The Sapphire SIM Function Library provides the Visual Studio developer with the ability to manage the SIM card of a Windows Mobile, Pocket PC Phone Edition or Smartphone device. It enables the user to add, change and delete contacts from teh normal and fixed sialling areas of the SIM card. The ...

It is now possible to dial a remote connection and manage the device’s phone book from your application using the Sapphire RAS Utility. This will allow you to build advanced applications to allow your mobile application stay current with your business information. Whether you use it to dial in from remote ...

Emails are a powerful method of communication with the ability to send messages and files around the world almost immediately, free of charge. Being able to send and receive emails on your device within your eVB, VB.NET or C# application allows you to communicate with the largest audience, whether it is ...

Printing from your application can be a very useful tool in a situation where you need to give a receipt to your customer direct from your Pocket PC. The ideal solution is to use an IrDA enabled printer with the IrDA port on your device. The Sapphire IrDA Function Library allows ...

If you are rolling out your application on Smartphone, Pocket PC phone edition or Windows Mobile device, you may wish to record the device’s International Mobile Equipment Identifier (IEMI) or International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) numbers. These numbers can be used to track what device and SIM card are being used ...

The memory available on the devices is undoubtedly increasing as technology evolves, but so is the amount of data we are storing. We can now store more information about products and customers allowing a smoother daily run of the business. However, we may sometimes find that our data is still, too ...

Your application may be dealing with all different types of data files. These could be stock lists, orders, images; pretty much anything your application can store. But consider the need to transfer these files from your device to your server. In most cases you will most likely want to use the ...

Data security is important when you are dealing with the Internet and mobile applications. Having confidential information stored on your Pocket PC means you need to ensure that it is kept save if the device gets stolen or if you are transferring it over the internet. Consider the situation if a ...

As developers, we can spend quite a lot of effort getting the flow right for our application to make life easier for our users. However, since the nature of Pocket PC devices is to make everything compact and small, the amount of screen space available for buttons on our application is ...

Battery power is not infinite. It is important to ensure that your users don’t find themselves without any battery power right when they need it the most. The Sapphire Battery Function Library allows you to read the current battery level and inform the user whether the device will require recharging. This ...

Serial communication component Win/CE library (WSC4eVC) for serial port communications from embedded Visual C++ (eVC++) programs using Windows CE and the Mobile-based Pocket PC (PPC). WSC4eVC includes 33 serial port functions plus XMODEM and YMODEM protocols, and a selection of eMbedded Visual C++ (eVC) example programs. Features include: * Can control ...