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Oracle v. Google - Verdict Will Arrive Monday

Starting on Monday, April 30th, the jury in the Oracle v. Google trial began deliberations for a verdict on whether Google infringed on Oracle copyrights...

5 replies - 10045 views - 05/04/12 by Mitch Pronschinske in Articles

Oracle v Google Trial Day 2: Ellison Testifies

The Oracle vs Google case has finally hit the courtroom, and on the second day, Larry Ellison is Oracle's first witness. Ellison's main argument - APIs are...

0 replies - 8081 views - 04/18/12 by James Sugrue in Articles

Search Needs to Help Disprove Patent Trolls

As the “father of the Internet,” Tim Berners-Lee, got onto a plane to head to the burgeoning tech center of Tyler, Texas (all sarcasm intended), he...

0 replies - 3316 views - 02/09/12 by Jason Hull in Articles

Key Emails Could be the Evidence Oracle Needs to Kill Google's Android Defense

Google may be in hot water with their judge in the Android lawsuit pre-trial hearings.  Judge William Alsup was recently informed of several emails written by...

4 replies - 12626 views - 07/28/11 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

Daily Dose - What's New in Emacs 24?

As the nightly builds for Emacs 24 start to churn out, developers can expect some cool new features.  These features include UI changes, custom themes,...

0 replies - 27247 views - 01/03/11 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

Daily Dose - Chrome OS Pushed to 2011

While Google originally intended to have Chrome OS-based netbooks ready by the holiday season, the manufacturers are now saying that we won't be seeing Chrome...

0 replies - 17711 views - 11/30/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

Software Patents

Here's an interesting news item: "Red Hat’s Secret Patent Deal and the Fate of JBoss Developers".Here's an ancient -- but still relevant --...

1 replies - 5547 views - 11/25/10 by Steven Lott in News

Daily Dose - Researchers Slam Android Over Apps that Leak GPS data

A study from researchers at Duke University, Penn State University, and Intel Labs has discovered that 15 out of 30 popular Android applications selected at...

1 replies - 18024 views - 10/01/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

FSF Lays Into Oracle, Begrudgingly Supports Google

The Free Software Foundation has been relatively quiet about Oracle's lawsuit against Google, which was announced nearly a month ago.  This week, the...

0 replies - 4717 views - 09/09/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Articles

Jonathan Lindo on Agile Architecture, DevOps, and Patents

The software industry is constantly trying to find the next-generation tools and methods that can make development, testing, and production more efficient. ...

0 replies - 7465 views - 08/24/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Articles

US Jury Busts One of EFF's 10 Dumbest Patents

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) found out this week that another one of their top 10 "Most Wanted" patents was shot down by a jury in...

0 replies - 5687 views - 08/24/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

Dear Java Developers: Told Ya So!

Well, I suppose I didn’t tell you so, I didn’t knock on every Java developer’s door and say it. But I did say it. To myself. In a soft mumble. LOL. ...

18 replies - 10232 views - 08/13/10 by Jon Davis in News

Daily Dose - Can We Stop Talking About the iPhone Antenna Now?

In this week's edition of 'Media Frenzy Over Basically Nothing,' Apple finally called a press conference to end all the crazy talk about possible recalls and...

0 replies - 19295 views - 07/16/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

The Kiwis Reject Software Patents

In New Zealand, a major battle is almost won for those who want to see an end to software patenting.  Today the NZ Commerce Minister Simon Power announced...

1 replies - 9435 views - 07/15/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Articles

Daily Dose - Avatar… No, Not The Movie

The test automation vendor Automation Anywhere really liked the movie "Avatar".  They liked it so much that it inspired the creation of their newest...

0 replies - 11923 views - 07/13/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose