Windows Mobile
Windows CE and Windows Mobile for starters
Many a times I find myself in discussions on the history of Windows CE and Windows Mobile operating systems. Besides, if you have just started to work with Windows Mobile or Windows CE, its good to be aware of origins and basics of these operating systems. Following is an attempt to sort those questions out.…
Read MoreLaunching Calendar, Tasks and Contacts applications
If you have used Remote Window option in Remote Manager tool in SureLock Studio, you would have noticed that windowspoutlook.exe is the executable that is responsible for showing calendar, tasks and contacts windows. There are no 3 different applications. How is this achieved? Well…all the magic occurs by way of commandline parameter. Parameter passed to…
Read MoreHow to programmatically play Screen Tap sound on Windows Mobile?
Lots of sounds that we hear when using Windows Mobile and Windows CE devices are generated by the OS by playing wav files. They are located in Windows folder. You can use them in your program with a call to PlaySound API. But the sound played when screen is tapped is not a wav file.…
Read MoreHow to rearrange icons on WM 6.5 Start Screen?
There is some support on WM 6.5 to organize and rearrange icons on the Start Screen. Tap and hold on any icon and click “Move to Top” menu item. This will move the icon to the top left position in the honeycomb. Well…I wish if it was possible to move the icons to any position…
Read MoreWM 6.5 Start Screen
Start Screen in WM 6.5 has changed a lot from Start Menu in the previous versions of Windows Mobile. HoneyComb design makes it possible to use your finger to launch applications. You don’t have to take out the stylus anymore atleast, just to launch an application. Builtin applications in WM 6.5 have very high quality…
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