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RIM gives BlackBerry app developers several choices to make on whether to use standardized technologies or more platform-specific RIM capabilities.

NTT DoCoMo Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. have begun work on a new Java platform for cellular handsets. The work, which began last year but was first revealed two weeks ago at Sun's JavaOne conference in San Francisco, is aimed at refreshing the mobile Java platform for today's more advanced handsets and applications. It could also be promoted as a cross-industry standard, the companies said.

Java pioneer Sun Microsystems Inc. and cell-phone chip maker Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) are joining to make it easier for phone makers and mobile operators to get Java-based applications out to end users, the companies announced Wednesday.

In a move to capture the attention of mobile enterprise customers, Research In Motion (RIM) on Wednesday announced it is offering IBM Corp.

In a move to capture the attention of mobile enterprise customers, Research In Motion (RIM) on Wednesday announced it is offering IBM Corp.

Mobile application development is receiving a boost from companies such as Microsoft Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. this week, and also is getting added support on the Bluetooth wireless platform.

Nokia Corp. last month began offering a free, Java-based toolkit for developing mobile applications on the Linux platform, for deployment on Nokia mobile phones.

The latest version of the standard set of technologies for Java-capable mobile devices has been finalized and...