Programming Microsoft Windows CE .NET

Design sleek, high-performance applications for the newest smart mobile devices with the industry’s most respected reference to Windows CE .NET. Now in its third edition, this essential guide has been updated for Windows CE .NET 4.2 and the .NET Compact Framework. Author Douglas Boling expertly demonstrates how to apply your Windows or embedded programming experience to the Windows CE .NET environment to build fast, small-footprint applications for the Windows Powered Pocket PC, Smartphone, and other next-generation devices. Accelerate your expertise—and get to market faster—with Doug’s professional-level instruction and source code, including source code and tools on the CD and the Web.

Learn how to:



Use specialized techniques for handling memory, storage, and power constraints
Enable communications to networks, PCs, or other devices—including using infrared and Bluetooth technologies
NEW—Use the .NET Compact Framework to build CPU-independent applications
Develop applications for the Pocket PC and create custom extensions
NEW—Program for the unique requirements of the Smartphone, including security
NEW—Use Short Message Service (SMS) to write connected applications on the Pocket PC Phone Edition and Smartphone
NEW—Write your own device drivers, services, and super services
Configure user and event notifications
Program the Game API (GAPI)CD inside
Includes source code and compiler plus links to SDKs and toolsCD features
Source code for all the examples inside the book
Embedded C++ Compiler
Links to Windows CE .NET SDK, evaluation software, and other resources
Fully searchable eBook

For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.