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Oracle’s planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems probably won’t immediately affect the world of mobile Java, some industry observers said, though over time the company might have an interest in ...

As hardware gets more powerful, Sun expects the desktop version of Java to gradually replace the stripped-down mobile version. Will it un-fragment Java for gadgets? Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

LONDON — Java applications developer esmertec (Zurich, Switzerland) has raised 23 million euros (about $20 million) in third round financing to expand its Java Virtual Machine offerings in the mobile ...

Before the Java language was known as Java, it was called Oak—a language for building embedded applications on smart consumer electronics. However, the idea of networked smart devices everywhere was ...

With more development for mobile devices than PCs, now's the time to expand the network and capitalize on your investments, said Nokia CTO Pertti Korhonen in his keynote address at JavaOne. Pertti ...

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The recent release of MIDP (Mobile Information Device Profile) features a major improvement over version 1.0. Version 2.0 includes enhanced mobile code and application security through a well-defined ...

Sun Microsystems announced today the release of the JavaFX Mobile platform. Built on top of the existing Java ME platform, JavaFX Mobile allows developers to create immersive mobile content while ...

Java on mobile platforms is not living up to the promise of letting programmers "write once, run anywhere," according to developers gathered in London last week. The Java programming language was ...