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  • Sencha Touch 1.0 Released - License Drops from $99 to $0

    During the keynote at Sencha Conference in San Francisco, the company announced the general availability of Sencha Touch 1.0, while changing the basic license to free, from the $99 it was during pre-release. Sencha Touch enables developers to create cross-platform, touch-enabled web apps that look and feel like native apps.

  • Work begins on JAX-RS 2.0

    JAX-RS is the standard for RESTful services in enterprise Java. It has been finalised since 2008 and part of EE6 since late 2009, with several implementations. Over the past couple of years there has been a lot of implementation experience and now Oracle have announced that JAX-RS 2.0 is in the works, as well as giving an indication of their current thoughts. But are they missing anything?

  • Common Mistakes in Agile Adoptions

    A number of commentators have written about common mistakes and antipatterns of Agile adoption. Factors range from over-reliance on tools to fixation with a particular process are commonly identified as inhibiting effective Agile adoption. The lists provide food for thought and advice on things to be wary of when implementing Agile.

  • HTML5 vs. Flash: Where does Adobe Stand?

    In the last year Adobe seems to be embracing HTML5 and integrating it into its product strategy. During the Adobe developer’s conference (MAX), Lee Brimelow tried to clarify his company’s plans for HTML5 and especially regarding competing platforms like Flash and Flex, both for the desktop and the mobile space.

  • Updated: Oracle and Apple Announce OpenJDK Project for Mac OS X

    Apple have just announced that they will be working with Oracle on the OpenJDK project. As part of the deal Apple will contribute most of the key components, tools and technology required for Java SE 7 on Mac OS X.

  • Layout and Presentation Advice for the UX Designer

    Shane Morris, a former Microsoft UX Evangelist and currently an independent UX Architect, held a session called “Pimp My App” at TechEd Australia 2010, presenting 5 things to know before starting to create a UX, 4 steps for creating a good layout, and 6 tips on how to make a product look great.

  • Google Asserts Oracle Patents Invalid

    Google has fired back against Oracle in the ongoing JVM dispute, and is now asserting that the Oracle JVM patents are invalid because of obviousness. Things are just about to get interesting.

  • Is OSGi the Right Foundation for Java Middleware?

    Ross Mason, founder of MuleSource expressed his frustration with OSGi: "OSGi is a great specification for middleware vendors, but a terrible specification for the end user." He argues that OSGi just isn’t ready for the developer yet as it is too difficult to completely make it invisible to a developer.

  • WS-I closes its doors. What does this mean for WS-*?

    The Web Services Interoperability (WS-I) organization has just announced that its mission has been accomplished and it is transferring all future efforts to OASIS. Is this just business as usual, or is this further evidence that WS-* is on the wane?

  • Nuxeo Introduces Plug-in Marketplace, CMIS Support to its Enterprise Content Management Offerings

    Open Source Enterprise Content Management (ECM) company Nuxeo has updated its Open Source OSGi-Based Content Management Infrastructure, adding support for JBoss 5.1, JBoss EAP, and CMIS 1.0, and introducing the Marketplace providing a distribution channel for Plug-ins.

  • Microsoft Announces Hyper-V Cloud

    Microsoft has announced Hyper-V Cloud, a cloud computing solution for those interested in having their own private cloud.

  • Spring Roo 1.1.0 Release: Built on OSGi, Supports Database Reverse Engineering and GWT 2.1 Features

    The latest version of Spring Roo framework supports database reverse engineering, Google Web Toolkit (GWT) version 2.1 features, and application deployments on Google App Engine. Spring Roo 1.1.0 GA release was announced last week. The new release also uses Apache Felix as the OSGi runtime environment.

  • Burton Says SOA Is Rising From Ashes

    A new Burton (now part of Gartner) report - The Lazarus Effect: SOA Returns – states that there is a still a need for SOA but it had been sidelined as a technical issue and that IT has failed to sell SOA as a transforming methodology.

  • Writing HTML5 Applications with Google App Engine, Google Closure Library and Clojure

    Stefan Richter, CTO of Freiheit.com, explained this week at the Google Developer Day in Munich, his vision for writing rich internet applications using HTML5 and Google App Engine and why he thinks that it will be more difficult to build a client-side component based HTML5 when compared to Server-based page rendering.

  • First Spring Social Milestone to Integrate with Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Tripit

    Last week SpringSource released a first milestone for Spring Social, a Spring-based template for accessing Twitter, LinkedIn, Tripit and Facebook from within Java programs. Rather than exposing generic, URL-based APIs, the Spring Social APIs are designed specifically for each site and make integrating with those sites straight forward. InfoQ examines the new API as well as some alternatives.

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