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Java isn't dead on OS X as Apple contributes to OpenJDK

Were you worried about Apple's commitment to Java? Today's press release from Cupertino may make you feel a little better. It seems Oracle (who bought Sun and thus Java back in 2009) and Apple are going to support the OpenJDK project going forward. You can read the full press release below, but the ...

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Apple quietly deprecates OS X's factory-fitted Java

In an announcement on developer.apple.com, Apple states that "As of the release of Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 3, the version of Java that is ported by Apple, and that ships with Mac OS X, is deprecated." It now seems likely that OS X 10.7 will not have a Java install built into the OS, although ...

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Citrix Receiver for iPhone

Citrix, the folks who provide a popular way to run applications on remote servers using a thin client, have announced the immediate availability of Citrix Receiver for iPhone (click opens iTunes). We saw the Citrix guys running around the show floor at Macworld Expo this year, surreptitiously ...

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Techworld reviews Oracle 10g on OS X

Oracle is a favorite subject, as some of our more astute readers might have noticed, so I couldn't help but link to this review of Oracle 10g on Mac OS X. The reviewer walks through the installation steps (which do require the terminal, but come on this is Oracle we are talking about so if you ...

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