jay Ongg, ready to do more with MAPI. Last time, I wrote a...
Author: jayongg Date: 04/22/2007
Windows Mobile Competition at NTCC 2007
A while back a few of us had a chance to help out in a Dell and Microsoft sponsored programming...
Author: Luis Cabrera - AzureML Date: 04/19/2007
Why did we remove Bluetooth DUN?
I’m Greg Scott and I work as a developer on a team that provides core networking technologies on...
Author: windowsmobile Date: 04/17/2007
Where is everyone? - MEDC consumes Windows Mobile team!
Hopefully everyone was able to take advantage of that sweet MEDC registration discount Mel posted...
Author: Soyale Date: 04/16/2007
Last minute $500 discount for MEDC 2007
If you haven't registered for the MEDC 2007 conference yet, here's a chance to still get in for a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/09/2007
What would you like to see in future phone APIs
We are in the phone app team. The Phone app is the app that is used to make and manage voice...
Author: windowsmobile Date: 04/02/2007
Windows Mobile 6 Storage Card Encryption FAQ
My colleague Jason Langridge wrote a post about the storage card encryption feature in WM6. This is...
Author: scyost Date: 03/26/2007
Getting Started with MAPI
Getting Started with MAPI (update 3/22/2007 1:59pm: see comments for .NetCF equivalent) I’m Jay...
Author: windowsmobile Date: 03/21/2007
Sync Up at MEDC 2007
The Windows Mobile Sync & Desktop Platform team is planning a "mini track" at this year's MEDC...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/14/2007
Congratulations! It's a. . . WiMo!
WiMo (The Windows Mobile Robot) has a couple of cousins! Some students and faculty over at the Auto...
Author: BCross Date: 03/05/2007
320x320 Revisited
A little over a year ago, I wrote a blog entry that explained why we chose to support 240x240...
Author: MikeCal Date: 03/02/2007
Windows Mobile 6 SDKs Available For Download
I'm pleased to say that the Windows Mobile 6 SDKs went live today as planned. You can download the...
Author: Soyale Date: 03/01/2007
Porting woes - what to do about the PropertySheet?
Much as we try to reduce the differences between the Pocket PC and Smartphone, there are still some...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/17/2007
When Do You Switch From The Emulator To A Device?
As a comment on my last post, Matthew pointed out that he generally only uses the emulator for...
Author: Soyale Date: 02/15/2007
Where are the Windows Mobile 6 SDKs?
Since we announced Windows Mobile 6 at 3GSM last Monday, a couple of people have asked me "where are...
Author: Soyale Date: 02/14/2007
What's New for Developers in Windows Mobile 6
No new OS from Microsoft is complete without a great developer story. The new Windows Mobile 6 SDK...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/10/2007
Certificate Improvements in Windows Mobile 6
As faithful blog readers already know, there were several limitations related to certificates that...
Author: scyost Date: 02/07/2007
How do you dial 1-800-FLOWERS?
Say you’re a business that sells flowers over the phone. And say that, while picking a phone number...
Author: MikeCal Date: 02/06/2007
IE7 and Smart Device Projects in VS 2005
Coming back from the Holidays, my Visual Studio 2005 installation would fail trying to create a new...
Author: Luis Cabrera - AzureML Date: 01/08/2007
Virtual Earth Mobile 1.71
Virtual Earth Mobile has been replaced by "Live Search for Windows Mobile" which can be downloaded...
Author: windowsmobile Date: 01/03/2007
Interview With A Developer
In 2005, one of my idols in the blogging community, Robert Scoble, cofounded a Microsoft site called...
Author: MikeCal Date: 12/12/2006
Windows Live Search for Mobile
The Windows Live Search team has released a beta of "Windows Live Search for Mobile", an app for...
Author: windowsmobile Date: 12/12/2006
Windows Mobile Docs: Make sure you are reading the latest and greatest!
MSDN is upgrading itself to MSDN2, and as a result, the Windows Mobile SDK docs may be moving around...
Author: windowsmobile Date: 12/11/2006
What would you like to see at MEDC?
As you can tell from a previous post, we are planning for MEDC (The Mobile and Embedded Developer...
Author: BCross Date: 12/08/2006
Why does my signed cab still show the "Unknown Publisher" prompt?
At install time, we crack open the cab file and check for a signature on every executable (exe and...
Author: scyost Date: 12/07/2006
Have you asked or answered a question at the Windows Mobile Forums?
Sometimes people ask questions as replies to blog entries. That works sometimes, but if you have...
Author: Luis Cabrera - AzureML Date: 12/07/2006
WMDC/ActiveSync Pass Through Feature
I got an email from a customer asking about device connectivity using the pass through feature in...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/20/2006
UPDATED! Want to Speak at MEDC, but aren’t sure where your topic fits?
MEDC 2007 is coming up fast and the Call For Papers (link) closes in a few short weeks. If you've...
Author: windowsmobile Date: 11/20/2006
Webcast on UI design challenges and ScreenLib
Sorry for the last minute notice, but I'm delivering a live MSDN Windows Mobile webcast this morning...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/15/2006
WiFi Did You Do That?
Having survived explaining why the X button doesn’t close apps, I’ve been emboldened to take on the...
Author: MikeCal Date: 11/08/2006
What is the metabase?
Why do you care? This might be interesting to you if - you've ever wondered why people change...
Author: scyost Date: 10/30/2006
Writing Better Managed Code
Did you know there is a managed code analysis tool in VS 2005? Well, now you do. The managed code...
Author: Luis Cabrera - AzureML Date: 10/30/2006
The Mobile Secretary: Source Code
Last week I posted an application called The Mobile Secretary. A little application that...
Author: BCross Date: 10/29/2006