New Article: The Lightweight User Interface Toolkit (LWUIT): An Introduction

LWUIT is a versatile and compact API for creating attractive application mobile user interfaces. This tutorial by Jonathan Knudsen will quickly get you started creating LWUIT applications for a variety of mobile platforms. Read more.

Posted at 10:34AM Sep 29, 2008 by GD in Java ME  | 

New Article: Blu-ray Disc Application Development

Developer Bruce Hopkins walks you through a complete working example of how to a create BD-J application that works on any Blu-ray disc player, using Java ME. Learn more.

Posted at 08:03AM Sep 25, 2008 by GD in Java ME  | 

Call for Papers: Mobile, Media & Embedded Developer Days (Jan. 21-22, 2009)

The deadline for call for papers is September 30, 2008, for the Java Mobile, Media & Embedded Developer Days, which will take place January 21 and 22, 2009, at the Sun Santa Clara campus in California.

Posted at 07:57AM Sep 25, 2008 by GD in Java ME  | 

Java ME: JSR 297 Public Review

JSR 297 Mobile 3D Graphics API 2.0 EG Draft 10 Public Review
This new revision of M3G (JSR 184) will expose the latest graphics hardware features on high-end devices, while improving performance and memory usage on the low end.

Posted at 04:37PM Jul 24, 2008 by GD in Java ME  | 

Java ME Technology: Everything a Developer Needs for the Mobile Market

This overview looks at the economics, cost of entry, and learning curve in using Java ME technology to penetrate the mobile market. It introduces the JSRs included in the Mobile Services Architecture (MSA) standard.

Posted at 12:37PM Jul 24, 2008 by GD in Java ME  | 

Interview: Digisoft.tv's John Allen on Interactive Television

Sun's Jennifer Yonemitsu interviews Digisoft.tv CEO John Allen to discuss the Java ME-based client platform for IPTV set-top boxes, using Sun's Java technology-based media client and Digisoft.tv's middleware/SDK. Read the article.

Posted at 04:03PM Jul 15, 2008 by GD in Java ME  | 

SigTest Tool

The SigTest tool is an API conformance tool that makes it possible to easily compare the signatures of two different implementations of the same API. It verifies that all of the members are present, reports when new members are added, and checks the specified behavior of each API member. Within the SigTest project on java.net, you can find information about the JT Harness, ME Framework, and the regression test harness (jtreg). Learn more.

Posted at 09:51AM Jul 15, 2008 by GD in Java ME  | 

Java Developer Hardy Interview

http://sdnpipeline.blip.tv/

SDN staff writer Ed Ort talks with Java developer Walter Hardy on his interest in Java technologies, particularly around RIAs and scripting.

Posted at 12:00AM Jun 10, 2008 by SDN Program News Staff: LH in Java ME  | 

Neto's JavaFX Samples

http://silveiraneto.net/tag/jfxbest/

Silveira Neto, a Brazilian Java developer and student, offers several
JavaFX-technology based samples on his blog:  a side-scrolling game, a
color picker, a ball you can manipulate, and more.

Posted at 12:00AM Jun 09, 2008 by SDN Program News Staff: LH in Java ME  | 

Java ME Author Knudsen Interview

http://sdnpipeline.blip.tv/#955566

SDN staff writer Ed Ort interviews Java ME expert and technology author Jonathan Knudsen,--whose latest book is "Kicking Butt with MIDP and MSA," at the 2008 JavaOne Conference.

Posted at 12:00AM Jun 06, 2008 by SDN Program News Staff: LH in Java ME  | 

Comparing Mobile Platforms: Java ME and Adobe Flash Lite

http://blogs.sun.com/mobility_techtips/entry/comparing_mobile_platforms_java_me

Bruce Hopkins compares the strengths and weaknesses of each platform in six significant categories: graphics, multimedia, local device accessibility, security, network connectivity, and miscellany.

Posted at 12:00AM Jun 05, 2008 by SDN Program News Staff: LH in Java ME  | 

The Bluetooth Conundrum

http://java.sun.com/javame/technology/msa/jsr82.jsp

SDN staff writer Richard Marejka provides the required code to programmatically detect the presence of the JSR 82 Bluetooth APIs.

Posted at 06:00AM Jun 04, 2008 by SDN Program News Staff: LH in Java ME  | 

Mobility Tech Tips: The Bluetooth Conundrum

Sun Developer Network staff writer Richard Marejka provides the required code to
programmatically detect the presence of the JSR 82 Bluetooth APIs. Read more.

Posted at 10:06AM Jun 03, 2008 by GD in Java ME  | 

Sentilla's Pervasive Computing

http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf/2008/articles/gen_sentilla.jsp

Sentilla CTO Joe Polastre's session on Mote software and pervasive computing illustrated how we've moved from "The network is the computer" to "The universe is the computer."

Posted at 12:09PM Jun 02, 2008 by SDN Program News Staff: LH in Java ME  | 

Comparing Mobile Platforms: Java ME and Adobe Flash Lite

Java developer Bruce Hopkins compares the strengths and weaknesses of each platform in six significant categories: graphics, multimedia, local device accessibility, security, network connectivity, and miscellany. Read more.

Posted at 07:41AM May 28, 2008 by GD in Java ME  |