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OpenGL: Rotate, Scale and Translate

Nick's .NET Travels — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:28:53 GMT

In my previous post, OpenGL ES Wrapper- Your First Application , you would have seen that we were creating

OpenGL ES Wrapper: Your First Application

Nick's .NET Travels — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:12:47 GMT

In my previous post on Getting Started with OpenGL on Windows Mobile I talked about taking the existing

re: LINQ to SQL generator fails due to custom code

Nick Hadfeld — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:45:56 GMT

I ran into the same issue. We worked around it by making all of our custom properties extension methods. Kind of defeats the purpose of ORM though :)

Does Windows Mobile 6 Smell (part II)?

Nick's .NET Travels — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:49:45 GMT

In my previous post I talked about Microsoft and the enterprise and how it had help shape Windows Mobile

re: Windows Phone 7 Series Development – What Do You Want?

Matt Lacey — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:34:27 GMT

I'm fairly confident the reasons for WM failing to attract users and developer are many fold. Off the top I can think of:

Users:

- Poor experiences with badly designed and built apps meant any that did try it weren't motivated to come back.

- Issues with apps not playing nicely with their desktop equivalents.

- Desktop apps not running on their phones - "It's all just Windows" mentality.

- Platform/applications/functionality not promoted to users so didn't know what missing or what to ask for.

- Users didn't know where to go to get apps? (or even that they were available?)

- Often poor installation experience of apps when people did get them.

Developers:

- The vast array of different hardware (Including buttons, keyboards, screens) making it hard(er) to write an app which will run on all devices.

- Developers were told that developing for mobile was the same as developing for desktop it isn't! When they found out it was different they were put off.

- Home developers were prevented from building apps by the requirement of Visual Studio Professional edition. Much too expensive for someone who is just a hobbiest.

- Lack of a high profile market place for apps.

- A focus on business users by MSFT meant that personal users were often overlooked by developers as well.

and lots more...

Motorola Devour is yet another average Android device | Explore Mobile Answers

Motorola Devour is yet another average Android device | Explore Mobile Answers — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:18:59 GMT

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Windows Mobile 6.5.3 DTK (not SDK or 6.6) download available

Nick's .NET Travels — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:29:55 GMT

Get it while it's hot from the download center . The content in my original overview of the Windows

Windows Mobile 6.5.3 DTK - Ready, Set….. Oh wait, hang on….. Go!

Nick's .NET Travels — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:35:28 GMT

As some of you will be aware there was a first attempt at releasing the Windows Mobile 6.5.3 DTK ( now

Windows Mobile 6.5.3 DTK - Ready, Set….. Oh wait, hang on….. Go!

Nick's .NET Travels — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:35:24 GMT

As some of you will be aware there was a first attempt at releasing the Windows Mobile 6.5.3 DTK ( now

Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK is now Missing In Action

Nick's .NET Travels — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:05:40 GMT

According to Twitter, which Microsoft clearly believes as the best way to communicate to its developer

Windows Mobile 6.5.3 SDK disponibile | Microsoft All Around You

Windows Mobile 6.5.3 SDK disponibile | Microsoft All Around You — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:36:26 GMT

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Windows Mobile 6.5.3 SDK ready for download « Cell Phones & Computers

Windows Mobile 6.5.3 SDK ready for download « Cell Phones & Computers — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:38:46 GMT

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Windows Mobile 6.5.3 SDK ready for download | PocketHacks.com

Windows Mobile 6.5.3 SDK ready for download | PocketHacks.com — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:17:43 GMT

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Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK | LieberLieber Software TeamBlog

Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK | LieberLieber Software TeamBlog — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:52:48 GMT

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