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Window 8 Developer Test Solution for iPads Released by Splashtop

Splashtop Inc. released last week Win8 Metro Testbed" connection solution.

Amazon Appstore Adds In-App Purchasing API

The Amazon third-party developer community, which has been growing quickly through the success of the Kindle Fire, is likely to pick up even more steam with its announcement of the In-App Purchasing API.

Oracle Proposes Roadmap for JDK 8; Release Set for Sept. 2013

Oracle has proposed several new implementation milestones for version 8 of the Java Development Kit (JDK 8), beginning with Milestone 1 on April 24 and ending with Milestone 6 on Jan. 30, 2013.

Cloud Foundry Celebrates First Year, Releases Deployment Tool

VMware celebrated the first anniversary of its Cloud Foundry platform-as-a-service (PaaS) today with a mid-day party, the announcement of several new partnerships and the launch of a new deployment tool.

Apple Patches Java Flaw

Apple says a Java update the company released on April 3 fixes the headline-grabbing security flaw exploited by the Flashback Trojan botnet.

eXo To Offer Cloud-Based 'Intranet-as-a-Service'

eXo, the French company best known for its GateIn-based enterprise Java portal, on Monday released a free public beta of eXo Cloud Workspaces, a new social "intranet-as-a-service" solution.

Update of Sparx's Enterprise Architect Platform Based on UML 2.4.1

The recently released update to Sparx Systems' Enterprise Architect stands out from previous releases because, among other things, it allows users to work with multiple diagrams, tools and views simultaneously.

Hacker Kit Updated With Recently Discovered Java Exploit

A recently disclosed Java vulnerability has been updated in the BlackHole kit, a popular exploit set among hackers. Security experts warn that a majority of Java users could be at risk.

Google Releases Version 1 of Go Programming Language

Go,an open source systems programming language, was first announced by the company in 2009.

Microsoft: Open Source Community Can Now Contribute to ASP.NET

According to Scott Hanselman, Microsoft's decision this week to welcome contributions from the open source community to its ASP.NET Web development framework wasn't really about open source.

Microsoft Unveils 'Cloud Build' Feature for TFS/Azure

Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a new cloud-based build service for its upcoming hosted Team Foundation Service.

Google Launches Authentication Service for Servers and APIs

Google's newly launched Service Accounts will provide certificate-based authentication to APIs for server-to-server interactions.

Report Forecasts Shrinking Reliance on PCs

According to a Gartner analysis, PCs will no longer be the primary digital device for users by 2014. They will be replaced by personal cloud services that will allow for streaming of data to multiple devices.

Spring Framework Extensions Now Compatible with Spring 3.1

VMware recently announced that all major extensions to its Spring Framework are now compatible with the latest version of the Spring open source Java development framework.

Suit Alleges App Makers Siphoning User Info

According to a lawsuit filed in a Texas court this week, makers of some of the most popular mobile apps are collecting user information without the consumer's consent.

Scala Creator's Company Goes for Scale with Scala/Java Dev Platform Update

The company is billing the new version of Typesafe Stack as a comprehensive platform for building both Scala and Java applications "that can scale to the largest workloads in cloud computing and virtualized enterprise data center environments."

Java/.NET APM Provider AppDynamics Adds End-User Monitoring

Java/.NET Application Performance Management (APM) company AppDynamics has just added end-user monitoring (EUM) to the commercial edition of its namesake APM solution.

New Open Source Mobile Testing Platform for iOS and Android

Gorilla Logic this week released MonkeyTalk, a free and open source tool for testing native and hybrid apps built for both iOS and Android.

Windows Embedded Standard 8 Gets Preview Version

Microsoft has announced the release of Windows Embedded Standard 8's community test preview (CTP) for download.

SQL Server 2012 Hits RTM Milestone

SQL Server 2012 has hit its release-to-manufacturing milestone and is available for testing as an evaluation version, Microsoft announced today.