Newscast for Oct 26th 2012

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Impressions of JavaOne?

• Future of Java - lots of Lambda Stuff
• http://www.oracle.com/javaone/index.html
• https://blogs.oracle.com/javaspotlight/entry/java_spotlight_episode_105_mark
• 2 years after acquiring Sun Microsystems (and Java along with it), Dr. Dobbs has a report card for how they are doing

• http://www.drdobbs.com/jvm/two-years-later-a-report-card-on-oracles/240008729

ScalaWags

• Scala 2.10 RC 1 is out!
• http://www.scala-lang.org/node/13096

• While not entirely Scala related, the community will miss Phil Bagwell, RIP Phil :-(
• http://blog.fogus.me/2012/10/15/phil-bagwell-rest-in-peace/

Android

• Oct 29th for the new Nexus? “The playground is open”
• http://www.androidguys.com/2012/10/17/google-throwing-an-android-event-on-october-29/
• http://m.tech2.com/news/smartphones/details-of-lg-nexus-4-e960-mako-leaked-online/523882
• http://www.technobuffalo.com/companies/google/nexus-10-benchmark-confirms-existence-of-android-4-2-1-7ghz-exynos-5/

• Amazon says the new Kindle Fire HD is its single best selling item worldwide
• http://www.androidguys.com/2012/10/22/amazon-kindle-fire-hd-is-a-global-best-seller
• http://www.androidguys.com/2012/10/02/pew-android-tablets-near-50-market-penetration-in-u-s/

• And Jeff Bezos calling for governments to stop the patent craziness
• http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/10/17/1835237/amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-calls-for-governments-to-end-patent-wars

Random Crap

• Apple iPad Mini, new iPad 4G and 13” retina macbook pro
• http://lifehacker.com/5954214/apple-introduces-the-ipad-mini-13-retina-macbook-pro-and-more

• New TCP/IP technology, 10 x speed, no new infrastructure!
• http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/10/23/1946248/increasing-wireless-network-speed-by-1000-by-replacing-packets-with-algebra

• OpenOffice now a first class apache project - but is it enough to bring back the developers?
• http://apache.slashdot.org/story/12/10/18/1353216/openoffice-is-now-officially-apache-openoffice

Thanks

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• 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)

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