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Creating Mobile Games: Using Java™ ME Platform to Put the Fun into Your Mobile Device and Cell Phone is a practical build-it-yourself mobile Java games book with lots of complete working code and advice: Shows you how to create a basic game and make it a professional one (by adding a pro look-and-feel by writing your own menus or using the open source J2ME Polish, and enabling marketing/billing from your own web site) Demonstrates Wireless Messaging and other optional APIs (using SMS, PIM, File Connection, Bluetooth, and so forth in a multiplayer game) Covers the new MIDP3 What you’ll learn Start using the MIDP2 and MIDP3 in the newly open sourced Java ME Games API. Add a truly professional look-and-feel to your Java ME games. Use threads, tones, and other media. Store and retrieve data and enable networking. Create advanced interactive messaging with optional APIs for multiplayer gaming. Explore a complete business model for independent developers (distributing their own games) as wel...

Microsoft Windows Phone  8 For all those who have been speculating that  Windows Phone 7  devices would never turn into  Windows Phone 8 , Microsoft  has sealed their mouth by confirming on the latter’s launch with advanced upgrades. At  Windows Phone Summit ,  Microsoft  finally announced the initial details of the  new OS  for  Windows Phone , named  Windows Phone 8. The  new generation of Microsoft Windows  can’t be considered touch friendly with notebook and desktop but the motto behind remains to unify Windows with that of Phone for bringing faster and more connected experience. To keep your excitement invigorated, here we present to you the ‘ Sneak Peak ’ of the  new Windows Phone 8 . We are including most of the details below but there are chances of few other modifications or additional features. Windows Phone 8 – Interface Windows Phone 8 interface  is somehow inspired from the  current Windows...