Friday November 05, 2004 Hug the corners and drag yer knee!
Mforma has just release a new motorcycle racing game for J2ME enabled phones called Ducati Extreme. Advance yourself from Il Monster to a tricked-out Ducati Superbike 999. That's cool!
See: New J2ME motorcycle racing game The review gives it high marks for the graphics and MIDI sound. Good stuff coming out for J2ME phones this upcoming Christmas season.
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Thursday November 04, 2004 The Java Natives are Restless! ...on cell phones
There's still an open question on which is better for next gen cell phones: closed proprietary OSes vs. open standard Java native OSes.
See: The right way to go is a customizable Look & Feel Java native OS (based on J2ME CDC) for cell phones, so that you can get all the advantages of a single programming platform (Java), plus skinning using a common Look & Feel, plus all the common APIs calling down to the native layer (battery life, signal strength, etc.). It will take a few years, but that's the trend that will develop for high-end cell phones and smartphones.
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Wednesday November 03, 2004 Buy stuff with your cell phone
More info on a Nokia Philips combined effort for a Near-Field Communication-enabled cell phone using JavaCard technology to allow you to pay for items without having to swipe a credit card.
See: Buying a cup of java at Starbucks in the near future will be easier than ever! ;-)
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Tuesday November 02, 2004 SIM city: JavaCard in every cell phone
A lot of people don't know that in every SIM card in all the GSM cell phones worldwide is the JavaCard technology used to authenticate the user.
See: Pairing J2ME technology with JavaCard technology will enable users to do financial transactions directly from their phones, like buy groceries or the latest issue of Wired magazine. :-)
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Monday November 01, 2004 Staring into the wireless crystal ball...
Upoc used a J2ME technology-enabled app to take a poll of wireless users before tomorrow's presidential election and the results show Kerry with 57%, Bush with 26%, 14% not voting and 3% other.
See: Let's see if sampling wireless J2ME users is an accurate predictor... or, is it just a bunch of teenagers having fun with their cell phones and Java? :-)
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