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Mirror API Now Available For Google Glass
It was revealed Monday that the first round of Google Glass devices are finished. Google will start shipping to those who pre-ordered the device at Google I/O last year first, and those developers will presumably start building apps for the hardware immediately.
By Zach WaltonRead More
April 17, 2013 -
Another Zero-Day Exploit Hits Java Again
Oracle has had a busy 2013 so far as it has scrambled to fix dangerous zero-day exploits found in its Java browser plugin. The company will have no rest, however, as security researchers have found more exploits.
By Zach WaltonRead More
March 6, 2013 -
Traditional Programming Language Job Trends – February 2013
The winter edition of the job trends are back! Today, we are looking at traditional programming languages, which currently include Java, C++, C#, Objective C, Perl and Visual Basic. After this months job trends are posted, I will be reviewing all of the posts and the languages included. I believe …
By Rob DianaRead More
February 19, 2013 -
Java Still Flawed, New Exploit On Sale For $5,000
Microsoft and Oracle both released patches this week for zero-day exploits found in Internet Explorer 8 and Java. If you still use Internet Explorer 8 or below, you should probably download the fix available via Windows Update. As for Java, you should probably still keep that disabled.
By Zach WaltonRead More
January 22, 2013 -
Computers And Mobile Devices Remain At Risk In 2013
Cybersecurity is a serious issue, and one that needs to be taken up by everybody. It’s not just a matter of some state hackers breaking into servers owned by a rival government. Cybersecurity affects you as well when a for-profit hacker goes after your credit card numbers with targeted malware. …
By Zach WaltonRead More
January 8, 2013 -
OpenJDK Coming To Android?
It’s no secret that Android apps are built on a customized version of Java. That being said, some Java developers haven’t made the jump to Android because they would have to rewrite their apps. Is there anything they can do?
By Zach WaltonRead More
November 30, 2012 -
New Java Exploit Discovered
It’s been quite a hard month for Oracle’s Java. First, back in late August the Java browser plug-in was found to be vulnerable to an exploit that could make all PCs using browsers with the Java plug-in installed open to malware by visiting a malicious website. Thankfully, Oracle didn’t wait …
By Sean PattersonRead More
October 9, 2012 -
iOS Development Now Easier For Java Coders
Apple requires that iOS development be done in Objective-C. That single decision has led to Objective-C overtaking C++ in July in programming language rankings. Despite its increased popularity, Java is still more popular. That’s why Google has made a new translator for Java developers to easily translate their code into …
By Zach WaltonRead More
September 17, 2012 -
New Zero-Day Exploit Found In Java
Java is in everything. It’s in your browser at this very moment. The Java plug-in that is powering a lot of the Web also features one nasty exploit. The latest zero-day exploit should remain a topic of concern.
By Zach WaltonRead More
August 28, 2012 -
Netbeans 7.2 Release Candidate 1 now available
Netbeans is one of the more popular IDEs, and for good reasons. It’s extensibility makes it a valuable tool for developing in many languages. However being developed in Java it has long suffered from the same problems that any large Java application has: slow to startup, slow to operate, and …
By Dale SmithRead More
July 3, 2012