May 7, 2006 16:04
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Brew / BREW
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Brew
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from mobile phone software localization lines
unfortunately without any context :-(
BREW version:
from mobile phone software localization lines
unfortunately without any context :-(
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Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless
Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless——BREW
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Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW)
Developed by Qualcomm, BREW is an open source application development platform for wireless devices. BREW developers can create portable applications that work on any CDMA handset. Applications include SMS, e-mail, location positioning, games and Internet radio.
When first introduced, BREW was solely for CDMA handsets. BREW has since been enabled for GSM handsets and expects to add TDMA handsets. BREW and J2ME are competing head-to-head for the wireless application development market.
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Note added at 12 mins (2006-05-07 16:17:34 GMT)
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Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW)
Developed by Qualcomm, BREW is an open source application development platform for wireless devices. BREW developers can create portable applications that work on any CDMA handset. Applications include SMS, e-mail, location positioning, games and Internet radio.
When first introduced, BREW was solely for CDMA handsets. BREW has since been enabled for GSM handsets and expects to add TDMA handsets. BREW and J2ME are competing head-to-head for the wireless application development market.
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David Russi
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BREW = Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless
First of all, BREW™ is an acronym that stands for Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless. From a software developer's perspective, Qualcomm®'s BREW can be viewed as:
Peer comment(s):
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Richard Benham
: They must have people sitting in back offices dreaming up these acronyms.
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Veronica Prpic Uhing
: Yea Richard with a brew
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Ken Cox
: @ Richard -- it's probably an example of where the acronym came first and the expansion was invented to match. 'Brew' is slang for coffee (as well as beer), and as Yang Min's answer indicates, BREW competes with Java.
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