2008 February | Java Midlet

Google Android plugin for NetBeans

Posted on Feb 6 2008 by iGerry Comments: Comments Off Filed under: Android plugin, NetBeans, Java Mobile Development

Well I guess it didn’t took that long before some great developer came out with the idea of creating an Android plugin for the NetBeans IDE. I just downloaded the plugin and installed it on my NetBeans 6.0 setup.

A new massive multiplayer online game for mobile phones

Posted on Feb 5 2008 by iGerry Comments: 1 comment Filed under: java midlet, java mobile, java mobile game, Java Games

A new massive multiplayer online game (MMOG) has been brewing for a while and has been officially announced. The game is currently under beta.

Pending release of new version of Android

Posted on Feb 5 2008 by iGerry Comments: Comments Off Filed under: android, Google, Java Mobile Development

I’m eagerly waiting for the pending release of a new version of Google’s open mobile platform — Android. You’ve probably read it since it’s all over the news lately.

First Sub-$100 3G Linux Mobile Phone

Posted on Feb 4 2008 by iGerry Comments: Comments Off Filed under: java-enabled mobile phone, Purple Labs, Purple Magic, Phones / Devices

Looks like Google’s Android has tons of catching up to do. Besides the huge installed base of Java-enabled mobile phones and Nokia’s acquisition of TrollTech, they now have to contend with the recently announced first 3G capable Linux mobile phone under the sub-$100 category by NXP and Purple Labs.

My mobile Java application won’t run on all Java-enabled phones?

Posted on Feb 3 2008 by iGerry Comments: 2 comments Filed under: Java Mobile Development

I thought Java is suppose to be write once and run anywhere, why on earth won’t it run on all mobile phones that support mobile Java? At some point while you’re learning to create your own J2ME software, you will probably need to find out which mobile phone your midlet software will run on.

Real Football 2008 mobile game

Posted on Feb 3 2008 by iGerry Comments: 2 comments Filed under: Gameloft, java mobile, java mobile game, Java Games

The Real Football 2008 mobile game from Gameloft lets you play football on your mobile phone in a versatile way. Whether you want to play a quick and simple game or playing at a championship level, it offers a good entertainment using your mobile phone. Even though I’m not much of an avid fan of football, the mobile game experience will give you enough excitement to go back to your mobile phone for more.

Encrypting your SMS or Text Messages

Posted on Feb 2 2008 by iGerry Comments: 6 comments Filed under: encryption, SMS, Text Messaging, Java Apps

If you want a certain level of privacy from prying eyes on the Text Messages that you send to someone, here’s a Java mobile application that allows you to do just that — send / receive encrypted SMS. The mobile application is actually easy to use enables you to send SMS messages that only the recipient will be able to decipher and read.