Java + Flash coming to Sony Ericsson handsets
MacWorld and Fierce Wireless report today that Sony Ericsson has merged Java and Flash on its upcoming handsets under the name Project Capuchin. Ulf Wretling, director of Sony Ericsson Developer World, was interviewed by MacWorld. From the article:
This has the potential to produce some incredible, integrated applications with friendly user interfaces.Java has many APIs (application programming interfaces) that let developers access phone functions like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and secure payments, while Flash lacks some of those hooks, he said. Flash, however, offers some nice user-interface capabilities compared to Java. Using both, developers can build a game, for example, that uses Flash for the menu and Java for other features. "They can mix and match," said Wretling. "A Java application can utilize graphics and UI components both from Java and from Flash."
Project Capuchin is scheduled to be available the second half of this year.