LONDON — Java applications developer esmertec (Zurich, Switzerland) has raised 23 million euros (about $20 million) in third round financing to expand its Java Virtual Machine offerings in the mobile ...

Before the Java language was known as Java, it was called Oak—a language for building embedded applications on smart consumer electronics. However, the idea of networked smart devices everywhere was ...

Oracle’s planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems probably won’t immediately affect the world of mobile Java, some industry observers said, though over time the company might have an interest in ...

Mobile phone giants Vodafone and Nokia teamed up on Thursday to simplify software for cell phones written with the Java computer language that promises to bring cheaper, smarter handsets. They added ...

San Francisco — Java giants Motorola, Nokia and Sun Microsystems are plowing separate paths for the future of cell phone software. The widening divergence in their commercial Java products–and ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

KUALA LUMPUR--The pervasiveness of mobile phones today is driving the rapid growth of Java application development in Asia, according to Sun Microsystems. Matt Thompson, senior director of Sun's ...

Sun’s starting to phase out mobile Java (Java Micro Edition) that’s been the standard on cellphones and other small devices in favor of their standard edition, which are made for PCs everywhere. Sun ...

One of the many ways that JavaFX was supposed to change the world of Java forever: it was supposed to supply a unifying method for creating slick mobile UIs with Java. That's been one of the ...

If real-world demonstrations are any indication, multifunction 3G (third-generation) wireless devices may not be such a pipe dream after all. Although Sun Microsystems Inc. has used the JavaOne show ...

Skype has released a test version of a client for Java-enabled mobile devices, a move which the company said is a significant step forward for its mobile strategy. However, at the same time, ...