Mobiles reviews - java

Sun: We're still gunning for Java (JVM) on the Apple iPhone

Sun, 04 May 2008 00:48:46 +0000

Call them what you want, but you can't call Sun Microsystems a bunch of quitters. They are a persistent lot. Even after Apple's announcement that they don't want Java on the iPhone, Sun is pushing to get Apple to agree to letting the iPhone play nice with a Java JVM (Java Virtual Machine). "We've expressed our [...]

Skype launches Java ME application in beta

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:45:08 +0000

Skype has recently launched a Java ME based application to allow mobile phone users to take advantage of the low-cost phone calls and chat with their Skype buddies. Still in beta, Skype mobile "thin" client works on about 50 of the most popular Java-enabled mobile phones from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. The problem with [...]

Epocware/Paragon Software brings its dictionaries to BlackBerrys, Java ME enabled feature phones

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:30:53 +0000

Paragon Software/Epocware dictionaries are no longer Symbian and Windows Mobile thing only. The mobile software developer announced that it is bringing its award-winning apps to BlackBerry smartphones, as well as select Java ME enabled feature phones — to reach new customers and expand into new markets. Now, virtually all mobile phone users will be able to [...]

Pill Phone mobile application helps Verizon's customers get medication information and dosing reminders

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:08:31 +0000

Verizon Wireless and VOCEL announced the availability of The Pill Phone, a new Get It Now application that provides users with detailed drug information and automatic dosing reminders, right on their phones. The mobile version of the best-selling medication reference guide (The Pill Book), The Pill Phone application is available exclusively through Verizon Wireless. With The [...]

Zimbra webmail goes Java ME to work with more mobile phones

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:17:30 +0000

Recently, Yahoo-owned collaboration suit developer Zimbra announced that users of any Java ME enabled mobile phone will be able to access their Zimbra Collaboration Suite 5.0 email, contacts and calendars using a dedicated mobile application. The mobile app brings such Zimbra features as conversation views, advanced mailbox searches, tagging, calendar management (accept/decline meetings), and more. Commenting [...]

Java comes to iPhone with alcheMo

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:49:14 +0000

It's not exactly the same as having full Java support on the iPhone, but it's the next best thing. New Zealand-based Innaworks has announced their beta-stage "alcheMo" application that will port Java-based games and applications to work on the iPhone and iPod Touch. alcheMo allows developers to convert their standard Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) [...]

Tor Anumana launches AFAR and ASYNC

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:04:05 +0000

Tor Anumana has announced two wireless applications for remote access. The first makes it possible to run a live presentation (like PowerPoint) via a mobile device and share a live demo with others all over the world, instantaneously on their own mobile devices. The second makes it possible to access any file from [...]

V-Circles Java mobile app lets you create communities, date on-the-go

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:09:38 +0000

I'm not sure I've seen something like this before. Yeah, there are Java ME clients for some mobile social networks, but the idea behind V-Circles is that all the action is on the client. You create or join existing communities from your phone without logging to the actual website. To put things in perspective, here's an [...]

Sun working to bring Java to iPhone - true mobile computing for enterprise and otherwise

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:41:32 +0000

Following hot on the heels of Apple's iPhone SDK announcements, Sun has jumped into the fray and announced that they'll be making sure that Java plays nice with Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch. The company famous for championing the standardized Java Runtime made the announcement after taking a look at the iPhone SDK. Upon investigating [...]

StarContact adds iPhone-like contact list to your Sony Ericsson Symbian UIQ3 based smartphone

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:32:57 +0000

Yes folks, the iPhone like scrolling of your contacts is possible on Sony Ericsson Symbian UIQ3 based smartphones. As you can see from the image on the left and much better from the short demo video after the jump, the application is quite neat and easy to use. Best of all, it goes beyond scrolling, enabling you to quickly find the contact you’re looking for. I still haven’t tried it, but I plan to. In the meantime, if you have any thoughts, please use our comments form. One more (bad) thing about it — it’s not free (costs $14.95) and is not a native but a J2ME application. Still, you can try it for free from our application store and if you like it, buy the full version. Now, on with the demo video… ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Skype May be Coming to Symbian UIQ3MasterGear ported to work on Symbian UIQ3 based smartphonesCellPhoneSoft updates LinkBoy; Provides Symbian UIQ3 based smartphone owners with shortcuts to their favorite appsSony Ericsson's smartphone architectureWin a free Sony Ericsson P1 from the Sony Ericsson Developer World Wiki contest1

Opera Mini 4 now available on KongZhong's portals in China as Opera 2.0

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:53:18 +0000

Back in July, we reported that Opera Software is partnering with KongZhong Corporation to push its mobile browser through the Chinese mobile content provider. At that time, the agreement involved distribution of Opera 3-based KongZhong Opera browser. Now, the Chinese company agreed to start promoting Opera’s latest Java-based browser, Opera Mini, as KongZhong Opera 2.0. Just like the original Opera Mini 4, the KongZhong’s version can show full web pages optimized to be viewed on a mobile screen. In addition, the browser remains bandwidth-friendly and includes such goodies as RSS support and browsing in the landscape mode. Kong.net remain the homepage of KongZhong Opera 2.0, though… Full release after the jump. PRESS RELEASE - Opera, the only company that can put the Web on any device, today continued its partnership with KongZhong Corporation (Nasdaq: KONG), one of China’s leading wireless content and media providers, by releasing the newest version of their combined mobile browser offering, “KongZhong Opera”. The new KongZhong Opera 2.0, based on Opera Mini 4, offers users an unparalleled mobile browsing experience, while allowing them fast and convenient access to their favorite KongZhong content, including the official NBA Chinese Website. KongZhong Opera 2.0 is available absolutely free to millions of Chinese mobile users. By supporting cmnet and cmwap, KongZhong Opera 2.0 enables Chinese mobile users to order China Mobile’s attractive GPRS monthly package and enjoy unlimited Web/WAP surfing. “Kong.net is a leading mobile portal in China” said Nick Yang, President, Kongzhong, “By cooperating with Opera, we will not only cultivate the Chinese mobile internet market together with Opera, expand the market’s influence and penetration, but also further consolidate our market positions.” “Our goal was to enter a dynamic economy like China’s with a strong partner,” said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera. “We accomplished this with our first release of KongZhong Opera. Now we are pleased to give KongZhong users an even better experience. We look forward to more collaboration with the strong team at KongZhong.” ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Opera Mini celebrates its first birthdayOpera Mini 4 goes gold!Opera Mini 3.0 Beta announcedOpera Mini vs iPhone adOpera Mini 3.0 released

Mobispine goes live on 3neXt

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:11:56 +0000

Our friends from Mobispine have managed to get “inside” 3neXt portal . Run by Hutchinson Whampoa’s 3 network, 3neXt is an online community for customers of 3 that allows them to leave comments, rate software, write reviews and more. Plus, it’s also a catalog of useful and cool mobile apps. Back to Mobispine… If you still haven’t download it, I really don’t know what you’re waiting for. It’s probably THE best Java-based mobile news reader which doesn’t just let you go through your favorite RSS feeds, but also optimizes images for faster download. At the moment, they have more than 250,000 feeds and 15 million international news articles and blogs in their database. Finally, yes you can also subscribe to IntoMobile from Mobispine by following this link . ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Mobispine available on 3 Denmark's Planet 3 mobile portalSwedish Industry magazine "Mobil" praises MobispineMobispine goes Facebook; Enables instant news sharing with your Facebook friendsMobispine - free mobile RSS reader3 is an operator that actually wants you to use your mobile to its fullest potential

Opera Mini 4 surpasses one million downloads!

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:01:47 +0000

We at IntoMobile love Opera Mini . And no, we’re not surprised to see other people loving it as well. As of November 7, when Opera Software officially launched the final version of Opera Mini 4 , more than one million people downloaded the free Java-based mobile browser. Congratulations to Opera Software. We wish you all the best, and yes keep improving your mobile browser — even though I’m not sure what else can you add on top the existing functionality… Full release follows after the jump. PRESS RELEASE - Opera, the only company that puts the Web on any device, today revealed that Opera Mini 4, the newest version of the world’s most popular mobile Web browser, was downloaded more than one million times in the 10 days following its worldwide debut on November 7. Opera Mini is available completely free from http://www.operamini.com/ . Overall, Opera Mini has already been embraced by more than 26 million cumulative users who view more than one billion Web pages every month. “The people have spoken: Opera Mini is their mobile browser of choice,” said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera. “Everything we do comes down to listening to our users and giving them what they want. The tremendous reception for Opera Mini 4 is proof that consumers want the freedom to choose the same experience, the same Web, regardless of what device they use.” According to Gartner, more than 50% of cellular subscribers in the U.S. and Western Europe will access the Web on a mobile device at least once a week by 2010. Opera Mini brings the full Web, your favorite Web sites and services, to almost every mobile phone today. Opera Mini also automatically reduces the size of the transferred pages, so Web sites load faster while reducing the cost of surfing. “I already use Opera Mini as my primary Web browser, even on devices where I have many browsing options,” said Sumeet Kishnani, an Opera Mini user from New York City. “Opera Mini is more than just a Web browser - it can leverage the Web to become an RSS reader, email client, and more. I look forward to future versions of the browser that will allow me to use a sleeker device while adding more functionality.” ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Opera Mini celebrates its first birthdayOpera Mini, the most popular mobile Java app, looking for beta testersOpera Mini 4 goes gold!Opera Mini releasedOpera Mini 3.0 Beta announced

iPhone to run Java apps and games next year?

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:19:52 +0000

According to the technical evangelist for the Java mobile and embedded community at Sun, Terrence Barr, with the release of the so-much-needed SDK in February 2008 , iPhone users may be able to play and use Java games and apps. Barr argues the open-source phoneME platform could be converted to run on the iPhone, hence opening the “Java world” to the iPhone community. Of course, not many people know what Jobs&co are working on, but somehow this makes sense. After all, we already know iPhone’s CPU supports hardware Java acceleration . Hopefully, we’ll see it actually being used after the MacWorld. Stay tuned… [Via: PocketGamer.co.uk ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Apple iPhone web-apps run on Nokia phones too!iPhone SDK to be announced at WWDC?100 free iPhone gamesSony Ericsson K770i developer specsComBOTS Mobile brings rich media communication to many of the Java-enabled handsets

Video: Microsoft CEO and Symbian CEO talk smack about Google's Android

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:52:01 +0000

I’m sure you’ve already read the quotes ( here and here ), but it is a completely different experiance watching their facial expressions. Steve looked relaxed, calm and unnerved. Nigel on the other hand looked a little bit tense. Now admittingly it could have been an upset stomach, jetlag, a multitude of things, but a mans face says more to me than the words coming out of his mouth. He downright looks a little intimidated. Speaking of intimidation, it is almost 16:00 here in Finland and Google has yet to dump the bits of their SDK on to the intertubes. What gives? [Via: WeShow ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer on Android: It's just a press releaseSprint kicking CEO to the curb, looking for replacementiWhack iPhone game - Smack Steve BallmerNokia's CEO wants 40% market shareVideo: Nokia CEO Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo talks with CNN about what it means to be an Internet company