Teaching old Java new tricks

Android gaming news: Is the window of opportunity closing on Ouya and Gamestick? 5 Facebook Home privacy facts ITworld Today April 10, 2013 Share this email Old Java can learn new tricks from C, Android Experts say the language should crib app isolation, locality, and automated parallelism from more modern sources. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Android gaming news: Is the window of opportunity closing on Ouya and Gamestick? 2. 5 Facebook Home privacy facts 3. Microsoft's April Patch Tuesday brings no Pwn2Own fix 4. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Win a copy of 'The Java Tutorial' 5. Debug your phone with these hidden Android secret codes 6. More than 6 out of 10 companies approve of personal device use for work 7. Key updates have arrived for Fuduntu and PCLinuxOS 8. Vudu video service resets customer passwords after hard drives theft 9. Facebook, Pandora and Twitter seize mobile ad display market Resource compliments of: NetApp Got a virtual machine? Try the industry-leading virtualization platform and #1 storage OS. Download the VMware® and NetApp® trial. Learn more www.netapp.com/dataontap Learn more www.netapp.com/dataontap Android gaming news: Is the window of opportunity closing on Ouya and Gamestick? Ouya is getting mediocre reviews. Gamestick is delayed. But Android gaming solutions that use your existing device are springing up. READ MORE 5 Facebook Home privacy facts Facebook's Chief Privacy Officer Michael Richter and Chief Privacy Officer of Policy Erin Egan recently weighed in on the privacy implications of Facebook Home. Here's a look at what they had to say. READ MORE Microsoft's April Patch Tuesday brings no Pwn2Own fix System administrators and IT security pros can take bit of a breather: Microsoft has issued a comparatively light set of patches for this edition of its monthly release of software vulnerability fixes. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: Win a copy of 'The Java Tutorial' We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky readers. Enter now for your chance to win! READ MORE Webcast: Oracle and Intel Compare Your Database Challenges to Your Peers Date: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT Learn how your experience stacks up against your peers and gain insight on strategies to address the most pressing issues as new survey results on managing databases are revealed by Crimson Consulting in this live Webcast. Learn More Debug your phone with these hidden Android secret codes Troubleshooting secret codes for Samsung, HTC, Motorola, and other devices. READ MORE More than 6 out of 10 companies approve of personal device use for work CompTIA's second annual Trends in Mobility study found that 64% of companies allow, or mandate, the use of employee-owned devices, with most stating that improving productivity is the main driver. READ MORE Key updates have arrived for Fuduntu and PCLinuxOS A 'Lite' version of Fuduntu is among the brand-new features introduced this week. READ MORE Vudu video service resets customer passwords after hard drives theft Walmart's video service Vudu has reset its customers' passwords after it found that hard drives were among items stolen from its office. READ MORE Facebook, Pandora and Twitter seize mobile ad display market An IDC study has found sweeping changes in how mobile display advertisements are sold, with Facebook, Pandora and Twitter successfully wresting away control from advertising networks over the last year. READ MORE White Paper: NetApp Delivering Customer Value with Enterprise Flash Deployments When it comes to flash, "one size does not fit all." Studies show recent flash trends in enterprise storage deployments, highlighting how SSDs are filling in gaps of existing storage systems. Read Now BOOK GIVEAWAY April's books are here. Enter today for your chance to win! The Java Tutorial: A Short Course on the Basics, 5th Edition Google Drive & Docs In 30 Minutes DON'T MISS... 7 hidden gems in Windows Blue The worst IT addictions (and how to cure them) 10 geeky street signs: Finding your way to nerdvana Killer open source admin tools 16 best free apps for your Google Nexus 7 Follow ITworld Share this email You are currently subscribed to itworld_today as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2013 ITworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **