Keeps the GPS active in Windows Mobile, allowing for instant, accurate location determination. Also a tutorial on how to access GPS data with almost no code.

C#3.0

C#2.0

WinMobile

.NETCF

Accepting Signatures from Hand-Held Devices

26 Dec 2007 by Zeeshan Haneef

An article on drawing graphics on a hand-held device touch screen.

Access Your Pocket PC Over the Internet

8 Jan 2009 by paulyhop

A DynDNS updater for the Compact Framework.

ADO.NET Asynchronous SQL Calls

10 Sep 2009 by gbd77rc

How to use asynchronous calls to SQL to receive progress information

Animating View Transitions on Windows Mobile

5 Jun 2008 by João Paulo Figueira

How to animate child view transitions on a Windows Mobile WTL application.

Audio Book Player

11 Jun 2009 by brochpirate

Audio player designed specifically for listening to audio books

Automatically Starting Your Application on Windows Mobile

31 Jul 2008 by Joel Ivory Johnson

An article discussing the various methods that you can use to automatically start an application on Windows Mobile, either by schedule or in reaction to a system event.

Binary Serialization to Isolated Storage in Silverlight - BinaryFormatter vs. sharpSerializer

6 Oct 2010 by Pawel idzikowski

How to serialize binary data to IsolatedStorage in a Silverlight client when there is no BinaryFormatter in Silverlight? Why not with sharpSerializer? - An open source XML and binary serializer for .NET and Silverlight

Bluetooth for Microsoft Device Emulator

31 Jul 2009 by Dmitry Klionsky

Bluetooth for Microsoft Device Emulator enables Bluetooth communication from and to the emulator.

Bluetooth Simulation in C# with Serial Ports

10 Jun 2008 by Florin Badea

This article presents a mobile device application that uses serial ports to simulate a Bluetooth connection.

Coding for Logo Certification Across Both Windows Mobile Platforms

19 Nov 2008 by Dr. William J. Blanke

This article shows how to abstract some of the most common issues a developer will encounter when creating a native code application that must be logo certified for each platform.

Compact Framework Configuration XML File Read & Write like appSettings

13 Jan 2010 by Alejandro Barrada

How to use an XML file to read and write aplication settings in a Window Mobile development

Compact Framework Process class that supports fully specified file paths

30 May 2009 by Frank Th. van de Ven

Terminate a process, or check if it is running, using the full file path. It also enumerates processes returning the full path to the running EXE file.

Creating a Casual Puzzle Game in Managed Code for Windows Mobile Devices

12 Dec 2008 by BillLange1968

This article shows how to create a casual (easy, simple, and fun) puzzle game in managed code for Windows Mobile devices.

Creating Transparent Controls in .NET Compact Framework

9 Oct 2009 by DotNetIdeas

This article explains how to create transparent controls in .NET Compact Framework

Directory file listing utility

13 Jun 2012 by Shup

An article about methods to recursively list all files in a given directory.

Duckworth Lewis Calculator for Windows Mobile

23 Jun 2009 by trxStudio

A Duckworth Lewis calculator for Windows Moblie and .NET 3.5.

Fast region creation on WinCE/PocketPC

24 Mar 2007 by dzolee

A fast solution to create custom-shaped windows from a bitmap mask.

Full Multi-thread Client/Server Socket Class with ThreadPool

27 Sep 2009 by Ernest Laurentin

Complete Client/Server Socket Communication class with threadpool implementation. Easy to use and integrate into C++ application. Linux/UNIX port available.

Get useful directory paths

18 Jan 2009 by Shup

An article on easily finding the paths of commonly used user specific directories.

GPS Tracking with Windows Mobile 5.0+

15 Aug 2007 by Joel Ivory Johnson

Use a Windows Mobile Professional phone with a GPS receiver to create a simple SMS based location tracking program.

Grid Control for .NET Compact Framework

2 Sep 2008 by RescoDeveloper.Net

The article points out several key differences between desktop and mobile application development. The differences are compared on an example of standard Visual Studio DataGrid and Resco SmartGrid for .NET CF.

Gynoid: Framework for Mobile Development

29 May 2009 by Vince Ricci

Gynoid is a wrapper around mobile phone APIs (WinCE, symbian, iPhone)

How to encode/decode URLs to the UTF8 format (with %20 and so)

17 Jul 2007 by Daniel Cohen Gindi

This article shows how to encode/decode URLs to the UTF8 format (with %20 and so) if you have to have web support in your application.

How to serialize data effectively? Custom serialization of Bitmap, Cursor, Icon, Font, and other objects without a default constructor with sharpSerializer

14 Aug 2011 by Pawel idzikowski

Is it better to serialize types without default constructor with Custom Serializer or a Substitute Pattern? Example of serialization of FontFamily into isolated storage in WP7.

How To Use a Single Resource Component for your Images and Mixing C# and VB in the Same NETCF Solution

4 Jun 2009 by becker666

Snippets show the steps and workarounds of issues while implementing it

How to Validate ASP.NET and MVC Web Forms Using Business Rules Engine

14 Jul 2014 by Misha1964

Learn how to validate complex web forms using business rules engine

Inject My DLL Into a Process

25 Jul 2009 by emranallan

A Windows Mobile Spy.

Introducing Lucene.Net

28 Sep 2008 by AndrewSmith

A plunge into creating a fast, full text index, with advanced searching capabilites.

iTunes Bar Look-a-Like

30 Dec 2007 by Snews

A control that mimics the look-n-feel of iTunes and the iPod manager.

Launch an Executable Programatically on Windows Mobile using CreateProcess and C#

4 Jul 2007 by Liam Cavanagh

The following article explains how to launch an executable from within your application on Windows Mobile using C#.

Learn How to Find GPS Location on Any SmartPhone, and Then Make it Relevant

10 Feb 2009 by TylerBrinks

A step by step tutorial for getting GPS from any SmartPhone, even without GPS built in, and then making location useful.

Manage Handheld Device Files from Desktop

23 Mar 2007 by Paul Brower

Using the OpenNetCF RAPI wrapper class to manage files on a Handheld Device running the Windows Mobile OS.

Managed DirectDraw with Windows Mobile

4 Jun 2009 by Ziad Elmalki

Using Managed DirectDraw with Windows Mobile.

Managed Wrapper to Connection Manager and How to Bypass the Connection Planner

24 Sep 2008 by Naynesh Shah

This article explains how we can bypass the Connection Planner and establish a connection using the Connection Manager APIs on Windows Mobile devices.

Manually validating an ASP.NET user account with a SHA1 hashed password

16 Jan 2009 by Malcolm Swaine

How to manually validate an ASP.NET Roles and Membership password using SHA1.

MobileLPR - An LPR Client for .NET Compact Framework 2.0

15 Dec 2010 by EFEaglehouse

Windows CE/Mobile printing client for LPR, LPRng, and Socket API.

Own your phone - Taking back control of your mobile phone

2 Jan 2009 by BrainThump

We'll build a call management application for Windows Mobile 5.x/6.x which can programatically ignore, send to voicemail, or SMS-respond to unwanted calls.

Patch my Arabic Locale on Windows Mobile

6 May 2012 by emranallan

Add your local inside windows local to be supported for unicode

Persistent Mobile Device Application

19 May 2008 by Gurpreet111

Permanent Storage of a Mobile Device Application

PlanetFinder for Windows Mobile

17 Dec 2008 by Giannakakis Kostas

PlanetFinder application for Windows Mobile Smartphones

Pocket Personal Health Record

17 Feb 2009 by rasheed1979

Personal Pocket Health Record (PPHR) application helps to store and track a user's personal details and visits information on Windows powered pocket PC.

Property Header Control for Windows Mobile

16 Dec 2008 by Simon Hart

Ever wanted to create a standard look and feel property header type control as seen in many Microsoft applications on Windows Mobile? Well, here is the code to do it.

PropertyGridCE - Mobile version of PropertyGrid

14 Oct 2008 by Jaime Olivares

A useful control that mimics most of the PropertyGrid functionality in the .NET Compact Framework.

Reading SMS (MMS) and Emails on Windows Mobile (5, 6) Devices Using CEMAPI

4 Nov 2010 by Sergey Timoschuk, Apriorit Inc

In this article, I would like to tell you how to read the SMS, MMS, and Emails data from your Windows Mobile device. Also I’ll describe some differences between reading message body in Windows Mobile 5 and Windows Mobile 6 devices.

Remote windows mobile Device Using Winsock

18 May 2012 by emranallan

Server Application to remote your mobile device through wireless/wire connection not based on RAPI

Resco MobileApp Developer Pack – developing mobile business applications

1 Oct 2007 by RescoDeveloper.Net

The article describes the suite of Visual Studio controls, tools and samples designed for mobile business application development, targeting Microsoft .NET Compact Framework.

Restaurant and Waiter project! (WPF - Windows Mobile)

22 Jan 2012 by Ali Daneshmandi

Restaurant and Waiter project! (WPF - Windows Mobile)

Sending SMS on Pocket PC

1 Jun 2007 by John.Jiang

Easy way to send a message using C#.

Simple Class to get Currency Exchange Rates

12 Mar 2007 by Vitaly Zayko

Explains how to get the latest currency exchange rates from the Internet.

SIP(soft input panel) Overlapping Controls

2 Jul 2008 by copmac

How to solve input panel overlapping problem

Smart Device Login Application Using the SQL Server CE Database

9 Jun 2009 by saurabhmsoni

A comprehensive guide to development of .NET 2.0 Smart Clients with SQL Server CE Database

SmartCalc, A scientific calculator for SmartPhone.

17 Nov 2007 by Mehran Ghanizadeh

This lite calculator, written in VB.NET, not only can be useful for installing on your smartphone as a real powerful scientific calculator, but also, can be used for learning some good ideas which I've learnt while developing it.

Software Architect Simple Way 1 of ??

5 Oct 2008 by The DevMan

A series for simplifying the learning of software architecture

Survival guide to do resource localization using Compact Framework 2.0

29 Jul 2008 by freedeveloper

A small guide to create localized resources with Compact Framework 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005.

Switch the wireless adapter state on, to low-power, and off on a Windows Mobile device

3 Mar 2009 by Johan H. Roux

Use PInvoke to control a wireless adapter's power status.

Task assigner with Windows Mobile and a Web Service

7 Dec 2008 by Ravenet

Send messages, commands, tasks etc., to all employees from a central administration point.

The Basics of The Palm Pre Linux

21 Sep 2009 by Apriorit Inc, Oleksandr Dodatko

This article describes the process of initial configuration and basic work with Palm Web OS on the lower level than it's described in Palm SDK docs.

TouchPictureBox, Slide Pictures with Fingers!

14 Oct 2008 by SierraMike

Leave traditional scrollbars for picture viewing on small screens.

Transparent UI for .NET and .NETCF

12 Jul 2009 by christ_A

How to make your customized UI using transparent components?

Unleash GDI+ power on Windows Mobile

21 Apr 2009 by Vince Ricci

How to use GDI+ on Windows Mobile.

Unzip Through RAPI

20 Aug 2007 by João Paulo Figueira

Unzipping files over an ActiveSync connection.

Using the Skyhook Wireless XPS Positioning Service in Managed Code

20 Jan 2009 by Joel Ivory Johnson

Wrapper and sample programs demonstrating the use of the Skyhook Wireless XPS SDK (hybrid position system using GPS, WiFi Positioning, and Celltower positioning)

Using WCF in .NET Compact Framework

14 Jun 2009 by Artem S. Dmitriev

This article will show you how to create a proxy client to the WCF web service from PDA device.

Utilities

23 Jan 2012 by Shup

An article on simple but frequently used utility functions.

Vertical Scroll Bar Width in a Windows Mobile .NET Application

10 May 2010 by TheAvenger

Setting the vertical scroll bar width for a specific control

Visualizing the Windows Mobile Virtual Memory Monster

6 Jan 2009 by Dr. William J. Blanke

This article presents VirtualMemory.exe, a memory monitor application that visualizes Windows Mobile's virtual memory model graphically, and thus allows common memory issues, such as the infamous DLL Crunch, ordinary leaks, and a full device.exe, to be identified quickly and easily.

WBXML Support in C# - Handy

1 Nov 2007 by Tamir Khason

Open source class to handle WAP Binary XML in C# and CF C#

C#2.0

.NET1.1

.NET2.0