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Best 3 Emulators to Run Mobile Java (.jar) Games & Apps on your Windows PC

February 12, 2012 By 9 Comments
idpx emulator to run java (.jar) games and applications on your computer

If you love mobile java games and applications and would love to run them on your computer, this post is definitely what you've been looking for. In my search I've come across three different emulators that allow you to run .jar files meant for mobile phones on your desktop. Now you can play mobile games and even use mobile applications like Opera Mini on your Windows PC. These emulators all do the same thing but they work somehow differently and the one you use depends on your need. I believe Kemulator is the best though. 1. MidpX This is probably the oldest of all the emulators on this list. I had to look into my old discs to get the name and upload it. It's the very first java … [Read more...]

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Converting Java (J2ME) Applications to Android .apk Format

February 8, 2012 By 17 Comments
how to convert .jar / .jad / java / J2ME / MIDP 2.0 applications to Android .apk format

If you just got a new android phone, running java applicatons in .jar format can be a real challenge but there are lots of ways out. I previously wrote a post on how to run java applicatons on Android smartphones using an emulator but what I'm posting here is totlally different. Yes, you can convert .jar files to Android's .apk format. Sounds impossible? Well, it can be done easily with the service of a couple of websites but I need to make a few things clear about Android applications. Android .apk Files - Can they Really be Decompiled? You're probably not an Android developer but just an ordinary guy like me, so I'm going to keep this simple and straight.  At first, the extension … [Read more...]

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