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 Shankland ...

The company, along with Java backers, is preparing a new release of its software for cell phones that it hopes will prevent a splintering of the market and stave off rivals such as Microsoft. Stephen ...

As Microsoft and RealNetworks step up the battle for dominance of streaming video to mobile phones, a small Finnish company could be set to usurp both the established names. Oplayo, a spin-off from ...

NTT DoCoMo and Sun have begun work on a new Java platform for cellular handsets. The work, which began last year but was first revealed two weeks ago at Sun’s JavaOne conference in San Francisco, is ...

Two major mobile phone manufacturers, Siemens and Ericsson, have agreed to sell software developed by 4thpass that lets customers send Java programs wirelessly to next-generation cell phones, 4thpass ...