What phone?
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I want to start poking around with Cell Phone game development, and it just so happens that my old phone took a nasy tumble and wont work anymore. So what phone would you guys recommend working with? (I'm on Verizon network, if that matters)
Thanks much.
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I'm primarily a C/C++ programmer, so Brew would be easy. Java's pretty close too, so J2ME wouldnt be that hard. Anything compatible with both?
I can't help you with Brew, sorry... It's not really common (if available at all) here in Australia.
I'm a Symbian C++ and J2ME programmer and I'm pretty sure all Symbian phones are java enabled.
I'm a Symbian C++ and J2ME programmer and I'm pretty sure all Symbian phones are java enabled.
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Well, I'm about to graduate DigiPen here in a year, and I'm movin' my butt to Australia to work. So screw Brew. :)
What phone would you recommend to dev for using Symbian & J2ME? Are cellular networks there GSM or CDMA?
What phone would you recommend to dev for using Symbian & J2ME? Are cellular networks there GSM or CDMA?
If you want to dabble in both Symbian and MIDP development, I'd say one of the newer Nokia Series 60 devices. If you only want to work with MIDP (a much sounder choice from a commercial point of view), then the newer Sony Ericsson's (K700 and friends) have better Java support (Series 60 phones tend to have buggy JVMs).
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Symbian isnt very commercially viable? And what would make the Sony Erikson a better phone than something else? (ie: Is it an open source os? is its file structure unlocked to the users? etc etc)
Like I said, this is my first stop in researching Cell Game Development at all, so I dont even think I know what questions to be asking. (aside from what I read in the FAQ thread)
Like I said, this is my first stop in researching Cell Game Development at all, so I dont even think I know what questions to be asking. (aside from what I read in the FAQ thread)
I've always liked Motorola phones for J2ME development. They're a lot better at giving you useful error messages than Samsungs, their JVMs are less buggy than Nokia's, and you usually can transfer MIDlets via a data cable rather than having to do OTA provisioning.
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I know what a data cable is. What's OTA provisioning? Does Motorola support Symbian at all, or just J2ME?
OTA is "over the air" provisioning; it refers to either sending the MIDlet to the phone as an MMS message, or downloading it onto the phone over WAP. It's supported by any phone that supports J2ME, but depending on your plan, it might end up costing you a lot.
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