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Java for Google AppEngine, finally!
April 08 2009
At last after one year, Google announced the availability of the Java for AppEngine platform. When the AppEngine announced last year, the very first issue filed was - a request for Java. Since then lots of Java developers want to see their favorite language supported by the AppEngine. Finally it… read moreDecember 20 2008
Every one is talking about building apps in cloud or moving the apps to cloud. There are plenty of jobs on job boards looking for the people with the skills: "familiarity with cloud" or "expertise in cloud". The latest buzzword is "Cloud Computing". What is Cloud? Why all of sudden… read moreJuly 01 2008
My saga on problems with GMail continue. Despite of the -ve feedback ("GMail is working fine", "GMail is awesome', "Not sure why you are complaining GMail?" etc) to my posts, I continue to see the problems with GMail. I am... read moreProject Capuchin - Enhance your Java mobile application UI with Flash Lite
May 01 2008
As Flash's strength is in fast UI deployment and Java's strength is in services, security and a well developed distribution infrastructure, lots of Java developers are adopting the Flash as their UI choice. When it comes Java ME development,... read moreExchange on iPhone & iPod touch: Is it going to fade like Motorola Q or shine like Blackberry?
March 06 2008
Well, some people argue that Phone is not a smart phone because of the absence of enterprise email service. I don't want to debate whether iPhone is a smart phone or not, but leaving enterprise email, it was much better... read moreDalvik - Google's tweaked, non-standard JVM for Andriod!!!!
November 13 2007
Google’s Android software raises eyebrows of every Java developer because of the non-standards. Instead of supporting the Sun’s open source efforts on Java, Google went in a different direction and came up with its own JVM named Dalvik which executes Java programs on Android phones. It is neither Java SE,… read moreDalvik - Google's tweaked, non-standard JVM for Andriod!!!!
November 13 2007
Google’s Android software for Open Handset Alliance raises eyebrows of every Java developer because of its non-standards. Instead of supporting the Sun’s open source efforts on Java, Google went in a different direction and came up with its own JVM named Dalvik which executes Java programs on Android phones. It… read moreAmazon.com is going to be "Accessible" by the end of 2007
March 30 2007
While Target is facing the lawsuit by NFB on accessibility issues, Amazon realised the importance of accessibility and they are going to make Amazon.com accessible for blind people via screen readers. Lately AJAX accessibility issues caught vendors attention and lot... read moreGMail moved to public beta from private beta in some countries
February 07 2007
Google Operating system blog reports that after 3 years of invitation only access, GMail is opened for public sign up. The service is still strictly in beta, even though it's been around since 2004. GMail started with invitation only sign... read moreIs Java more efficient than Ajax for advanced web apps?
January 19 2007
Google is looking at Java based online office suite despite of having Docs & Spreadsheets! Computerworld reviewed online office suites Ajax13, Google Docs & Spreadsheets, ThinkFree Office Online and Zoho Office Suite . The winner is ThinkFree and the runner is Zoho, same as I mentioned in my previous blog… read moreiPhone is cool, but not for the masses!
January 10 2007
Much rumored Apple iPhone was finally unveiled by Steve Jobs at MacWorld yesterday. It impressed lot of people and Wall street too. But slowly the buzz is fading out and people(including me) are talking about the disadvantages of it. Since... read moreGMail CSRF/XSRF(Cross Site Request Forgery) flaw fixed.
January 02 2007
First, Happy 2007 to all. For GMail team, 2007 started with an exploit and they fixed it immediately. Googlified first discovered this serious exploit in GMail which lets your contact list to be stolen. Using a form of cross scripting,... read moreGMail Disaster, Google confirmed the Mass Email Deletions. Even backups are gone?
December 28 2006
Earlier I wrote about the GMail problems. But the latest issue is more than just problem, its a GMail disaster. As per TechCrunch, number of users started complaining that all of their GMail emails and contacts were auto deleted. They... read moreWhat's the Google mail name? "GMail" or "GMail beta"?
September 28 2006
Shouldn't it be "2years ( and still in beta)" instead of "2GB (and counting)"? More than 2 years I have been using GMail, but I never impressed by its reliability. It always gives problems. Some times clicking on mail loads... read moreGMail beta - Is "beta" a version name or part of the product name? Wondering as it stays forever...
September 28 2006
Shouldn't it be "2years ( and still in beta)" instead of "2GB (and counting)"? More than 2 years I have been using GMail, but I never impressed by its reliability. It always gives problems. Some times clicking on mail loads... read moreRecent Posts | All Posts
