Sun's new software store is an idea whose time has come, and one that sends Java hurtling head-to-head with Windows It’s not enough to offer developers platforms upon which to build applications.

Nextel Communications on Monday plans to debut the first Java-enabled cell phones in the United States. One model, the i50sx, is priced at $150 and meant for the "price conscious" cell phone user. A ...

SAN MATEO, Calif. — Sprint PCS has become the first CDMA carrier in the United States to pledge full deployment of Java-enabled phones and services. In a move that Sun Microsystems Inc. hopes will ...

Only 5 percent of actively used browser installations have the most up-to-date version of the Java plug-in, the vendor's data shows Most browser installations use outdated versions of the Java plug-in ...

With each new Java platform release, the stewards of the language always include a few new preview features that can be toyed with only if a developer knows how to unlock the capabilities at runtime.