A U.S.federal court jury ruled that the company did not infringe on Oracle patents with its use of Java components in its Android platform. The ruling brings an end to second phase in the two companies' ongoing battle over the use of Java code in...
Google’s purchase of Motorola was first announced in August 2011 and is primarily designed to give the firm access to a trove of important mobile and wireless patents to help its protect its Android platform against legal threats from the likes of...
Once considered to be close partners in the battle against Microsoft, the two companies found themselves on opposite sides after Google debuted its Android mobile platform. Apple is reportedly planning to bundle a new Maps application with the next...
The two firms have long been engaged in legal wrangling over the use of Java content in the Android platform. The verdict indicates what many industry experts have speculated in recent days, that the two firms' ongoing fight over intellectual...
The juror panel will now decide whether Google infringed on Oracle's Java patents in developing its Android mobile platform. Oracle has argued in the case that Google knowingly lifted portions of its Java platform for use in Android without seeking...
Oracle alleges that Google deliberately refused to license the company's Java platform for use in its Android smartphones. Rubin was questioned about emails he wrote advising high ranking Google staff to acquire Sun Microsystems' platform before...
Google's Android system isn't "critical" to the company's success, although it's an "important" part of its future, according to testimony this week from Google CEO Larry Page as the company tries to defend itself in its legal battle with Oracle.
Drive is likely to be offered as an Android application, as well as versions for OS X and Windows, and potentially other platforms possibly supported too. The screenshot suggested the application would be locally installed and would support...
The trial between Oracle and Google over the use Java software within the Android platform began in California yesterday with the selection of the jury that will hear the dispute between the two technology giants.
Google, Microsoft in War of Words Over Android 'Patent Attacks' According to the suit, Facebook said that Yahoo services, ranging from the Yahoo home page to the company's Flickr platform as well as its Games and Sports sites, make use of...
Ahead of an upcoming trial in April over claims that Google's Android operating system has infringed on Java patents, Google has offered to pay Oracle $3 million plus a portion of its Android platform revenue in an attempt to reach a settlement...
Though the letter was sent to firms using Apple's platform, the news comes in the midst of wider concern over mobile permissions, with Google's Android apps also facing scrutiny. Major technology brands behind more than 30 of the top Apple iPhone...
Recent analyst reports have shown that Google's Android platform has been increasing its market share in both the handset and tablet fields. Google has unveiled a campaign which will aim to help UK businesses optimize their sites for use with...
This isn’t the first time a Google app has gone over poorly outside of the Android platform. Windows Phone owners who have downloaded the new Google Search App from the Windows Phone Marketplace are giving it an overwhelming thumbs down thus far...
More than 300 million devices now run on the Android platform, with 850,000 new device activations daily. Google's Android is the top platform, with 48.6 percent market share (up 2.3 percent since December), while Apple has a 29.5 percent market...
Android users have been warned that applications could be sending back photos stored on their phone to remote servers without their permission in yet another major security worry for the popular operating system, according to a New York Times report.
We’re extending [Google+] across all that we do—search, ads, Chrome, Android, Maps, YouTube—so that each of those services contributes to our understanding of who you are. However, Google+ is still able to use all of the data they’ve collected to...
More than 300 million devices now run on the Android platform, with 850,000 new device activations daily – good for 250 percent year-on-year growth. Rubin also addressed concerns that Google may favor Motorola, telling reporters Android will be...
In August, LinkedIn revamped its mobile presence with new apps for Android and iOS and a new mobile site. Because members need LinkedIn to work wherever they work we've made great strides in our platform in mobile offerings in 2011," said Weiner.
You can also target different types of phones such as the new Windows Phone, iPhone, Android, and Blackberry. Tablet supported options include iOS, Android, and RIM. Over the past couple months adCenter has been working on several improvement to...
