Sun To Open Java Code

Developers thriving in the open source community have been hounding Sun Microsystems for a long time to open up the code to its widely-used Web language, Java. A surprise conference announcement last week reveals that day is coming, even if not as soon as initially thought.

PayPal President Punches Out

Online marketplace eBay disclosed some senior management changes, including the "planned departure" of Jeff Jordan, president of the PayPal payment processing division of eBay.

Ubuntu Gains Opera, High Profile Converts

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, the "Dapper Drake" release, will be able to run Opera 9; this means a pair of technology notables who have switched from Mac to Ubuntu will be a simple 'apt-get' away from having Opera on their systems.

Digg Hasn’t Topped The Times Yet

Online research firm Hitwise found that the New York Times had almost 20 times the traffic of Digg for the week ending July 1st, in sharp contrast to blog posts that have Digg drawing closer to the Paper of Record online.

Group Helps Teens ‘Rock Safe’ Online

Rocking safe in the digital era doesn't mean making sure the cat's not behind your chair. In Houston, it's about educating online youngsters about the dangers of social networking while you bang your head to the latest MySpace rockers. Yeah, I know, "bang your head" is so Quiet Riot.