Andrew Oliver (via Hacker News): Applets are officially, completely removed from Java 26, coming in March of 2026. This brings to an official end the era of applets, which began in 1996. However, for years it has been possible to build modern, interactive web pages in Java without needing applets or plugins. TeaVM provides fast, […]

Igor Kulman (Mastodon): The app is real, finished, tested, documented, and ready for submission. All I needed was to join the Apple Developer Program. […] When you want to publish an app on the App Store, the process is supposed to be simple: you sign in with your Apple ID, fill in your details, pay […]

Alex Rosenberg: A few times now I’ve accidentally replaced a password that might have still been valid. I’d like to be able to look through historical passwords for a site. It can be well-buried behind an option-click or something. Ideally they have timestamps of when they were valid too because why not, it’s a small […]

Juli Clover: Apple could ultimately have to pay up to an estimated 637 million euros to address the damage suffered by 14 million iPhone and iPad users in the Netherlands.The lawsuit dates back to 2022, when two Dutch consumer foundations (Right to Consumer Justice and App Store Claims) accused Apple of abusing its dominant market […]

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