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Paid EAP branch to be available for free, as JBoss attempts to satiate disgruntled community members.

After an extended 16 months of development, the seventh version of Java web framework Vaadin has been released.

Ideas surrounding Spring’s Scala move surface – question is, can it help turn things round?

Dan Hardiker and James McGiven explore the possibilities of hacking with the Kinect. The duo detail how they built interactive conference signage over two weeks of weekend & evening hacking and demonstrate the various components within it that are used in building a non-contact interface which uses hand detection, tracking and gestures to allow the user to interact with the signage outside of conference rooms to find more information.

Java evangelist Chin will be tearing up the highway on a journey of self-discovery, interviews and, of course, hacking.

Typesafe announce the second major version of their commercial offering – marrying together Scala, Akka, Play and a brand new console.

Java heavyweight Steven Colbourne pulls no punches in critical Scala blogpost

They also say Play! will be integrated into future versions