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Monthly Archives: November 2006

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Evolved EDGE

Evolved EDGE has surfaced as an alternative to 3G – when the technology delivers 3G data rates using existing GSM spectrum licenses, it all sounds good. Maybe. Read Martin Sauter informative piece Evolved EDGE – The New Kid On the Block. I would…

W3C mobileOK Basic Tests 1.0 Working Draft

From the W3C web site: …The Mobile Web Best Practices Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of W3C mobileOK Basic Tests 1.0. This document defines the tests that provide the basis for making a claim to be W3C mobileOK Basic…

The Programmable Web – Mashups last 6 months

The Programmable Web – Mashups last 6 months: Wow, it's awesome to see the growth of services on the web for the last six months… this says a whole lot about the state of affairs, about the Web… successful or not, there is…

Interpreting Java under GPL — does it force applications to be GPL as well?

Michael writes about a very important issue that needs clarification… In his blog, he writes Confusion over open source Java ME . The concern has to do with the effects of GPL on applications. By not using LGPL -or- not applying the GPL…

New Mobile & Embedded Community blog

Neat, a new community web site for mobile and embedded Java… From the Mobile & Embedded Community web site: The Mobile & Embedded Community is a gathering place that enables and empowers developers to collaborate and innovate, driving the evolution and adoption of…

The Java Platform is now Open Source

The Java platform is now officially open source, including Java ME. A new era for Java technology. Let's all now get involved. For more information see the Open Source Java web site. ceo

Carnival of the Mobilists #53

Welcome. It is a great pleasure to once again host the Carnival of the Mobilists, today Volume #53. The Carnival has grown to become a great weekly event, with the best writing from Mobilists from all around the world. And this week is…

Mobile Web – It's about the (mobile web) runtime

It's not about AJAX, or Widgets… it is about the mobile web “runtime”. The “runtime” is what makes thin clients dynamic and exciting. The “runtime” is what allows for client-side scripting, and AJAX, Widgets, and other methods not invented yet. The “runtime” and…

Dr. Paddy Byers on Mobile 2.0

Very good write-up by Paddy summarizing the Mobile 2.0 event. Paddy makes a very good summary on the current issues/themes in mobility. I will say that the key themes or issues found today are for the most part the same from 5 years…

Nokia Smartphone Hacks

Now that I'm using Nokia handsets (for personal use vs. dev) more than what I used to do, I cracked open Michael Yuan's book Nokia Smartphone Hacks. Michael and the rest of the contributors did a good job compiling a large number of…