I just got word from David Chang that the Chinese translation of our book is now complete. You can order it from Amazon.cn here:-

http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?pageletid=newpromote&prodid=bkbk820876

Rob Miles has just blogged that his book "Embedded Programming with the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework" is currently on special offer at Computer Manuals through the MSDN Flash email newsletter. So if you have a wobbly table, or a door you want to prop open now is the time to buy (just kidding)

For exactly the same reasons you might want to grab the Mobile Development Handbook at 32% off. Alternatively if you just want some fun browsing the site then why not enter "Windows CE" into the quick search box. The only result is "The Johns Hopkins Manual of Gynecology and Obstetrics" an ideal addition to any mobile developers toolbox!

Finally on a related note I spotted that Doug Boling is working on an update of his Windows CE book due out in October - "Programming Windows® Embedded CE 6.0 Developer Reference". Definitely worth adding to your wish list, even if you are primarily a managed code developer as it is important to know your way around the underlying OS.

Rob Miles, a fellow MVP who wrote one of the chapters for our book has grabbed a copy at DevDays in Amsterdam, you can see a picture of him proudly clutching the book in his latest blog post. In case you need any further encouragement to purchase the book beyond the 600+ pages of technical stuff, you'll notice from Rob's picture that carrying the book is also great for attracting a posse of female admirers

I travelled home yesterday to pick up my first copy of the book, it's such a great feeling seeing the finished book after all this time. This was actually the first opportunity I got to read Rob's chapter properly. As a guru of graphics and games development it's no surprise that Rob does a great job of explaining Direct 3D Mobile.

Fellow MVP Wei-Meng Lee has finished a book on building applications with a range of networking technologies using .NET, both on the desktop and on devices. This covers the fundamentals of Sockets and Serial programming and contains a number of interesting projects incorporating webcams, fingerprint readers, RFID and GPS receivers.

The section on Infrared programming shows how to use the System.Net.Irda assembly in the Compact Framework and goes on to show how you can use exactly the same techniques on the desktop using the 32feet.NET library.

So far it's been a fun read and I'm looking forward to trying out some of the projects just as soon as I find my fingerprint reader!