This guide introduces the Java 2 micro edition (J2ME) mobile information device profile (MIDP), and explains how to develop multimedia messaging service (MMS) and wireless application protocol (WAP) based thin-client applications for mobile Nokia devices. The authors discuss the Bluetooth API, optimization techniques, end-to-end design patterns, and scalability best practices, and provide an example photo viewer application, action game, and networked mobile web log. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
MICHAEL JUNTAO YUAN is an author, developer, and software architect for end-to-end mobile software. He is the lead architect of Nokia's Series 40 Application Blueprints. Yuan contributes frequently to Forum Nokia and other developer forums and publications, including JavaWorld, developerWorks: IBM's resource for developers,
Dr. Dobbs Journal, and
Software Development Magazine. He is the author of the best-selling book
Enterprise J2ME (Prentice Hall PTR, 2004). Yuan earned a Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin.
KEVIN SHARP is senior technical editor and columnist for Supply Chain Systems magazine and a technical editor and contributor to Forum Nokia. He is a registered professional engineer with experience in circuit design, optical symbol recognition, radio frequency identification systems, and hazardous environment process monitoring. He founded Accurate Information, Inc. in 1989 and continues to manage its consulting practices in logistics, supply chain management, and mobile technologies.