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No, not the one in the Matrix, the one that owns Sun Microsystems, a group whose Java codes Google appears to have been using without proper authorization in both Android 2.2 Froyo and 2.3 Gingerbread. This case appears to have definite footing as IP expert Florian Mueller brings forth...

Yesterday Oracle and IBM announced that they would be working together on an open source implementation of Java. The move may have some serious implications for Android down the road reports InfoWorld. The reason is that Android apps are written in Java and they are run using Java code...

Google took a stand yesterday, against Oracle, in their continued debate over Java.  Google is trying to clear their name by disproving Oracle's claim that their implementation of the Dalvik virtual machine, in Android, has violated several patents. Google denied the infringement claims, and asked a judge to declare...

To say that social media behavior further changed in 2020 because of the pandemic is an understatement. We've always known that trends and features are constantly changing but we experienced even more whiplash with how many things changed this year. If it's for the better or for the worse,...

Another deadliest deadline for Bytedance, Tiktok's Chinese-owned parent company is almost upon us and we're still no closer to understanding what's the next step for the U.S government. But what seems to be sure now is that they will be getting another 7-day extension so that means they will...

Even before the pandemic, TikTok has already become controversial for many reasons. Late last year, it was involved in an inquiry whether data being saved on the app are being stored securely in the United States. It was soon banned in India and is now officially banned from U.S....

Now that the TikTok saga may potentially be over, the US government has been focusing on another Chinese-owned app. The US Commerce Department announced last Friday that they were banning US business transactions on WeChat, owned by Tencent Holdings and forcing Apple and Google to remove the app from...

Those who were prematurely celebrating (or mourning) a new era for TikTok under Microsoft will have to put their party hats away. The tech giant has just confirmed that TikTok owners ByteDance have decided to not sell their US operations to them. This comes on the heels of rumors...

Google is continually pushing for an “Internet of Things” approach to everyday living, and part of this involves an effort of placing low-energy Bluetooth beacons in the cities and physical environments that can make relevant content available to people with smartphones roaming around (and there are a lot of...

Businesses create mountains of data. They collect it in the form of customer information, they generate their own sales numbers, expense data, and more. If a business could somehow analyze that data, they could put themselves in a position to succeed where others fail. Understand raw business data to...

Ready for IFA 2015? Not so fast! While we're just counting down days before some of the biggest reveals this half of the year, last week's events still bear noting. For one, Samsung seems to have found itself in quite a pickle with what Internet has now christened as...

Another productivity suite comes to Android, this time with a more open source bent and with a distinctive legacy. The open source LibreOffice suite is finally on our favorite mobile platform, but it has two important caveats. First is that it's still in beta, which probably isn't much of...