Java Posse #332 - Newscast for Dec 10th 2010

Newscast for Dec 10th 2010 Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com

• Join us for the Java Posse Roundup 2011 in beautiful, snowy Crested Butte, CO from Feb 21st - 25th.
  • http://www.mindviewinc.com/Conferences/JavaPosseRoundup/

• Escalate training - Now with a Q&A with Martin Odersky
  • http://www.artima.com/shop/stairway_to_scala

• Devoxx Impressions
  • http://parleys.com/

• 4 new JSRs were submitted to the JCP for Projects Coin and Lambda, and Java 7 and 8 have now been approved.
  • http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=61458
  • http://blogs.sun.com/theaquarium/entry/quartet_jsr_votes_the_results
  • Recent event, Tim Peierls resigns from the JCP:
  • http://tembrel.blogspot.com/2010/12/resigned-from-ec.html

• Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" and the Nexus S
  • http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.3-highlights.html
  • http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/12/android-23-platform-and-updated-sdk.html
  • http://www.google.com/nexus/#!/tech-specs
  • http://www.androidguys.com/2010/12/06/andy-rubin-demonstrates-honeycomb-motorola-tablet-due-2011/
  • http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9199678/Update_Galaxy_Tab_sales_hit_1M_mark
  • http://www.androidguys.com/2010/11/08/nexus-1-owners-gingerbread/?utm_source=feedburner
  • http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Rooting
  • http://terrencebarr.wordpress.com/2010/11/25/java-se-embedded-performance-leaves-android-in-the-dust/
  • http://blogs.oracle.com/javaseembedded/

• And more news from Google - first demos of Chrome OS, and the new Cr-48 netbook
  • http://www.google.com/chromeos/pilot-program-cr48.html
  • https://chrome.google.com/webstore
  • http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/12/07/218202/Google-Unveils-Beta-Chrome-OS-Notebook
  • http://lifehacker.com/5708457/google-launches-the-chrome-web-store-and-updates-chrome

• Hudson
  • http://www.developer.com/daily_news/oracles-latest-open-source-fumble-the-hudson-project.html

Quick News

• Apple has joined the OpenJDK project and contributed much (most?) of its Mac OS X Java code to the project.
  • http://blogs.sun.com/theaquarium/entry/apple_joins_openjdk

• Google has fired back against Oracle in the ongoing legal wranglings over Android, Harmony, the field of use restrictions and alleged patent infringments.
  • http://java.dzone.com/dose/daily-dose-google-fires-back
  • http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/california/candce/3:2010cv03561/231846/51/

• More patent hijinx - A visualization of the Apple/Android/Motorola/HTC patent festival
  • http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2010/12/visualization-of-apples-patent-dispute.html

• Registration for the Server Side Java Symposium to be held in Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV from March 16th to 18th, is now open.
  • http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=61294

• The latest beta release of NetBeans 7 includes support for some JDK 7 features.
  • http://wiki.netbeans.org/NewAndNoteworthyNB70
  • http://blogs.sun.com/theaquarium/entry/netbeans_7_beta_is_here
  • http://blogs.sun.com/arungupta/entry/screencast_35_jdk_7_project

• JFrog has announced a software partnership with Smart Software to provide JFrog's products and services in the Brazilian market.
  • http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=61457

• A new programming language: Gosu has been released.
  • http://gosu-lang.org/

• There is a new Java podcast on the scene. The Java Spotlight podcast.
  • http://blogs.sun.com/javaspotlight/

ScalaWags

• Scala 2.8.1 has been announced, along with the Scala IDE 2.8.1.
  • http://www.scala-lang.org/node/8102
  • http://www.scala-ide.org/2010/11/the-scala-ide-for-eclipse-for-scala-2-8-1-final-available-now/

• The next ScalaDays has been announced. ScalaDays 2011 will take place on June 2nd and 3rd at Stanford University in California.
  • http://days2011.scala-lang.org/node/91

• Akka 1.0 RC1 has been released.
  • http://akkasource.org/

• Gridgain 3.0 has been released.
  • http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gridgain-releases-next-version-of-its-cloud-application-platform-eliminating-costly-deployment-and-provisioning-from-cloud-computing-107019393.html

Random Crap

• Edward Tufte "Presenting Data and Information" Seminar
  • http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/

• OnLive Gaming System
  • http://www.onlive.com/game-system

• Apple patent on 3D projector w/o glasses
  • http://www.slashgear.com/apple-3d-patent-details-glasses-free-display-02117233/

• WikiLeaks
  • http://213.251.145.96/ :-)

• Google's eBookStore launched
  • http://lifehacker.com/5707180/google-ebookstore-opens-with-3-million-titles-free-android-and-ios-reader-apps

• Apple bans Android Magazine App from the app store. Reason: It talks about Android
  • http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/1633249/Apple-Bans-Android-Magazine-App-From-App-Store

• Nielson - most desired smartphone operating system survey.
  • http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/us-smartphone-battle-heats-up/

• Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart leaves Oracle.
  • http://pelegri.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/

• Installing Android on your iPhone 3G/3GS
  • http://www.redmondpie.com/install-android-2.2.1-froyo-on-iphone-3g-2g-using-bootlace-in-cydia-no-computer-required/

Thanks

• Libsyn.com - http://www.libsyn.com - for hosting and bandwidth
• Feedburner.com - http://www.feedburner.com - for feed redirect
• Kirsty Doherty, Amy Ehmann for Java Posse artwork
• Theme Music:
  • Opening - "Java" the parody song Copyright 1997 Broken Records and Marjorie Music Publ. (BMI),
    • written and performed by Loose Bruce Kerr of the Dr. Demento Show and Sun Microsystems attorney.
    • Based on the WWI popular song, "Ja-da." Ukelele style on the recording taught to Bruce by his dad.
    • Re-produced with kind permission from "Loose" Bruce Kerr - http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAX0gJt-aZg
  • Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1)

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