One of the things that sets many basic handsets apart from their more expensive brethren is the feature set. Typically, the features that low-end handsets lack are the gaming and multimedia aspects that high-end phones are known for. Sony Ericsson announced that it would be bringing mobile Java to its entry-level 3G phones. The addition of the mobile Java technology means ... continued »

Another day, another cellphone browser.  TeaShark, like many of its rivals, flaunts itself as offering the full web on your cellphone display.  More interesting to me is the fact that it's a JAVA app, so should be usable on more handsets than some of the others.  It supports multiple tabs and history, has time-saving jump-to-link navigation and two-level zoom, and ... continued »

While Flash for the iPhone might still be some way off, another much-anticipated function - the ability to run Java applications - might be here much sooner.  Sun have announced that they'll be coding a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) for the iPhone and iPod Touch using the official Apple SDK, with a preliminary release date around June.  It'll be based ... continued »