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Daily Dose - Opera Alerts Microsoft About IE, Microsoft Criticizes Chrome

Opera has notified the EU and Microsoft about a potential problem in Microsoft's European browser ballot, according to the Register.  Opera says that the...

0 replies - 14432 views - 04/04/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

Google's Plan to Stop Android Fragmentation

Android phones have continued their rise in market share and in developer interest because of their open platform and robust APIs.  One of its main...

0 replies - 6954 views - 03/30/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

Oracle Set to Grow with Sun; Forecast Indicates Economic Upturn

After many months of grappling with the EU over the Sun acquisition and the fate of one popular open source database, Oracle is quickly reaping the benefits of...

0 replies - 7812 views - 03/26/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

Daily Dose - IBM Stops Disclosing Number of U.S. Employees

IBM has recently stopped providing breakouts of the US employee numbers in its annual report.  The company has shown steady hiring outside of the US,...

0 replies - 20249 views - 03/16/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

Daily Dose - US Lobbyists Blacklist Open Source Promoting Counties

US Lobbyists Blacklist Open Source Promoting Counties   The group of US lobbyists known as the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) released a...

1 replies - 20219 views - 02/26/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

Daily Dose - Google Go Joining GNU Compiler Collection

Google Go Joining GNU Compiler Collection   The GNU Compiler Collection Steering committee says it will support Google Go in GCC 4.5 or later.  Google's Ian...

0 replies - 21925 views - 01/29/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

A New Dawn For Java

Today marks a new dawn for the Java community - after months of speculation, Oracle have made their plans for Java clear following their Sun acquistion.  In...

10 replies - 15755 views - 01/28/10 by James Sugrue in Articles

Daily Dose - The Next Yummy Version of Android is…

The Next Yummy Version of Android is…  Erick Tseng, the Senior Project Manager for Android, recently told Engagdet what the tasty confection codename for...

0 replies - 16618 views - 01/19/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

Will China or Russia Block the Oracle-Sun Deal?

With the European Commission expected to green-light the Oracle-Sun deal as early as this week, the future is looking bright for Oracle, right?  Wrong.  Last...

2 replies - 7017 views - 01/18/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

Daily Dose - Oracle to Cut 50% of Sun Workforce? Sun Says No

Oracle to Cut 50% of Sun Workforce?  Sun Says NoLast week, USB analyst Brent Thill predicted that Oracle would cut some 13,800 jobs at Sun if the merger is...

4 replies - 15520 views - 01/18/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

Daily Dose - Russia Now Stands Between Oracle and Sun

Russia Now Stands Between Oracle and Sun   With the European Commission expected to approve the Oracle-Sun deal next week, Russia has suddenly leapt into the...

2 replies - 19730 views - 01/15/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

Daily Dose - Scam Charity Sites Pop up in the Wake of the Haiti Earthquake

Scam Charity Sites Pop up in the Wake of the Haiti EarthquakeThe FBI and Better Business Bureau have posted warnings about the fake charity sites popping up...

0 replies - 14931 views - 01/15/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

Daily Dose - SpringSource Hurts MyEclipse's Feelings

SpringSource Hurts MyEclipse's FeelingsGenuitec and Skyway Software announced a MyEclipse IDE for the Spring framework that will be available by the end of the...

1 replies - 20466 views - 01/14/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

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Superphone Fights for Good-gle!  Without the aid of cosmic rays or radioactive spiders, Google says it has released the first phone in a whole new class of...

0 replies - 14158 views - 01/06/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

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Monty Sends His Petition to Regulators   The "Save MySQL" petition by MySQL creator Monty Widenius, was recently delivered to three international...

0 replies - 16244 views - 01/05/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose