Kris Kumar
09-26-2005, 11:30 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.developer.com/ws/pc/article.php/3547381' target='_blank'>http://www.developer.com/ws/pc/article.php/3547381</a><br /><br /></div><i>"For many Windows Mobile applications, monitoring the various aspects of the state of a Pocket PC or a Smartphone client can be quite daunting. Often, only the heartiest .NET Compact Framework developers with extensive knowledge of the Windows Mobile APIs and P/Invoke coding are up to the challenge of this type of development. Recognizing these issues, Microsoft has responded with a new managed State and Notification Broker API for Windows Mobile 5.0. This new API provides C# or VB.NET developers with a number of benefits in a limited amount of application code."</i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Kris-sept05-notificationbroker.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />The State and Notification Broker API provides access to over 100 pieces of state information, like new incoming call or SMS message, battery charge and network signal strength. Mobile application developers can now monitor them and create custom actions when the state properties undergo a change. Don Sorcinelli has written a useful article that explains how a developer can take advantage of this new Windows Mobile 5.0 API.