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Oracle vs Google Android lawsuit headed to settlement talks

Chris Burns, Sep 7th 2011 Discuss [13]

In one of the most important law-related situations in Google’s mobile OS Android’s relatively short history, Google and Oracle appear to be heading to a settlement agreement over whether Android does indeed infringe upon Java code owned by the other party. In a case we’ve been covering since its inception in over a year ago in August of 2010, Google’s original claim that this is a “baseless lawsuit” appears to still be their position, Eric Schmidt’s July 2011 comments still ringing true, yet both Oracle and Google have agreed to a court-suggested mediation between the two parties.

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Java creator James Gosling ditches Google for robotics firm after less than 6 months on the job

Shane McGlaun, Aug 31st 2011 Discuss [1]

In March of 2011, Google hired James Gosling, the father of Java for an unspecified position. We naturally assumed that Gosling was going to work on Android in some capacity. Strangely, at the time Gosling landed at Google, it and Oracle were in a legal battle over the alleged use of some Java code in Android. Gosling is no longer working at Google and the reason for leaving isn’t noted. I wonder if it had anything to do with the Google/Oracle fight over Java. Read The Full Story

Apple to provide OS X code for OpenJDK Java SE 7 project

Chris Davies, Nov 12th 2010 Discuss [0]

Apple has announced that, along with Oracle, it is kicking off the OpenJDK project for Mac OS X. As part of the partnership, Apple's software engineers "will contribute most of the key components, tools and technology" involved in a Java SE 7 implementation, including a 32-bit and 64-bit HotSpot-based Java virtual machine, class libraries, a networking stack and the foundation for a new graphical client, all released as open-source. Read The Full Story

Oracle Sues Google Over Java Usage in Android, Google Calls It “Baseless”

Evan Selleck, Aug 13th 2010 Discuss [2]

Oracle has decided to sue Google over patent and copyright infringements, as it relates to Java's usage in Android. It's a decision that has many scratching their heads in confusion over, especially the open source community. While a large market of analysts have already chimed in on their own regard about the situation, it's been Google that's waited the longest to comment. But, now, that's changed, as the Big G has come forward to put their statement on the situation forward. Read The Full Story

Apple eying Chinese Java game developer Handseeing?

Chris Davies, Aug 6th 2010 Discuss [0]

As we've seen in the past, publicly announcing your deals with Apple before the Cupertino PR machine has had its way is generally a shortcut to seeing your business partnership dissolve, but that hasn't stopped Chinese game developer Handseeing. The company's VP for operations has apparently confirmed that they're in talks with Apple regarding acquisition: "We should have a decision in about one or two months," Tian Bo told Reuters, "they're still talking about it and it's not quite settled yet right now." Read The Full Story

RIM get official on BlackBerry Torch and BlackBerry 6 Java SDK

Chris Davies, Aug 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

AT&T may have scooped RIM's BlackBerry Torch 9800 reveal, but the Canadian company is now filling in the meat of the OS 6 smartphone story. We already know the quadband UMTS/HSPA smartphone is arriving on AT&T come August 12th, complete with a 3.2-inch touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard and WiFi b/g/n, but now we have full details on the BlackBerry 6 OS it'll be running, plus a new Java SDK to support the refreshed platform. Read The Full Story

Samsung Application Store Unveiled by Samsung Mobile

Evan Selleck, Aug 31st 2009 Discuss [1]

TouchWiz wasn't the greatest. TouchWiz 2.0 was a huge leap in the right direction. But there was always going to be something holding back Samsung from taking any steps forward in the mobile marketplace, and it had nothing to do with proprietary software on their phones. They lacked what everyone else and their second-cousin has: a way to get first- and third-party developed applications onto their phones. Well, it looks like that's about to change. Read The Full Story

HTC Hero new ROM gets video demo

Chris Davies, Aug 19th 2009 Discuss [5]

Don't ask how, and don't ask from where (though we're guessing HTC, frankly), but MoDaCo's Paul has managed to acquire the upcoming firmware update for the HTC Hero and installed it on his test device. As we hoped, his feedback is that it speeds the smartphone up no end, with menus far quicker to respond and panning between homescreen pages more smooth. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

JavaBot at the Roasting Plant

James Allan Brady, Apr 16th 2008 Discuss [0]

The JavaBot is, as you guessed, a robot that makes you coffee. The thing is, it’s not your usual fare of inserting pre-ground coffee that sucks and then it brewing and pouring it, this robot does it all short of picking the beans itself. Read The Full Story