Promises hardware accelerated graphics and web integration.
The developments were unveiled during the opening keynote of JavaOne 2010 by Thomas Kurian, EVP of Oracle Product Development.
He outlined how Java‘s mobile iteration, ME, will be able to render key web standards like HTML, CSS and Javascript by default. Java ME will also gain engines for Javascript and for WebKit browsers, and a Java-to-JavaScript Bridge. This will allow Java ME handsets to access web services and apps outside the browser.
Next year, the firm will deliver a Java rendering engine to enhance 2D and 3G graphics that plug directly into Java FX.
Perhaps most importantly, Java ME will be optimised for the ARM7 and ARM9 processor so that it can support mobile APIs and thereby tap directly into phone functions directly.
The idea is to move Java into the smartphone age, and position it as an app platform that will work on the growing base of mid-priced smartphone devices. This is an area being targeted by BREW and Android, and is regarded as a space with huge sales potential.
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