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Posted by editor on June 11, 2008 at 11:12 AM EDT

End of the line for QTJ?

OK, just so everyone understands, I'm not the one violating NDA by posting stuff from Apple's WWDC conference... I'm just linking. That said, considering that one of the other hats I wear, I can't completely ignore reports of big news about QuickTime for Java, or, indeed, its end.

A post to the QuickTime for Java mailing list suggests that Apple has announced the deprecation of QTJ. Chang Yun writes, "I am currently attending 2008 Apple WWDC conference. Apple announced today they will release new OS (10.6 Snow Leopard) in year 2009. Instead of QuickTime 7.X, QuickTime X will accompany the new OS. Apple also officially announced today that QTJava will be deprecated once QuickTime X becomes available." The post has spawned a number of follow-ups discussing potential alternate technologies and calls to revive or rescue QTJ.

And just remember, Steve, I'm just linking here... I'm not saying squat about what may or may not have been in any of the sessions...

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In today's Weblogs, Terrence Barr puts out a call for Bringing Java back to life on Palm - Sign up now! "Palm OS has had a spotty relationship with Java. Way back in the ancient days Java ME was born when a few undeterred engineers at Sun Labs managed to squeeze Java into a Palm Pilot via the famous KVM... the mother of all Java ME stacks. Yep, Palm was cutting-edge then."

Bruno Ghisi reports on Playing with Mobile Sensor API, Marge and JavaFX Script. "Controlling a JavaFX Script tetris game using a mobile over Bluetooth... with a sensor accelerometer and Marge!"

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