Mobile Java

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Java 2 Micro Edition Basics (PDF) A Very Brief History of Java, Architecture of Java, Java 2, Java Community Process, Java 2 Micro Edition, Profiles, Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC), Supported J2SE Classes, Generic Connection Framework…
Programming Strategies for Small Devices (PDF) If in Doubt, Do Not Use Java, Move Computation to the Server, Simplify the Application, Build Smaller Applications, Remove the Public Members, Use Less Memory at Run Time, Use Scalar Types, Do Not Depend on the Garbage Collector, Help the Garbage Collector, Use Lazy Instantiation, Release Resources Early, Reuse Objects, Avoid Exceptions, Code with Performance in Mind, Use Local Variables, Avoid String Concatenation, Use Threads, but Avoid Synchronization, Separate the Model…
Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) Specifications (PDF) Introducing the Micro Edition, A New Virtual Machine, New and Changed Classes, Configurations and Profiles, Building Blocks, The KVM, Related Technologies

An Introduction to the PIM API for Java ME, Part 1 – The SDN Mobile Java site is presenting a six part series on the Personal Information Management API (JSR 75). Java ME expert and JCP member Enrique Ortiz provides the definitive text on the PIM API.
Using the PIM API for Java ME, Part 2 – Portability Considerations – In this installment Enrique explores how to test for PIM API presence on your device and test for presence of the various databases and fields. Learn how to navigate the API and build robust applications.
Using the PIM API for Java ME, Part 3 – Security Considerations – covers security considerations when using the PIM API. Will your application protect the user’s address book, calendar and to-do list? In part 3 learn how PIM is designed to work in conjunction with the MIDP 2.0 security framework.
Part 4 of Using the PIM API for Java ME covers some design considerations when using the PIM API. Now it’s time to explore design issues that will affect how your application is developed. Read this, then start your application design.
Part 5 of Using the PIM API for Java ME covers examples of how to do everything from retrieving the names of PIM databases through PIM create/read/update/delete operations to exception handling. Now it’s time to play.
Part 6, Summary of PIM Fields, the final installment of the six-part series on the Personal Information Management API (JSR 75), provides a reference on the PIM fields and pointers to related on-line resources.