Why create a Java-based phone OS, when the mid- and high-tier mobile phone market appears to be locked in a three-way battle among Symbian, Windows Mobile, and Linux?

Sun allies complete a second version of Java software for cell phones that they hope will fill gaps left by the first, but many see challenges in moving to the new technology.

Compatibility is the supreme priority. You have to be able to write to one (Java-based) phone, or server, or desktop and have (your code) run on all of them,” he said.

Jun 27, 2005, 2:01 AM by (staff) Motorola today announced the E895, the first phone to feature the manufacturer's new Java- and Linux-based OS and user interface.

The new projected shipping date is in April. Customers found out about the OS switch this week through an email. The Sailfish OS is optimized to run fast on the Turing Phones and the Snapdragon 801 ...

An advanced operating system phone implementation The framework for the Java Device Test Suite Finally, in the first quarter of 2007 the move to free software will be completed as Sun provides ...