Android 2.0 aka Eclair Runs on The G1
You'll need the new SDK for the emulator ROM or you can get it here [ROM] ECLAIR from SDK - xda-developers. Bad news: WiFi does not work and it does not come with any Google applications. Good news: Other stuff works and it fits in the paltry flash

GTK2 2.18.2-1 Breaks Eclipse 3.5.1
A recent update performed installed GTK2 2.18.2-1 and this totally screwed up Eclipse. Mouse events and focus just don't work properly in some dialogue user interfaces. See bugs filed for Archlinux and Ubuntu for more info. A fix has also been suggested - set 'export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=true' in a terminal and run eclipse from there. This works on Archlinux as well as Ubuntu.

Updates On Java @Oracle Develop
Java pundits should pay attention to Oracle Develop, happening on October 11th. Highlights include:
- Keynote by James Gosling titled "The Top 10 Things You Many Not Know About Software at Sun"
- JPA 2.0 Latest News
- Developing RESTful Web Services with JAX-RS
- EJB 3.1 Overview
- JEE6 (and Glassfish)
- Accelerating Java for Better Enterprise Performance (looks at GC)
- Cloud Computing
- JSF 2.0
- Java FX
A more comprehensive list is available here - Oracle Develop Offers Updates on Java Technology
