Java SE 6 Update 5 is the latest release for this Java platform. One of its improvements is the ability to register JDK installations through Sun Connection so installed JDK instances can be tracked online along with other Sun software and hardware assets through the Sun Inventory Channel. It also contains fixes for one or more security vulnerabilities.
Sun plans on building a JVM (Java Virtual Machine) for Apple iPhone and the iTouch with intentions of releasing the JVM after June, enabling Java applications to run on Apple's popular mobile devices. Eric Klein, vice president of Java marketing at Sun, said the JVM will be made available for free "as quickly as possible" after Apple releases the final version of the iPhone 2.0 software and SDK in June, if Apple's licensing permits.
Vice President and Sun Fellow James Gosling says Blu-ray and its Java parts are pretty substantial, and software upgradeable players, which are primarily PlayStation 3, will be implementing Profile 2.0 spec soon, adding a very compelling component: "There's actually this Profile 2.0 spec for Blu-ray, which almost all of the Blu-ray players out now don't implement ... that adds all this networking ability."
Here's a list of ten unusual applications the Java programming language has been put to compiled by Ryan de Laplante of Javalobby. As he says, "Java is such a great language and platform for any kind of application. It is open, fast, powerful, runs on any platform, and there are more jobs for Java than any other programming language. After reading more FUD and Java bashing from Ruby land I thought it would be fun to put together a list of truly amazing uses of Java that covers a wide spectrum."
An organization handling digital television (DTV) conversion in Brazil is joining with Sun to develop an open-source content platform based on Java technology for the conversion of television applications and services for the country. The agreement between Sun and the Forum do Sistema Brasileiro de TV Digital Terrestre (Forum SBTVD) is expected to enable global companies to use Java technology in creating and implementing interactive TV services and interface tools for Brazilian customers by adapting HDTVs and mobile devices to the Brazilian ISDB-T digital TV standard.
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