Data Representations produce an IDE for J2ME called ‘Simplicity for Mobile Devices’.
The IDE runs under the 1.3 or 1.4 Sun J2SDK and provides a menu and form driven way to create J2ME applications. Unlike AppsForPhones, you can actually see the source code which ends up all in one file. You can also edit individual functions […]

Network operators like to measure themselves in terms of Average Revenue per User (ARPU) and the rate people leave and join (the churn rate). 3G and the latest services provide an opportunity for network operators to use personalisation to increase ARPU and decrease churn…
Personalisation is all about making it easier for the user to use […]

As a developer of mobile applications I currently see data costs as a serious limitation to the short term growth of innovative mobile applications and services…
We are told 3G is all about receiving (and sending) music, images and video to and from our phones. Unfortunately, it’s far too expensive. This is not only deterring people […]

There’s a growing tendency for companies to create mobile JAVA applications that allow easy access to information and services outside the network operator’s portal. These JAVA portals have come about due to network operators’ reluctance to open up their portals so that they can control and gain maximum revenue from their subscribers’ access to content […]

When you have created your application, the next problem is usually how to get it onto your users’ phones. You can just put the application on a web server and enable the web server to serve the WAP and application types (.sis or .jar). However, this requires the user to enter a WAP URL into […]