Seen that? - Providing Content for Mobile Devices

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Providing Content for Mobile Devices Java Entrepreneur

This morning I listened to a very interesting podcast from ITconversations entitled Mobile Computing on the Edge. It was a presentation by Jon Bostrom who is the Senior Director, Java in Technology Platforms, at Nokia. The reason I found it interesting is that it provided a very clear direction for those entrepreneurial Java developers who want to get involved in creating applications for mobile devices. Jon Bostrom explains that Nokia provides [...] Read More


Unified Java for Phones unveiled by Sun Java Entrepreneur

A new version of java for mobile devices is being launched by Sun for manufacturers and developers. The Mobile Service Architecture or MSA platform would be combining various existing Java components into a single minimum standard which has got the nod of most of the manufactures and operators. It was almost four years back when Sun and the Java committees had agreed upon a minimum common standard and since then the [...] Read More


Oracle's Sun Java Wireless Client Integrated with BREW MP Java Entrepreneur

Savant Oracle and Qualcomm have announced the integration of Oracle's Sun Java Wireless Client with Qualcomm's BREW Mobile Platform (MP). "Oracle's Sun Java Wireless Client's pre-integration onto BREW MP gives Java developers access to an even larger universe of mass-market mobile devices," says Oracle vice president Jeet Kaul. "We're pleased to partner with Qualcomm to bring a high-performance and multi-tasking Java implementation to the operators, handset manufacturers and developers using BREW [...] Read More


Addressing Management Challenges of Converged Mobile Devices The Wireless Weblog

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The following is a contributed article by Mark Gentile, founder, president and CEO of Odyssey Software:
The use of converged mobile devices that combine communication and computing capabilities is growing dramatically. Research shows that it will double in three years, as 46 percent of mobile workers will use converged mobile devices by 2011, compared to 23 percent who used them at the beginning of this year. Access to enterprise [...] Read More


Sun plans java version for cellphones Web 2.0

Sun Microsystems plans to revamp its Java software in an effort to compete more effectively in the fast-growing market for Internet-connected mobile phones.(NewYorkTimes) Sun Microsystems, the original developer os Java, has always had a lead in javarelated things. Just think about their Java desktop for example. Probably a great product, but they will never market it as the desktop market is overloaded as it is. But that doesn't mean they're out [...] Read More