” Over the years Web application development has evolved from static HTML to more dynamic ASP.NET pages. However, this model has focused almost exclusively on delivering content to the Internet connected PC running a desktop browser. The term Mobile Web is used to describe Web applications targeting a mini-browser running on a smaller form factor device like a cellular phone or PDA. Mini-browsers are quite different from their desktop counterparts. By default they tend to support non-HTML markup standards like HDML, cHTML, WML, WAP, and xHTML. Also, these devices tend to include reduced processor speed, smaller input displays, limited battery lifetimes and limited input options. However, even with their unique hardware and software they still represent a viable platform for targeted Web based applications. 
The goal of Mobile Web development is to provide applications to these devices that are as simple, easy and convenient to use as the desktop browser. For building these types of applications the .NET Framework implements the System.Web.Mobile namespace. This namespace includes authentication, special device features and error handling for building ASP.NET Mobile Web applications. Also included is a set of ASP.NET server controls contained in the System.Web.UI.MobileControls namespace that provides the user interface elements for rendering Mobile Web applications. It is the combination of these two that enables a single Mobile Web application to render on multiple devices and mini-browsers. In this article we look at how these types of Mobile Web applications can be built using Visual Studio 2005 and ASP 2.0. ”
Link: Mobile Web Development with ASP.NET 2.0 (PDF)
.zipSource: Thom Robbins
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