Shai, of LWUIT (Java UI) fame has a post on how people want to access the mobile Internet now and not when browsers have matured.
There is currently lots of talk about widgets, Javascript and web functionality that might rely on functionality deeper in the phone. However, for now, only a small percentage of the […]

Are you a web developer trying to get into mobile development? Are you concerned about Java ME fragmentation and the need to create and distribute multiple versions of your Java application?
Cascada Mobile has just launched a beta of their Breeze mobile application development and distribution platform. Breeze takes applications that are written in HTML, JavaScript […]

There are some interesting comments around on the Symbian Foundation.
Michael Mace’s Symbian changes everything, and nothing has some excellent observations. Much in the same way Michael said Mobile Applications, RIP , he now says "UIQ is dead". Do I spot a theme here Michael?
More seriously, he asks "How does Nokia differentiate its software?". I […]

I regularly come across companies asking me if their application is possible to write in Java ME. It often comes as an afterthought but they usually also say,"…and across all devices". It’s this last thing that’s impossible to achieve and I usually explain that while it’s usually easy (and inexpensive) to support one phone type, […]

I have recently rationalised my various web sites and have moved the ones I am keeping to one dedicated server. I previously had shared and dedicated Linux/Windows hosting all over the place. It was getting unnecessarily complicated and costing more than it should for my limited number of sites.
The upside is that www.mobilephonedevelopment is now […]

PDFs from the recent JavaOne Java ME sessions are now available online. As well as the previously mentioned LWUIT, there are other interesting sessions such as ‘How to Port phoneME Advanced Software to Google Android, iPhone, OpenMoko, LiMO, and More’.
phoneME is sun’s attempt to extend the reach of Java ME to new platforms. There’s an […]

Felipe Andrade and Alessandro Pace have created Jarpa, "Java Packaging for Flash Lite Developers".
The latest S60 phones support both Java ME and Flash Lite. Jarpa allows Flash Lite Developers to deliver their content as Java ME applications. The Java and Flash Lite can communicate via either files or a custom Symbian Server.

I have had a […]