Microsoft® Mobile Development Handbook

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Get the practical information you need to develop mobile applications. Experienced developers get proven techniques, real-world insights, and code samples in Visual C# to help deliver access to information—anywhere, on any Windows®-based device. Get practical information for developing applications with the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0—straight from mobile-development experts. This definitive guide delivers the proven techniques, real-world insights, and extensive code samples you need to bring information access to any Windows-based mobile device.Discover how to:Design a user interface that is optimized for smart devicesAdd functionality by using Windows Mobile APIsOrganize and persist data stored on a device Establish network connections and respond to changes in network stateSynchronize mobile devices with data stored on backend serversImplement authentication, symmetric encryption, and asymmetric encryption algorithmsOptimize application performance for resource-constrained devicesInteroperate with native code by using PInvoke and COM interopPLUS—Get an introduction to .NET Compact Framework 3.5 and Microsoft Visual Studio code name "Orcas"PLUS—Get Microsoft Visual C# and Visual Basic code samples on the Web