Gadget designers say the newer Java will require about 100K more memory than the previous version, a sizable jump for cell phones. The cell phone market has been a bright spot for Java, a Sun-inspired initiative aimed at fostering alternatives to...
New office integration with Corel's Quattro Pro spreadsheet application, allowing people to update their spreadsheets remotely using cell phones. The professional edition will be available as a licence-only product for enterprises.
A Sun representative said the programme, if executed, would likely apply only to Java 2 Micro Edition, Sun's version of Java for gadgets including cell phones and embedded devices such as electronic billboards.
A Polish researcher has found two vulnerabilities in the cell phone version of Sun Microsystems' Java software that under unusual circumstances could let a malicious program read private information or render a phone unusable.
Ozzie said: "Like the PC and the cell phone and email before, this [computing] infrastructure will benefit every segment - individuals, small businesses, to enterprises, to governments. Microsoft also announced the early release of several products...
Clearly one of the things that is just booming globally is the use of the cell phone. The company is also testing its Windows XP Starter Edition, a slimmed-down version of the desktop OS that is sold in some emerging markets on new, low-cost PCs.