Open Source Software for Mobile Phones

Locify is a mobile Java application which enables regular user to connect GPS, browse maps, save places of interest, record routes, use navigation and other location based features. Locify is a framework - you can build a location based application just using XHTML. Basic feature is, that you can append a location to the request to your server. Then you can return the user some location-relevant content. Also all Locif features is available to the web developer as well - you can send the user an KML file, use maps, navigation etc.

Locify Documentation

Gear from DigitalApes is a full blown open source framework aimed to provide a consistent infrastructure for Java Mobile developers. It provides a powerful set of tools to rapidly develop truly device independent Java ME applications.

Key features:
* Scalable and skinnable widget system
* Multi-threading structure
* Event based thread communication system
* LocationAPI independent localization library
* Network communication facilities
* Powerful string and image handling utilities

The framework is open source (LGPL) and is published on Sourceforge. You can find more information about it on The Apes Corner blog.