Creating a Java ME Math.pow() Method   06 Nov 2007 05:00 GMT
Mathematical functions that are second nature to the desktop programmer may be off-limits in the resource-constrained Java ME environment. For example, while ME now supports floats and doubles, its Math class doesn't offer a pow() function for computing exponents. In this article, Lawrence Fulton and Daniel Williams show how to use approximation techniques to get "good enough" results, even with negative and fractional exponents.
Source: Java.net

Service Creation Environments Offer Familiar Tools for Creating Converged Applications   05 Nov 2007 23:43 GMT
Creating converged services no longer requires you to spend countless hours writing hundreds (or thousands) of lines of code. Through the use of conventional Integrated Development Environments and plug-ins, you can easily converge your business and communications applications to create new capabilities for your users.
Source: DevX

Get Going with Silverlight and Windows Live   02 Nov 2007 05:24 GMT
Want to get started with Silverlight and don't have a clue as to where your services should go? Have no fear. In this feature we'll walk you through setting up an account on Windows Live and getting your services hosted there, both for development and deployment.
Source: DevX

Java Mobile Podcast 26: Tricastmedia Mail and TWUIK   02 Nov 2007 04:00 GMT
Dr. Brian Lee and Dr. Salmon Ahmad introduce their Tricast Mail and push technology for delivering user information to cell phones. It uses TWUIK which greatly improves usability with dazzling graphics, vibrant animation in an engaging rich-media user experience.
Source: Java.net

(Not So) Stupid Questions 19: Remote Threaded Event Listener   01 Nov 2007 04:00 GMT
This "stupid question" is about a scenario in which an application wants to listen to events from a remote box and invoke interface methods, which implies a thread to listen for the methods. But how do you invoke those methods when all the threaded work has to be done in the thread's run() method?
Source: Java.net