Sun brings Java app store to market
The app store frenzy continued this week as Jonathan Schwartz, CEO of Java developer Sun Microsystems, revealed his own plans to get in on the game, on a much bigger scale.
US software firm Sun Microsystems has been making its presence felt in the mobile space of late, most recently announcing the porting of its Java platform to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon ARM-based processor.
Application store trailblazer Apple managed to capture 12 per cent of the mobile apps market in 2008, according to figures released this week.
The app store frenzy continued this week as Jonathan Schwartz, CEO of Java developer Sun Microsystems, revealed his own plans to get in on the game, on a much bigger scale.
Internet telephony champion Skype on Thursday announced support for Android handset, Java-powered phones and Intel Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs).
Skype lite, a thin client version of the software brings the full functionality of the VoIP application to Android and Java capable phones, but uses the voice network to connect to an internet server to complete [...]
Web giant Google released a new version of its Gmail, email application on Thursday, catering for BlackBerrys and Java-capable devices.
As well as expanding its potential user base through support for more platforms, Gmail for mobile 2.0 is also designed to be more reliable in low signal areas and provides basic offline support for phones [...]
Adult services on the wireless internet
Issue 89 march 2002
Featuring:
Country Focus: Brazil
Services & Applications: Adult Services
Technology: Java