InfoQ

Hardwood Promises High-Speed JVM Apache Parquet Processing with Zero Mandatory Dependencies

Hardwood, the project Gunnar Morling kick-started handling of Parquet files in Java, reached version 1. Its multi-threaded approach and zero mandatory external dependencies promise a simpler, more ...

iOS 27 public beta release date: When you can install the new iPhone update

OS 27 is currently only available in developer beta, but there’s a public beta coming soon. Here’s when to expect the iOS 27 ...
9to5Google

How to install the latest Android 17 Beta on Google Pixel

Google’s ongoing Android 17 beta is now preparing the subsequent feature and maintenance updates following the main Android 17 ...

This free Mac app lets you lock individual apps with Face Unlock and Touch ID

A new free and open source Mac app called FaceGate lets you lock individual apps using Face Unlock,Touch ID, or a password, all processed locally on your device.
iThinkDifferent

How to Install the iOS 27 Public Beta on Your iPhone

Apple is bringing the iOS 27 public beta to beta.apple.com this month, giving anyone with a compatible iPhone a free way to try Siri AI, the Liquid Glass slider, and the rest of iOS 27’s new features, ...
iThinkDifferent

How to Install the iPadOS 27 Public Beta on Your iPad

Apple announced iPadOS 27 at WWDC 2026, and the public beta is landing in July. If you want to try the new features before the official release this September, the public beta is the easiest and ...
note

The Lost Internet Part 18 | Java Applets, the "Moving Mystery Technology"

sometimes "something" would suddenly move on a page. A ball would bounce. A clock would spin. A game would start. Inexplicable 3D objects would move. And what's more, it was running inside the browser ...
ZDNet

How to share a tiny, perfect link to any Amazon product (there's a magic button)

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
TheServerSide

How to install Visual Studio Code for Java

The Java ecosystem has historically been blessed with great IDEs to work with, including NetBeans, Eclipse and IntelliJ from JetBrains. However, in recent years Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor ...
InfoWorld

JDK 26: The new features in Java 26

JDK 26 moves to general production availability. This short-term release is backed by six months of Premier-level support. Java Development Kit (JDK) 26, the latest standard Java release from Oracle, ...
Wired

You Can Now Install—and Update—Microsoft Store Apps Using the Command Line

I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...
GitHub

Automate Java applications

Currently, Power Automate for desktop supports the use of UI automation in all Java apps and applets for the following Java versions: Java apps: Java version 7 and above. Java applets: Java version 7 ...