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BlackBerry 10 Users Will Be Able to Run Android Apps Directly on Their Smartphones
Nov 28, 2013BlackBerry 10 users will be able to run Android apps directly on their smartphones when the company rolls out new features in the mobile operating system early next year. The feature will enable developers to easily re-purpose Android ...
Tags: BlackBerry, Android, app, upgrade
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What Other Name Would You Choose
Oct 1, 2013If the community edition of the JBoss enterprise Java application server could no longer be called JBoss,what other name would you choose?JOpen?JWorker?JFree?JMinion?JBoss community users get to decide. Red Hat is planning to change the ...
Tags: Red Hat, Linux, middleware, JBoss
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The New Issue Identified by Security Explorations Has Been Known for at Least 10 Years
Jul 23, 2013Security researchers from Polish vulnerability research firm Security Explorations claim to have identified a new vulnerability in Java 7 that could allow attackers to bypass the software's security sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Informatica Recently Ported VDM to The Hadoop Framework for Large-Scale Data Processing
Jun 4, 2013Informatica has given its virtual data machine technology a proper name and is planning to create versions of it that can run on anything from high-end servers in private data centers to small devices and sensors. Dubbed Vibe, the "VDM ...
Tags: Vibe, Informatica, JVM
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The JVM Could Be Fitted with Capabilities Similar to The C Language's Struct Feature
Apr 12, 2013Java and its linchpin JVM (Java Virtual Machine) still have much room to get better even after debuting 18 years ago, say experts who would like improvements in such areas as locality, application isolation, and parallel operations. The ...
Tags: software, Computer Products
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A New Exploit for a Previously Unknown and Java Vulnerability Is Being Actively Used
Mar 5, 2013A new exploit for a previously unknown and unpatched Java vulnerability is being actively used by attackers to infect computers with malware, according to researchers from security firm FireEye. "We observed successful exploitation ...
Tags: Computer Products, Computer, software
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Hortonworks Sandbox Is a Single-Node Implementation of Hadoop
Jan 24, 2013Those who want to try the much-hyped Hadoop but haven't got a cluster or two to spare can now test the data processing platform on their desktops, thanks to a new release from Hadoop distributor Hortonworks. Hortonworks Sandbox is a ...
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Canonical Is Developing a Version of Ubuntu for Smartphones
Jan 2, 2013Further expanding from its core mission of providing Linux distributions for desktop computers and servers, Canonical is developing a version of Ubuntu for smartphones. The company plans to market the OS to smartphone handset ...
Tags: Smartphones, phone, Computer Products
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High-Profile Outages That Can Be Traced Back to How The Linux OS Kernel Mishandled a Leap
Dec 31, 2012A number of high-profile outages that took place last weekend can be traced back to how the Linux OS kernel mishandled a leap second added to the official time,charges the CTO of DataStax,a company that manages the open source Cassandra ...
Tags: Linux, Leap-Second Lapses
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Google's Android Mobile Software Platform Has Caused Quite a Conflict with Oracle
Dec 27, 2012Google's Android mobile software platform, as we know, has caused quite a conflict with Oracle, given Oracle's failed lawsuit that claimed Java-like Android infringed on Java patents and copyrights. But now, might Oracle and Google, or even ...
Tags: Google, Android mobile, software platform, Oracle, Java
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Oracle Will Remain Undaunted in Intentions to Champion
Dec 25, 2012If planned technical sessions are any indication, Oracle will remain undaunted in intentions to champion both the low-profile JavaFX rich client platform and the notion of Java on Apple's iOS devices, where Java has been stymied. These ...
Tags: Oracle, JavaFX, Java, Apple, iOS devices
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Security Explorations Claim to Have Discovered a Vulnerability in The Java 7 Security
Dec 21, 2012Security researchers from Poland-based security firm Security Explorations claim to have discovered a vulnerability in the Java 7 security update released Thursday that can be exploited to escape the Java sandbox and execute arbitrary code ...
Tags: security researchers, Security Explorations, vulnerability, Java 7
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Scala Will Be Fitted with Improvements for Classes
Dec 20, 2012Scala, a prominent, statically typed language for the Java Virtual Machine, will be fitted with improvements for classes, asynchronous programming, and development tools as part of an upgrade due soon. Version 2.10 of Scala will be ...
Tags: Scala, Java Virtual Machine, improvements, asynchronous programming
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Project Jigsaw Has Been Deferred From The Java SE for Next Year
Dec 18, 2012Project Jigsaw, which is intended to provide a module system for Java, has been deferred from the Java SE (Standard Edition) 8 release planned for next year until Java SE 9, which is due in 2015, a high-ranking Oracle executive revealed on ...
Tags: Project Jigsaw, module system, Java
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Oracle Broke out of Its Regular Four-Month Patching Cycle on Thursday
Dec 18, 2012Researchers from security firm Security Explorations have claimed to have discovered a vulnerability in the Java 7 security update released Thursday that can be exploited to escape the Java sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the ...
Tags: Adam Gowdiak, highlightedpost, Java 7, Java 7 vulnerability