Voogle brings Google Voice to webOS

 

Voogle supports all the important Google Voice features. You can make voice calls, send text messages, playing recorded calls, and check voice mail. If you so desire, you can even use Voogle to replace your carrier's built-in voicemail with your own from Google Voice. Future plans include the addition of MMS support and real-time notifications.

Voogle: [via PreCentral]

Oracle Announces Release Date for Java 7

Oracle announced that the Java Development Kit (JDK) 7 will be generally available on July 28, 2011. The company submitted the specs for Java 7 and 8 to the Java Community Process Executive Committee for approval.

 

According to Java Chief architect Mark Reinhold's blog, the "results should be available in two weeks." However, as we reported recently, the Apache Software Foundation is threatening to vote against the approval of Java 7.

Facebook Comprises Nearly 25% of Page Views in the US

 

Facebook's domination of the Internet continues, as evidenced by numbers released today by Experian Hitwise today that find Facebook accounting for nearly 1 in 4 page views in the United States.

 

In March the intelligence company found that visits to Facebook had surpassed those to Google. And since then, Facebook's growth has continued.

Happy 25th birthday, Windows!

25 years ago today, Microsoft released the very first version of the operating system which now powers around 90% of the personal computers in the world.

 

How to Migrate from TextMate to VIM

 

Developer Daniel Fischer wrote a VIM tutorial for TextMate users. Fischer, a long time TextMate user, decided it was time to make the jump to a more advanced editor. Fischer wanted to take advantage VIM features like split-windows, and the many plugins available.

 

What the tutorial covers:

• Installing MacVim
• Creating Your Own Icon
• Themes
• Plugins
• Split Windows
• Shortcuts
• Gotchas