Wapaka

Micro-browser written entirely in Java (CLDC/KVM) by the French company Digital Airways, first for Palm OS and then as an embeddable J2ME MIDlet component: WML 1 and 2, XHTML Basic/MP with CSS, cHTML, offline browsing, 60 to 180 KB.

Facts

Developer

Digital Airways (France)

Website

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Engine

Proprietary

Platforms

Java MEOther

Details

Palm OS (2001), Pocket PC version announced; Wapaka MIDlet for J2ME MIDP 1.0/2.0 phones (2004)

Popularity

38/100 — Estimate: component sold to publishers and manufacturers, “deployed worldwide” according to the vendor, no figure

Key versions

1. Apr. 2001
   —Digital Airways ships Wapaka, a Java WAP microbrowser, for Palm.[1]
2. Sept. 20, 2004
   Wapaka MIDletComponent for J2ME MIDlets (MIDP 1.0/2.0) handling WML, XHTML MP and cHTML.[2]

Version sources: [1] internetnews.com, [2] mobileeurope.co.uk

Sources

1. https://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/?p=692
2. https://internetnews.com/it-management/wap-java-browser-ships-for-palm