Google is aiming to create a shake-up in mobile phone operating systems with the launch of its Android platform. Designed to be completely open and free for developers, the API could change the way mobile phone software is used, making all applications equal and combining phone-based data with web tools.

The Android SDK gives mobile software developers the chance to play around with the new platform. It contains everything you need to start building applications, as well as a fully functional device emulator for testing them out when you've finished.

Even non-developers can try out the emulator, as it's easy to set up and run (it does take a while to load up, mind you). There is a choice of phone skins and resolutions to tinker with too. After fiddling around for a bit with the OS I must say I'm pretty impressed. Its integration with Google Maps is seamless and only shows to highlight the potential for development of apps that blur the boundaries between phone and web-based software.

Installing software onto the emulator isn't easy and you need to fiddle around with code in order to do so. Although, there's plenty of documentation available online to help you get the most from the SDK, this is still really only something mobile developers will get much use out of, rather than just those curious about how Android applications will look.

Overall though, Android SDK provides a fast and reliable development environment for those looking towards the next era of mobile software.

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DJ Java Decompiler is a Windows decompiler and disassembler for Java that reconstructs the original source code from the compiled binary CLASS files (for example Java applets). It is able to decompile complex Java applets and binaries, producing accurate source code. DJ Java Decompiler is a stand-alone Windows application. It doesn't require having Java installed. It is also a fully featured Java editor using the graphic user interface with syntax-coloring.

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NetBeans IDE is an integrated development environment used as a tool for programmers to edit, compile, debug, and deploy programs. NetBeans primarily focuses on Java development, but can also support other programming languages. NetBeans itself is written in Java, which means that it will run on any operating system where Java is available (Windows, Linux, Solaris, OpenVMS, Mac OS X).

It is a free product developed under open source license, with no restrictions on its usage. NetBeans IDE is a modular IDE, and plenty of free and commercial add-ons are available for it, supporting a wide variety of technologies. The core of NetBeans IDE, the NetBeans Platform, can also be used separately, to build any kind of application. Most applications have common requirements such as menus, document management, settings, and so on.

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Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is a Java development framework that lets you escape the matrix of technologies that make writing AJAX applications so difficult and error prone. With GWT, you can develop and debug AJAX applications in the Java language using the Java development tools of your choice. When you deploy your application to production, the GWT compiler to translates your Java application to browser-compliant JavaScript and HTML.

Here's the GWT development cycle:

1. Use your favorite Java IDE to write and debug an application in the Java language, using as many (or as few) GWT libraries as you find useful.

2. Use GWT's Java-to-JavaScript compiler to distill your application into a set of JavaScript and HTML files that you can serve with any web server.

3. Confirm that your application works in each browser that you want to support, which usually takes no additional work.

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Eclipse is an open platform for tool integration built by an open community of tool providers. Operating under an open source paradigm, with a common public license that provides royalty free source code and world wide redistribution rights, the eclipse platform provides tool developers with flexibility and control over their software technology.

Eclipse has formed an independent open eco-system around royalty-free technology and a universal platform for tools integration. Eclipse based tools give developers freedom of choice in a multi-language, multi-platform, multi-vendor environment.

Eclipse provides a plug-in based framework that makes it easier to create, integrate and utilize software tools, saving time and money. By collaborating and exploiting core integration technology, tool producers can leverage platform reuse and concentrate on core competencies to create new development technology.

The Eclipse Platform is written in the Java language and comes with extensive plug-in construction toolkits and examples. It has already been deployed on a range of development workstations including Linux, HP-UX, AIX, Solaris, QNX, Mac OS X and Windows based systems.

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Opinio is a complete survey software application that enables you to produce and publish surveys in minutes using a regular web browser. It allows you to quickly create surveys, polls, RFIs, job application forms etc. Reports are immediately available after respondents have started answering your survey, and can be displayed directly in your web browser, or exported to other statistical applications for further analysis.

Advanced features like cross tabulations and unlimited filtering let you produce the reports you need. Opinio is platform independent. It runs on Windows (all versions), Linux, Solaris and Mac OS. Other Unix variants are to be supported soon. The development of Opinio is highly active and dynamic.

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JProfiler is a fully featured Java profiler targeted at profiling J2SE and J2EE applications. It combines CPU profiling, thread profiling, and memory profiling in one powerful application. JProfiler features a large number of IDE integrations and application server integrations. JProfiler's intuitive GUI helps you find performance bottlenecks, pin down memory leaks, and resolve threading issues. It also offers a path to garbage collector root analysis in the heap walker to fix memory leaks, a heap snapshot mode where all unreferenced objects, only weakly referenced objects, or objects queued for finalization can be removed and an integration wizard for profiling the Java browser plug-in.

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Java Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) provides a complete environment for applications development on desktops and servers and for deployment in embedded environments. It provides the basis for security, database connectivity and more. Desktop Java enables you to write rich, highly interactive client software. J2SE also serves as the foundation for the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) and Java Web Services.

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With Macromedia JRun 4, you can dramatically reduce the cost of your J2EE infrastructure. Priced at just $899 per CPU for a fully certified J2EE implementation, JRun 4 delivers commercial grade quality at a fraction of the cost of the alternatives.

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JCreator is a powerful interactive development environment (IDE) for Java technologies that provides more power at your fingertips than all the ordinary editors. What makes JCreator a cut above the rest? Just look at what JCreator can do for you:

• Manage projects with ease in an interface that is much like Microsoft® Visual Studio®.
• Define your own color schemes in XML for unlimited ways to organize your code.
• Use JCreator to wrap around your existing projects and use different JDK profiles.
• Get down to writing code quickly with our project templates.
• Make viewing your project a breeze with our class browser.
• Debug with an easy, intuitive interface. No need for silly DOS prompts!
• Walk through our wizards and cut to the chase of writing your project quickly and easily.
• Manage and exchange your code with our Ant and CVS integration.
• Save valuable time on Classpath configuration; let JCreator do it for you.
• Customize our user interface the way that you like it.
• Set up your own run-time environments to run your application as an applet, in a JUnit environment, or in a DOS window.
• Experience the satisfaction of faster speed, yet lower system requirements than with other IDEs.

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BlueJ is an integrated Java environment specifically designed for introductory teaching. It aims to provide an easy-to-use teaching environment for the Java language that facilitates the teaching of Java to first year students. Special emphasis has been placed on visualization and interaction techniques to create a highly interactive environment that encourages experimentation and exploration.

The program boasts the following features:

BlueJ is object-oriented

In BlueJ students interact with classes and objects. They can manipulate class structure graphically and textually. Objects can be created and methods of any object can be called interactively.

BlueJ has been designed for teaching

BlueJ offers a unique mix of sophisticated support for visualisation and interaction and a simple and intuitive interface.

BlueJ visualises class structure and objects.

In BlueJ, class structure can be seen and manipulated on screen, and objects can be interactively created and operations called.

BlueJ is free

The environment is free of charge.

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Looking for a simple and fast way to indent and export your Java code into various file formats? Look no further than Java Code Export, a unique and easy to use software to quickly and easily reindent, export (10+ formats supported) and print your Java documents, convert them to PDF, RTF, images and more!

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GanttProject is a project scheduling application written in Java and featuring gantt chart, resource management, calendaring, import/export (MS Project, HTML, PDF, spreadsheets). You will find it particularly useful if you need organize your professional tasks or working on very large projects.

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Cavaj Java Decompiler is a graphical freeware utility that reconstructs Java source code from CLASS files. You can decompile Java applets, JAR and ZIP files, producing accurate Java source code. Browse the reconstructed source code with the Class View for instant access to methods and fields. The program is a standalone Windows application, and it doesn't require you to have Java installed.

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Good-looking calculating JSP-page from Excel. Separate JavaBean with full source. 165 Excel-functions supported. No Excel needed on server. Windows and Unix supported. Easy to do backend-integration. No programming, let the domain expert create the code. Easy updating: fix spreadsheet and generate again. Use it for expense reports, surveys, order forms, financial advisor, ROI-calculator, engineering.

Open the spreadsheet, make less than 10 clicks, and you have your JSP-page running in your browser from you local Tomcat-installation. Edit the spreadsheet and regenerate and test again. The complete cycle takes less than 1 minute.

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Java Launcher is a powerful and easy-to-use Java tool, designed to help you get the most from the development platform. The app lets you quickly run Java applications, and boasts a range of a tools for handling Java files and creating executables.

Features of the program:

• Run Java applications and applets by double-clicking class files in Explorer
• Display Java source code in text format and class hierarchy in graphic format by right-clicking class files in Explorer
• Examine contents of JAR and ZIP files in details without extracting them by just one right-clicking in Explorer
• Compile thousands of Java files by just one right-clicking in Explorer
• Execute thousands of applications and applets by just right-clicking in Explorer
• Debug thousands of applications and applets by just one right-clicking in Explorer
• Create Windows EXE files
• The software automatically generates an advanced Help System for JDK (or) J2SE documentations without taking your precious energy and time

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Flex Builder 2 is a complete IDE for the Macromedia Flex Framework. As part of the Flex 2 product family, Flex Builder 2 provides the coding, debugging, and design tools that developers need to deliver stunning applications using the Macromedia Flex Framework.

The editor has been designed to take advantage of the industry-leading Eclipse tools framework. This version allows you to add the Flex Builder functionality to Eclipse, installing it as a plug-in. Alternatively, you can download the program as a standalone product just like any other tool.

Even if you’re not already using Eclipse, there are plenty of benefits for you as a developer. For instance, in addition to the custom tools Flex Builder provides for Flex development, you can take advantage of a rich ecosystem of commercial and open source add-ins, including plug-ins for popular source-code control systems, editors for virtually any programming language, as well as dozens of utilities to make your life easier.

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JavaScript Utility Suite is a application that consists of five utilities:

• Dropdown Menu Maker
• Popup Maker
• MouseOver Button Maker
• Slideshow Maker
• JavaScript Editor

These utilities are often found only in commercial software. They make complex coding very easy, as the user only has to fill in some fields. The code is then generated quickly and can easily be saved or inserted in pages that exist already. No programming or HTML knowledge is needed.

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JavaScript Utility Suite Pro is an advanced application that consists of eight utilities:

Banner Rotater

Make rotating banners

Dropdown Menu Maker

Make dropdown menu's

JavaScript Editor

Edit and write JavaScript code

MouseOver Button Maker

Make MouseOver buttons

Password Page Maker

Password protect your pages

Pop Maker

Make popup or popunder windows

Slideshow Maker

Make web-based slideshows

HTML To JS Converter

Convert HTML documents to JS

These utilities make complex coding very easy, as the user only has to fill in some fields. The code is then generated quickly and can easily be saved seperately or inserted into existing pages. No programming or HTML/JavaScript knowledge is needed.

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WebGenie BannerShow allows you to dress up your web site with attractive scrolling messages and banners that change like a slide-show. It makes selling so much easier. It boasts the following features:

• The tool for attracting and running advertising banners on your website
• Display click-able links to URLs on your site or other sites
• Catch the attention of your website visitors
• Set up your own slideshows

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