Java Posse #340 - Newscast for Feb 4th 2011

Newscast for Feb 4th 2011 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 February 22nd to 25th with a free coding dojo day on the 21st.

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• Oracle/Google/Android update.
  • http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-evidence-supports-oracles-case.html
  • http://www.zdnet.com/blog/burnette/oops-no-copied-java-code-or-weapons-of-mass-destruction-found-in-android/2162
  • http://www.androidguys.com/2011/01/26/oracles-suit-google/
  • http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20110122054409107

• Oracle's continuing mis-steps with the Java community.
  • https://pelegri.wordpress.com/2011/01/16/a-year-after-the-open-source-projects/
  • http://jenkins-ci.org/content/hudsons-future
  • http://www.i-programmer.info/news/136-open-source/1898-libre-office-.html
  • http://www.libreoffice.org/
  • http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/openofficeorg-and-libreoffice-release-candidates-duke-it-out
  • http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/libreoffice-33-release-brings-new-feature

• Java.net poll: Which area of Java/JVM technology most desperately needs serious attention in 2011?
  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/editor/archive/2011/02/01/poll-result-java-desktop-desperate-need

• Ruby on Rails support dropped from NetBeans 7.0
  • http://wiki.netbeans.org/RubySupport
  • http://www.jetbrains.com/ruby/buy/index.jsp

• Forrester on the future of Java.
  • http://blogs.forrester.com/john_r_rymer/11-01-23-the_future_of_java
  • http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=61738

Quick News

• SouJava has been nominated by Oracle for an executive committee seat on the JCP
  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/brunos/archive/2011/01/26/soujava-nominated-jcp-ec
  • http://blogs.sun.com/pcurran/entry/jugs_and_the_jcp
  • http://blogs.oracle.com/henrik/2011/01/oracle_nominates_bruno_souza_of_soujava_to_jcp_ec.html

• Apache Tomcat 7.0.6 has been released.
  • http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-7.0-doc/changelog.html
  • http://tomcat.apache.org/migration.html#6.0.x_to_7.0.x

• Amazon has added Java Platform as a Service to it's amazon web service offerings in the form of the AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
  • http://aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/

• Time to start talking about Java EE 7?
  • http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=338
  • http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=339
  • http://blogs.sun.com/theaquarium/entry/jax_rs_2_0_jpa

ScalaWags

• Lift 2.2 has been released.
  • http://www.scala-lang.org/node/8632
  • http://liftweb.com/

• The Scala team at EPFL has won a 5 year European Research grant to tackle the "popular parallel programming" challenge.
  • http://www.scala-lang.org/node/8579

Android

• The Android 3.0 preview SDK has been released by Google.
  • http://www.i-programmer.info/news/83-mobliephone/1910-android-30-platform-preview-and-sdk.html
  • http://developer.android.com/sdk/preview/index.html
  • http://www.androidguys.com/2011/01/26/google-unveils-android-30-preview-sdk-highlights/
  • http://www.androidguys.com/2011/02/02/google-sheds-brighter-light-honeycomb-unveils-webbased-android-market
  • Also - a new browser based, much improved Android Market.
  • http://market.android.com

• The upcoming Amazon Android App store.
  • http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20110105/tc_pcworld/amazonreadieslaunchofandroidmarketcompetitor

• The Motorola Xoom
  • http://www.androidguys.com/2011/01/27/motorola-xoom-specs-compared-original-ipad/

• NotionInk Adam tablet ships!
  • http://www.androidguys.com/2011/01/24/hell-freezes-unprecedented-time-notion-ink-adam-ships/
  • http://www.notioninkfan.com/2011/01/unboxing-videos.html

• Android surpassed Symbian based phone shipments to become the number one smart phone platform.
  • http://www.androidguys.com/2011/01/31/android-eclipses-symbian-1-smart-phone-platform-world

• And Google is now actively seeking to hire Android App developers with ideas for new and cool apps according to the Wall Street Journal.
  • http://www.androidguys.com/2011/01/31/app-idea-apply-google

• Samsung Galaxy Tab claims, then un-claims big market share gains.
  • http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/31/canalys-android-overtakes-symbian-as-worlds-best-selling-smart/
  • http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/31/samsung-says-galaxy-tab-sales-to-consumers-actually-quite-small/

Random Crap

• Verizon iPhone is out - same device, better voice network
  • http://daringfireball.net/2011/02/verizon_iphone_4

• iPad 2 / iOS 4.3 supposedly announcing next week!
  • http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/03/rumor_apple_plans_to_unveil_second_gen_ipad_at_ios_event_next_week.html

• Larry Page to become CEO of Google on April 4th.
  • http://java.dzone.com/dose/daily-dose-121

• Vainworks - finally someone executes on Dick's crazy idea for turning a rear facing camera into a front facing one, kinda...
  • http://www.androidguys.com/2011/01/03/vainworks-lets-change-rearfacing-camera-forwardfacing

Thanks

• Libsyn.com - http://www.libsyn.com - for hosting and bandwidth
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• 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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