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Spring Social 1.0 Connects Java Apps to Facebook, Twitter, GitHub, More

Spring Social lets developers connect Java applications to SaaS APIs from Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, GitHub and others, and to interact with those services on behalf of their users.

Java Component Repository Adds JBoss Community Projects

Another family of Java components will soon be available from the open source Maven Central Repository.

Cloudify Deploys Java on Azure

GigaSpaces Technologies has just rolled out the public beta of its Cloudify for Azure enterprise Java application platform for on-boarding JEE, Spring and big-data apps to Microsoft's Windows Azure platform.

Build, Day 2: Keynote Focuses on Visual Studio 11, MVC Changes, Cloud, More

Microsoft's Scott Guthrie and Jason Zander dove into the Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview (and more) in the Wednesday Build keynote.

UPDATED: Windows 8 Details Revealed, Developer Preview Live

Microsoft kicked off the preliminaries of its Build conference on Monday by previewing the "Windows 8" operating system.

New Zend Server 5.5 Bridges Dev Ops for Enterprise PHP Apps

Zend Technologies, the creator and commercial maintainer of the PHP dynamic scripting language, today released a new version of its PHP Web application server.

FireMonkey: Embarcadero's New Enterprise RIA Tool

FireMonkey is Embarcadero's new application platform and development framework for building business apps with "ultra-rich" user experiences.

Salesforce.com's Future Laid out in Keynote by CEO Benoiff

During his Wednesday Keynote at the annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff left no doubt about his company's direction.

VMware Brings the Cloud to Developers' Desktops

VMware has released the beta of Micro Cloud Foundry, a complete version of its Cloud Foundry PaaS designed to run on developers' PCs or Macs.

Java.net Projects Now on Maven Central Repository

Sonatype, the chief commercial supporter of the open-source Maven project, is working with Oracle to bring Java.net project artifacts to the Maven Central Repository.

Judge Dismisses Google's Complaint in Android Lawsuit

The judge overseeing the dispute between Motorola and Microsoft over Android use threw out Google's attempt to disqualify an expert witness this week.

Google To Pay $12.5 Billion for Motorola Mobility Acquisition

Google has made a huge move in the smartphone market with today's announcement that it will be shelling out $12.5 billion in cash for phone handset maker Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.

Google Improves 'Native Client' for HTML 5 Web Apps

Google announced on Thursday that it has released a new beta of its Native Client plug-in, which is integrated into its Chrome browser.

Android Leads Pack in Global Smartphone Race; Apple's iOS Third

In the latest report by Gartner, 428.7 million new smartphones have been sold globally in the second quarter of 2011.

Motorola Wants Partnership with Microsoft for Mobile OS

A top executive at Motorola suggested on Tuesday that the company is open to a deal with Microsoft on Windows.

Red Hat's OpenShift PaaS for Cloud Now Supports Java EE 6

Red Hat announced today that its OpenShift Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) environment now supports Java Enterprise Edition 6 (Java EE 6).

Mylyn-Based Tasktop Sync Aims To Bring Together Agile ALM

Tasktop Sync is designed to provide "real-time ALM server synchronization" for Agile enterprise shops.

Follow Safe Practices To Develop Securely for Mobile Apps

Investing the time to apply the proper auditing and testing techniques is worth the time, according to security experts.

Adobe Releases HTML 5 Animation Tool

Adobe made available earlier this week a preview version of its upcoming HTML 5 development tool called Adobe Edge.

War of Words over Android Patents Continues Between Microsoft and Google

Two Microsoft executives are contesting earlier complaints by Google over patents relating to the Android mobile OS.