The company, along with Java backers, is preparing a new release of its software for cell phones that it hopes will prevent a splintering of the market and stave off rivals such as Microsoft.

Sun and the cell phone allies began the Java Verified program, which certifies programs to ensure that they'll run on different companies' mobile phones. Running on Java has been a tricky process ...

Handsets with new Java already in the works The next generation of Java for mobile phones should become available in the middle of this year, with handsets featuring applications built with the ...

Java, more specifically the J2ME mobile version of Oracle’s software platform (it was developed by Sun, which Oracle now owns), works on most low-end phones worldwide.

For more information on J2ME mobile databases, please refer to one of my previous Wireless Java columns, “High-Availability Mobile Applications” (June 2003).

All sides agree Java needs to be open and must move up to support a coming generation of more powerful handsets with rich media capabilities. They also want to see mobile Java support Web 2.0 ...

The technologies, embodied in a new Java specification, include management capabilities that should allow mobile operators to send software updates to phones after they have been distributed ...

Oracle has released a mobile client and associated framework, nearly two years in the making, to help developers quickly build Java applications for industrial mobile devices. The Oracle ...

Nokia on Tuesday announced a new version of its software development kit (SDK) for Java-based mobile gaming at Sun’s JavaOne conference. SNAP Mobile SDK 2.0 will make game development more ...

Nokia and Vodafone said that the effects of this Java push will be felt by this time next year, meaning there should be a supply of new handsets by the fourth quarter of 2005.