The Developer Preview of the Java SE Development Kit version 7 (JDK 7) is now available for download, Oracle announced Wednesday.
Potix Corporation has released a set of jQuery-style selectors designed to give developers an easy method of selecting and accessing server-side components.
A recent panel of defense and civilian agency CIOs discussed the notion that moving applications to the cloud computing does not mean giving up control of the data -- as long as you get a guarantee in writing.
JetBrains, the Prague-based creator of code-centric Java IDE IntelliJ IDEA, this week took the wraps off the upcoming version of its flagship development environment.
Apple is riling up many in its developer community with new restrictions on what companies can sell within -- and outside of -- iPhone and iPad applications.
The formerly Linux-only Agile Manager project management application from Aldon is now available for Windows.
Java clustering infrastructure provider Terracotta has added native search capability to its Ehcache product line.
Oracle has addressed a long-standing security flaw in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Known variously as "the Mark-of-the-Beast," "the Magic Number," and "the Floating Point of Death," the bug causes the JRE to hang when parsing strings like "2.2250738585072012e-308" to a binary floating point number.
Google recently open sourced its Contracts for Java (Cofoja) tool under GNU LGPL.
CA Technologies last week updated its ERwin modeling tool with an eye toward broadening its use beyond database developers.
Research In Motion announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that its upcoming tablet PC, the PlayBook, will be be able to use cellular networks on HSPA+ and LTE standards, according to tech blog IntoMobile.
Microsoft today issued the release candidate (RC) version of its Internet Explorer 9 Web browser.
Thursday is the first day you can walk into a store and buy a Verizon-enabled iPhone 4.
Microsoft confirmed today that members of the Internet Explorer team will be in San Francisco for a news event this week, likely the launch of the release candidate (RC) version of Internet Explorer 9.
Virtually every major Agile survey indicates that most companies practice a mix of Agile and more traditional software development methodologies, and the new version of ThoughtWorks Studios' Mingle tool addresses that issue, the company said last week.
The Android Market has gotten a significant upgrade, including a Web-based browsing system, and new payment and currency options.
A survey by ALM provider Serena Software indicates that dev organizations are shifting focus from cost cutting to improving application delivery.
Gianugo Rabellino is a man on a mission, giving full attention to open source software and interoperability at Microsoft.
Analysts weigh in on NetBeans' decision to stop supporting Ruby on Rails with its next release.
Oracle on Monday released a new version of its SQL Developer Data Modeler that integrates the open source version control software Subversion.