SDN Program News

New Article: The Lightweight User Interface Toolkit (LWUIT): An Introduction

2008-09-29T10:34:22-07:00

LWUIT is a versatile and compact API for creating attractive application mobile user interfaces. This tutorial by Jonathan Knudsen will quickly get you started creating LWUIT applications for a variety of mobile platforms. Read more.

New Article: Blu-ray Disc Application Development

2008-09-25T08:03:20-07:00

Developer Bruce Hopkins walks you through a complete working example of how to a create BD-J application that works on any Blu-ray disc player, using Java ME. Learn more.

Call for Papers: Mobile, Media & Embedded Developer Days (Jan. 21-22, 2009)

2008-09-25T07:57:44-07:00

The Java Mobile, Media & Embedded Developer Days conference will take place on January 21-22, 2009, at the Sun Santa Clara campus in California. The deadline for call for papers is September 30, 2008. Learn more at the conference wiki site.

Java ME: JSR 297 Public Review

2008-07-24T16:37:07-07:00

JSR 297 Mobile 3D Graphics API 2.0 EG Draft 10 Public Review
This new revision of M3G (JSR 184) will expose the latest graphics hardware features on high-end devices, while improving performance and memory usage on the low end.

Java ME Technology: Everything a Developer Needs for the Mobile Market

2008-07-24T12:37:38-07:00

This overview looks at the economics, cost of entry, and learning curve in using Java ME technology to penetrate the mobile market. It introduces the JSRs included in the Mobile Services Architecture (MSA) standard. Read the article.

Interview: Digisoft.tv's John Allen on Interactive Television

2008-07-15T16:03:13-07:00

Sun's Jennifer Yonemitsu interviews Digisoft.tv CEO John Allen to discuss the Java ME-based client platform for IPTV set-top boxes, using Sun's Java technology-based media client and Digisoft.tv's middleware/SDK. Read the article.

SigTest Tool

2008-07-15T09:51:12-07:00

The SigTest tool is an API conformance tool that makes it possible to easily compare the signatures of two different implementations of the same API. It verifies that all of the members are present, reports when new members are added, and checks the specified behavior of each API member. Within the SigTest project on java.net, you can find information about the JT Harness, ME Framework, and the regression test harness (jtreg). Learn more.

Java Developer Hardy Interview

2008-06-10T00:00:00-07:00

http://sdnpipeline.blip.tv/

SDN staff writer Ed Ort talks with Java developer Walter Hardy on his interest in Java technologies, particularly around RIAs and scripting.

Neto's JavaFX Samples

2008-06-09T00:00:00-07:00

http://silveiraneto.net/tag/jfxbest/

Silveira Neto, a Brazilian Java developer and student, offers several
JavaFX-technology based samples on his blog: a side-scrolling game, a
color picker, a ball you can manipulate, and more.

Java ME Author Knudsen Interview

2008-06-06T00:00:00-07:00

http://sdnpipeline.blip.tv/#955566

SDN staff writer Ed Ort interviews Java ME expert and technology author Jonathan Knudsen,--whose latest book is "Kicking Butt with MIDP and MSA," at the 2008 JavaOne Conference.

Comparing Mobile Platforms: Java ME and Adobe Flash Lite

2008-06-05T00:00:00-07:00

http://blogs.sun.com/mobility_techtips/entry/comparing_mobile_platforms_java_me

Bruce Hopkins compares the strengths and weaknesses of each platform in six significant categories: graphics, multimedia, local device accessibility, security, network connectivity, and miscellany.

The Bluetooth Conundrum

2008-06-04T06:00:00-07:00

http://java.sun.com/javame/technology/msa/jsr82.jsp

SDN staff writer Richard Marejka provides the required code to programmatically detect the presence of the JSR 82 Bluetooth APIs.

Mobility Tech Tips: The Bluetooth Conundrum

2008-06-03T10:06:19-07:00

Sun Developer Network staff writer Richard Marejka provides the required code to
programmatically detect the presence of the JSR 82 Bluetooth APIs. Read more.

Sentilla's Pervasive Computing

2008-06-02T12:09:00-07:00

http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf/2008/articles/gen_sentilla.jsp

Sentilla CTO Joe Polastre's session on Mote software and pervasive computing illustrated how we've moved from "The network is the computer" to "The universe is the computer."

Comparing Mobile Platforms: Java ME and Adobe Flash Lite

2008-05-28T07:41:18-07:00

Java developer Bruce Hopkins compares the strengths and weaknesses of each platform in six significant categories: graphics, multimedia, local device accessibility, security, network connectivity, and miscellany. Read more.

Just Published: New Gaming Experiences With Mobile Sensor API

2008-04-30T14:21:11-07:00

Erik Hellman, a Java techonology consultant in Sweden, uses a game scenario to
tout the winning qualities of the Java ME platform's Mobile Sensor API. Read the article.

Visit the Sun Mobile Device Technology home page.

Java ME Product and Technology Release

2008-04-16T12:15:25-07:00

JSR 249 Mobile Service Architecture 2 0.10 EDR
This JSR defines the next generation of the Mobile Service Architecture (MSA) and platform created in JSR 248.

Learn more about the Java ME platform.

Using Filters With the Java ME Device Matrix

2008-03-12T11:39:26-07:00

When you want to know what devices support a specific set of Java ME technologies, use the Software Filter to search the Java ME Device Matrix. This tech tip explains how to set multiple filters.

http://blogs.sun.com/mobility_techtips/entry/using_filters_with_the_java

Java ME Platform: Product and Technology Releases

2008-03-11T00:01:00-07:00

JSR 248 Mobile Service Architecture 1.1.0 MREL
This JSR creates a mobile service architecture and platform definition for the high volume wireless handsets continuing the work started in JSR-185 and enhancing the definition with new technologies.

JSR 293 Location API 2.0 0.15 PFD
This specification defines an optional package that enables the developers to use new enhanced location-based features on the JavaTM ME devices.

JSR 262 Web Services Connector for Java Management Extensions (JMX) Agents 1.0 PR
This specification defines a connector for the JMX Remote API that uses web services to make JMX instrumentation available remotely. Clients do not have to be Java technology-based applications, but they can be.

JSR 290 Java Language and XML User Interface Markup Integration 1.0 PR
This JSR enables creation of Java ME applications which combine Web UI markup technologies with Java code. The intent is to leverage the W3C Compound Document Format (CDF) specification.

Java ME Platform: Product and Technology Releases

2008-01-26T07:00:00-08:00

JSR 271 Mobile Information Device Profile 3.0 Public Review Draft
This JSR will specify the third-generation Mobile Information Device Profile, expanding on the functionality in all areas as well as improving interoperability across devices.

JSR 280 XML API for Java ME 1.0 FR - Hotswap
This JSR provides a common general purpose XML API for the next generation of mobile devices.

JSR 279 Service Connection API for Java ME 0.91 PR 2
This high-level API for connecting services through frameworks that support identity-based services, discovery, and authentication supports service-oriented architectures (SOA) and other network service application models.

JSR 300 DRM API for Java ME 0.05 EDR
This specification defines an optional package for developing Java ME applications that use or interoperate with DRM agents that exist separately in devices.

Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for Sprint Titan Platform 1.0 Early Access
Sun and Sprint are working together to provide a set of tightly integrated developer tools for creating applications based on Java ME APIs and the OSGi service component framework. Tools include an on-device simulator based on Windows Mobile 6 Professional.

Foote on Blu-ray Disc Java

2008-01-22T10:10:22-08:00

In this video interview, Sun's Blu-ray Disc Java (BDJ) architect Bill Foote talks about this powerful technology and shows some examples of BDJ code and applications.

Download the code

Ultra-low Bandwidth Communication with Java ME

2007-12-12T06:00:00-08:00

Bruce Hopkins explores how to use Java ME and Sun SPOT technology to create a low-bandwidth wireless system to read sensor data. He provides two fully functioning
applications: the first one is the base station application, which will receive data from the second application, the free roaming wireless Sun SPOT.

http://blogs.sun.com/mobility_techtips/entry/ultra_low_bandwidth_communication_with

20 Million More Handsets

2007-11-14T06:00:00-08:00

A Beijing-based research analyst predicts "an additional 20 million mobile handsets flooding the Chinese market next year." Carla King covers this and Jim Hughes' keynote speech at the Beijing Sun Tech Days event.

Java ME Tech Tips Now Available in Blog Format

2007-10-15T10:51:06-07:00

The Mobility Tech Tips are now available in blog format. Sign up for the RSS feed.

Product and Technology Release: Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CLDC 2.5.2 FCS

2007-10-12T09:56:16-07:00

The Sun Java Wireless Toolkit (formerly known as J2ME Wireless Toolkit) is a set of tools for creating Java applications that run on devices compliant with the Java Technology for the Wireless Industry (JTWI, JSR 185) specification and the Mobile Service Architecture (MSA, JSR 248) specification. It consists of build tools, utilities, and a device emulator. See the download page.

Ask the Experts: Mobile Service Architecture (MSA)

2007-09-10T08:27:15-07:00

Mobile Service Architecture (MSA) is a Java ME optional package that defines the next-generation Java ME platform and serves as a follow-on to Java Technology for the Wireless Industry (JTWI).

In this Ask the Experts session, Mikhail Gorshenev, Sun's lead for the JSR 248 technology conformance kit (TCK), E-Ming Saung, product line manager in the Java ME marketing group, and Hinkmond Wong, one of the current project owners of the phoneME open-source project, answered a variety of questions about the Symbian OS and the Location API, fragmentation, MSA Advanced and smartphones, and more.

JavaFX Technology

2007-08-22T16:15:05-07:00

The Java ME home page provides more information about the JavaFX family of products. Learn more and get involved in this new community.

Ask the Experts, August 20-24: Mobile Service Architecture (MSA), JSR 248

2007-08-15T08:18:51-07:00

Got a question about MSA, a Java ME optional package that defines the next-generation Java ME platform? Post it during the week of August 20 on the Ask the Experts page and get answers from experts.

Nokia announces 3 new mobile devices

2007-06-27T13:43:29-07:00

Nokia recently announced 3 new Java ME based mobile devices. The 6267 is a quad band device supporting Mobile Services Architecture (MSA). The first Nokia device that I am aware of that supports MSA. The 3500 Classic is a tri-band European focused device with CLDC 1.1, MIDP 2.0, WMA, MMAP, Web Services, SATSA, PIM & File, Bluetooth, and both 3D Graphics and Scalable 2D Vector Graphics. The third device is the 6121 Classic a quad band device that supports the same JSR's as the 3500 with the addition of Location and SIP. The devices are scheduled to begin shipping in Q3 2007.

New MSA mobile phones from Sony Ericsson

2007-06-27T13:28:36-07:00

Sony Ericsson recently announced 2 new JP-8 devices. The K850 and W910 devices are based on Sony Ericsson's JP-8 Java Platform which includes support for Mobile Services Architecture (JSR 248). Both devices are due in Q4 2007. In March 2007, Sony Ericsson announced the first MSA enabled device - the Z750. It will be available in selected markets in Q3 2007.