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     import java.io.*;
     import java.net.*;
     import javax.microedition.io.*;

     HttpConnection c;
     InputStream is;
     BufferedInputStream bis;
     final static int    MAX_BUFFER = 204800;    // 200 KB buffer size

     try {

          String url = new String("http://oracle.com");
          
          System.out.println("Attempting to connect to: "+url);
          c = (HttpConnection)Connector.open(url);
          is = c.openInputStream();
          bis = new BufferedInputStream(is);

          // Initialize loop variables
          int index = 0;
          int numBytes = 0;
          byte buffer[] = new byte[MAX_BUFFER];

          // Loop: read to end of document
          while (numBytes != -1) {
            numBytes = bis.read(buffer, index, MAX_BUFFER-index);
            if (numBytes > 0) {
                String newStr = new String(buffer, 0, numBytes);
                System.out.println(index+": "+newStr);
                index += numBytes;
            }
          }

          // Close everything
          bis.close();
          is.close();
          c.close();
        } catch (IOException ioe) {
          // Handle the exception.
            ioe.printStackTrace();
        }

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One EC to Oversee Them All

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 Looking forward, the expected 
 convergence between Java ME and 
 Java SE is likely to render the 
 current division into two separate 
 ECs increasingly irrelevant. Since 
 Java is One Platform, it ought to 
 be overseen by a single Executive 
 Committee

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http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/11/raspberry-pi-begins-production/

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 [T]he Raspberry Pi Model B has 
 officially begun production. Unlike 
 the Model A, this $35 computer 
 board features both an Ethernet 
 adapter and 256MB of RAM (rather 
 than 128MB).

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Ronald O Carlson points out Java ME is awesome

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 Emblematic of Android users’ gosh 
 darned pathetic stats is the fact 
 that for the second month in a row 
 devices running Java ME — the dumb 
 phone operating system — generate 
 more web traffic.

 Damn it feels good to be a gangsta
 I mean one that you don't really know
 Ridin' around town in a drop-top Benz
 Hittin' switches on my Java ME feature phone

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Damn it feels good to be a gangsta

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 Google’s Android, which spread 
 like wildfire last year has been 
 losing its fizz, while the surprise 
 is Oracle’s Java ME, which is 
 emerging as the world’s fastest 
 growing mobile operating system...

Happy New Year everyone! As a trend into 2012 we see from the latest Net Applications Mobile/Tablet Top Operating System Share Trend for December, 2011 that Java ME technology not only overtook Android to claim 2nd place in November, 2011, but is also now accelerating past it into 2012!

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Java ME accelerating into 2012

It's going to be a great 2012! (Unless you're an Android fan, that is. (image) )

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Oorah! Semper Java ME!

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 IOS slid more than seven points 
 to drop to a 54% share in 
 November, and Android shed two 
 points to fall to 17%. Android 
 also slipped out of the No. 2 
 spot it claimed from Java ME in 
 October as the feature phone 
 platform jumped seven points 
 to a 20% share last month.

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Majority still on Java ME

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 Apps On All Platforms

 Hildahl has a vested interest 
 in promoting the importance of 
 cross platform apps, but it's 
 hard to argue with the need to 
 be on all platforms, including 
 the mobile web and oft 
 neglected platforms like 
 Symbian and J2ME.

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Java ME Tech Gift Idea #2

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 + Enjoy 3D Blu-ray Disc movies in 
   Full HD 1080p

 + Smart TV enables an easy way to 
   access limitless content, thousands 
   of movies, customizable apps, 
   videos and browse the web...

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Christmas Carol App for Java ME

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 A collection of eleven post-17th 
 century traditional english 
 Christmas Carol lyrics for 
 reading on your mobile phone...

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Use Java Arduino IDE with TriggerTrap

Here's a description: "This Arduino-powered box has managed to cross the funding finish-line and will be bringing its multi-source automatic release to camera creatives early next year. The former Insert Coin project can communicate with cameras through either a wired connection or its own IR transmitter."

Java ME Immortals Game

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Java ME Tech Gift Idea #3

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 + Most-advanced E Ink display, now with multi-touch
 + New sleek design - 8% lighter, 11% smaller, holds 3,000 books
 + Only e-reader with text-to-speech, audiobooks and mp3 support
 + Built in Wi-Fi - Get books in 60 seconds

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JaxtrSMS free Java ME SMS

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 JaxtrSMS lets you send FREE SMS 
 and txt messages to any mobile 
 phone in the world. Best of all, 
 the receiver does not have to 
 have the JaxtrSMS app. International 
 and local SMS/texting can be 
 expensive but with JaxtrSMS you 
 can text anyone in the world for 
 FREE!

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Mobile Key Java ME app

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 The new [app] makes it possible 
 for ALL smartphone operating 
 systems, including [blah-blah-blah], 
 [yadda-yadda-yadda], J2ME, ... and 
 [blah-blah-blah], to run the 
 Mobile Key App.

 Mobile Key by OpenWays is the first 
 and only ubiquitous mobile phone-
 based front-desk bypass solution 
 that is truly deployable today...

Java ME Zombies

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Zypr: Siri for Java

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 The company says Zypr is designed 
 to work across mobile devices, web 
 apps, consumer electronics devices 
 and automotive information and 
 entertainment systems.

 For your reference, dear developer, 
 Pioneer has provided some sample 
 code in the form of a Zypr-powered 
 Java app, which you can check out 
 now on Github.

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Fake Call Java ME App

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 Fake Call app - Are you at a 
 loss how to back out of a bad 
 date or any other boring 
 gathering? Use the Fake Call 
 [Java ME] application. Set the 
 time that you want your phone 
 to ring without anyone really 
 calling you. All that you have 
 to do then is to explain who 
 has called you and why you 
 have to leave.

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Opera Mini for the Masses

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 Opera Software on Wednesday launched 
 an updated version of its Opera Mini 
 mobile browser, which the company 
 said will help users keep better 
 track of their data usage.

 Opera Mini 6.5 is available in the 
 [blah-blah], the [yadda-yadda-yadda], 
 and for download at m.opera.com for 
 Symbian S60 devices, Java-enabled 
 phones, and BlackBerrys. 

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Driver: San Fran Java ME Game

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 With crime lord Jericho now 
 on the loose, San Francisco 
 faces a terrible threat. Only 
 one man can stand against him. 
 You are Tanner, a hardened 
 detective who, from behind the 
 wheel of his Dodge Challenger, 
 is involved in a relentless 
 manhunt throughout the City by 
 the Bay.

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Kik comes back

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 RIM may not like Kik Messenger 
 or want you to use it on "their" 
 platform. Their removal, ban, 
 and subsequent lawsuit against 
 the popular cross-platform 
 chatting app made that readily 
 apparent... But by refocusing 
 their efforts on a completely 
 re-written from scratch Java ME 
 app, Kik has re-entered 
 BlackBerry users’ world.

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Modernising Java ME

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 Adam Messinger, Vice President of 
 Development on Oracle Fusion 
 Middleware, said in a statement, 
 "We are very excited about the 
 future of Java ME, which will 
 further extend the world’s 
 leading application platform for 
 mobile and edge devices and offer 
 increased opportunity for both 
 Java developers and mobile 
 operators."

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RapidProtect: Java ME app

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 In a rapidly changing security 
 environment with all kinds of 
 natural and manmade threats around 
 us, the well being of family 
 members is a major concern for 
 all of us... Rapidsoft Systems 
 announces the launch of RapidProtect 
 - a comprehensive mobile application 
 suite geared to address the safety 
 and security needs of the families... 
 [blah-blah-blah] [yadda-yadda-yadda] 
 J2ME applications to be released
 shortly.

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Zombies on Java ME

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 Zlango has been around for a while... 
 Zlango has delivered over 8 billion 
 icons globally across multiple 
 platforms ([Blah-blah-blah], J2ME, 
 Web, ICQ integration) and on over 
 500 supported types of mobile 
 phones.

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Java Mobile & Embedded Tech Keynote

Well, at least my demos worked! Thanks to Guru S., Jennifer Y., and Justin H. for all their help!

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Canon and Oracle partner on Java ME

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 In the future, the company said it 
 will work with Oracle in developing 
 middleware for its online storage 
 service, and the two companies will 
 also work together to further develop 
 and refine the Java programming 
 language.

 Canon has long used Oracle's Java as 
 the basis for a third-party 
 application development platform with 
 its multifunction copiers, and the 
 new joint development will extend 
 that partnership...

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Java ME Bling

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 The handset also has an MP3 player, 
 a Microsoft Word document viewer, 
 video calls, email, web browsing, 
 JAVA support and 4000 contacts can 
 be stored. Syncronisation with the 
 computer is made through ActiveSync.

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Quick Rental Checkout

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 On the technical side, Firestring, 
 First Car Rental’s loyalty platform 
 provider, modified its MobiSnap 2D 
 Bar Code Reader software to in 
 conjunction with their own software 
 solutions enable quick mobile 
 checkouts for First Car Rental’s 
 existing Show & Go 2D Bar Code Card 
 Holders. The software, written in 
 J2ME, runs on BlackBerry Torch 9800 
 mobile phones and provides our car 
 handlers with mobile technology to 
 seamlessly recall customer- 
 reservation- and vehicle information
 ...

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Free High Quality Apps

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 Don't feel left out just because 
 you don't have a smartphone. There 
 are lots of free & high-quality, 
 Java-based applications available 
 for feature phones too...

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Kids learn Java