Skype recently released a beta version for java-enabled mobile phones from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. The beta version of Skype for mobile features chat, group chat, presence (seeing when your contacts are online), and receiving calls from Skype users, and through Skype.
Additional features, which include the making of Skype-to-Skype and SkypeOut calls from the mobile handsets, are initially supported in seven markets: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
As the iPhone is nearing its release date one is also been subjected to a whole plethora of 3rd party applications. Case in point the iChat for iPhone in JavaScript that lets you indulge in the art of online chatting via an AOL account. You can give it a shot and download it from here
“Use your mouse to flick (drag and release) your buddy list up and down like you're supposed to on the iPhone. Click a buddy to start a conversation. You can open multiple conversations... flick left/right to change conversations. “
Other than that 3000-LB gorilla phone coming out, we've had our eye on the next version of the RAZR since its announcement. Ryan Block at Engadget got to play with the phone for a bit and has a plethora of pics up over at Engadget Mobile. So far? The phone looks pretty nice, but we'll let you decide that for yourself.
Sun Microsystems will soon showcase a new line of products, which will be targeted at mobile devices such as smart-phones to make them more intuitive and user-friendly. These include a new software called JavaFX Mobile, which is open source and is a faster programming language.
"A few years ago, these were a very small percent of devices," said Rich Green, Sun's executive vice president for software, referring to phones like the BlackBerry Pearl and the Samsung BlackJack, which let consumers surf the Web, exchange e-mails, read documents, take digital photos, and play music and video. "Now this is extremely commonplace. ... It's really getting the entire network in your hand.
So you picked up a new phone and decided against that uber expensive smart phone. But now you're feeling a little jealous of your friends who are loading up their smart phones with tons of great software. Well fear not, due to the wonders of Java you too can trick out your smart phone with some useful and powerful applications.
Skype recently released a beta version for java-enabled mobile phones from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. The beta version of Skype for mobile features chat, group chat, presence (seeing when your contacts are online), and receiving calls from Skype users, and through Skype.
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So you picked up a new phone and decided against that uber expensive smart phone. But now you're feeling a little jealous of your friends who are loading up their smart phones with tons of great software. Well fear not, due to the wonders of Java you too can trick out your smart phone with some useful and powerful applications.