mobile-devices

Signature capture possible in various mobile web browsers?

My company is considering offering a lightweight mobile web site for data entry in the field (we already have a thick-client mobile application). One hard requirement is that we must be able to capture a signature. Is there any prior art for capturing a signature, specifically inside a web page running inside a mobile web browser, acro...

How to set specific IMEI in Nokia S60 SDK emulator

I'm also interested in other Symbian SDKs that allow to set their emulator's IMEI. ...

Can I use Delphi or C++Builder for Windows Mobile 6.1 Development?

I'm curious about what it takes to program for mobile devices (Windows Mobile 6.1) and if I can use the IDE's we're already used to (RAD Studio 2009). Is there a Mobile Development Community around where Delphi or C++Builder users can learn from? Are there differences in development techniques, like: Drivers, Memory Limits, Device ...

How can I use Java to communicate to device through USB port?

I just recently learn Java and try to communicate to the device through USB port connection. I've have used C# with OpenNETCF which allows me to send file and retrieve file on the device through USB port; how can I achieve this with java? I seearch on stackoverflow thread, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/544507/how-to-communicate...

Cheap programmable GPS devices

I'd like to start a side project that involves programming with GPS devices. All that I need is a GPS device that can record its location every X seconds or minutes, save those locations locally, and then send the list to a central server. I know that iPhones have GPS support, but I don't want to spend $300+ on an iPhone and another $1...

How Would I Change ASP.NET MVC Views Based on Device Type?

I'm working my way through some ASP.NET MVC reading and I have a web app at work that I'll be migrating from WebForms to MVC. One of the feature requests I expect to get in the process is to have a simplified view returned if the user is coming from a mobile device. I can't quite see where the best place is to implement that type of ...

How do I patch the Mobile Device Browser File

Nexus One is not currently supported by the Mobile Device Browser File, which leads to the Nexus One being identified as a non mobile device. I know the user agent, and the capabilities are pretty similar to other Android terminals. With this information, how do I patch the MDBF to have the N1 be recognized as a mobile device? ...

How to exchanged data between desktop and mobile applications based on managed code

I develop the desktop application running under WinXPSP3 that should communicate to the other application, located at the mobile device running under Windows Mobile 2003/2005 and docked to the host with ActiveSync running. I have searched for some mechanism that looks like WCF, but failed to find any. Does BCL contain any classes that ca...

Windows CE 5.0 emulator needed

I need an emulator for Windows CE 5.0 to test an embedded device (not PDA or smartphone) application that I am developing. This is what I have already tried: Visual Studio 2008 Pro includes an emulator. Unfortunately, it does not include a Windows CE image (only Windows Mobile and Smartphone). Yes, there is a difference, see the screen...

HTML Drag And Drop On Mobile Devices

When you add drag and drop to a web page using JavaScript, such as jQuery UI draggable and droppable, how do you get this to work when viewed via a browser on a mobile device - where the touch-screen actions for dragging are intercepted by the phone for scrolling around the page etc? All solutions welcome... my initial thoughts are: H...

How to read file from Makefile?

I am using GNU Make to build a multiple-directory project. My question is how can I use single makefile to build multiple devices? e.g. My application has to run on various X,Y,Z mobile devices each having different properties like screensize, keyboard type, platform version etc. I have to pass make -f <makefilename> <targetname>. Here...

How can you debug on a phone you don't own?

I've released an app to the market. It seems to work fine on some devices, and have completely weird behaviour on others. It runs fine in a VM configured to match the setup of these devices. In general though, given that some phones behave in unexpected ways, is there any other way of getting test data for certain devices without actual...

Same mobile web design for mobile devices with touchscreens and keyboards

Does anyone have resources about how to design for touchscreens and keyboard devices at the same time? Making navigation with the BlackBerry joystick as easy as with iPhone and Android? ...

Preview a document (ie. excel/pdf) designed for any Mobile phone on my desktop PC?

Is there any free software or is there anyway to preview how a document will look once on the mobile device. So for example, a rendering engine for a Blackberry or Android etc. This way I can make my documents tailored to specific devices without having the phones. Thanks! ...