Sun aims for ultra-cheap cell phones

According to News.com in an answer to Nicolas Negroponte's "One Laptop Per Child", Sun hopes to sell a version of Java to phone companies that will bring cheaper network access.

"Java will play a central role in bringing the Internet to the planet," Chief Executive Jonathan Schwartz said during a news conference. "It will be the software to build the devices to bridge the digital divide."

In a brief speech at the show, Schwartz indicated he believed the Java-powered mobile phones could be sold for $30 to $50 apiece."

emily | 8:07 AM | Mobile phone projects - Developing World |
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