Newscast for Feb 11th 2010

Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com Please join us for the Java Posse Roundup 2010 in beautiful Crested Butte, CO. for an unconference of fantastic geek proportions. To find out more: http://www.mindviewinc.com/Conferences/JavaPosseRoundup/

To sign up: http://www.mindviewinc.com/Conferences/JavaPosseRoundup/register.php

And if you do sign up, please give us a little more information about yourself (like your T-shirt size - hint hint) at: http://tinyurl.com/jproundup2010 * Correction about Kenai going away - the kenai.com site is being closed, but the technology will be used on Java.net instead. + http://weblogs.java.net/blog/editor/archive/2010/02/08/
kenaicom-infrastructure-will-be-coming-javanet

• Oracle/Sun, more technical details on the Java product lines

  • http://oracle.com.edgesuite.net/ivt/4000/8104/9236/12627/
    lobby_external_flash_clean_480x360/default.htm
  • http://blogs.sun.com/jag/entry/so_long_old_friend
  • http://blogs.sun.com/theaquarium/entry/summary_of_post_oracle_changes

• Amazon are releasing a development SDK for Kindle applications, starting with a limited Beta next month.

  • http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?ie=UTF8&docId=1000476231
  • http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-01/21/
    amazon-kindle-to-get-apps-and-games.aspx

• Online/cloud storage

  • http://hunch.com/online-backup-services/

• Google Buzz

  • http://www.google.com/buzz

Quick News * Developer.com has a guide to the new features in the recently released Spring 3.0. + http://www.developer.com/java/web/article.php/3861826/article.htm

• Felipe Gaucho has a wrap-up from the recent JFokus in Stockholm, Sweden.

  • http://www.java.net/blog/felipegaucho/archive/2010/01/30/jfokus-2010-wrap

• The Gnu compiler collection (gcc) steering committee has announced that it will support Google go from version 4.5 of gcc forwards.

  • http://java.dzone.com/dose/dzone-daily-dose-129

• EclipseCon 2010.

  • http://www.eclipse.org/org/press-release/20100121_eclipsecon.php

• Jazoon 2010.

  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici/archive/2010/02/08/
    young-speakers-remember-jazoon-deadline-apr-4

• Myriad claims that they have a higher performance Dalvik engine for Android devices.

  • http://www.myriadgroup.com/

• Oracle has announced a large number of Oracle+Sun welcome event days to take place around the world in March and April of this year.

  • http://www.oracle.com/events/welcomesun/index.html#northamerica

• Apache Ant 1.8 has been released.

  • http://ant.apache.org/

• Apache Jackrabbit 2.0 has also been released.

  • http://www.apache.org/dist/jackrabbit/2.0.0/RELEASE-NOTES.txt

• Flexycore's iSpectrum promises Java app development for the iPhone.

  • http://www.flexycore.com/en/products.html

• Project Darkstar.

  • http://www.projectdarkstar.com/forum/?topic=1540.msg10397#msg10397
  • http://www.projectdarkstar.com/
  • http://github.com/Cyberqat/Red-Dwarf

ScalaWags * The first Scala 2.8 Beta is out. + http://www.scala-lang.org/node/4587 + http://java.dzone.com/news/scala-28-improves-scala-ide

Groovy, Baby * DZone has an article about the best groovy modules you may not know about. + http://groovy.dzone.com/articles/best-groovy-projects-you-might

Listener Feedback * Android based competition + http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/29/
michael-dell-pulls-mini-5-android-tablet-from-his-parka-offers/ + http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/94697/msi-ready-launch-ipad-alternative

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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