Linus Torvalds named most influential open source blogger
O'Reilly media founder Tim O'Reilly is "the most powerful voice" in open source, followed by Linux chief architect Linus Torvalds, Google executive Chris Messina, ex-Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz, and Gnome and Mono founder Miguel de Icaza, according to a new ranking of influential open source personalities.
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Java pioneer distances himself from JCP
James Gosling, considered the father of Java, offered some brief and positive perspectives on enterprise Java, the Java GlassFish application server, and the JavaFX multimedia platform Tuesday evening, but he was not so positive in his comments about the Java Community Process (JCP) for amending Java specifications.
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VMware virtualization app eases migration to Windows 7
VMware has upgraded its ThinApp application virtualization software to enable migration of applications from older versions of Windows to Windows 7.
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HTC, T-Mobile mum on Windows Phone 7 plans for HD2 smartphone
Phone maker HTC and wireless carrier T-Mobile announced the highly anticipated HD2 smartphone in the U.S. on Tuesday, but also said that no plans were in place to put Microsoft's upcoming Windows Phone 7 OS on the device yet.
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Fujitsu aims new Xeon-based server at cloud computing providers
Fujitsu is rolling out a new server designed specially for cloud computing providers.
The Primergy CX1000, based on Intel's Xeon 5600 series processors, is designed to be power-efficient and save space, said Richard McCormack, senior vice president of Fujitsu America's server and solutions business.
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Microsoft embraces HTML5 specification in IE9
Potentially toughening the competitive landscape for its own Silverlight rich Internet application platform, Microsoft will expand support for the HTML5 specification in its Internet Explorer 9 browser, under a plan revealed Tuesday.
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Google starts selling full-price Nexus One on AT&T
Google on Tuesday began selling its Nexus One phone for AT&T's network, but only a full-price version is available, highlighting the challenges the search giant faces in trying to achieve its vision of an open mobile environment.
The AT&T phone costs $529. It is not available at a discounted price with a contract.
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Windows Phone 7 OS can't run native code
Microsoft confirmed Monday at the company's Mix 10 developers event that native applications will not be allowed on Windows Phone 7 devices. Only applications running in the Silverlight runtime environment, or games in the XNA Game Studio runtime, will be allowed.
That was the answer by Todd Brix, senior director for Mobile Platform Services Product Management, to a question from U.K.-based technology journalist Tim Anderson.
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IBM adding development and testing services to public cloud
IBM will soon offer software development and testing services through its public cloud, adding to a private cloud option launched in June 2009, the company said Tuesday.
Big Blue also released a list of cloud partners Tuesday, including RightScale and Kaavo, which make cloud management software; security vendor Navajo Systems; performance monitoring software maker AppFirst and application development vendors Aviarc, Corent and Wavemaker.
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Novell's Mono project bringing .Net development to Android
MonoDroid, which will enable deployment of .Net-based applications on Google Android phones, is in development at Novell, with a preview release planned for August, the head of the project said Monday.
The runtime project is part of Novell's Mono effort, which has been responsbile for putting Microsoft .Net-based technologies on Linux and other non-Microsoft platforms.
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