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Articles tagged with: Sun Microsystems and Java
Sun and Samsung Repoted Developing Java Based Smartphone
Sun Microsystems and Samsung Electronics are reported to be jointly developing a mobile phone which they hope will challenge the Apple iPhone. The local JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported that Sun Chairman Scott McNealy had said that the companies were working on a "Java phone" that would cost less than the Apple's iPhone, but would surpass it in functionality. more
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Opera Mini Installed in 15 Million Handsets
Usage of Opera Mini, a Java based Web browser for mobile phones, continues to grow worldwide. With more than 15 million cumulative users, Opera Mini claims to be the most popular downloadable Java software for mobile phones.
"With more than six million Java technology developers and 1.8 billion Java technology-enabled mobile handsets, the Java technology ecosystem continues to expand. Opera Mini has distinguished itself in this landscape and is succeeding to penetrate the market, making a great proof point of the ongoing vitality of the Java technology development community," says Jean Elliott, senior director Client Software Group product marketing, Sun Microsystems.
"We're proud of Opera Mini's award winning usability, but ultimately it's a popular application because it is useful to everyone," says Tatsuki Tomita, EVP, Opera Software. "We wrote Opera Mini in Java technology so that we could bring the full Internet to the largest number of mobile phones around the world."
People in Russia and the United States are the most prolific users of Opera Mini, with the Chinese a close third. more
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Sun Launches Java Based Handset Operating System
At the JavaOne conference, Rich Green, EVP of Software, Sun Microsystems, previewed a mobile phone prototype with a rich, graphical interface, made possible by new software from Sun. JavaFX Mobile, a mobile phone software system available to carriers, content owners and consumer electronics manufacturers, could help to reduce the costs of creating rich, mobile Internet devices. more
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Sun Microsystems Buys Mobile OS Developer
Sun Microsystems has announced that it is to buy up all of SavaJe Technologies intellectual property assets. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. SavaJe (pronounced savage) is the developer of the SavaJe OS, a Java OS for mobile phones. Based on Sun Microsystems' Micro Edition, their phones offer a Swing-based development platform for creating handset platforms which could be customised by operators, or other 3rd party distributors. more
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Vodafone Group Joins Java Verified Program
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Vodafone said Monday that it has joined the Java VerifiedTM Program, a program to provide a unified process for the testing and certification of JavaTM technology-based applications for mobile handsets. more
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Ericsson Collaborates With Sun Microsystems On Java Tech
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Telefon AB LM Ericsson (ERICY) Monday said it will collaborate with Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW) to develop an integrated multitasking Java technology. more
LG to deploy Java based handset OS
LG Electronics and SavaJe Technologies have announced a partnership to deliver SavaJe OS, on a range of 2.5 and 3G handsets starting next year. Dr. Woo-Young Kwak, Vice President and Research Fellow, Mobile Handset R&D Center, LG Electronics, commented that "LGE sees SavaJe OS as the technology to deliver products with a new innovative generation of user experiences, enabling operators to accelerate their revenue streams." more
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Cellphone to monitor your health
MedicTouch, developer of the first cellular wearable health and wellness devices, and Sun Microsystems have jointly announced the launch of the Pulse Meter mobile health solution for Java mobile phones. MedicTouch Pulse Meter is the first mobile health and wellness monitor that allows users to monitor their pulse, view the results in a high-resolution screen on a Java technology-enabled mobile phone, and transmit the data to a Java compliant server. more
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New forum to push Java handset development
The OSGi Alliance has announced the formation of the Mobile Expert Group, a new working body designed to further promote the use of Java technology in the mobile space. Comprised of industry leaders including BMW, Gatespace Telematics, IBM, Motorola, Nokia, Oracle, Panasonic, ProSyst, Siemens VDO Automotive, Sun Microsystems, Telcordia Technologies and others, the Mobile Expert Group is chartered with defining requirements and specifications for the next generation of Java technology-based platform software, targeting data-capable mobile devices. more
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Hokey Smoke! Rocky & Bullwinkle Come to Wireless
Sennari and Bullwinkle Studios have entered into a partnership to create character driven wireless content. Bullwinkle Studios, a joint venture between Classic Media and Jay Ward Productions and Sennari, a seasoned developer and publisher of wireless games will create a variety of games, screen savers and ringtones based on animation franchises such as Rocky & Bullwinkle, Boris & Natasha, Sherman & Peabody and Dudley Do-Right. more
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