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Google API Adds Web Font Range For Developers
With Google’s Web Fonts Developer API developers can incorporate Web Fonts into apps dynamically
Samsung Signs Android Patent Pact With Microsoft
Samsung has agreed to pay Microsoft royalties for its Android devices, as Microsoft steps up its licensing strategy
LibreOffice Celebrates First Anniversary
It's one year since the Document Foundation created LibreOffice from the Oracle-controlled OpenOffice.org
Intel Drops MeeGo In Favour Of Tizen
Intel is ditching the MeeGo platform and instead throwing its weight behind Tizen to take on Android
Camfed And Google To Launch ICT Centres In Ghana
ICT centres run by women provide hubs of learning in remote rural regions of Ghana
Oracle Seeks £753m Damages In Android Java Case
Oracle is now seeking £753m in damages from Google in its Java patent infringement case against Android
Google Serves Up ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ Tips
Google's Android team have given tips to help developers prepare for the Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich"
Casio Coughs Up Microsoft Fee Over Linux Use
Microsoft’s licensing campaign continues with Casio Computing the latest to sign a deal for using Linux
Why Does Government Keep Screwing Over SMEs?
The British government is neglecting its duty to support SMEs, and missing significant cost savings in the process, says Sophie Curtis
Open-Source Software Management From Sonatype
Sonatype Insight manages the use of open-source software in enterprise systems development
Honeycomb Archos G9 Tablets To Include Hard Drives
Archos is launching eight-inch and 10-inch versions of its G9 tablet line, starting at £240 and £300 respectively
Government Wants Open Standards To Be Royalty-Free
Francis Maude has confirmed that it will adopt royalty-free standards, to deliver a level playing field for open source
UK Government Breaks Promise To Use SMEs
Despite promising to end the IT oligopoly of big businesses, government is ignoring SMEs
Google Partners With Intel At IDF Conference
Google will collaborate to optimise Android for Atom processor platform to help Intel's mobile push
Android Is Best For Business, Say Readers
Blackberry ties second with iPhone, in eWEEK poll. Next: tell us your Fantasy HP CEO
Google/Motorola Probe Could Prove Illuminating
Emergence of Google documents hinting at Android favouritism could prompt a revealing probe into the Motorola deal, says Clint Boulton
Linux Community Websites Hacked
Sites including Linux.com and LinuxFoundation.org have been taken offline, following a fresh attack
German Court Ban Throws The Towel On Galaxy Tab
The beach towel of German litigation has made the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 'tabula non grata', unless an appeal can be won, says Eric Doyle
HP Opens Private Beta Test Bed For Cloud Services
HP is capitalising on its membership of the OpenStack community to compete with Amazon Web Services
Oracle And Google Mediation Sources Another Dispute
Mediation talks in the Java patents dispute have stalled before they begin with Oracle objecting to Google's team
Intel To Let MeeGo Go: Rumour
Intel is reportedly set to scale down the development of MeeGo following Nokia's withdrawal from the project
Leaks Reveal Microsoft Links To Tunisian Regime
A leaked diplomatic cable has reveal concern over Microsoft's links to the former Tunsian regime
Government Commitment To Open Source Flounders
An FOI request by the BBC reveals that the UK government is failing to follow through on its open source promises
Android Dominates With 40 Percent Of US Market
Smartphones now make up 40 percent of the overall phone market in the US, with Android in the lead
Git Saves Linux Code Base In Kernel Server Breach
The Linux Kernel site was given the bumps on its 20th birthday when hackers broke in to plant a Trojan
Mozilla Shows Off Tablet User Interface
Mozilla has offered a sneak peak at its tablet user interface for the Android "Honeycomb" OS
Java Founder Gosling Quits Google For Robot Maker
The creator of Java, James Gosling, has left Google to become the chief software architect at Liquid Robotics
Linux Headache Is Latest Cyber Security Challenge
Competitors in the Cyber Security Challenge UK have been battling each other to fend of Linux attacks
Developers Compete To Put Android On HP TouchPad
Cheap discontinued HP TouchPads could run Android Gingerbread, if a community project takes off