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Java Platform, Micro Edition, or Java ME, is a Java platform designed for embedded systems.

Java Platform, Micro Edition, or Java ME, is a Java platform designed for embedded systems (mobile devices are one kind of such systems). Target devices range from industrial controls to mobile phones (especially feature phones) and set-top boxes. Java ME was formerly known as Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME).

  • Technology overview for beginners on Oracle.com - Introduction to Mobility Java Technology:

    To develop applications using wireless Java technology, you'll need to assimilate information from several fields. You'll need to understand something about wireless communications technology, the business of wireless communications, and a lot about the Java platform. Where should you begin? This page contains a high-level overview of wireless Java technology and many links to detailed information about specific subjects...

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What is the difference between strings allocated using new operator & without new operator in java J2ME?

what is the Difference between String str=new String("Thamilan"); and String str="Thamilan"; in java J2ME.
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how to get selected item of combo box

i'm using lwuit with j2me . how to get combo box selected item or index? i found the function for setSelectedIndex but not for getting the selected.
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Is the original Java ideal dead?

I feel that while I love J2ME and Java it's hypocritical of them to have two APIs for Java. Java was designed with "One code, many platforms" in mind, and now it's more like "One API for every OS, and one API for everything smaller than a netbook."…
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How to create a mobile oriented, multiplatform, shared library in Java?

I have a Java application that runs on BlackBerry (JDE 4.5). I want to port this application to Android, and be able to maintain the 2 applications simultaneously. I may also want to port this application to other Java platforms (J2ME ?). I…
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Regular expressions in J2ME

If I wanted to implement a regex engine in JavaME (Which lacks the regex libraries), where would be the best place to start? I'm imagining there is existing regex code out there which it would be possible to use as a starting point for…
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Queue Thread In Blackberry

I've looked at the BB API(5.0) and I can't find any way of serially executing a batch of threads. I know BB has a limit on the number of threads it will launch, so I don't want to launch 7 if the user clicks through things fast enough but I cannot…
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Debugging j2me on a Device

Has anybody had any success ever attaching a debugger to a tethered device? I am able to debug my j2me application in the emulator, but have a lot of trouble sorting out phone-specific problems when they come up. The phone I'm using is a Nokia…
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A J2ME lisp?

It seems that programming ON a mobile device (instead of FOR a mobile device) could be easier if a lisp existed that run on J2ME. Do you know any (preferably opensource) lisp/smalltalk apps? I searched the web and I couldn't find a working J2ME…
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Asp.net WEB API - What problems could arise if I use POST instead of PUT and DELETE?

I'm just starting to use Web API and though I found it really easy to create the methods and some configurations I needed, now I run into a problem I don't know how to solve. Some of the applications that will consume my services are very old and…
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Develop on mobile phones(Java), using SDK or not?

Recently I have to develop on mobile phones using Java and I am planning to do the development on the following brands: Nokia Samsung SonyEricsson Motorola LG I've browsed the "developer site" of each company and looks like they all have provided…
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Does J2ME Media Player on Nokia E65 work?

I'm trying to write a simple media playback application in J2ME. Currently I'm starting with the most simple thing, I just want to play a wav file from resources included in the jar file. I'm using this simple code: DataInputStream wav = new…
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How do you make a dropdown list that displays images to the user instead of text?

The ObjectChoiceField field meets all my requirements but it is not pretty. This is what I have: String pets[] = {"Dog", "Cat", "Duck" }; ObjectChoiceField dd = new ObjectChoiceField("My Pet",pets,0,ObjectChoiceField.FIELD_LEFT); But I would prefer…
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Are there any benchmarks on J2MEPolish converting a J2ME app to Android?

J2ME Polish claims to support porting of existing J2ME applications to Android. Has anyone tested the quality of such a port. How reliable is it?
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Audio Streaming Using J2ME

I've got audio online in the form of MP3 files, how do I stream the audio from my J2ME app? A website give the app a list of audio to play, select the audio and it must then stream from the website. Sample code would be nice. thanks
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Compacting Http Headers

Its so happening that my actual data is 1/4 that of the HTTP request header size in bytes. Is there a way to cut down on the size on the HTTP headers or any other relevant way to deal with this situation? I am sending data from a mobile device over…
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