Mobile Java

Where Android beats the iPhone

Can Google Android phones compete with the Apple iPhone? A few weeks ago, Google loaned me a Nexus One smartphone for experimentation, and I've spent the time since downloading applications and writing my own code. The good news is that the platform is not only competitive but is often a better choice than the iPhone for many programmers and the enterprises that employ them.
Peter Wayner, March 2010

Android apps for developers and IT pros
Programmers, tech support jockeys, system admins, and just about everyone else in the IT world -- they're just like the rest of us. They can prattle on about whether the Google Nexus One is a wonderful new phone or just a knockoff of the great iPhone. There are dozens of little enhancements, like a 5-megapixel camera with a real lens, that suggest Google and HTC collaborated to build something wonderful. There are also dozens of quirks that might lead a discerning UI expert to the conclusion that Apple did it first and continues to build a better device.
Peter Wayner, January 2010

Apple lets iPhone developers track App Store progress
Apple may be feeling the Android heat. The company has changed the way it deals with iPhone app developers letting them now keep closer tabs on how their software is proceeding through Apple's strict App Store review process. Many see the move as yet another step by Apple to keep app store developers from defecting to competing mobile platforms -- namely Android.
Jacqueline Emigh, November 2009

Eclipse Pulsar smartphone app dev platform gets an upgrade
In an upgraded release of its Eclipse Pulsar tools platform for smartphone application development Wednesday, the Eclipse Foundation will add support for Ericsson and Sony Ericsson developer communities.
Paul Krill, October 2009

RIM extends BlackBerry app development to Web developers
Research In Motion (RIM) will preview on Tuesday technologies enabling application builders to use Web development skills to build programs for the company's BlackBerry smartphone.
Paul Krill, October 2009

JavaFX Mobile released
Sun Microsystems has announced the availability of JavaFX Mobile, a platform for developing and delivering Rich Internet Applications across a wide range of mobile devices.
Kathleen Lau, February 2009

Jump into JavaFX, Part 3: The basic APIs
Jeff dives into the JavaFX APIs this month with a script-driven introduction to javafx.lang, javafx.util, and javafx.application. This third article in the Jump into JavaFX series includes an overview of keyframe animation and a short introduction to creating and manipulating shapes and images in JavaFX.
Jeff Friesen, February 2009

The incredible shrinking operating system
Like everyone else, OS makers are adapting to the trend toward smaller, lightweight, and more configurable software alternatives. InfoWorld's Ephraim Schwartz reports on how Microsoft, Apple, and Linux distributors are shrinking the OS for a new generation of users.
Ephraim Schwartz, February 2009

Client-side Java's evolutionary leap
Need perspective on the rapid evolution of client-side Java? Get it here, as Jeff Friesen invites leading lights in the Java community to share thoughts, and some scoops, on recent developments and what's next for client-side Java development. Topics include JavaFX, Swing, NetBeans 6.5, OpenJDK, and the Da Vinci Machine.
Jeff Friesen, January 2009

Sun fights for Java, but not alone
Sun Microsystems has recently indicated that it will leverage its stake in Java technology, and that it sees a future in software. Some question the company's relevance to Java, however, and resent its hold on the Java Community Process. Jon Brodkin reports for JavaWorld on Sun's struggle to redefine its place in an evolving Java ecosystem.
Jon Brodkin , January 2009

Sun's plans for open source JavaFX
A VP of Sun's Client Software Group has offered an updated roadmap for JavaFX, saying the company will open source more of its RIA framework in time.
Chris Kanaracus, December 2008

Year in Review: Java in 2008 - What just happened?
Andrew Glover looks back over the last 12 months in Java development, with an eye on the JVM Language Summit, new trends in the Java enterprise space, and Sun's emerging client-side strategy.
Andrew Glover, December 2008

Jump into JavaFX, Part 2: JavaFX Script
JavaFX Script is the client-side scripting language with an expressive take on standard Java programming constructs, from class declaration to data binding. Fire up your NetBeans IDE and get to know this strangely familiar (but very different) Java language offspring.
Jeff Friesen, December 2008

Lightweight UI Toolkit to heal JME fragmentation
Released under GPLv2, LWUIT features Swing-like MVC capabilities, 3D integration, widgets, and visual components for developing mobile applications to run across Java ME devices.
Paul Krill, August 2008

J2ME breach infects Nokia phones
Researcher Adam Gowdiak has released some of his findings regarding a J2ME security breach that could render Nokia Series 40 phone users vulnerable to attack. Further details, he says, will come at a price.
Gregg Keizer, August 2008

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