Friday, February 10th, 2012 8:30 am

Oracle: Java SE 7 released

Redwood Shores (ip-192.com): Java SE 7, the first release of the Java platform under Oracle stewardship, has been released. The latest incarnation of the platform independent programming language is the result of industry-wide development involving open review, weekly builds and extensive collaboration between Oracle engineers and members of the worldwide Java ecosystem via the OpenJDK [...]

Oracle: Roadmap for mobile Java outlined

San Francisco (ip-192.com): Oracle has finally provided a roadmap for mobile Java after being criticized by Google and others for failing to offer directions. At the combined OpenWorld - JavaOne conference, Oracle announced that future versions of Java ME will be able to render JavaScript, HTML, and CSS by default. Oracle plans to include engines [...]

Microsoft shows IE 9 preview

Redmond (ip-192.com): Microsoft’s new Internet Explorer 9 (IE 9) will feature HTML5 integration, background compiled JavaScript, and scalable vector graphics (SVG) capability. IE 9 is also expected to run faster, since it will offload tasks usually handled within the browser to the graphics processor. It has also the capability to use CPU cores to handle [...]

Opera 10.5: Fast and Private

Oslo (ip-192.com): The Internet has a new speed-champion: Opera. The newest version 10.5, which was just released as a beta, leapfrogged every rival to become the world's fastest browser, benchmark tests show. Speed tests show that Opera is almost 20 percent faster that Google’s Chrome and more than twice as Firefox 3.6. Opera 10.5 features [...]