2008 October | Java Midlet

NetBeans IDE 6.5 Release Candidate 2 Available

Posted on Oct 30 2008 by iGerry Comments: Comments Off Filed under: Java Mobile Development, NetBeans, Java Mobile Development

Looks like we have to wait a bit more for the final release. The second release candidate for the NetBeans IDE has just been released.

Upgrade to Gmail 2.0 on your mobile phone

Posted on Oct 24 2008 by iGerry Comments: Comments Off Filed under: gmail, Google, J2ME, java mobile application, Java Apps

Google has released an update to it’s Gmail client for mobile phones. The new version, which is now 2.0, offers some very useful features.

NetBeans IDE 6.5 RC1 now available

Posted on Oct 22 2008 by iGerry Comments: Comments Off Filed under: development, IDE, Java Mobile Development, NetBeans, Java Mobile Development

The focus of NetBeans IDE 6.5 is simplified and rapid development of web, enterprise, desktop, and mobile applications with PHP, JavaScript, Java, C/C++ , Ruby, and Groovy. Of course a lot of you are waiting for the PHP support, including me

Full source code to Android OS released

Posted on Oct 22 2008 by iGerry Comments: Comments Off Filed under: android, Google, Open Handset alliance, open source, Stuff about Mobile

The source code to the Android operating system has now been released to the public. We can now truly call Android as the first truly open mobile platform.

Nokia announces top 10 of the Mobile Games Innovation Challenge

Posted on Oct 21 2008 by iGerry Comments: Comments Off Filed under: Java Mobile Development, Nokia, Java Mobile Development

Nokia has announced the top 10 developers of its Mobile Games Innovation Challenge. The winners, to be announced at an exclusive awards ceremony later this month, will take home a total prize value of EUR 70,000.

Happy Birthday NetBeans!

Posted on Oct 21 2008 by iGerry Comments: Comments Off Filed under: NetBeans, Java Mobile Development

NetBeans celebrated it’s 10th year with a birthday greeting from Java’s godfather James Gosling. To add to the celebration, NetBeans is giving away 300 limited edition T-shirts!

NetBeans IDE 6.1 patch 4 released

Posted on Oct 17 2008 by iGerry Comments: Comments Off Filed under: Java Mobile Development, NetBeans, Java Mobile Development

If you’re usinig NetBeans 6.1, you can start updating the IDE. Patch level 4 is now available for downlnoad from the NetBeans update manager.

Eclipse Mobile Tools for Java 0.9 gets released

Posted on Oct 16 2008 by iGerry Comments: Comments Off Filed under: Eclipse, EclipseME, Java Mobile Development, Mobile Tools for Java, Motorola, MTJ, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Java Mobile Development

The MTJ project of the Eclipse Foundation has released version 0.9 of the Mobile Tools for Java. Mobile Java developer support under Eclipse gets better and better thanks to the Guys at Motorola. And of course lets not forget the initial work done by Craig of EclipseME fame.

Motorola Developer’s Summit in Sao Paulo

Posted on Oct 15 2008 by iGerry Comments: Comments Off Filed under: developer days, J2ME, Java Mobile Development, MotoDev, Motorola, Java Mobile Development

motorola-employee-cwyatt MotoDev is holding a summit in beautiful Sao Paulo, Brazil. The one day event includes several sessions and tutorials about the next generation of Motorola devices, platforms and technologies. Christy Wyatt, Motorola’s Vice President of Software Platforms & Ecosystem, will be providing the keynote address.

Java ME 3.0 SDK download available

Posted on Oct 14 2008 by iGerry Comments: 3 comments Filed under: Blu-ray, Java ME, Java Mobile Development, LWUIT, mobile java, windows mobile, Java Mobile Development

An early access download of the Java ME 3.0 SDK is now available for Windows XP and Vista from Sun Developer Network. Notable features include LWUIT integration, Blu-ray and Windows mobile support.