Posts Tagged ‘Java’

Oracle Sues Google Over Java in Android

August 13th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

The Oracle Corporation has started a lawsuit against Google for infringing Oracle owned patents in regards to the implementation of Java on Google’s Android operating system.

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RIM Releases BlackBerry 6 Java SDK’s

August 10th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry, Platforms: J2me | No Comments »

Following the announcement of the BlackBerry Torch and the BlackBerry 6 OS, RIM has now made available the Java SDK’s to the development community.

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HMV and Orange Developing App Store

March 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: J2me | No Comments »

HMV and Orange have announced their plans to release an app store called HMV Games. The app store will be focused at J2me content and should support 1.000 different phone models.

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GDC: BrewMP, Smartphones for the Masses

March 10th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Adobe Flash & Air, Platforms: Brew, Platforms: J2me | No Comments »

Though Brew has always been a strong platform in the US, the platform never reached a substantial marketshare in markets like Europe and Asia. With the new BrewMP platform, that might change.

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HandyGames Not Leaving J2me

March 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: J2me | No Comments »

In an interview with Jon Jordan, HandyGames CEO Christopher Kassulke announced that the company will not abandon the classic J2me market, a sharp contrast to many other voices in the market.

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LemonQuest Leaves J2me, Sells Portfolio

February 23rd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | 2 Comments »

The latest developer to leave the J2me market is LemonQuest. The developer is now trying to sell off its portfolio. The company will continue with a multi-platform MMORPG aimed at PC and Smartphones.

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I-play Discontinues J2me/Brew Development and Distribution

February 11th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: Brew, Platforms: J2me | No Comments »

Rumors have been floating around MGB for weeks, but starting yesterday, I-play started to inform their developers about their intentions to end the support for Java and Brew based mobile games.

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IO’10 Charles Mcleod

January 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

Metaflow is one of those companies that differentiates itself by being a service provider with a product offering that hasn’t got any real competition in the market. Charles Mcleod brought us his vision on what
2010 will be.

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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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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.