The Java Store, a Q&A

One of the big announcements at JavaOne was the Java Store. I'm especially proud of it because I've been secretly working on the project for the past few months. Since the announcement I've gotten a lot of questions on the... —  Joshua Marinacci
  (Jun 17, 2009)

JDK 7: Collecting Honey

There's also been a flurry of blogging and articles around the JDK 7 Preview, released at JavaOne, too.
 —  dannycoward
  (Jun 17, 2009)

JavaFX Phone running on Java ME technology

Ting-ding, ding. Wah-wah-wah. Boom, chucka-wucka-wucka-wucka. Here's a techno soundtrack laden video showing how Matthew Sacks has it going on with JavaFX Mobile! Break it down now, Matthew! Matthew Sacks video records JavaFX Mobile  —  hinkmond
  (Jun 16, 2009)

JavaFX: Busy Bees

You may have noticed that before JavaOne there wasn't the normal amount of blogging in the Java/JavaFX world. But during and since, its definitely made up for lost ground.  —  dannycoward
  (Jun 16, 2009)

Land Rover S1: Xtreeeeme Java ME cell phone

The new Land Rover S1 is quite an extreme Java ME technology-enabled cell phone. Dust, dirt, shocks, drops? No prahhhh-blem. Land Rover S1 Java ME phone —  hinkmond
  (Jun 16, 2009)

News from JavaOne: Now Verizon does Java ME tech; Who's next, Apple?

In case you missed it at the JavaOne 2009 conference last week, Verizon finally gave in and agreed to allow Java ME apps and games on their wireless network. They finally see the light and agree that there is high value for Java ME on cell phones. Now, we just have to wait until Apple finally has their epiphany on why they should put Java ME on their iPhone and iPod Touch ...  —  hinkmond
  (Jun 10, 2009)

Sun rallies mobile faithful with Java ME tech

Here's an article about Java Application Terminal Alignment Framework (JATAF), which is a way to ensure your Java ME app or game will run on various networks and handsets. Hey, what happened to all that fragmentation that everyone complains about? Poof! It just disappeared. :-)  —  hinkmond
  (Jun 09, 2009)

Top 5 Most Important Features in JavaFX 1.2

Technically I'm on vacation this week so don't mention this post to my boss. I simply couldn't wait to blog about cool stuff we put into JavaFX 1.2. Shhhhh! Lots of JavaFX related things were announced at JavaOne, many of... —  Joshua Marinacci
  (Jun 09, 2009)

JavaOne news update 2

Here is the next news update - wrapping up yesterday's news: The morning General Session by Sony Ericsson was well attended - Christopher David, Head of Developer and Partner Engagement, truly understands developers and it is clear that Sony Ericsson... —  Terrence Barr
  (Jun 05, 2009)

Alice in the JavaLand by Carnegie Melon University

During JavaOne 2009 I had a chance to talk with the Prof. Donald Slater from the Carnegie Mellon University. He showed me Alice, a software to teach programming skills to the young students. —  Felipe Gaucho
  (Jun 04, 2009)

JavaOne news update 1

Coming up for air ... as every year, things are extremely busy at the conference and I barely have time to catch my breath. A quick update of various news from yesterday ... —  Terrence Barr
  (Jun 03, 2009)

TweetSwoop: Java ME Fragmentation Initiative?

I'm at JavaOne in San Francisco and this is a TweetSwoop, where I swoop on people who know the answers to the questions I've seen on Twitter. This TweetSwoop asks Sun Director Simon Nicholson about the Java ME fragmentation initiatives launched this week at JavaOne by a group of key mobile industry companies, Java Verified and JATAF. —  webmink
  (Jun 03, 2009)

TweetSwoop: US Only Java Store?

I'm trying something new today. Having finally given in to the desire to buy a personal video recorder (the Flip Ultra HD), I decided to use it to swoop on people who know the answers to the questions I've seen on Twitter.

My first TweetSwoop victim interviewee was Jeet Kaul, who I asked the question I'd seen from @The_Contrarian, who asked why the new Java Store was closed and under a kind of NDA and from a number of people asking why it was restricted to the US. —  webmink
  (Jun 03, 2009)

JavaOne, Day One, News

Halfway through the first day of JavaOne 2009, so much has already happened ! ... —  dannycoward
  (Jun 02, 2009)

JavaOne Party Planner

JavaOne parties aren't what they used to be (ah, Borland, those were good times), but there's still quite a few to go around. Here's a list: ... —  Jim Driscoll
  (May 30, 2009)

See you next week

See you next week !
Or, stick The Planetarium in your favorite feed reader to get all the show news.
Or, follow The Planetarium on Twitter from the show.
 —  dannycoward
  (May 29, 2009)

Next week: JCP Program Annual Awards and JavaOne JCP panel discussion

Join us next week for the JCP Program Annual Awards and an interesting JavaOne JCP panel discussion with the Java ME Executive Committee members —  Terrence Barr
  (May 29, 2009)

Guessing the JavaOne news

If you believe everything that you read, then you have some surprises in store at next week's JavaOne conference.

A) Its going to be the last one.
B) Sun's going to launch an app store
C) Microsoft is giving a keynote
D) You'll see a BluRay player streaming content.
E) There'll be this crazy Java Utopia thing in the pavillion hall
F) Sony-Ericsson will announce something big about mobility and Java
G) You'll get a sighting of Project Jigsaw in action
 —  dannycoward
  (May 27, 2009)

Blogging for you during the JavaONE 2009

During the next week I will be available to talk about your projects and products, first come first served. —  Felipe Gaucho
  (May 27, 2009)

Nokia Ovi App Store, not just a disaster, a COMPLETE disaster

Here's a Washington Post piece (via TechCrunch) about how the Nokia Ovi App Store launch today was not just a disaster, but a complete disaster (their words).  —  hinkmond
  (May 26, 2009)

Trending towards JavaOne

The Janitor isn't one to fall prey to the latest trends, but there's one trend that this week will follow: there won't be much news this week about Java SE, Java ME, JavaFX or JavaCard before the start of JavaOne next week. But if you go by what people are searching for, its easy to see the cyclical nature of the interest in the JavaOne show, where many of the companies involved in Java save up their technology announcements. —  dannycoward
  (May 26, 2009)

Some Recent Videos

This is my 100th post so forgive me if I slack a little with JavaOne coming and some other personal things I'm doing right now... There are several cool you tube videos which people posted in the last couple of months and also some nice news which I didn't really post about. First you should check out the featured app section of the lwuit site. It is hidden away within the site and most people sadly don't notice it, Meirav and Martin worked allot to give it makeover and it looks stunning ... —  Shai Almog (noreply@blogger.com)
  (May 26, 2009)

Referencing Multi-Dimensional Java Arrays from JavaFX

Jim Weaver delves into a new feature in JavaFX that is available from the OpenJFX-compiler side of the technology.  —  Jim Weaver
  (May 25, 2009)