Java at the Opera

Opera and eBay have collaborated to bring the world of eBay auctions to your mobile phone.

Opera Mini is the software that allows any Java-enabled mobile phone to be used to enter bids for items available on eBay. There's is also support for those selling items on eBay. Click here to see some screenshots of the mobile application. Read this InformationWeek article for more information on bringing eBay to your mobile phone.

The fact that Java is available on over 1 billion mobile phones (and growing) is a driving factor for companies to innovate on the Java ME platform. For example, this month's issue of Dr. Dobb's includes an article on how to bring AM/FM radio capabilities to your cell phone.

Sprint, JavaME, and NetBeans

Sprint offers the Sprint Wireless Toolkit for NetBeans to enable developers to quickly build innovative applications for cell phones and handheld devices. The toolkit and the Sprint Applications Developer Program (ADP) supports Java ME, XHTML development for wireless Web content, messaging infrastructure integration that includes text and multimedia messaging, BlackBerry handhelds, Palm Powered phones, and embedded devices. Sprint ADP also supports the company's wireless location services platform for on-device and network-based solutions.

JavaOne Sessions and Hand-on Labs Available

The presentations and materials from the technical sessions and hands-on labs from JavaOne 2006 are now available for download.

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