The ASP.NET mobile controls are a set of ASP.NET server controls that intelligently generate Wireless Markup Language (WML), compact HTML (cHTML), and HTML content for different devices....   Read Article.

Compare the Microsoft Mobile Internet Toolkit to XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation) to create mobile Web applications. (8 printed pages)...   Read Article.

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When mixing device-specific markup languages with ASP.NET mobile controls, you must ensure consistency, based on what the mobile controls are rendering....   Read Article.

: Windows Mobile empowers developers to build rich and innovative mobile applications by providing a powerful and flexible mobile device platform....   Read Article.

ASP.NET comprises controls, components, and tools to help you build mobile Web applications rapidly for multiple types of wireless devicesnbsp; without writing code that is structured for a specific device. ASP.NET comprises controls, components, and tools to help you build mobile Web applications rapidly for multiple types of wireless devices mdash;...   Read Article.

Occurs when a form becomes active. This event's position in the event chain makes it very important for binding child controls to data sources or for setting the property of a form that can be inherited to all child controls....   Read Article.

Determines validity by comparing a specific field in one control to a specific field in another control, using a specifiable comparison operator....   Read Article.

The Command control provides a way to invoke ASP.NET event handlers from UI elements, thus posting user input from UI elements back to the server. The Command control provides a way to invoke ASP.NET event handlers from UI elements, thus posting user input from UI elements back to the server. The Command control implements the IPostBackDataHandler interface...   Read Article.

Sets or returns the ID of the input control to compare. The default value is an empty string (...   Read Article.

Occurs when an active form becomes inactive.form becomes inactive under the following circumstances: When the ActiveForm property of the page is programmatically set to another form When the user navigates to a form through a Link control whose target is a form If neither of these actions occurs, the active form will never receive a Deactivate...   Read Article.

Supports cookieless devices by appending appropriate authentication information to the appropriate URLs.This helper class is designed to assist with writing authenticated mobile Web sites. The class objects provide mobile device-compatible versions of the ASP.NET FormsAuthentication class methods, RedirectFromLoginPage and SignOut. See Security Considerations...   Read Article.

With Visual Studio 2005 and ASP.NET v2.0 just around the corner, we are about to embark on another exciting wave of technology. Mobile development is becoming easier with each release, and ASP.NET v2.0 will not disappoint. To start the next adventure in development for mobile browsers, let's first take a stroll down memory lane and then look at...   Read Article.

Over the past few years, IT organizations have chosen between two primary application development and deployment architectures. However, with the advent of the .NET Framework, there is now a new alternative called 'smart clients'....   Read Article.

Location-based services (LBS) solutions involve leveraging information about a user's location and/or presence in solutions, providing relevant information and services. Mobile/wireless technologies in LBS solutions can be very compelling, combining a mobile device with information about a user's location and powerful mapping features....   Read Article.

Product groups at Microsoft generally develop platforms or specific applications that run on these platforms. SPOT is different. Our goal is to increase the usefulness of everyday objects that we can wear, carry, or that might be scattered throughout the environment, ultimately making some activity easier and/or more enjoyable....   Read Article.

If you follow the mobile space, you know that one of the hot topics right now is location-based services (LBS). LBS allows you to build applications that adapt to users' locations and situations. Without requiring your users to enter ZIP codes or addresses, you can filter data and provide the information that is most relevant to them....   Read Article.

There has never been an operating system release more important to .NET developers than the release of Windows Mobile Version 5.0. With this release, Microsoft is poised to take your productivity in writing mobile applications higher than it has ever gone before. Rich multimedia capabilities, integrated messaging, and world-class telephony support are...   Read Article.

Today, millions of Windows applications exist around the world. They are written with various development tools, with different development languages, and are based on different libraries. Let's suppose that you are responsible for one of these - and then along comes the Tablet PC. Your users say that your application would be great if it were adapted...   Read Article.

Last fall I predicted that the next killer application would be built on the mobile platform, and so I bought a new PDA...My prediction was based on the fact that lots of people could now create mobile apps with .NET, and the fact that SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition would be licensed as part of SQL Server 2000/2005....   Read Article.