Intel has scrapped plans to release a 4GHz Pentium CPU by the end of this year, and is instead going to increase performance through increasing cache sizes and data access speeds instead.
Does this signal the true end of the MHz speed wars?
AOL rumored to be developing next Netscape browser release
AOL, the owners of Netscape since 1999, are rumored to be working on a new release of the Netscape browser. An annoucement of the strategy is expected in December/January. This is an unusual move because AOL have not leveraged the Netscape brand for a long time, and have recently favored Microsoft’s Internet Explorer as the default browser with their AOL portal internet access.
The Netscape browser was created 10 years ago today!
Hibernate in Action review on Slashdot
Slashdot have a good review on the excellent book, Hibernate in Action, written by Gavin King and Christian Bauer.
The review is similar to my own impressions – the book is an excellent read and is well thought out, covering background information and useful examples that make the bok easy to read and follow.
This is probably the best technical book I’ve read (ie meaning actually read from cover to cover, rather than just used as reference material) for a long time. All too often technical books are a regurgitation of the API, or are just too dull to be actually ready as a book.
This book is definitely a recommended purchase for anyone already working with or considering working with Hibernate.
Summary of EJB3.0 differences
TheServerSide.com have a good article by Debu Panda outlining the major changes in the EJB3.0 spec and gives some code examples of what exactly will be involved in implementing EJBs with the 3.0 spec.