Before the Java language was known as Java, it was called Oak—a language for building embedded applications on smart consumer electronics. However, the idea of networked smart devices everywhere was ...

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While an open-sourcing of Java ME under a GPL license has exciting implications for hardware vendors to ease the porting of JVMs, other announcements today offers developers ease in crossing the gap ...

JavaOne 2007: If you feel a buzz from Java like you get from your morning coffee, check out our ongoing coverage of JavaOne 2007. Among other stories from the show, Sun has said it will work with the ...