The Mobile Minute 149

Software / Hardware 

• SOTI Pocket Controller Professional v5.07 is out
• Pocket PC Thoughts is reporting that a fix for the contacts bug in Microsoft Voice Command 1.5 is out.
• msmobiles.com has a post about the HTC Artemis
• Treo 750v – finally Windows Mobile Treo goodness on GSM(looks like Cingular in the US/Vodaphone in Europe); let’s just hope they gave it more memory than the fools at Verizon – Sprint certainly fixed with the 700wx.
• From this post at Engadget Mobile, it looks like HTC is going to be phasing out IR. Can’t say I’m shedding tears.

 Development

• What is the Windows Mobile Shell?  Also, a _great_ post by the WM Shell team on how the WM5.0 Shell handles low memory.
• Writing a LAP for WM5.0?  Check out this very helpful LAP Q & A by the WinCE Networking Team
• John Spaith from the WinCE Networking Team gives out some good GPS tips here and here.  And he also answers the question (I’ve gotten this one before): ASP.NET on Windows CE (or Windows Mobile) ?
• MikeCal talks about getting more power bang for the buck in WM Smartphone.  and WM Pocket PC.
• Check out the new SslChainSaver tool.  Use this when you want to add new root/intermediate certs to a device for an SSL connection.
• Mike Gunderloy goes around the block with SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition (aka SQL/Ev).  (via Larkware News)

In Other News . . .

• http://www.apifinder.com/ ‘nuff said. (via Larkware News)
• Postmortem of Camevman for Pocket PC (via Larkware News) – Nice. I know of enterprise customers that don’t do post-mortems this well (or heck, don’t even do them).