heise online news 17/10/2008

heise online news 17/10/2008 www.heise-online.co.uk Overview of the news from the past 24 hours heise online news Slimmer Java for the desktop In Java SE 6 Update 10, a modularised runtime environment allows Java programs, applets and JavaFX scripts to start faster › Read article     Qt Software announces new Qt IDE, Greenhouse Qt Software has shown Greenhouse, a new IDE for C++ developers, aimed to convert the dedicated text-editor-using developer, at Qt Developer Days › Read article     Android has a kill switch too Like the iPhone, the Google Android operating system has a kill switch to remotely disable malicious applications, but unlike the iPhone, Google has disclosed the feature before developers discovered it › Read article     Blender 2.48: It isn't all about play While most of the new features in Blender 2.48, the free 3D suite, are related to the game engine, there are also quite a few changes to the modelling and rendering side of it too › Read article     This newsletter is sent to in a multipart format. If you want to read it as plain text, you will have to change the display mode of your e-mail program. You are receiving heise online news because you subscribed at our website. If you no longer wish to receive the newsletter, you can cancel your subscription at http://www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/news. For more news from the world of technology, subscribe to our other newsletters: Newsletter heise open source: All the latest about Free and Open Source software from heise online, including news, features, analysis and case studies. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/open Newsletter heise Security: IT security news and alerts to keep your systems secure, with features giving an in-depth look at the world of IT security. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/security Newsletter heise networks features: In-depth articles, tools and techniques for networking and communications. www.heise-online.co.uk/newsletter/manage/networks Legal notice Publishers: Christian Heise, Ansgar Heise, Christian Persson Editor-in-chief: Jonathan Bennett All rights reserved. Any copies or dissemination on any medium, either in part of whole, requires the written consent of the publisher. Copyright (c) 2008 Heise Media UK Ltd.