Windows Mobile Smartphones

Have you tried to connect your Emulator to your host machine with no good results? This is a small article to let you know what might be happening.

When testing applications on your PocketPC or SmartPhone that uses the network, like consuming a web page or a web service, or simply coding an application that opens a connection to a database, you often test them with your own desktop machine acting as the server or host; the same PC where you are running the Emulator. You might have problems to do that but is easy to fix. I have seen some guys telling to setup the network adapter in the device, why? Don’t do that, see, In Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (DMA support) you just do this:

1)Install ActiveSync if you don’t have it yet

2)Run the Emulator

3)Run the Emulator Manager in Visual Studio Tools Menu

4)Find your emulator’s instance and “cradle” it

5)Active Sync will recognize the emulator as a real device and will connect.

Using this approach you can run and test installers and network applications with your Pocket PC Emulator, also notice that your virtual “Pocket PC” will be able to connect to any computer on your network, because now the device is 100% online in your network, so start playing with this.

If your PC does not have any network interface active, a TCP connection from the emulator to the host pc will not work, in that case you need to install the Microsoft Loopback Adapter, this will create a loopback on your PC and the emulator will believe you have a network card working. So you can use the IP on that “virtual” network as the target for the connections from your emulator.

There are a number of mobile phones currently available in the market that have created a distinct position of excellence for themselves in the minds and hearts of users across the world. The Blackberry Pearl 8120 is one such mobile handset that has made the ‘right’ impact and has set new standards for others to emulate.The handset is smart in looks and intelligent in capabilities. The profile is slim and light. As a matter of fact, the Blackberry Pearl 8120 is one of the lightest smart phones currently available in the market. With an integrated 2 megapixel digital camera, an in-built multimedia player, video player, and expandable memory slot, the Pearl 8120 is a fun handset to acquire and use.

The quest for excellence is not limited to multimedia capabilities though. A user of this mobile phone would soon find out about the ‘amazing’ functionalities of this smartphone in other areas as well. As a matter of fact, this small yet powerful Blackberry mobile could prove itself of great value in the working environment as well.It is possible to open Microsoft’s Power Point, Excel and Word documents. Professional users could make the most of capabilities such as push email, wherein they can know about the emails that they have received even when they are on the move. The documents, images and messages are easy to read on the 3.5 inches TFT display.

There is a QWERTY back-lit keyboard that is a pleasure to use. With a 64 MB flash memory, and micro SD media card support, there is more than enough space to store all the files, messages and images. The data transmission and downloads are fast and effective – due to the incorporation of EDGE Class 10 network connectivity

The Blackberry Pearl 8120 is a quad-band compatible GSM phone that can be used to remain connected with people from almost anywhere in the world. GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are some of the other connectivity options that an user could benefit from.

An interested person could make a smart move and acquire the Blackberry Pearl 8120. He can then use the innovative multimedia capabilities of the handset to record all his favorite moments as video clips. He can play back these videos as and when he wants to. He can also listen to all his favorite music tracks in MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA and MP4 file formats; Or, he could keep a tab on work even when he is away from his workstation.