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Jury Hands Oracle Partial Victory Over Google
The jury in Oracle's lawsuit against Google has agreed Google infringed Oracle's Java copyrights, but deadlocked on the issue of fair use
Oracle Opens Java 7 For Consumer Download
Java 7 is now available for consumers to download via the Java.com website, Oracle has revealed
Jury Still Mulls Decision In Oracle Versus Google Lawsuit
The jury in the Oracle versus Google lawsuit has entered its second day of deliberations, without yet reaching any decisions
Jury Mulls Arguments In Oracle Versus Google Java Lawsuit
The jury in Oracle's lawsuit against Google had a few hours to begin their deliberations but reached no conclusion
Schwartz And McNealy Clash In Court Over Java APIs
Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy has clashed in court with Sun's last CEO, Jonathan Schwartz
Oracle Ships Java Developer Tools For Mac OS X
Oracle has for the first time released the Java development kit (JDK) and JavaFX SDK for Apple's Mac OS X
Ex-Google Developer Removed Java Code From Android
A former Google software architect has testified he removed part of the Java code from Android after Oracle's lawsuit
Eric Schmidt Insists Google Only Used API Names
Oracle has grilled Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt in court, who insisted only the names of the APIs were used
Oracle Lawyers Focus On Google Internal Emails
Oracle's questioning in its Google lawsuit has focused on establishing whether Google's Android project leader knew the company needed a licence to use Java
Oracle Questions Google Engineer About Key Email
A Google engineer has been questioned by Oracle lawyers in court over a key email he wrote about Java alternatives
Patent Commentator Florian Mueller Admits Oracle Consultancy
Author of the popular FOSS Patents blog declares that Oracle 'very recently' became a consulting client of his
Larry Page Tells Court Google Didn’t Need Java Licence
CEO Larry Page told the court he didn't believe Google needed Java licence as it only used freely available elements
Larry Ellison Slams Google For Not Licensing Java
Oracle boss Larry Ellison has criticised Google for not licensing Java in Day 2 of the courtroom showdown
Oracle Issues Mammoth 88 Vulnerability Patch
Oracle fixes a load of vulnerabilities, many of which could be used for remote code execution
Apple Issues ‘Cool’ Fix For Flashback
Despite getting slammed by some corners of the security industry over Flashback, Apple gets praise for its "innovative" Java update
Java Reign Ends As Most Popular Programming Language
Java has dropped to second spot as the most popular programming language behind C, according to new stats
Apple Issues Java Update After Vulnerability Scare
Apple moves to allay fears over a number of Java vulnerabilities
Yahoo Open Sources Mojito JavaScript Framework
Yahoo has open-sourced its Mojito JavaScript framework to give developers a platform-flexible HTML5 toolset
Oracle And Google Head To April Trial After Settlement Talks Collapse
Tech giants reach an "irreconcilable impasse" in settlement negotiations
Oracle Rejects Google Offer of Android Cut
Google's offer to give Oracle Android earnings if the mobile operating system's owner loses the case is rejected
Oracle Versus Google Trial Set For 16 April
Judge accepts Oracle’s offer to streamline case, avoiding further postponement
VMware Helps Java Developers Handle Big Data With Spring Hadoop
VMware's Spring Hadoop targets enterprise Java developers who want to create Big Data analysis applications
Dierk Koenig’s Practical Groovy for Developers
Dierk Koeing -- lead author of the book 'Groovy in Action' and Groovy & Grails committer -- brings his two-day Practical Groovy for Developers workshop exclusively to Skills Matter.
Jelastic Java Platform Set For Commercial Debut
Jelastic's Java plaform-as-a-service will become commercially available in North America and Europe next month
Android Malware Increased By 3,000 Percent in 2011
Google's Android was targeted with malware more than any other mobile operating system in 2011
Mark Murphy’s Advanced Android for Busy Coders
"Beginning Android" author Mark Murphy's Advanced Android for Busy Coders will provide you with all you need to know about a range of powerful Android systems.
Mark Murphy’s Intro to Android for Busy Coders, Two-day course
"Beginning Android" author Mark Murphy's two-day Android Introduction course will provide an intensive class to get you up to speed in coding the highest quality Android applications.
Google Loses Email Exclusion Battle In Oracle Java Patent Infringement Trial
The Oracle v Google patent infringement trial is set for March and the judge has ruled out several contentions but not the Lindholm email
Oracle Suffers Java Patent Rejection In Android Case
Oracle has suffered an embarrassing setback in its patent fight over Java against Google's Android