(June 3, 2003) - Java developers targeting a broad market of global handset
manufacturers can soon take advantage of the enriched capabilities of
Motorola's i.JV30, the latest embedded Java virtual machine from Motorola's
Semiconductor Products Sector. The i.JV30, integrated with its Innovative
Convergence platforms for 2.5G devices, will be demonstrated during the
JavaOne Conference in San Francisco.
i.JV30 is Motorola's next-generation implementation of J2ME and features the
latest Java APIs, including the MIDP 2.0, Connected Limited Device
Configuration (CLDC) 1.0, Wireless Messaging APIs (JSR-120) and the Mobile
Media APIs (JSR-135). With i.JV30, application developers can use development
tools such as Metrowerks' CodeWarrior Wireless Studio version 7, as well as
Sun's J2ME Wireless Toolkit.
By providing a comprehensive, highly-integrated J2ME software and hardwa... (more)
Some of the UK's biggest media companies, like News International and
broadcaster Endemol, are anticipated to start rolling out initiatives
designed to provide them with more direct relationships to consumers using
mobile handsets. According to leading analysts, media companies are seeing
mobile Java (J2ME) as the perfect platform by which to deliver content
directly to subscribers.
What is appealing about the mobile platform rests in its ability to
dynamically update content. For media companies, especially news
broadcasters, this would create a conduit by which the latest headl... (more)
(June 18, 2002) - Borland Software Corporation announced the availability of
Borland® Web Services Kit for JavaTM and Borland® JBuilderTM MobileSet 3
for integration into the recently released Borland® JBuilder 7. Borland's
new development enable developers to create and integrate Web services and
deliver high-quality applications for mobile and wireless platforms all from
one central development environment. To support innovation through the
emerging wireless and Web services markets, Borland offers these new
technologies as free downloads at www.borland.com/products/downloads.
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French telecom major Alcatel has made its choice of platform for running Java
applications and services in its "One Touch" 735i mobile phones: JBlend,
which is now licensed by 13 different handset manufacturers and deployed in
mobile phones offered by wireless operators around the world.
JBlend is the flagship product of Aplix, a Sun Java licensee since 1996, and
includes a high-performance, small-footprint JVM for a variety of
configurations (CLDC, CDC) and profiles/extensions (MIDP, JTWI, i-mode DoJa,
Vodafone, Sprint and others). The 735i is among the first available mobile
ph... (more)
(May 23, 2002) - Mobile gaming is about to explode. Sprint plans to bring
mobile entertainment to the next level, utilizing J2METM to offer a superior
gaming experience. The mobility of Sprint's PCS Phones combined with the
enhanced speeds and graphics of Third-Generation (3G) technology means more
gamers will be grabbing excitement on the go. Sprint's 3G1X services are
planned to launch nationwide this summer.
The most innovative 3G games will utilize J2METM, enabling advanced graphics
and personalized interactive services for wireless devices. With J2METM
technology, Sprint wi... (more)