For the week of June 18th:
Focus on mobile application development with JME:
Beginning JME: Building MIDlets
MIDP (Mobile Information Device Profile) applications are known as “MIDlets,” a continuation of the naming theme begun by applets and servlets. Writing MIDlets is relatively easy for even a moderately experienced Java programmer; after all, the programming language is still Java.
A core feature of the Java Mobile Information Device Profile 2.0 is its support for developing mobile phone user interfaces. Learn more about UI development using the MIDP 2.0 APIs..
Get ready for advanced multimedia on your Java mobile platform
Java-enabled devices are rapidly evolving into full-fledged multimedia platforms. Features once available on separate devices such as cameras, radios, and audio processing are now being combined. This article gets you started with developing Java mobile applications that integrate multimedia content.
Automatically launch a Java mobile application
Add MIDP 2.0’s push registry feature to your mobile applications.
Upcoming on JavaWorld:
Java Fun & Games: Explore the geometry of nature
A fun and easy introduction to the math-based fractals commonly used in Java game development. Get started with famous fractals like the Mandelbrot set and the Sierpinski triangle (publishing June 19, 2007).
Simplify directory access with Spring LDAP
Why spend all your time handling checked exceptions, closing resources, and looping through NamingEnumerations when you don’t have to? The Spring LDAP framework puts the “l” (for lightweight) back into LDAP programming with JNDI (publishing June 26, 2007).
