The Compact Framework while small still has a very rich feature set. This includes all the components you need to build a really stunning UI similar to the iPhone.
Prior to Alex Yakhnin joining the Microsoft Mobility Solution Services team he wrote a great blog entry and code for doing alphablending. Alphablend API in CE allows for the transparent controls. In addition, you can use these APIs to do gradient fills as well.
If you are doing applications for your organization these techniques can help build the kind of rich compelling UIs like the iPhone or US Census.
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