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Sun Reveals JavaOne Schedule, University Tracks Syndicate content

It's almost time to get in touch with one's inner Java geek, and others, at JavaOne in San Francisco, May 6-9.

Google To Trademark Knol, Dalvik Syndicate content

Call it a unit of knowledge, but beware of calling it a 'knol', as Google has applied to trademark the term.
News Tags: Google, Knol, Dalvik, Trademark, Java

Best Web Publicity? Go the Content Route Syndicate content

Launching a new product? A new book? Or a new product? If it’s mass consumer-related, you might want to take a leaf out of FakeSteve (Jobs) book, Options. Fake Steve Jobs (AKA Forbes senior editor Dan Lyons) has been penning the Fake Steve satirical blog of the Apple co-founder to the bemusement of folks in the Valley. With potrayals of Microsoft boss Bill Gates as “Beastmaster Bill” (both Bill and the real Steve are fans of the blog), it’s garnered nothing less than a rabid following.

No Java, Flash, .NET/Silverlight for iPhone? Syndicate content

Apple announced third-party apps for the iPhone. Sounds a LOT like Adobe’s new AIR. Delivers HTML and JavaScript apps down to the phone via Safari. What’s interesting is what Steve Jobs left out. No Java. So, can’t run Kyte.tv’s application. Can’t run the Google Maps application I’m using on my Nokia. Can’t run something cool coming soon from eBay that I’m testing out. Can’t run Radar.net. Etc. Etc.

Java's Weapon to Kill Flash, Ajax, SilverLight Syndicate content

Java has long failed to woo Internet users on the client front-end. Flash was ruling it for years; but with the recent announcement of SilverLight from Microsoft, Sun could no longer stay behind. So, they are trying again with a consumer-flavored Java – JavaFX.
News Tags: Java, AJAX, Sun, Flash, Silverlight

Java and Open Source Syndicate content

In November, Sun Microsystems moved to "open source" status for Java, after a decade of maintaining proprietary status for the portable programming language.
News Tags: Open Source, Java

Java Not True Test of Open Source Innovation Syndicate content

My thesis advisor keeps reminding me to frame the question correctly, otherwise the experimental results will be meaningless.

Sun Gets Press, Maintains Control Syndicate content

So, the news is official: (and yes, I agree with IBM's question as to why Sun didn't join one of the community projects focused on delivering open source implementations of Java SE, ME and EE instead of trying to build their own community.)
News Tags: Java, News, Sun

Matt Asay: Sun Gets it - But What is it? Syndicate content

Matt Asay believes that Sun's rumored move to put the Java SE reference implementation under the GPL shows that "Sun is one of the few BigCo's" that really gets open source.
News Tags: Sun, Community, Reference, Java

Sun to Serve Up Free Java Syndicate content

Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced the release of Java technology as free software under the GNU General Public License version two (GPLv2). The first portions of source code for Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE) and Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME) will be made available today.
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