Everyone is talking about the iPhone and Android - but in reality, those two systems only account for a tiny fraction of the mobile phone market (currently around 1%). A new set of slides from a recent lecture gives an overview of the currently available smartphone operating systems. This includes the already mentioned platforms, plus the Symbian Foundation, Windows Mobile, Blackberry and Palm OS / Web OS. You will also gain an insight about development for those platforms, as well as services like the popular application stores.

Download the new Mobile Operating System slides.

This week, the Java ME course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hagenberg ended. All slides and materials have been updated. Especially the introduction has been greatly expanded and now gives an up-to-date overview about the latest developments like the Mobile Service Architecture (MSA) and MIDP 3.0. Additionally, new user interface APIs and concepts are introduced (eSWT, LWUIT, JavaFX Mobile). The part about the Game API now covers more details and contains helpful new examples.

Take a look at the updated Java ME materials and download the slides!