Loading Classes Directly from .jar Archives   26 Aug 2008 02:26 GMT
Find out how to make a custom class loader to load classes directly from your .jar archives.
Source: DevX

Bluetooth and GPS: Part 1 - Reading Wireless Serial Port Data   25 Aug 2008 22:08 GMT
In the first of this multi-part series, Bruce Hopkins describes how to construct a low-cost solution that allows you to install, debug, and test your JSR-82 applications on your computer, and how to read data from a Bluetooth-enabled GPS device.
Source: Sun

Digisoft.tv's John Allen on Interactive Television   25 Aug 2008 22:08 GMT
Sun's Jennifer Yonemitsu interviews Digisoft.tv CEO John Allen to discuss the Java ME-based client platform for IPTV set-top boxes, using Sun's Java technology-based media client and Digisoft.tv's middleware/SDK.
Source: Sun

Book Review: Head First Software Development   25 Aug 2008 22:08 GMT
O'Reilly's new Head First Software Development sums up decades of research on what works and what doesn't in the often arcane world of software development.
Source: Sun

Java ME Technology: Everything a Developer Needs for the Mobile Market   25 Aug 2008 22:08 GMT
This overview looks at the economics, cost of entry, and learning curve in using Java ME technology to penetrate the mobile market. It introduces the JSRs included in the Mobile Services Architecture (MSA) standard.
Source: Sun

An Introduction to Real-Time Java Technology (Part 2)   25 Aug 2008 22:08 GMT
Learn about approaches to garbage collection (GC) and the new features and improved tools in the Sun Java Real-Time System (Java RTS).
Source: Sun

An Introduction to Real-Time Java Technology (Part 1)   25 Aug 2008 22:08 GMT
Often associated with high speed, real-time computing is more about predictability, the knowledge that the system will always perform within the required time frame.
Source: Sun

The New Draggable Applet Feature in the Java SE 6 Update 10 Plug-In   25 Aug 2008 22:08 GMT
Java SE 6 Update 10, currently in beta release, reintroduces the concept of the applet, which unifies the desktop and browser experience.
Source: Sun

JDK 6 Update 7   25 Aug 2008 22:08 GMT
Java VisualVM is a new GUI-based tool for troubleshooting Java applications and is available as part of Java SE 6 Update 7. VisualVM incorporates technologies such as jvmstat, JMX, the NetBeans profiler, and more. Also see the Open Source Project Page.
Source: Sun

Teaching Mobile Computing to Generation C: A Conversation With Java Champion Qusay Mahmoud   25 Aug 2008 22:08 GMT
Java Champion Qusay Mahmoud discusses ways to integrate mobile devices into the computer science curriculum -- and incur the gratitude of students.
Source: Sun