Java

Oracle Figures 700,000 Android Activations a Day Are Worth $3.65 Billion a Year to Google

John Paczkowski in News on January 18 at 2:15 pm PT

Oracle has put a potential dollar value on the damages it may claim in its Java-related patent infringement case against Google over its Android operating system. And it’s a very large number.

Why Today Is a Very Good Day to Update Java on Your Computer

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 2, 2011 at 5:45 am PT

A nasty security vulnerability in Java is likely to cause headaches at large companies with lots of PCs, because installing a fix takes a lot of time.

Hewlett-Packard Close to Deciding webOS Unit’s Fate

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 8, 2011 at 11:52 am PT

HP is said to be close to deciding the fate of its webOS software business, and will reveal it today at an all-hands meeting led by CEO Meg Whitman. Will someone buy it?

Latest Oracle Damage Claim Still Ridiculous, Google Says

John Paczkowski in News on September 21, 2011 at 11:40 am PT

Little progress being made in Larry versus Larry.

Oracle-Google Faceoff: Judge Tells the Larrys to Keep Talking

John Paczkowski in News on September 20, 2011 at 11:10 am PT

Another round of closed-door talks for Google’s Page and Oracle’s Ellison.

Java Icon Gosling Joins Sea-Robot Start-Up

Ben Worthen, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 30, 2011 at 4:53 pm PT

The father of the widely-used Java programming language is leaving Google for a start-up that makes sea-faring robots. James Gosling, the former Sun Microsystems engineer who went to Google after Sun was acquired by Oracle, has joined Liquid Robotics as chief software architect, he said Tuesday.

Old Java Emails May Bite Google in Android Patent Suit

John Paczkowski in News on July 27, 2011 at 2:30 pm PT

What was that again? “We conclude that we need to negotiate a license for Java under the terms we need”?

Judge in Java Trial Tells Oracle and Google to Grow Up

Arik Hesseldahl in News on July 22, 2011 at 6:40 am PT

But Oracle wins the right to subject Google CEO Larry Page and two other current and former Googlers to a deposition.

Oracle Lawyers Ask to Depose Larry Page and Other Current or Former Googlers

Arik Hesseldahl in News on July 15, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Lawyers for Oracle say they want to take a deposition from Google CEO Larry Page and three others. Among them: The CTO of Square, a LinkedIn vice president, and the author of a book on Java.

Judge in Java Case Has Some Tough Questions for Google

Arik Hesseldahl in News on July 12, 2011 at 1:31 pm PT

A filing from the judge in the Oracle-Google lawsuit over Java suggests the company behind the Android mobile operating system is going to face some tough questions in a hearing next week.