This week we continue on the trek to locate the source of failing MySQL connections and uncover a solution.

A key Red Hat partner has developed an iPhone application to monitor JBoss application server performance. Here's the scoop along with some other key JBoss development trends.

LG introduces their first Android-powered smartphone, the LG-GW620 & is following other Phone manufacturers HTC, Samsung & Motorola.

Casual puzzle games are the unsung champions of the modern game scene. The blockbuster titles get all the attention, and yet it's the simple solitaires and brain-teasers that are in every PC's menu, on every mobile phone, and bookmarked in every web browser.

Quicklook is no doubt one of the coolest features about Mac OS X. It's very useful, saves a lot of time and is pretty cool to use and see. Now, thanks to Gloobus, Ubuntu can have the same sleekness Quicklook offers.

Developers in countries like China, India, and Brazil are much younger than are programmers in other parts of the world. And they're more likely to use open source.

The issue is trust, and trust goes both ways. Users and developers, who are often involved on a purely voluntary basis, are resistant to the paternalism that is implicit in a Trademark License Agreement, and some view it as a surreptitious method for suppressing criticism

When you need to build small, native standalone applications, Gambit-C Scheme provides a high-level dynamic language with good runtime and memory performance, as well as good deployment options.