Posts Tagged ‘J2me’

GamesCom: Gedda Headz Launches

August 19th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A, Platforms: iOS, Platforms: J2me | No Comments »

This morning we came across a booth with Gedda Headz. Though at first they looked like nice (canned) toys, there is actually a full mobile gaming environment behind them that evolves around online play.

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VDC: Verizon Shows V Cast Plans

July 30th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

Verizon has unveiled their new App Store yesterday. It is called V Cast and will provide developers with a 70% kickback. Though others might give up to 80%, it is still very interesting if you are selling on one of the biggest channels.

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SE Sticks Java onto Low End 3G Devices

June 5th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: J2me | No Comments »

SonyEricsson has announced that the company will make available Java on their entry level 3G phones that are meant for distribution in countries like China.

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JavaOne: Verizon, Home of Brew… and Java!

June 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: J2me | No Comments »

Verizon's strategy has always been to provide hardware and services based on Qualcomm's Brew platform (as much as possible). During JavaOne, the company has announced that it will also start supporting Java.

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JavaOne: Alliance to Simplify Java

June 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: J2me | No Comments »

An alliance between Sun, Vodafone, Orange and SonyEricsson is working on a way to simplify Java development and deployment for J2me developers world-wide.

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Capcom Licensed Discovery Brands

May 25th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Brand Licensing | No Comments »

Capcom has signed a deal with Discovery Communications (part of the Discovery Channel) to develop mobile games based on two of their successful shows; Cash Cab and Deadliest Catch.

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Sun Planning App Store

May 25th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: J2me | No Comments »

It seems Sun is also keen on releasing an App Store for all Java compliant devices. Where others aim at millions, Sun says it will aim for at least a billion consumers worldwide.

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KDB Brings Flash Lite to non-Flash Lite Mobile Phones

March 26th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Adobe Flash & Air | No Comments »

Ever fancied bringing your Flash Lite game to devices that don’t have Flash Lite installed? With the latest tool called EBoda, from a company called KDB Technology Ltd, this might finally become reality.

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Javaground talks about their J2me App Store

March 1st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: J2me | 3 Comments »

Just before MWC, Javaground told us they had something special to show. When they told us it was an App Store, we were disappointed… When we got the demo, we were truly amazed by them!

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Sun Launches JavaFX

February 15th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: JavaFX | No Comments »

Sun has released it's brand new (and long awaited) mobile OS called JavaFX. With the OS, the company opens developers a full native Java experience on mobile phones.