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…
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 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
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…
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…
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…
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…
Very interesting… the W3C has taken a stab at a Widgets spec for packaging and scripting and other! Awesome! Exactly what is needed — order, consistency, a common technical approach. From the W3C web site: 2006-11-09: The Web Application Formats Working Group has…
Infrared continues to be an important point-to-point secure communications technology… The Infrared Data Association recently made some announcements, including the following: “…its newly published Market Report which shows IrDA has crossed the 1 Billion Mark, with the unprecedented growth of 297 million IrDA…
A number of Mobilists have been taking stabs at the definition of what the next generation of mobile is – this sometimes is referred to as Mobile 2.0. Ajit and Tony at OpenGardens took a stab at defining Mobile Web 2.0, and Daniel…
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