Supreme Court to hear Google v. Oracle case over Android’s Java usage
In 2010, Oracle sued Google over alleged Java infringement during the development of Android. Appeal courts have repeatedly overturned lower…
In 2010, Oracle sued Google over alleged Java infringement during the development of Android. Appeal courts have repeatedly overturned lower…
Motorola Mobility, the mobile phone company sold by Google to the Chinese company Lenovo last year, has been ordered to…
Larry Ellison is apparently still smarting from the court battle he lost back in May of last year when he…
[tweet https://twitter.com/timbray/status/205359972647829504] A jury decided this morning that Google did not infringe upon Oracle’s patents. The verdict came unanimously as jurors in…
Google’s Eric Schmidt chats with the Wall Street Journal columnist Walt Mossberg at D9 conference in May 2011. Photo: Asa…
It’s interesting how Microsoft is becoming an intellectual property vendor these days. This is all thanks to Google’s Linux-based Android…
A report from Citi analyst Walter Pritchard made headlines this morning with claims that HTC agreed to paying five bucks…
This is a Samsung-branded Windows 8 tablet Microsoft is giving away to BUILD attendees today. Wanna take bets on possible…
Motorola Mobility apparently yanked all tablets and most smartphones from its German store. According to the company’s online German store (translated),…
While testifying in the Samsung vs Apple case on Tuesday, it was revealed that Google has agreed to help Samsung…
Apple’s latest cunning move in its Holy Crusade against Android involves getting a court order to force Google, the maker of Android…
Microsoft requested European Union antitrust regulators to probe Motorola Mobility on claims that the United States phone manufacturer is blocking…
Google is making moves this week to protect its Android partners as the Apple, Microsoft-backed “Rockstar” patent group seeks to…
Disclosure: I was in the pay of Google throughout the Oracle litigation.But <sob> I couldn’t say anything. — Tim Bray…
Something funny just hit me. Samsung’s “pure Google” Nexus S phone was hit with a number of software infringements in…
A German court ruled this morning that the Android-powered tablet does not violate the patented look of Apple’s tablet. The Duesseldorf court…
The ability to flag content on the Google Play Store as inappropriate, a feature long available on Android, has recently…
TorrentFreak is reporting that Google has removed several Pirate Bay apps from the Play Store today after strong pressure from…
We previously told you that HTC is gearing up to launch a tablet with a stylus later this year. They…
Software maker Oracle estimated that each day’s worth of Android activations makes Google approximately $10 million in annual revenue while…
U.S. Judge Lucy Koh granted Apple’s request for a preliminary injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone in June, and the decision resulted…
In an ongoing case in which Apple and Google’s Motorola have accused each other of infringing various mobile related patents…
Pieces in the NY Times and the WSJ suggest that the real target of Apple’s second courtroom patent battle with Samsung may be Android. Some…
Google appears to be aiming for tight control over its Android Wear smartwatch platform as it asked crowdfunding site IndieGoGo…