To get an IMEI number:
// Get Sony Ericsson IMEI
String imeiSE = System.getProperty(“com.sonyericsson.imei” );
// Siemens
String imeiS = System.getProperty(“com.siemens.IMEI”);
// Motorola:
String imeiM = System.getProperty(“IMEI”);
For more information about IMEI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMEI

I have been trying to find a way of obtaining the phone details using J2ME and I think this will do it:
System.getProperty(“microedition.platform”);
For Nokia Devices, the format is generally: “Nokia XXXX/x.yz”,
The original source for this tip …

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For example, to get information out of Technorati (rankings etc) you could use:
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As part of the project Bluetooth Push Apps I need to be able to launch one midlet from another midlet. The idea here being that a midlet will be preloaded on a mobile phone and …

//import libraries
import javax.microedition.midlet.*;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.*;
import javax.microedition.media.*;
//define class
public class myContentTypes extends MIDlet implements CommandListener
{
private Form myForm; // form to present info
public void startApp()
{
if (myForm == null)
{
// setup the form
myForm = new Form(“Obtain Content Types”);
Command exitCommand = new …

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