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Calling all mobile app developers! Tell us why your app rocks!

Will Park — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:10:40 +0000

Do you develop mobile apps for the iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile, Symbian or webOS? Well, we want to hear from you! We’ve partnered up with “Under The Radar” to find cool mobile apps that will blow our minds. We’re asking any and all mobile app developers to submit their app for the “FAST PITCH” mobile app talent search, where your app will vie for a chance to be showcased in front of an audience of global dealmakers and start-ups. Even if we don’t pick your app for the talent search, you’ll get some serious recognition for your app (and possibly prizes, like handsets).

Interested? Here’s what you need to know:

You must be able to attend Under the Radar (in Mountain View on Nov 19)
- If you’re selected as a finalist, you’ll get a free conference pass
Your app has to be live and available for download
We welcome any and all apps for iPhone, Windows Mobile, Android, Symbian, etc
Your app must be unique and new – no tip calculators or sudoku apps, please
You must be able to pitch your app in 2 min (and 4 slides) on stage

We’re going to make it simple for you to submit your app for consideration in the “Under The Radar” FAST PITCH mobile app talent search. Interested mobile devs need only leave a comment or tweet @IntoMobile with a quick one-liner pitch for your mobile app – Twitter is limited to 140 characters, so choose accordingly. Please make sure to include a link to your app’s download page (or homepage) and your Twitter handle with your submission.

Your app will be judged for its “uniqueness” and the all important “awesomeness” metric. We’ll be accepting mobile app submissions through Friday, Nov. 6 Monday, Nov. 9 (deadline extended). The 6 lucky finalists will be contacted directly through email and/or Twitter.

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Xsights turns your mobile phone pics into pertinent data

Will Park — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:53:47 +0000

Augmented reality applications have the power to turn the world around you into an information rich environment tagged with data points. The technology is certainly amazing and all, but what do you do if your smartphone lacks the requisite hardware (GPS, digital compass) to support AR features? If you’re Israeli startup Xsights, you take the idea of live augmented reality and apply it to still pictures. Xsights is a new service that lets you analyze your cameraphone photos to extract the information associated with the text, image, landmark, street sign, etc. Since most mobile phones today can take photos, almost anyone can take advantage Xsights’s AR-esque service.

Imagine you’re going about your typical day reading billboards, shopping, and navigating your way through rush hour traffic. You come across something interesting and want to find out more about that particular “something” (books, newspaper articles, buildings, cars, etc.). All you need to do is snap a pic of the object, let Xsights work its image analyzing magic, and wait for pertinent data to be delivered to your phone. Xsights can provide you with related information like photos, prices, videos, coupons, and anything else their system has associated with your image. But, that’s also where Xsights needs your help.

The catch is that Xsights relies on users, like you, to upload images and tag them with related information. To help get the service off the ground, Xsights is opening up their service to 1,000 people today. In exchange for helping seed the foundation of the Xsights service, beta users will be allowed personalize their uploaded content with video clip attachments. Find out how to sign up here.

For now, Xsights doesn’t really work in the real world. Movie posters will bring back trailers for some movies, but the service just doesn’t have enough tagged content to be useful for most objects. Once Xsights hits critical mass, however, the information flood gates should open up.

Xsights is available as an iPhone app and even supports MMS and video call. A BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) and J2ME version on on their way.

Get in on Xsights’s beta program here.
iPhone app

[Via: TechCrunch]

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Opera unveils next-generation Opera Mini 5 – We talk with Opera’s CEO about Mini

Will Park — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:00:12 +0000

I recently got a chance to take a sneak-peak at Opera’s Opera Mini 5 beta last week, and it basically blew me out of the water. Opera asked that I keep the launch of Mini 5 on the hush until they were ready to go live. Today, Opera took the wraps off its all-new Opera Mini 5 mobile web browser, introducing it as the “next generation in mobile browsing.” Compared to Mini 4.2, Mini 5 beta is an impressive revamp, especially if you’re already an Opera Mini fan. Read more in Stefan’s review of Opera Mini 5 beta.

“In our own research, we have learned that the number-one reason people use Opera Mini is because it is easy – easy to use the Web you know. The idea of navigating the vastness of the Web from such a small screen can be a daunting leap, which is why we have long committed to make the browsing experience you are familiar with from your PC, easy to do on your mobile phone,” said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. “With new, sleek navigation buttons, tabbed browsing and Speed Dial bookmarks, you are never more than a click away from where you want to go on the Web.”

I managed to get some face time with Opera Software CEO Jon von Tetzchner to talk about the Opera Mini browser – about where Opera Mini has come from and where it’s going. Check out the interview and Mini 5 tour below.

Opera Mini 5 beta tour from IntoMobile on Vimeo.

Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner talks Opera Mini from IntoMobile on Vimeo.

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Sony Ericsson to extend its Java platform to lower-end phones

Dusan Belic — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:58:57 +0000

You know how everything goes around apps these days. In that sense, every handset maker and platform builder wants to attract as many developers as possible to its platform to offer end-users a better experience. Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE) is no exception and in that sense, they said they’ll extend their sorta, kinda powerful mobile Java platform to the entry-level 3G phones.

The idea is logical – by making more phones run applications, a single app could be used by millions, something every developer would appreciate — or that’s at least the theory, which we see doesn’t always work, like that’s the case of Symbian.

Anyway, the company hopes that this move will especially be important for those developers which want to make apps for the ever-growing Chinese market. We’re not sure whether this can fly, but we’re certainly happy to see a major handset maker thinking about the application offering for the end-users.

[Via: MobileBurn]

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Samsung Launches TouchWiz Widget SDK, $20,000 Prize for Best Creation

Simon Sage — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:07:24 +0000

Samsung’s proprietary user interface, TouchWiz, could be getting a lot more interesting, as today they have announced a software development kit that will allow programmers to create widgets on a range of supporting devices. Previously, you were stuck with the selection of widgets preloaded on the phone, but soon the doors will be open for third parties to make their own. The Eclipse-based tools support Windows Mobile, Symbian, Java, and, of course, the TouchWiz user interface.

On the user end, a Widget Gallery will be available on the Omnia II (which is due out on Verizon by Christmas) and later devices. To kick off the new development environment, Samsung is hosting a contest at a devcamp running September 11-13. The creator of the best in each of five categories will win $5,000, on top of a $20,000 grand prize for the best in the show. It sounds promising, but let’s see what the turnout is like and if a reasonable stable of widgets can be built up before the Omnia II launch strikes.

[via Samsung]

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Altek Cranks out 12 Megapixel Cameraphone with 3x Optical Zoom

Simon Sage — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:45:42 +0000

Hooah, the Samsung Pixon 12 and Sony Ericsson Idou have some unexpected company. Altek, a relatively unknown Taiwanese camera manufacturer, is getting into the phone game with the T8680, which baosts above all a 12 megapixel camera with 3 x optical zoom, dedicated image processor, aperture ranging from F3.0 to F5.6 and up to 3200 ISO. A notable feature is the use of a CCD sensor, which is less suceptible to image noise and have higher light sensitivity than traditional CMOS sensors, although they tend to gobble up more power. VGA-resolution recording and TV-out make it an ample video device as well, but it’s otherwise a fairly unremarkable Java-based phone with all the usual fixings (tri-band EDGE, Stereo Bluetooth, 3″ QVGA touchscreen, FM tuner, 1020 mAh battery). It’s pretty unlikely we’ll see this on our side of the pond, but if you happen to be in Taiwan, you’ll be able to nab the T8680 later this month for 3000 yuan. You can get a closer look at the features and specs over here, or check out some hands-on pics of the user interface from the launch.

[Altek via GSMArena]

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King.com launches 20 JavaME games

Dusan Belic — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:28:28 +0000

Another King.com news. Just few days ago the online skill games company announced the release of 20 JavaME games for feature phones. Among the titles that have been released are such popular games as Midas Miner, GoGo21, Jungle Bubble and Word Battle — all of which are free to play, and King.com will even deposit $5 for free in every new account (which can be used to participate in cash tournaments).

King.com’s mobile games are available through a custom app that can be downloaded at www.king.com/mobile. From there, you can grab all 20 titles and more games are planed to be added every month.

Commenting on the release, King.com’s CEO Riccardo Zacconi said: “King.com’s games are now available to hundreds of millions of consumers to play wherever they are. Through the device that never leaves you, King.com now puts skill games directly into the hands of even more consumers worldwide.”

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EXIT festival gets a mobile app!

Dusan Belic — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:05:00 +0000

EXIT Festival is taking place in my city (Novi Sad, Serbia). During the last few years it was selected as the single best summer music festival in Europe, according to MTV Europe and some British newspapers. 20+ stages, hundreds of concerts, and a great venue (old fortress) certainly helped.

That said, I’m proud to announce that this year they have a mobile application to help guests find their way around. A JavaME-enabled device is required, and NO Internet connection (once you downloaded the app).

Here’s what they say about it:

EXIT MOBILE is a mobile application that enables an insight into current events at Exit Festival, access to all necessary additional information for visitors and the possibility of updating the news from the festival. This application is possible to use with all mobile network operators, from any location. If you are a tourist and you download this application in time, you will have all the necessary info in your pocket before you even arrive.

Finally, the download instructions. To grab the application, point a browser on your mobile phone to fortmobile.com/exit09 and take it from there. See you on EXIT!

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Nokia rewrote Java J2ME for S60, finding a person who cares results in failure

Stefan Constantinescu — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:56:14 +0000

J2ME is the most highly deployed application platform that exists today. Any mobile phone with a color screen and two soft keys, even the one that has been living in that back of your desk drawer since Clinton’s second term, probably has support for J2ME applications. Some of the best J2ME apps are Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Maps, Google Mail and Opera Mini and … well that’s all. Making money off writing J2ME applications is close to impossible, just ask any developer. Smart phone operating systems are where the cash money is, but don’t tell that to Nokia (NYSE: NOK), who just released version 2.0 of their Java runtime for S60.

It’s beta, so excuse the bugs, but it only runs on S60 5th Edition, and from the first two comments from Tommi Vilkamo’s blog post, people are complaining about the large amount of internal memory the installation requires. This new version is supposed to allow one click installs, reduced application load times, and increased performance. Fascinating, but what about making those engineers work on something important like the next version of Symbian or making Ovi suck less?

Is there something wrong with today’s J2ME engine? Not really!

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GyPSii launches Java app for the Chinese market

Dusan Belic — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:27:34 +0000

Popular location-based mobile social network GyPSii has released a Java ME-based client, which will work on a majority of feature phones. Aimed primarily at the Chinese market, the application is available in both English and Chinese languages.

Java ME is an ideal solution for majority of users and according to the company, this way around 70% of the 650 million phone owners in China will be able to access GyPSii.

For the record, GyPSii is already locally available in China for the major operators China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) and China Unicom, for download on compatible Java phones. Moreover, the client application is also available globally across a wide range of devices — including Samsung, Nokia (NYSE: NOK), LG, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPhone and Blackberry (NSDQ: RIMM) smartphones.

Finally, if you’re in China you may want to get the URL. You should point mobile browse on your mobile phone to wap.gypsii.com.cn and take it from there.

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Orkut gets a Java ME mobile app

Dusan Belic — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:19:26 +0000

Just when we though Orkut is pretty much dead, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) decided to release a dedicated mobile app for accessing the social network. The Java ME-based client will work on most feature phones, allowing users to keep up with their Orkut buddies while on the go.

Using the Orkut mobile app, users can:

Perform “basic Orkut operations” such as write/read scraps, update status, search for users, view/accept/deny friend requests, etc.
Take a photo on their phone and upload it right to their Orkut album.
Share photos with Orkut friends or SMS them to phone contacts not yet on Orkut.
Call or SMS Orkut friends or phone contacts without leaving the app.
View scraps, updates from friends, and photo albums in offline mode.

To put it in other words, Orkut mobile app will certainly help any remaining fans of the Google-owned social network stay in touch with their “Orkut activities.” To download the app, visit m.google.com/orkut on your phone and follow instructions provided on the screen…

[Via: Google Mobile Blog]

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Survey Sez: LBS Developers Not Interested in WebOS, Symbian

Simon Sage — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:25:03 +0000

According to recent research by Skyhook Wireless (the guys who work on Wi-Fi positioning systems), only 8% of location-based service developers will jump to the Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pre operating system, WebOS. The survey was conducted over 100 developers spread across six platforms: Windows Mobile, Symbian, Android, BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM), Java and iPhone. Here are the main findings from their study:

73% of respondents want exact location positioning. City or neighborhood-level targeting is not sufficient for most applications.

Applications are designed to be used in metro areas. Very few applications are designed for use in rural areas.

Quick location results are very important.

48% of respondents say location sets their app apart, or is a core component to their app. 46% say location increases app value, and would not have developed an app without location.

The majority of location-aware app developers will port to other platforms. These developers are most interested in the iPhone and Android. Despite Palm and Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s best efforts to lure developers with the Pre and Web OS and Nokia’s Ovi Store, very few developers intend to port to these platforms.

This is bad news for the Palm Pre, which isn’t even out yet (we’re thinking sometime this summer), and could be a serious blow to its app selection at launch. Symbian didn’t rank so hot either, getting only 9% of the developers votes. Why is WebOS such a poor choice for developers? Apparently accuracy and locking speed were big deciders, so perhaps Palm’s web-based programming language doesn’t support GPS properly on that front. To be fair, it’s still very early on to be calling a death-knell for Palm Pre LBS apps, but it is certainly a cause to worry. If you’re interested in a closer look the survey results, feel free to take a gander.

[via Cellular-News]

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Google Voice optimized for mobile – Google Voice functionality on your cellphone

Will Park — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:44:40 +0000

If you’re like many of us working types, you probably have at least two different phone numbers and voicemail inboxes to deal with. Some of you might even have two mobile phones on two distinct wireless accounts. So, to help the average Joe deal juggle all their phone lines, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is looking to turn its GrandCentral project into the voice-transcribing, free SMS text message sending, phone number managing service that they’re calling “Google Voice.” And, more importantly, Google Voice bridges the wireless-to-wireline divide with full-featured mobile webpages that offer the same level of functionality that Google Voice users will see on their desktop.

Thanks to a few screenshots discovered by Boy Genius, we now have a good idea of just how Google Voice will work on cellphones. The iPhone-optimized Google Voice homepage offers users access to Google Voice’s core functions – inbox (complete with transcribed voicemails and text messages), contacts, settings and buttons allowing users to make a “quick call” or send a free SMS text message. The default mobile-optimized page (below) looks just as capable, as evidenced by screenshots taken with a BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Bold.

Notice how the mobile-optimized Google Voice portals look just as functional as their desktop counterparts. We didn’t really expect any less from Google.

Google is seemingly determined to gain a big foothold in the mobile space. With web-based and natively-installed mobile offerings that have the potential to completely replace a wireless carrier’s core services, Google looks to be on their way to developing an all-encompassing mobile services platform.

Today, Google Voice and Android. Tomorrow, the (mobile) world.

[Via: BGR]

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iHeart Radio brings Clear Channel radio to BlackBerry

Will Park — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:09:12 +0000

Here’s a quick little reminder for BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) users with a heart-on for Clear Channel radio stations around the US. Clear Channel has launched iHeart Radio for BlackBerry devices, following the iHeartRadio iPhone application’s success in boosting Clear Channel’s listener-ship. Like the iPhone app, the iHeartRadio BlackBerry application streams radio broadcasts from 150 of Clear Channel’s radio stations – all over cellular data networks or WiFi networks.

The BlackBerry iHeartRadio application allows users to bookmark their favorite stations, tag songs and randomize radio streams. All music is broadcast in “high quality AAC.” The iHeartRadio BlackBerry application is currently only available on the BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Curve and BlackBerry Pearl. The BlackBerry Storm is listed as “Coming Soon.”

Download iheartradio for BlackBerry here.

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Watch Out For Android on the Mobile Web Front

James Falconer — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:42:27 +0000

I was just looking over a post from Will the other day, in which he reported the clear dominance of the iPhone when it comes to mobile browsing/web traffic. You can’t deny that at all, the numbers are clear-cut… In fact, from last months’ AdMob report, the iPhone accounts for 51% of all US smartphone web traffic. Dominant.

However, one thing I wanted to touch on here is the rise of Android. Will did touch on this in his post, but I feel it’s worthy of note yet again Check out the chart below. Look at Android. 6.15%. No biggie, right? I beg to differ. Look who they’re hanging out with there. They’re less than a percentage point down on Windows Mobile, they’re tied with Symbian, and Java ME is surely in their sites. With the release of new Android-powered devices this year, I would not be surprised to see these numbers change quite a bit, and have Android up in the 2nd or 3rd spot by years’ end.

One more quick thing before I go… Check out Palm (NSDQ: PALM). At a measly 2.37%, watch that number. Once the Pre hits the shelves, we may see that number grow as well. I wouldn’t expect a HUGE jump, but still, expect it to move in a positive direction.

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iPhone blows away competition with 66% of all mobile web traffic!

Will Park — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:02:54 +0000

When it comes to using the mobile web, you’ll be hard-pressed to find anyone that denies the iPhone’s multi-touch web browsing experience as anything less than top-notch. The mobile world scurried to bring their own touchscreen competitors to market when the iPhone blew up the scene with its inaugural launch in 2007, but no other handset has since been able to come close to the iPhone’s Safari web browser in terms of user experience. And, the latest data on mobile web usage suggests that the iPhone has a commanding lead on its closest compeitors. Net Applications estimates that the iPhone (both the iPhone and iPhone 3G) accounts for a whopping 66.61% of all mobile web traffic!

Percentage of mobile web data by mobile phone platform (February 2009)

The news of the iPhone’s amazing mobile web market share comes on the heels of an AdMob report that had the iPhone OS being responsible for 51% of all US smartphone web traffic.

The iPhone OS, based on the Mac OS, still only accounts for less than 0.5% of the mobile operating systems that surf the mobile web. But, that hasn’t stopped the iconic touchscreen handset from pulling down over 9 times the mobile web data of its closest smartphone competition, Windows Mobile. With just 6.91% of web traffic being routed to Windows Mobile smartphones, it’s clear that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is quickly dominating the mobile browsing space.

Notably, the Android OS has earned itself a tied-position with the Symbian platform, both accounting for 6.15% of mobile web traffic. Despite Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s domination of the global mobile phone market with its Symbian-powered handsets, the Finns apparently failed to provide its users with the kind of desirable web surfing experience that has made the iPhone OS, nay the Android OS, so popular in such short time. The biggest take away here is that Android OS managed to secure the same mobile web usage volume that took Symbian years to secure.

Consider this. As the web becomes more tightly integrated into our daily lives (how many of you would go through withdrawal without access to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, or IntoMobile for just a day?), the need for a truly usable and fast mobile web browser becomes every more important. Is it any wonder that the iPhone drives over 66% of all mobile web data?

[Via: AppleInsider]

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If you can hack an iPhone, you can win $10,000!

Will Park — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:09:46 +0000

But you can’t just be any, run-of-the-mill hacker.

In order to score one of the bigger prizes at the annual Pwn2Own 733t hacker competition in Vancouver, Canada, you’re going to have to prove your hacking fortitude by finding security exploits in the Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) and iPhone mobile operating systems.

With the flood of smartphones hitting the market these days, there’s a potential bonanza for nefarious mobile developers looking to hack your cellphone for their own gain. The iPhone has been targeted as a high-profile candidate for hackers looking to gain notoriety in hacking-circles, but other smartphone platforms are just as vulnerable to attack.

Pwn2Own is offering a whopping $10,000 prize to for each successful mobile phone exploit that is submitted and proven to work. Hackers will have to remotely dig their way into one of the mobile platforms mentioned above, using exploits based on “email, SMS text, website browsing and other general actions a normal user would take while using the device.” There is also a browser-exploit track at the competition, but it’s the mobile-related hackery that piques our interest.

Successful hackers will be allowed to keep the device that they hacked, including one year of cellular service. All successful security exploits will then be submitted to the appropriate vendor to help drive security advances and keep the general public just that much more secure from hackers.

If you think you have what it takes to hack your way into a mobile phone from afar, the Pwn2Own competition might be worth your time. Find out more here.

[Via: TheRegister]

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Opera Software strikes partnership agreements with Yahoo!, Vodafone

Dusan Belic — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:31:13 +0000

Opera Software just got stronger for two partnership.

First they announced a deal with Yahoo! to bring Opera Mini to more mobile phone users around the world. Under the agreement, Yahoo! will distribute Opera’s Java ME browser via Yahoo! Mobile and also as a standalone download from Yahoo!’s mobile web sites.

In the other news, the company signed an agreement with Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) to develop a custom-made version of Opera Mini, which will be available in Vodafone markets across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. The browser is particularly appealing to customers in developing countries who are likely to experience the internet for the first time through a mobile phone. As a matter of fact, in early trials conducted by Vodafone Egypt, more than 400,000 customers downloaded the product in a month.

Great news for Opera and for those users who so far haven’t been able to try out Opera Mini and experience the full web on the palm (NSDQ: PALM) of their hand.

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Sun Microsystems Releases JavaFX Mobile

James Falconer — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:48:06 +0000

Sun has just announced a mobile version of its JavaFX platform. The new ‘JavaFX Mobile’ is built on JavaME, and will let developers easily create mobile applications. Plus, this new mobile release will allow developers to port existing apps to mobile platforms. Cool. Also noteworthy is JavaFX Mobile will allow developers to tie into native apps on the device itself, such as the camera, address book and more. Higher quality audio and video, plus richer graphics and animation are also promised in this release. Should be some solid apps that come out of this.

Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE), LG, Orange, Sprint (NYSE: S) and more have all agreed to use this new platform to develop content on their devices. Should be lots of good news surrounding JavaFX Mobile in the days and months to come.

You can grab more information on this over at Sun Microsystems, javafx.com, or keep reading for the full press release after the jump.

Sun Launches JavaFX Mobile With Support From Industry Leading Handset Manufacturers, Service Providers and ISVs Including: Sony Ericsson, LG Electronics, Orange, Sprint, Cynergy and MobiTV

JavaFX Mobile Enables Rich, Expressive Content Across The Most Pervasive Mobile Platform in the World

SANTA CLARA, CA febbraio 12, 2009 Sun Microsystems (NSDQ: JAVA), Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced the availability of the JavaFX Mobile platform, enabling the Java wireless ecosystem to create expressive solutions, which leverage the power and ubiquity of the Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME). The JavaFX Mobile platform delivers rich content and services across the broadest range of mobile devices – from mass market feature phones to smart phones. Sun also announced that several leading handset manufacturers, service providers and ISVs are working with Sun to ship JavaFX Mobile handsets. Details on companies working with JavaFX are available at: http://javafx.com/partners. Developers and partners can start building JavaFX applications for mobile and desktop today by downloading the JavaFX SDK, which includes a complete JavaFX Mobile Emulator at: http://www.javafx.com.

Sun will be premiering JavaFX Mobile at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain from February 16-19, 2009. Visit Sun at booth – #2C12; Hall 2 to see the latest in JavaFX technology.

“JavaFX provides new functionality for easily creating more immersive applications that seamlessly integrate content, media and data across device platforms. By delivering JavaFX Mobile on top of the wireless Java platform, Sun is now bringing expressiveness to the most pervasive and powerful platform in the mobile industry,” said Jeet Kaul, senior vice president of the Client Software Group at Sun. “We are thrilled with the excitement and interest we’re seeing for JavaFX from many of the world’s top handset manufacturers, service providers and ISVs, which will help us bring this new technology to market and to the world very quickly.”

The Java platform is supported by global mobile operators and device manufacturers, is available on more than 2.6 billion mobile phones and is supported by 6.5 million software developers, making it one of the strongest mobile platform in the industry. Built on top of a consistent Java ME platform implementation, JavaFX Mobile allows companies to create immersive mobile content, while leveraging their existing investment in the Java platform. Developers can use JavaFX Mobile to easily extend their current Java ME mobile applications, games and solutions with expressive features and functionality. In addition, developers using JavaFX technology have access to Java ME’s mature and highly proven security model and phone specific capabilities, such as address book, Bluetooth, camera, location services, etc.

The JavaFX platform is unique in that it provides a unified development and deployment model for building expressive RIAs across desktop, browser and mobile. JavaFX delivers high fidelity audio and video, rich text, vector graphics, animation and web services for mobile and desktop applications via a simple but powerful scripting language. To help developers and technical designers get a jump-start on building these applications, updated samples, tutorials, articles, screen-casts etc. are available at http://www.javafx.com

The JavaFX Mobile Platform Gains Support From Industry Leading Companies

JavaFX Mobile helps companies across the mobile industry to quickly and easily deliver innovative, new products to market. Service providers can use JavaFX Mobile to deliver the expressive content and services that are critical to improving average revenue per user (ARPU) and end-user satisfaction; JavaFX Mobile allows device manufacturers to offer richer, more immersive applications to help differentiate their devices and ISVs benefit from the pervasiveness of the Java platform to help deploy their content across broad range of wireless devices. Visit http://javafx.com/partners for more information on companies who are working with the JavaFX platform.

Sony Ericsson
“Sony Ericsson is committed to delivering innovative and energized user experiences to our consumers, working closely with partners who share the creativeness and vision.” says Rikko Sakaguchi, corporate vice president and head of creation and development at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications. “We see JavaFX as a natural fit to our mobile software platform strategy to enable developers, both in-house and in our ecosystem, to create superior, innovative, expressive mobile applications and services. Sony Ericsson expects that JavaFX will have a great impact on the mobile content ecosystem and plan to bring JavaFX to a significant part of our product portfolio.”

LG Electronics
“LG Electronics plays a leading role in creating world class mobile experiences for consumers,” said Woo-Young Kwak, executive vice president, head of LG Mobile Handset R&D Center at LG Electronics, Inc. “Sun and LG Electronics have a strong working relationship around Java technology for our product line. We look forward to being the first company to deliver a JavaFX enabled handset so we can build new and exciting features that benefit our customers.”

Orange
“Orange is committed to bringing the best mobile multimedia services and applications to its customers and Java technology already plays a key role in supporting this, by delivering exciting content across our entire Signature handset portfolio,” said Dominic Lobo, head of Device Platfoms, Orange. “As a cross platform technology, Java also enables the development of converged applications delivered via Orange’s mobile, broadband and TV services. Orange welcomes the announcement of JavaFX Mobile which will provide opportunities to develop richer and more compelling content.”

Sprint
“Sprint, in its continued support of an open framework and ecosystem, views JavaFX as an additional strategic platform in its open toolkit. JavaFX enables Sprint to further leverage the developer and designer community towards offering its customers a broader and richer experience,” said Mathew Oommen, vice president, device and technology development, Sprint.

Cynergy
“JavaFX shows a lot of promise to help application and web developers create rich, engaging and immersive applications across desktop and mobile,” said Cynergy Vice President, Dave Wolf. “As a global leader in the design and development of Rich Internet Applications, we are excited to leverage this technology in our drive to design and build incredible experiences, for the right users and on the right device.”

MobiTV
“We are very pleased with the direction of the JavaFX platform,”said Cedric Fernandes, vice president, Technology at MobiTV. “JavaFX really allows us to leverage our Java ME investment, and reinforce our core mobile video streaming value proposition. Our existing technology expertise is a great fit with the Java FX offering, and the combination means MobiTV and Sun are bringing an optimized media experience to market.”

About JavaFX

JavaFX is a runtime with supporting tools and technologies that enable content authors and developers to create new content that combines the best capabilities of the existing Java platform with new immersive media services, which can be securely accessed from mobile phones, desktop browsers, TV and other consumer devices. The JavaFX platform opens a vast global market for developers and content authors who want to deploy their content, services and experiences across all the screens of their customers’ lives. Sun will continue to evolve the JavaFX platform for mobile devices, desktop and browser in future releases of the platform. Sun also plans to deliver JavaFX versions for other devices and screens including TV.

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Skydeck announces real-time call, text, voicemail, and contacts tracking

Will Park — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:40:06 +0000

Sure, you could just wait until the end of your billing cycle to track down that all-important phone number that you scored at the club last night. But, if you need instant call-tracking, Skydeck is your answer. Skydeck’s real-time phone call and text message tracking service has just announced a bevy of new features that allows you to manage your phone calls online.

For $9.95 a month, Skydeck will post all your phone calls, SMS text messages (with full text body), voicemails, and contacts to their webpage. Skydeck operates in real-time and emulates your handset – so you’ll be able to search for new contacts, phone numbers, and even reply to messages as if you had the mobile phone in your hand. Skydeck will even transcribe your voicemails to text for those times when you just don’t want to listen to your voicemails.

Skydeck is compatible with Android and Blackberry (NSDQ: RIMM) handsets, and will soon be compatible with the Windows Mobile platform.

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