Event/Call for Papers: GSMA Mobile World Congress (Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 16-19, 2009)

The GSMA Mobile World Congress (formerly 3GSM World Congress) will take place in Barcelona, Spain, from February 16 to 19, 2009.

Posted at 04:43PM Jul 17, 2008 by GD in Events  | 

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 SE for Embedded is coming to a chip near you...

New Java SE for Embedded releases for Linux on ARM, MIPS, and PowerPC platforms available for free evaluation. Download a copy today.

Posted at 03:47PM Jun 19, 2008 by SDN Program News Staff: LH in Core Java  |  Comments[2]

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  | 

Just Published: New Gaming Experiences With Mobile Sensor API

Erik Hellman, a Java techonology consultant in Sweden, uses a game scenario to
tout the winning qualities of the Java ME platform's Mobile Sensor API.

Posted at 02:21PM Apr 30, 2008 by GD in Java ME  | 

Java Card Specification 3.0 Is Now Available

More than 1.2 billion Java technology-based smart cards -- ATM cards, credit cards, ID cards, and more -- were deployed in 2007.

Posted at 01:11PM Apr 23, 2008 by GD in Core Java  | 

Mobile and Embedded Guide to 2008 JavaOne Conference

Sun's Terrence Barr has published a guide of JavaOne conference technical sessions and BOFs related to mobility and embedded development. Take a look and check back for updates.

Posted at 01:23PM Apr 21, 2008 by GD in Mobility & Embedded  | 

New Mobility Tech Tip: Asynchronous Communications With Java ME and SIP

In this Mobility Tech Tip, Bruce Hopkins shows two MIDlets that employ the SIP protocol and JSR 180 API (part of the MSA standard) to communicate asynchronously, complete with source code. Read the tech tip.

Posted at 11:52AM Apr 21, 2008 by GD in Mobility & Embedded  | 

Java ME Product and Technology Release

JSR 249 Mobile Service Architecture 2 0.10 EDR
This JSR defines the next generation of the Mobile Service Architecture (MSA) and platform created in JSR 248.

Learn more about the Java ME platform.

Posted at 12:15PM Apr 16, 2008 by GD in Java ME  | 

Sun SPOT Technology at High Altitudes

Sun Labs intern Tennessee Carmel-Veilleux has high hopes for his after-hours project, powered by Sun SPOT technology.

Posted at 10:57AM Mar 28, 2008 by GD in Students  | 

Java ME Platform: Product and Technology Releases

JSR 248 Mobile Service Architecture 1.1.0 MREL
This JSR creates a mobile service architecture and platform definition for the high volume wireless handsets continuing the work started in JSR-185 and enhancing the definition with new technologies.

JSR 293 Location API 2.0 0.15 PFD
This specification defines an optional package that enables the developers to use new enhanced location-based features on the JavaTM ME devices.

JSR 262 Web Services Connector for Java Management Extensions (JMX) Agents 1.0 PR
This specification defines a connector for the JMX Remote API that uses web services to make JMX instrumentation available remotely. Clients do not have to be Java technology-based applications, but they can be.

JSR 290 Java Language and XML User Interface Markup Integration 1.0 PR
This JSR enables creation of Java ME applications which combine Web UI markup technologies with Java code. The intent is to leverage the W3C Compound Document Format (CDF) specification.

Posted at 12:01AM Mar 11, 2008 by GD in Java ME  | 

Mobile Developer Certification Programs

Sign up for the hands-on course Developing Mobile Phone Applications With Java ME Technology on using CLDC, MIDP, and Java ME. The Sun Certified Mobile Application Developer (SCMAD) exam is for developers who create mobile applications using Java ME technologies for smart devices. Read more.

Posted at 06:16PM Feb 28, 2008 by GD in Mobility & Embedded  | 

Cool Video -- Gosling on JavaFX

This keynote was given to an audience in Santa Clara a few weeks ago at the first annual "Mobile and Embedded Developer Days" conference. <http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/gvbXufYZraSDd.veU2w3FA>.  It's a pretty cool video which discusses Java embedded technologies (everything from the smallest "mote" to the largest real-time system) and gives an overview of the JavaFX platform.

Posted at 01:21PM Feb 12, 2008 by SDN Program News Staff: LH in Mobility & Embedded  | 

New Books: Solaris Application Programming, Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages, and Kicking Butt With MIDP and MSA

Check out these three new eBooks available on Safari Books Online, or buy a print copy at a 40% discount at the Pearson Bookstore:

- Solaris Application Programming, by Darryl Gove
- Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages, Volume 2, by Mary Hall, Larry Brown, and Yaakov Chaikin
- Kicking Butt with MIDP and MSA, by Jonathan Knudsen

Posted at 07:16AM Feb 12, 2008 by GD in Sun  | 

Videos From Mobile & Embedded Developer Days

You can now watch videos recorded at the Mobile & Embedded Developer Days conference held in January. Read more.

Posted at 02:22PM Feb 06, 2008 by GD in Mobility & Embedded  |