Oracle wants billions of dollars from Google in Java lawsuit

From CNET News.com: Oracle is seeking billions of dollars in damages from Google over a lawsuit in which the search giant has been accused of infringing on patents related to Java.

In the lawsuit filed last August, Oracle claimed that Google is infringing on Java copyrights and...

RIM Ships 500K Playbooks During Fiscal Q2, Will Announce Layoffs

From DailyTech: We reported earlier today that dark clouds were looming over Research In Motion. This afternoon, RIM announced its fiscal Q2 earnings and things aren't looking so pretty. The company reported net income of $695 million for the quarter compared to $934 million in...

Lenovo Preparing Two Android Tablets for Summer Launch

From DailyTech: The tablet market is growing as the notebook market is slowing. Some analysts think that the tablet market will continue to grow significantly in coming years as more consumers warm up to devices like the iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab 10.1.

Lenovo has announced that it will...

Globalfoundries Appoints New Chief Executive, Chairman

From X-bit Labs: Globalfoundries, a leading contract maker of semiconductors controlled by Advanced Micro Devices and Advanced Technology Investment Company, on Thursday announced the appointment of new leaders. Doug Grose, a former manufacturing chief at AMD, will leave his CEO post...

Yahoo releases search tools for iPhone, Android apps

From InfoWorld: Yahoo wants to help people find mobile applications and information about them.

On Thursday, the company is unveiling a feature in its search engine called App Search, as well as application search tools for Android and iPhone devices called AppSpot.

Both the new...

Google's Me on the Web Keeps User Data Under Wraps

From PC World: Google has launched Me on the Web, a new tool allowing anyone with a Google account to monitor what personal information about them appears online.

Google's Me on the Web Keeps User Data Under WrapsMe on the Web allows users to create e-mail alerts that will be sent...

Microsoft Exec Hints Windows 8 Will Drop in Fall 2012

From DailyTech: Sporting a Metro-UI inspired makeover, support for ARM architecture CPUs, and putting Ribbons in places that some people might not be ready for (e.g. Windows Explorer), Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) upcoming Windows 8 is the software giant's "riskiest product", according...

Amazon Preps Tablet Device to Boost Its Digital Content Services

From X-bit Labs: In a bid to boost sales of digital content, Amazon, the biggest electronic store in the world, reportedly plans to release an own-brand media tablet.

Amazon is the largest retailer of books, CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays and other media. But as sales of physical media...

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