This session will show how the new Managed APIs in Windows Mobile 5.0 can be used with Visual Basic 2005 to easily develop highly functional PDA and Smartphone applications that really exploit the potential of the latest generation devices. The session will demonstrate how Visual Basic developers can now easily overcome a number of traditional problem areas, such as richly interacting with Outlook Mobile PIM data, using the camera to capture pictures and video, interception and processing of SMS messages, placing phone calls, dealing with system level events, programmatically sending email and SMS messages and more!
Tony Whitter has worked as a software developer, consultant and trainer for over 30 years, providing solutions and advice to a wide variety of organisations and industries. His extensive experience includes four years as the Head of Technology for a quoted multinational software corporation. He now runs Whitter Technology, a .NET development, consultancy and training firm based in Manchester, which was the first company in EMEA to deliver Windows Mobile 5.0 applications and training. Tony has also authored a popular series of .NET training courses, trained numerous developers, spoken at major international conferences and is currently working closely with Microsoft on Visual Studio 2005.
Please note: The demonstration source code requires Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition or better (not Express), the Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 SDKs for both Pocket PC and Smartphone and Microsoft ActiveSync 4.0.
Presentation (PowerPoint 2003 Zip, 817 KB)
Demonstration source code (Visual Studio 2005 Zip, 1.7 MB)
VBUG 2005 Winter Conference brochure (PDF, 413 KB)
Mobile Developer Centre
Windows Mobile Developer Centre
Visual Studio Developer Centre