Lately, I've been working on getting my WCF for NETCF hello world BLOG posts ( Intro to Messaging and the Intro to Store and Forward Messaging ) prepared for inclusion into Orcas. I have both examples running and debugging with Orcas Beta2 and NETCF v3...

The .NET Compact Framework v3.5 Beta1 was shipped in Orcas Beta1 allowing developers to try out NETCF's new features, except for the Store and Forward Transport which has a strong name signing issue . This issue stops compilation of Smart Device projects...

Lets continue the discussion of the .NET Compact Framework new WCF features by discussing the new EMAIL transport for store and forward messaging. This BLOG builds off my previous BLOG on WCF deliverables included in NETCF 3.5. I suggest you read my previous...

This BLOG continues my discussion into new features of .NET Compact Framework 3.5 by diving into Windows Communication Foundation for the .NET Compact Framework Messaging stack. To start I suggest you read Romans WCF overview BLOG at http://blogs.msdn...

Microsoft .NET Compact Framework version 2.0 SP2 release is completed and is in the process of being released. This service pack was driven customer feedback including improvements in stability, adds new heap tracking feature to the Remote Performance...

It’s been a while since I’ve last posted a BLOG entry. I’ve been busy working with my feature teams to complete .NET Compact Framework v3.5. The .NET Compact Framework v3.5 will be shipped with the next version of Visual Studio, code name Orcas, later...

.NET Compact Framework v2.0 SP1 includes support for Windows CE 4.2 based devices. To date, Visual Studio 2005 does not provide managed 4.2 projects nor is there any support offerings for developing solutions targeted at 4.2 devices. The good news is...

A few weeks ago I BLOG’ed about a .NET Compact Framework v2.0 CAB setup error being seen on some low memory Windows Mobile 5.0 devices. I’m happy to report the workaround for the system failure, which will be included in SP1, has now also been slipstreamed...

I've been testing some of the retail Windows Mobile 5.0 devices 3D performance. I have found when the proper driver is included with the device, the performance is good enough to successfully develop and run a casual game. However these drivers do vary...

This BLOG started out as a way for me to describe managed game development on devices. I'm responsible for GUI and MD3DM as noted in my introduction. I also cover setup and release which I will begin to include in this BLOG as well. The .NET Compact...

We on the NETCF team have been busy completing our v2 product, which has kept me away from my BLOG. I have found some time to get you all up to speed on whats been happening in the Managed Mobile gaming space. We had four great articles published describing...

Hi All, I thought I would introduce myself to the BLOG-O-Sphere, my name is Mark Prentice and I’m a Program Manager for the .NET Compact Framework (NETCF) team. My responsibilities on the NETCF team include help manage GUI and the Managed D3D for...