Bee Mobile accomplished another your request and released new version of ComboBox which is now available for you to download. The main improvement is a possibility to use chosen PNG image instead of an arrow that is used for expanding list of items.

Catalin Gheorghiu

Catalin Gheorghiu, developer, solution architect and also Microsot Most Valuable Professional added a blog post called

BeeMobile iPack answer to all my prayers?

to his web page. In this blog he writes about advantages of using Bee Mobile iPack controls instead of standard controls especially in industrial mobile applications and he shares his real experiences with Bee Mobile support.

If you are still hesitating about using Bee Mobile iPack controls or you don’t know how iPack controls can improve user interface of your apps, please visit this new page.

You can find there visual comparisons of Standard Controls and Bee Mobile iPack controls. Each example has a short description, list of used controls and list of advantages.

Maciej Grabek

Mr. Maciej Grabek, senior software engineer, author of numerous articles, webcasts, books, speaker on Microsoft Technology Summit and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) blogged about Bee Mobile Metropolis. In his blog he shares his experiences with the installation and usage of Bee Mobile Metropolis Silverlight controls.

Part of Maciej’s blog about SegmentedControl:

“Currently I’m thinking about this control as part of couple of my apps to make them easier to use for users – it will save me a lot of time.”

There is a new article in our Technical Articles which describes advantages and disadvantages of Metro design. You can find basic information about Metro and design principles explained by examples.

We are glad to inform you that we have added some KeyboardControl layouts to our web. They are available for downloading.

The latest version of BeeMobile iPack includes a new application which simplifies your checking for updates. You can compare your current version of installed controls with the latest version on our server by running this app. Now the Customer Portal will be primarily used for downloading new versions and you do not have to visit it for checking the updates.

As of today Bee Mobile Metropolis contains 2 new controls:

• DatePicker – Pick date with iPhone-like style.
• TimePicker – iPhone-like time picker on Windows Phone 7

We are glad to inform you that we have added yet another 3 brand new .NET Compact Framework controls into Bee Mobile iPack:

Alessandro del Sole

Mr. Alessandro del Sole, a well-known Microsoft Valued Professional (MVP) and Visual Basic and .NET Framework development specialist blogged about Bee Mobile Metropolis. In his blog post he shares his experiences with the installation and usage of Bee Mobile Metroplis Silverlight controls.

“I was searching for a Book control and this controls’ suite has one, so it has been immediately impressive to me.”, states Alessandro on his blog.

“I would definitely recommend this suite of controls because it is easy to use and has controls that you will not find elsewhere.”, Alessandro added.