Two days ago it was announced by Sun that Java is coming to the iPhone.

Now, I don’t know about you, but to me this is big news! After all, Java powers tons of application on the Internet…and to move that platform to something as small and powerful as the iPhone will open the doors to an immense amount of creativity.

As reported by InfoWorld:

The JVM is to be based on the Java Micro Edition (ME) version of Java, said Eric Klein, vice president of Java marketing at Sun, on Friday afternoon. Apple had not shown interest in enabling Java to run on the iPhone, but Sun plans to step in and do the job itself after having pondered Thursday’s release of an SDK for the iPhone by Apple.

“Now, the iPhone is open” as a target platform, Klein said. The free JVM would be made available via Apple’s AppStore marketplace for third-party applications.

“We’re going to make sure that the JVM offers the Java applications as much access to the native functionality of the iPhone as possible,” he said.

Besides Java games, developers could bring over enterprise applications such as ERP or CRM to the iPhone, said Klein. Apple’s iTouch, which features iPhone capabilities minus telephony, also will be supported by the JVM.

“Once our JVM is on the phone, we anticipate that a large number of Java applications would run on the phone,” Klein said….MORE….

You can see developer reactions at

• Sun plans Java for iPhone, iPod Touch

• iPhone SDK evidence Apple has learned from past mistakes

• iPhone SDK Comparison Chart

And if you’re looking for resources for programming with the iPhone/iPod/etc., I’ve found the following for you:

iPhone in Action: Introduction to Web and SDK Development

Editorial Reviews — … Product Description | iPhone in Action is a complete introduction to programming for the iPhone, and the first book to cover the newest version of the iPhone SDK version 2.1. Coauthored by one of the leaders of the iPhone development community, this book shows readers how to do web development and use the new iPhone SDK. This book takes current web developers, shows them how to develop web pages specifically for the iPhone, and then bootstraps them up to SDK programming. It also shows programmers comfortable…more

iPhone For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-10-27 Summary: iPhone Info You Need to Know … I am a tech geek and I do buy Dummies books because for some items, Wiley is the only publisher that will issues guides for items I am looking for. This book is an excellent example. iPhone for Dummies covers the original iPhone, NOT the 3G version. That said, it is still a great read. I bought this book because I was interested in an iPod Touch which is an iPhone without the phone. This is an easy to read, fun and informative book with lots of usage tips. There are wonderful, full color shots that show off the screen …more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-03-26 Summary: Helpful … The iPhone is very intuitive to use, but there are features and tips that let you get the most from it. These are covered well in this familiar “Dummies” format. …more
Editorial Reviews — … Product Description | Congratulations! The iPhone you just bought is one heck of a wireless telephone, complete with a capable 2-megapixel digital camera. But it’s way more than that: it’s also a gorgeous widescreen video iPod and the smallest, most powerful Internet communications device yet. So now that you’ve got it, what do you do with it? That’s where iPhone For Dummies comes in. Apple’s iPhone, puts the world virtually in your pocket. But because it does so much, there’s a lot to know about using…more

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