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What is a Mobile Application?

Mobile Applications use the Java Micro Edition (Java ME) platform, which was developed for small devices like pagers, mobile phones, and set-top boxes. Java ME uses scaled down subsets of Java SE components, virtual machines and APIs. It also defines APIs that are specifically targeted at consumer mobile and embedded devices. NetBeans Mobility supports the two base configurations of the Java ME platform, CLDC and CDC.

Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) is for devices with less memory and processing power than CDC-based devices. The Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) is based on CLDC and more than a billion MIDP devices are in use worldwide. Connected Device Configuration (CDC) is for devices with much greater memory, processing power and network connectivity such as smart phones, set-top boxes, and embedded devices and servers.

Getting Started

NetBeans MIDP Development Quick Start Guide NetBeans CDC Development Quick Start Guide

Tutorials and Articles

Creating Applications with the Visual Mobile Designer

Visual Mobile Designer Custom Components: File Browser Visual Mobile Designer Custom Components: Login Screen Visual Mobile Designer Custom Components: SMS composer Visual Mobile Designer Custom Components: PIM Browser Creating JavaME Games with Game Builder Visual Mobile Designer Palatte Reference

Developing Java ME/CDC Applications

CDC Emulator Platform Setup Guide Deploying Mobile CDC Applications Using CrEmeVM in NetBeans

Designing Applications for Multiple Devices

Resolving Java ME Device Fragmentation Issues Developing MIDP Applications for Multiple Devices

Screencasts

Creating Applications with the Visual Mobile Designer and Connecting to Web Services

All Screencasts

Sample Applications

Mobile Ajax Samples Bundle Mobile Game Builder SVG Contact List Aerith Mobile Photo Album Betavine Web API SVG Makeover

All Sample Applications

Community-Contributed Docs

Introducing Android Development with NetBeans

All Community-Contributed Docs

Other Resources

NetBeans Mobility Community Resources

NetBeans Mobility FAQs Mobility Pack User Mailing List Ask questions and get answers about mobile application development using NetBeans. NetBeans Mobile Developer Community for developers who want to contibute to the IDE's codebase.

Java ME Developer Blogs

Lukas Hasik's NetBeans Mobility Blog C. Enrique Ortiz Mobile Java Weblog Hinkmond Wong's Java ME Blog

Java ME Related Sites

Sun Developer Network - Java ME web home Sun Developer Network Mobility Center - Create, test and certify mobile applications. Java ME Mobile and Embedded Community

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