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Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Release 1

Funnily enough, I was just waiting for Apple to release this. Since I just installed Woopra, a new statistics tracking software, on my website – and it requires Java SE6 on the Mac. Unfortunately, the latest Java SDK doesn’t run on 32-bit Macs – which means my Core Duo MacBook won’t be able to run more »

Java still a maybe for the iPhone? Will this ever end?

It is fairly well known that Apple has not been very enthused about having Java on the iPhone, most likely due to battery drainage. However, DigitalArts is now reporting that Sun is still trying to find a way for this to happen. “We’ve expressed our intent to do this and our desire, really, to work more »

Apple Files IM Patent

A recent patent application filed by Apple sheds light on a new application possibly coming soon for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Although at first glance the application looks almost exactly the same as the current Short Messaging Service (SMS) application for the iPhone, it is actually quite different. Some of the main differences would more »

Sun planning Java for iPhone and iPod Touch

Sun Microsystems announced that they are developing a Java virtual machine for iPhone. The virtual machine will be based on the Java Micro Edition (ME). Apple showed no interest in putting Java on the iPhone, and so Sun said that after the SDK announcement, they would do it themselves. VP of Java Marketing at Sun, more »