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Sun aims for ultra-cheap mobile phones

Sun Microsystems hopes to sell a version of Java to phone companies that will bring network access to the world's computers, executives said at the JavaOne trade show in the US this week. Read more »

Interview: Red Hat's new CEO

Red Hat's new chief executive officer, Jim Whitehurst, talks about the Linux maker in an extensive interview with ZDNet Australia sister site CNet News. Read more »

Sun hopes for Linux-like Solaris

In an effort to spur adoption of Solaris, Sun Microsystems has begun a project code-named Indiana to try to give its operating system some of the trappings of Linux. Read more »

New Java aims to simplify

Sun releases a new version of its Java for desktops that aims to make the software faster, more familiar in appearance, and less daunting for nonprogrammers. Read more »

Sun's OpenSolaris ready for developers

Sun Microsystems gave developers a gift at the CommunityOne developer conference on Monday — a packaged version of OpenSolaris with a new logo. Read more »

Microsoft offers development tools for Mac, Web

Even as its steers developers toward the forthcoming edition of Windows, Microsoft is building tools to write applications for the Mac OS and the Web. Read more »

IBM plans Web-based desktop software

IBM have announced new software intended to take on Microsoft in the market for desktop business applications. Read more »

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Review: Java Development from Linux to Mac

Local tech writer, Ben Stringer reviews the move from a Linux development environment for Java to one with an Apple PowerMac G5. Read more »

Does innovation matter?

Do we really care who invented what feature first? Read more »

SQL Anywhere Studio 9.0 proves to be a capable DBMS

SQL Anywhere Studio Version 9.0 from Sybase provides a feature-rich DBMS with a small footprint suitable for mobile devices. Find out more about what this DBMS can do for your next database project. Read more »

Blog (2)

Will OLPC change Linux?

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- If OLPC is successful then the next generation of programmers will come from an environment that is a vast change from the fringe desktop that we live in today. Read more »

OpenAndroid: a Google geek's delight

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Between OpenSocial and Android, did anyone manage not to hear about Google this week? Read more »

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