And - Summer camps - including Scala Camp

https://sites.google.com/site/programmingsummercamp/

• Google IO
• http://lifehacker.com/5800417/the-new-features-of-android-31-ice-cream-sandwich
• http://gizmodo.com/5800445/androidhome-will-turn-your-house-into-a-giant-automated-smartbox
• http://gizmodo.com/5800446/androids-new-hacker-dream-adk-makes-anything-an-accessory
• http://www.androidguys.com/2011/05/11/android-market-update-brings-app-discovery-features
• http://lifehacker.com/5800422/google-music-allows-you-to-stream-all-your-music-from-the-cloud
• http://www.google.com/chromebook/features.html#
• http://www.youtube.com/user/GoogleDevelopers

• The continuing Oracle soap opera
• http://java.dzone.com/articles/sonatype-donates-maven-3x
• http://www.infoq.com/news/2011/05/eclipse-hudson
• http://www.groklaw.net/article.php
• http://www.techworld.com.au/article/385324/oracle_subpoenas_apache_foundation_google_suit/
• http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3931966/Why+Some+Open+Source+Projects+Thrive+at+Oracle.htm

Quick News

• Contant Contact is seeking several skilled Java engineers for positions in Boston and San Francisco.
• http://www.constantcontact.com/about-constant-contact/careers/index.jsp?src=javaposse

• If you are planning to submit a talk for this year's JavaOne, don't delay! 
• http://blogs.oracle.com/theaquarium/entry/javaone_call_for_papers

• Oracle has made public the list of platforms that it will be officially supporting for the JDK 7 release.
• http://blogs.oracle.com/henrik/entry/supported_platforms_for_jdk_7

• The Devoxx 2011 call for papers is now open.
• http://www.devoxx.com/display/DV11/Home

• ZeroTurnaround has announced LiveRebel 1.0.
• http://www.zeroturnaround.com/liverebel/pricing/

• Despite a fairly stormy time recently in the JCP, it seems things are starting to roll again.
• http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/summary?id=345
• http://blogs.oracle.com/theaquarium/entry/more_java_ee_7_progress
• http://jcp.org//en/jsr/results?id=5195
• http://blogs.oracle.com/theaquarium/entry/marching_towards_a_java_ee
• http://blogs.oracle.com/theaquarium/entry/javaee_7_transparency_jsrs_as
• http://blogs.oracle.com/theaquarium/entry/jsr_347_data_grids_is
• http://blogs.oracle.com/theaquarium/entry/jcp_next_next_steps
• http://jcp.org/en/jsr/summary?id=348

ScalaWags

• Scala 2.9 final has been released!
• http://www.scala-lang.org/node/9483
• http://dcsobral.blogspot.com/2011/05/scala-29-and-parallel-collections.html
• http://www.scala-ide.org/2011/05/scala-ide-beta-4-available/

• Scala Solutions (Martin's company) and Scalable Solutions (Jonas Boner's company) have merged to create a new company with 3 million in VC funding, called TypeSafe.
• http://blog.typesafe.com/introducing-typesafe
• http://venturebeat.com/2011/05/12/typesafe-raises-3m-for-modern-software-development-tools/

Android

• The Netflix app has been released for select Android phones, including the Evo, many HTCs, and the Nexus S.
• http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/12/netflix-releases-android-app-for-select-htc-phones-samsung-nexu/
• http://lifehacker.com/5801348/netflix-brings-instant-streaming-to-android-will-be-rolling-out-gradually-to-certain-devices

• The rumormill is alive with speculation and anonymous sources reporting that Amazon has not one, but two, android tablets coming in 2011.
• http://www.bgr.com/2011/05/16/amazon-prepping-dual-core-coyote-and-quad-core-hollywood-tablets-for-2011/

• An exploit in Android versions before 2.3.4.
• http://lifehacker.com/5802682/android-data-vulnerability-how-to-protect-yourself

Random Crap

• Mono rides again.
• http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2011/May-16.html
• http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/05/17/145202/Miguel-De-Icaza-Forms-New-Mono-Company-Xamarin

• Microsoft has acquired Skype for $8.5bn.
• http://mashable.com/2011/05/10/microsoft-acquires-skype/

• David Braben's $25 computer on a stick called Raspberry Pi.
• http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/219264/david-braben-creates-25-usb-stick-pc/

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)

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