There was a lot of good stuff from this year's JavaOne conference (and some not so good stuff with a teensy problem with the Norovirus :-P :-) ). Sprint promoted their Titan specification at JavaOne this year. Cool stuff.

See:

Sprint Titan: Next Gen Java ME technology

Here's a quote:

 To help developers remain involved 
 in creating applications for Sprint, 
 the company is using JavaOne to promote 
 Titan, its next generation mobile Java 
 platform that utilizes tools and 
 resources traditionally used for 
 desktop program development. 

"The Titans later gave birth to other Titans, notably the children of Hyperion (Helios, Eos, and Selene), the daughters of Coeus (Leto and Asteria), and the sons of Iapetus — Prometheus..."

So, the daughters of the Titan named Coeus, were Leto and Asteria. I guess if you were going to create project code names, you'd have a plethora of ideas by just looking at Greek mythology... or from medical terms. Hmmm... how about calling your next software project, code name: Norovirus? :-)

Hinkmond

Mpowerplayer received the Duke's Choice Award during the JavaOne 2008 conference. Not too shabby!

See:

Mpowerplayer wins award

Here's a quote:

 Using Java technology, Mpowerplayer 
 expands the audience for mobile games 
 to include casual online gamers, 
 letting them easily find, try, and 
 buy mobile games and applications. 
 Consumers discover and sample a wide 
 range of content on their PC and then 
 transfer their purchases to their 
 mobile phone.

Hinkmond

If you're under 40, you don't know what the initials CSNY stand for. Too bad. Look it up on Wikipedia if you're interested. You know the words, man. C'mon, sing along! Far out...

 You who are on the road
 Must have [Java ME source] code that you can live byyyyyy
 And so become yourself
 Because the past is just a good byyyyyye.
 ...

Neil Young at JavaOne 2008 conference

Here's a quote:

 Neil Young and Sun will make an announcement 
 during the event, and provide a special 
 demonstration of a new multi-media music 
 project.  Come hear and see what Java 
 technology means to Neil Young.

 JavaOne and CommunityOne are among the 
 biggest conferences in the world for free 
 and open-source software, attracting... more 
 than 6 million software developers worldwide, 
 and powers more than 5.5 billion devices 
 including mobile phones, smart cards, Blu-ray 
 players, set-top boxes, PCs, car navigation 
 systems and more. 

And for those under 40, yes, David Crosby is the biological father of Melissa Etheridge's and Julie Cypher's children. I'm not sure if those kids have long hair and moustaches, but I bet they can sing--and rock! :-)

Hinkmond

If you think that Java ME technology is used for just fun and games on cell phones, think again. The UN Foundation has released a report on how Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) use cell phones and Java ME technology to help with social activism around the world.

See:

Use Java ME tech for world activism

Here's a quote:

 ...thirty provincial health 
 supervisors... were trained in how 
 to use  EpiSurveyor... The health 
 officers then used EpiSurveyor to 
 collect management data about 
 public health clinics...  In 
 Zambia... the supplied PDAs and 
 EpiSurveyor software were used by 
 health officers to conduct a 
 post-measles vaccination campaign 
 coverage survey...

 EpiSurveyor incorporates... a 
 Java-based engine that can run on 
 personal digital assistants (PDAs), 
 smart phones, and soon, common 
 mobile phones.

Hinkmond