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Google Smacks Oracle Down in Android Lawsuit

The patent-infringement verdict is sure to send shockwaves through the software industry. ...More
May 23, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Round 1 of Oracle/Google Trial: Mixed Bag

The jury was unable to decide on one issue, prompting a Google lawyer to move for a mistrial. ...More
May 8, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Google Takes on Apple, Amazon With Google Drive

The search giant has unveiled the cloud-storage offering, allowing users to create, share, collaborate and keep all of their digital stuff – all in one place. ...More
April 25, 2012 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Oracle Mulled RIM, Palm Buys

Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison on Tuesday also testified in federal court that Google is the only company he is aware of that hasn't taken a license for the Java programming language. ...More
April 18, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Google: Oracle Wants 'To Share in Google's Success'

An Oracle attorney told jurors in opening arguments that Google's behavior amounts to theft. ...More
April 17, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Oracle, Google Prepare for Android Battle in Federal Court

Oracle, the hardware and software company whose customers include all of the Fortune 100, reportedly is seeking nearly $1 billion and an injunction that could force Google to change the way it uses and distributes Android. ...More
April 16, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Google Wallet Underwhelms?

Sprint, however, has been bullish on Google Wallet, at least publicly. ...More
March 23, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Sprint to Unveil More Phones Supporting Google Wallet

Osama Bedier, vice president of Google Wallet and Payments, reportedly said consumer use is strongest at convenience stores and then fast food restaurants. ...More
March 2, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News, Billing
Google To the Operators' Defense

In what's become a common trope at this year's MWC, Google's Eric Schmidt noted that operators were living in a tough regulatory environment. Customers were using enormous bandwidth, while the government was charging the operators huge fees for this bandwidth. ...More
February 28, 2012
Posted in Blog
Obama Administration Releases 'Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights'

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is planning to convene Internet companies and consumer advocates to develop enforceable codes of conduct that comply with the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights. ...More
February 23, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News