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  • Location Based Services - Posted by nicogoeminne 2 weeks ago
  • Developing Location Based Services: Introducing the Location API for J2ME
  • Many mobile phones today support the Location API for J2ME under JSR-179. Using the location API, you can easily develop useful location based mobile Java applications. In this article, we demonstrate how to develop and test a mobile location based client server application using JSR-179, servlets and Google Maps.
  • Location Based Services - Posted by ruadhan 11 weeks ago
  • Using OpenCellID cell information in a mapping application
  • We've just published part II of our OpenCellID feature. This time we look at making use of the OpenCellID positioning information introduced in the first part, and using it to display a device's location on an open source map, with a result similar to the Google Maps "MyLocation" feature. Thanks to Thomas Landspurg for this great contribution.
  • Location Based Services - Posted by tomsoft 11 weeks ago
  • Adding Location to a non-GPS Phone - Part II
  • In the first part of this article, we introduced the concept of CellID, and OpenCellID – an open source database of CellIDs that can be used to build location based services, and we created a small program to determine location from CellID information. This time, we will go a step further and display a map on a mobile device, using the open source "OpenStreetMap", and we position the map using the device's location. This will deliver an experience similar to that offered by the Google Maps for Mobile "MyLocation" feature, and will run on top of JavaME.
  • Location Based Services - Posted by ruadhan 15 weeks ago
  • Open source LBS
  • Location based services are becoming more and more prevalent every day, with innovative applications that make use of location, like FireEagle, and Google Maps for Mobile, popping up all the time. We've just published the first part of a two-part piece on Location via CellID, and the open source database of CellIDs, OpenCellID.
  • Location Based Services - Posted by tomsoft 15 weeks ago
  • Adding location to a non GPS phone: introducing OpenCellID
  • In this two part article (see part II here), we will introduce mobile positioning based on CellID, and we will take a look at OpenCellID, the open source database of CellIDs. We will demonstrate how to use OpenCellID through some simple examples.
  • Tools - Posted by Jo Rabin 42 weeks ago
  • Over the Air: 48 Hours of Mobile Development, 4-5 April London
  • Registration has just opened for an extraordinary event happening in London over the 4th and 5th of April. Over the Air is a free mobile developer conference covering a wide range of technologies and topics combined with a hands-on code-camp style un-conference. There will be talks and master-class type sessions on a range of technologies and platforms, including Java, Flash, Microsoft, Mobile Web, Android, Series-60, Widgets and Network APIs. There will be a strong user experience theme with sessions on prototyping, mobile design and human factors.
  • Browsers - Posted by ronan 45 weeks ago
  • LBS in Opera Mini?
  • Random thought: if Google can manage to make cell ID-based location information work in its J2ME map applications, couldn't Opera do the same with Opera Mini?
  • Browsers - Posted by ruadhan 1 year ago
  • What, no GPS?
  • Well we all knew it was possible: location by cell information. It's just that it hasn't really turned up in that many mainstream mobile applications. So hats off to Google with Maps for Mobile 2.0. They've managed to turn an already great application into a quite simply one of the best, must-have free mobile applications available.
  • Messaging - Posted by cameronmoll 1 year ago
  • Mobile Web Design - Beyond Simple XHTML Pages I
  • When developing content for mobile devices, it's important to look beyond simple XHTML/CSS pages and even beyond the browser. The interplay between web content and mobile user can occur in a variety of ways, some of which are often more efficient, affordable, or universal than browser-based interaction--even some of which are not delivered through the web but through other content delivery channels. This chapter exposes a few approaches for developing a well-rounded mobile strategy.
  • Messaging - Posted by Julien Buratto 1 year ago
  • Binary SMS: sending rich content to devices using SMS
  • This article will explain from a high level to a lower level how to write a simple SMS-enabled mobile application which will allow you to send "Over The Air installation messages". After reading this article, you will be able to create a small J2ME applet which will theoretically send itself to another phone using an SMS message as the means of delivery.