Websphere Everyplace Micro Environment For Palm
I was trying to get something to work on my Palm Centro last week and found that I needed to have Java installed. Unfortunately Palm and IBM stopped supporting Java on the Treo/Centro product line about a year ago.
The last time I ran into this problem was when I wanted to install Opera Mini. At that time I was able to find the download pretty easily even though it was no longer on the Palm or IBM websites. This time, however, I had some trouble finding it so I decided that it would be a good idea to post it to the blog for safe keeping.
In my searching I found two versions. They are weme 5.7.1 and
weme 5.7.2. For those wondering about the odd file name, weme stands for Websphere Everyplace Micro Environment which is an odd way to say mobile device JVM (Java Virtual Machine).
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Pre Puts Palm Back In The Game
The big news at last weeks Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was Palm’s keynote in which they announced their new operating system, called WebOS, and the first device built on that platform, the Pre. The pundits are abuzz about whether this is an iPhone killer or not. It certainly looks like a variation on the iPhone idea that does some things better but other things not as well.
I’ve always been a Palm fan but while this puts Palm back in the game the Pre is not the iPhone killer some make it out to be. There are other iPhone competitors and this puts Palm in their company. But the iPhone has some things going for it that none of the competitors do. The main thing it has going for it is that it’s identified with the iPod and iTunes. That gives it more visibility in the marketplace and is a big reason for it’s market share dominance.
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CES is as Dull as Predicted
Adam Curry invited to meet the Queen. Ballmer’s keynote panned. Ballmer promised Win 7 this year. Meanwhile top Windows exec warns that it probably won’t ship in 2009. Yahoo deal skunked. Sun downgraded by Goldman. Stock sinks. Lenovo looks as if it is trouble. Sony has nifty looking new laptop. OLPC falling apart. Layoffs coming. New Dish Network device has what appears to be a SlingCatcher built-in. Cell chip will be used by Toshiba in their new TVs. Cisco story continues. I am dubious. Memorex is in the news with a lame Cnet story. Dell moving Irish operation to Poland.
Click to listen: [audio:http://m.podshow.com/media/12115/episodes/138835/tech5-138835-01-08-2009.mp3]
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Palm Introduces the Pre
Palm Inc. introduced the Pre today. This is what I’ve been waiting for. It’s very iPhone like in nature but has some nice touches of it’s own. The big feature is: Instead of typing on a virtual keyboard you can slide out a full QWERTY keyboard. I’ll post more about this when I have something to report.
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CES Best of Show Announced
Intel sales take a nosedive. Toshiba pounding the midrange DTV’s. Look for cell TV. Microsoft will give free upgrades to certain Vista users. Verizon is going with MSFT search engine. Sun jumping into cloud computing. 1UP sold, EGM shuttered. 3G service killing 2G service. Portland gets WiMax. New SanDisk risky player. Milky Way in the news. Best of CES items announced. I discuss.
Click to listen: [audio:http://m.podshow.com/media/12115/episodes/138730/tech5-138730-01-07-2009.mp3]
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