Sun Microsystems and its allies are preparing a new release of Java software for cell phones that they hope will prevent a splintering of the Java market and stave off rivals such as Microsoft.

Sun allies complete a second version of Java software for cell phones that they hope will fill gaps left by the first, but many see challenges in moving to the new technology.

Sun's telecom partners in Asia are planning deeper use of Java software in mobile phones. The phones' appeal may still be narrow, though, because of a limited number of applications. Stephen ...

LAS VEGAS — With the world’s three largest mobile phone suppliers readying Java-enabled handsets for release as early as the first half of 2001, Java looks set to make inroads into the red-hot ...

(IDG) -- Feature-rich wireless phones that take on many functions of mobile computers, including Java applications, are being released this week by Nextel Communications. Integrating Java 2 Micro ...

With the MSA, developers will have a modern minimum standard that is guaranteed to be on every new phone in the future. The last time Sun and the Java committees set forth a minimum common ...

Yet Java is quietly undergoing a renaissance on the client?this time as a platform for applications embedded in cell phones, PDAs and other mobile devices. One reason is the announced intention of ...

SAN FRANCISCO--If Sun Microsystems has anything to do with it, the next cell phone you buy will have that steaming coffee-cup logo on the box. The logo, which symbolizes Sun's Java software ...

Nextel today announced immediate availability of the Motorola i55sr iDEN phone, with a rugged design and Java technology. The Internet-ready i55sr is pre-loaded with several Java applications ...

Seven Networks hopes to target a wider market by delivering support for Java phones, starting with three devices from Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications. Two Sony Ericsson Walkman phones and the ...