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Finally - J2ME for PDAs
June 10, 2004
A set of Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) APIs tailored for PDA devices have been a _long_ time coming. The standardisation process seems to have been fraught with setbacks and politics. The need for these APIs has long existed - it didn't make sense to have the same restricted Java features available on a PDA as were available on a mobile phone. However, time has moved on and the new generation of smartphones has brought mobile phone capabilities almost in line with PDAs. So, either the new Java PDA APIs are timely and will have appeal beyond PDAs, or they're too late because PDAs are on the decline. You choose!
You can download the new spec from here - it's structured as J2ME Optional Packages - one for file access and one for Personal Information Management
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