Note: this entire email is based on assumptions as little has been
publicly released by NTT DoCoMo yet.
That being said, I feel fairly confident that:
* Java on I-Mode handsets will start with the 503i series, to be
released hopefully by the end of this year
* Java on the 503i handsets will run as applets in the browser on the
phone.
* KVM is virtual machine, will run J2ME
* You will be able to download applets from the Web to the phone
* You will be able to save applet(s) on the phone (screen memo?)
* Applets will be able to function without network connectivity (that
is, once they're downloaded to the phone, they can function even if
I-Mode connection is cut)
Big guess:
* Applets may be able to download data from the network w/o user
explicity clicking on I-Mode button (example: weather applet
automatically downloads forecast info every 5 minutes so that whenever
you look at the applet it's updated)
Once again, this mail is 99% conjecture b/c so little real information
has been released publicly.
r e n
Juergen Specht wrote:
> Anybody knows exactly what it means, if the next generation of
> mobiles are Java powered? Does it mean, that there is an download
> option IN the phone to download new full blown applications on
> the handset? Or does it only mean, that the internal software is
> made with Java and there is no chance to put your own application
> into the phone (except you know the manager of the Sony Phone
> department and you can drink much more than him...)?
>
> Just curious: Juergen
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