Java Posse: Newscast for Mar 31st 2011

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• Honeycomb (Android 3.0), but whither the source code?
• http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2011/03/android-openness-withering-as-google-withhold-honeycomb-code.ars
• http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2008/04/google-talks-up-android-open-ecosystems-lead-to-innovation.ars
• http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2011/tc20110324_269784.htm
• http://www.intomobile.com/2011/03/28/does-google-think-can-stop-honeycomb-porting/
• http://www.slashgear.com/android-3-0-honeycomb-rom-for-nookcolor-released-01129712/
• http://www.macrumors.com/2011/03/31/google-tightening-control-over-android-as-fragmentation-increases/

• JDK 7, project coin, etc.
• http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/coin-dev/2011-March/thread.html
• http://weblogs.java.net/blog/editor/archive/2011/03/25/brief-look-java-se-7-non-java-language-support
• http://www.java.net/external?url=http://blogs.sun.com/mr/entry/jdk7_preview

• Google hires James Gosling
• http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/03/28/google.recruits.java.maker.gosling.in.android.move/
• http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/03/28/1634259/Java-Creator-James-Gosling-Hired-At-Google?from=rss
• http://www.theserverside.com/news/2240033442/James-Gosling-riffs-at-TSSJS-keynote

• Oracle news roundup
• http://venturebeat.com/2011/03/24/as-recovery-drives-big-data-growth-oracle-earnings-soar-74-percent/
• http://weblogs.java.net/blog/sonyabarry/archive/2011/03/16/two-weeks-are-things-little-better-now
• http://drizzle.org/

Quick News

• *Sponsor* - Constant Contact is seeking several skilled Java engineers for positions in Boston and San Francisco.
• http://www.constantcontact.com/about-constant-contact/careers/index.jsp?src=javaposse

• Netbeans 7.0 RC1 out now
• http://blogs.sun.com/theaquarium/entry/netbeans_7_0_rc_1

• Guice 3.0 released.
• http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62099

• Grizzly 2.0 has been released.
• http://blogs.sun.com/theaquarium/entry/grizzly_2_0_is_here

• Eclipse Gatling Gun:
• Ian Skerrit has shared some of the highlights from EclipseCon 2011 on his blog.
• http://eclipse.dzone.com/articles/eclipsecon-2011-highlights
• Open beta for Orion
• http://www.eclipse.org/org/press-release/20110321_orionhub.php
• http://java.dzone.com/articles/eclipse-orion
• The eclipse board election results were also announced.
• http://mmilinkov.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/2011-eclipse-board-election-results/
• The eclipse community awards were also presented. Full list of winners in the link in the shownotes
• http://www.eclipse.org/org/press-release/20110321_awardwinners.php
• EclipseCon Europe 2011 has been announced to be held in Ludwigsburg, Germany from November 2nd to the 4th.
• http://www.eclipse.org/org/press-release/20110324_eclipseconeurope2011.php

ScalaWags

• Scala 2.9.0 RC1, plus Scala IDE 2.0.0 Beta 1
• http://www.scala-lang.org/node/8976
• http://download.scala-ide.org/
• http://www.scala-ide.org/2011/03/the-next-development-phase-for-the-scala-ide-for-eclipse/

Android

• The android Gatling Gun
• The firefox browser 4.0 for Android is now final.
• http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2011/03/29/mozilla-launches-firefox-4-for-android-
  allowing-users-to-take-the-power-and-customization-of-firefox-everywhere-2/
• The Nook Color will get it's own Barnes and Noble backed App Store in April, and will also receive an update to let it run Flash.
• http://www.androidguys.com/2011/03/25/nook-color-app-store-flash-april/
• Motorola has confirmed that the price for the upcoming Xoom wifi will be $600.
• http://www.androidguys.com/2011/03/16/motorola-confirms-wifi-xoom-600/
• Sprint has announced the Nexus S 4G.
• http://www.androidguys.com/2011/03/21/sprint-announces-nexus-4g/
• Samsung has unveiled two new galaxy tablets, an 8.9" and a 10.1".
• http://galaxytab.samsungmobile.com/
• LG and T-Mobile have announced pricing for the upcoming G-Slate.
• http://mobile-broadband.t-mobile.com/android-tablet/g-slate
• More details about the RIM playbook tablet confirm the rumors that it will run Android applications.
• http://www.androidguys.com/2011/03/25/rim-playbook-confirmed-run-android-applications/
• Google has responded to Microsoft's latest android lawsuit.
• http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/03/google-android-microsoft/
• And the Amazon App Store for Android has gone live.
• http://www.amazon.com/apps

Random Crap

• AT&T buying T-mobile
• http://mashable.com/2011/03/20/att-tmobile-2/
• http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9214853/AT_T_takeover_of_T_Mobile_Winners_losers

• Amazon cloud drive and music service
• http://lifehacker.com/#!5786686/amazon-cloud-drive-stores-5-gb-of-your-stuff-online-and-streams-your-music-back-to-you

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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