• Java 7 released
• http://wikis.sun.com/display/ProjectCoin/Home
• http://openjdk.java.net/projects/mlvm/
• http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk7/features/
• http://blogs.oracle.com/theaquarium/entry/july_7th_java_7th_launch

• IBM has released WebSphere v8 with support for Java EE 6, including
• http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/techjournal/1106_alcott/1106_alcott.html

Quick News

• The schedule for the strangeloop conference in St. Louis, MO from Sept 18th to 20th has been published.
• https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/javaposse/0Mr4bf9D50A

• A new trailer for the 2011 JavaZone conference is up, and it's great.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a4RNw8A5L8&feature=player_embedded

• JAX Innovation award winners - winners received $10000
• http://jaxenter.com/jax-innovation-awards-2011-the-winners-are-36551.html

Android

• Developer calls out Amazon's app-store as a disaster.
• http://bithack.se/news/apparatus-amazon-july-4-2011.html

• Half a million android devices are activated every day now and the number is growing 4.4% week over week.
• http://www.vision2mobile.com/news/2011/06/android-sales-plateau-as-iphone-surges.aspx
• http://gigaom.com/mobile/andy-rubin-android-activating-500000-devices-a-day/

• The US Patent and Trademark Office may have dealt a killer blow to Oracle's lawsuit against Android.
• http://cloud.dzone.com/dose/daily-dose-uspto-strikes-major

Random Crap

• OpenOffice.org has been accepted into the Apache incubator after a very high turnout for an ASF vote.
• http://www.grobmeier.de/openoffice-org-has-joined-the-apache-software-foundation-13062011.html

• Google+, sounds good, if you can get in
• http://cloud.dzone.com/dose/daily-dose-google-enters

• You can now buy the new Commodore 64 from commodoreusa.com
• http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64.aspx

Thanks

• Libsyn.com - http://www.libsyn.com - for hosting and bandwidth
• Feedburner.com - http://www.feedburner.com - for feed redirect
• Kirsty Doherty, Amy Ehmann for Java Posse artwork
• Theme Music:
• Opening - "Java" the parody song Copyright 1997 Broken Records and Marjorie Music Publ. (BMI),
• written and performed by Loose Bruce Kerr of the Dr. Demento Show and Sun Microsystems attorney.
• Based on the WWI popular song, "Ja-da." Ukelele style on the recording taught to Bruce by his dad.
• Re-produced with kind permission from "Loose" Bruce Kerr - http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAX0gJt-aZg
• Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1)

• To contact us:
• Visit our homepage - http://javaposse.com
• Post on our Google Group - http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse
• Pose a question on our Google Moderator group - http://tinyurl.com/q4javaposse
• Call us with questions and feedback - (408) 465-4626
• Or send us email - javaposse@gmail.com

The Java Posse consists of Tor Norbye, Carl Quinn, Joe Nuxoll and Dick Wall