Mobile Programming Pit Stop

Primosync: Synchronize Google Calendar with Mobile Phone

This week, I’ve tried Primosync, a JavaME application which allows you to synchronize your Calendar, Events and activities with Google Calendar.

Primosync is compatible with mobile phone which supports JavaME JSR-75 PIM API, a feature that becoming common in latest modern phones.

Advantages of syncing phone calendar with Google Calendar :

• You will be able to access your event, activities and reminders anywhere with internet connection
• Your events and reminder will be more portable across various phone models as you can sync it with Google Calendar to update your Calendar
• Easier to keep track of your reminder and events
• As a backup measure in case if your mobile phone is stolen or lost

You can download it from Primosync Google Code project website (yes it is open source!) or from Primosync.mobi download site (mobile phone friendly). Available in 3 versions (Blackberry, JavaME Signed, JavaME Unsigned), for some reasons, I was unable to install the Signed version of Primosync in my E71. So I figure the Unsigned version might work in more phones.

So lets start syncing!

Cool J2ME Game Demo – Opposite Lock

Here’s a video clip from the Grand Prize winner of Java Mobile Application Video Contest organized by Sun.

The demo feature a Mobile Java (j2me) car racing game called Opposite Lock. Enjoy the video.

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J2ME Opposite Lock Game
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You can download and buy Opposite Lock from clickgamer.com

Adobe Flash Lite in Mobile Phones

FlashLite is a relatively new product introduced by Adobe that enable the use of Adobe Flash technology and ActionScript on mobile phones. This makes it suitable for authoring multimedia content such as games and leisure applications for mobile devices.

However the major drawbacks of FlashLite is the lack of functionality accessing bluetooth and camera, features that is widely implemented on popular mobile devices.

Flash Lite is available in selected Nokia S60 3rd Edition phone (N77, N76, N75, N73, N80, E70).

Learn more about Adobe Flash Lite from it’s official website : http://www.adobe.com/products/flashlite/

You can also download Flash Lite Developers kit from Adobe Flash Lite official website.

Bonus : Adobe has publish a tutorial on how to port J2ME games to Flash Lite.

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