Archive for February of 2008

I kept asking myself why Microsoft would acquire Danger Inc. The company (Danger Inc.) is a mobile device manufacturer that makes the popular HipTop / Sidekick mobile phones is a heavy Java user. Danger Inc is actually a licensee of J2ME. Why would Microsoft acquire a company that uses heavily uses Java on its mobile phones? I tried to search the Internet for answers.

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Microsoft has announced at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona the acquisition of Danger Inc. in line with its expansion into the mobile consumer space. There’s a twist to this story, did you know that…

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Android mascotAnother Google Android Code Day has been organized by a group of Android Advocates. Registration is now open and space is limited so if you have every intention of attending the Android Code day you better hurry up in registering for the February 23 event.

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Sony Ericsson and Microsoft has announced the XPERIA X1 Java enabled mobile phone coming out on the second half of 2008. The mobile phone will be using Windows Mobile as the operating system. Check out the specs and photo at TxTu.

Just noticed this today so, you may want to check it out. The Individual Eclipse Community Awards is now open for voting.

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You can now download / upgrade your Firefox browser to version 2.0.12. This update fixes several security issues so please update your current version of Firefox.

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You can now download the NetBeans IDE version 6.0.1 from the NetBeans web site. This is a minor update of the NetBeans IDE version 6.0.

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Already the #1 mobile games publisher in Europe & EMEA, Gameloft today announced that it has risen to the top spot in the international market for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2007. The company posted Q4 sales of 25.8m€ ($38.5 million) with an annual growth of 40%, thus surpassing the announced results of its competitors.

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If you have read a recent post here about the Google Android Plugin for NetBeans and you are looking for some documentation and help, you have found one.

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If you missed the recently concluded Mobile and Embedded Developer Days at Sun’s Santa Clara Campus Auditorium last January 23-24, you’re in luck ‘coz you can still get to watch some videos.

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