The decision of which technology stack to use for a new mobile application is one of the most critical choices a business ...

The recent release of MIDP (Mobile Information Device Profile) features a major improvement over version 1.0. Version 2.0 includes enhanced mobile code and application security through a well-defined ...

LONDON — Java applications developer esmertec (Zurich, Switzerland) has raised 23 million euros (about $20 million) in third round financing to expand its Java Virtual Machine offerings in the mobile ...

San Francisco — Java giants Motorola, Nokia and Sun Microsystems are plowing separate paths for the future of cell phone software. The widening divergence in their commercial Java products–and ...

Java on mobile platforms is not living up to the promise of letting programmers "write once, run anywhere," according to developers gathered in London last week. The Java programming language was ...

As hardware gets more powerful, Sun expects the desktop version of Java to gradually replace the stripped-down mobile version. Will it un-fragment Java for gadgets? Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

Oracle’s planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems probably won’t immediately affect the world of mobile Java, some industry observers said, though over time the company might have an interest in ...

Sun Microsystems announced today the release of the JavaFX Mobile platform. Built on top of the existing Java ME platform, JavaFX Mobile allows developers to create immersive mobile content while ...

UK chip designer ARM released a new development kit for its processors on Wednesday, making it easier for developers to take advantage of ARM's Java accelerator, Jazelle. Version 1.2 of ARM's ...

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