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For Developers: New Windows Mobile Smartphone Landscape Emulator released March 31, 2006 [MS Smartphone] | By Edward J. R. Since both Motorola Q and Samsung i320 are MS Smartphone devices with horizontal display (so called "landscape QVGA": 320x240 instead of 240x320 - portrait QVGA - as it is usual in contemporary MS Smartphone devices) it is good to learn that Microsoft released also image of emulator that simulates these resolutions: 
Several (selected) developers already for several months have received Motorola Q devices for software adaptation and testing purposes and now with this emulators all (!) developers can adapt their applications to the 320x240 resolution! Hopefully this emulator will help you deal with the growing number of oddly shaped screens out there. It's got a cool keyboard too! Here's some advice to all Windows Mobile developers: make your applications as smart as possible when it comes to screen size and orientation. We're working on some docs and sample code to make this easier, but really: try to make your application adjust on the fly. Is this a pain? Sure it is, but the more you can future-proof your applications, the better. Download the emulator here. Make sure to restart Visual Studio after installing, and it will then appear as one of the emulator types you can use when testing your application. To learn more click here.  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later)
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