With a back-to-the-future technology called JavaFX to be launched Thursday, Sun hopes to attract a new class of developer while building a much-needed new revenue source. JavaFX 1.0 returns to the sales pitch that Sun used during Java's launch more than 13 years ago: a foundation for software on a wide variety of computing "clients" such as desktop computers or mobile phones. JavaFX builds on current Java technology but adds two major pieces. Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz(Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET News) First is a new software foundation designed to run so-called rich Internet applications--network-enabled programs with lush user interfaces. Second...
Google has published its plan to build into Chrome what is arguably its most requested feature: the ability to accept extensions that can customize how the open-source Web browser operates. And guess what? Google's dependence on advertising notwithstanding, one of the extension examples the company points to is the ability to block advertisements. The Chrome extensions document, spotlighted Saturday by Google programmer Aaron Boodman, doesn't include a timeline, but it does shed light on why the project is a priority for Chromium, the open-source project behind Chrome. "Chromium can't be everything to all people," according to the document. "User-created...
Apple and Homer Simpson hooked up earlier this year at Macworld 2008.(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET News) The only thing they forgot was a desperate attempt by old Gil to sell an iPod Hi-Fi. Springfield got its first Apple store during Sunday night's episode of The Simpsons, allowing the ......
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Apple retail stores will match the prices of products sold by other authorized retailers.(Credit: Caroline McCarthy/CNET News) Apple has started reminding its store employees that they have the authority to match the prices of other Apple resellers. IfoAppleStore reported earlier Tuesday that managers at Apple retail stores can ......
The coastal resort that hosted the Summit Series event last weekend.(Credit: Caroline McCarthy/CNET News) PUERTO MORELOS, Mexico--They kept their Twitter feeds quiet and their iPhone cameras dormant. Most of them didn't want their names to be used. There was more than a little bit of paranoia in ......
By Taylor Pratt In what will most likely become a trend in the social networking realm, a British juror was removed from the jury for posting a “note” on Facebook. According to the The Sun, a U.K. tabloid who originally broke the story, she was asking for advice from her friends on what they thought the outcome of the trial should be. She was unable to make a decision herself. As social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter continue to grow, will this become more of a problem? In addition to the increase in social networking sites, smart phones are...
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