 CTV.ca | Oracle says Google's own emails show its guilt Reuters By Dan Levine | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An Oracle attorney cited emails between top executives at Google as prime evidence that Google took its intellectual property to gain an edge in the lucrative smartphone market, at the start of a high stakes ... Oracle skewers Google at Android trial Oracle and Google's Android copyright row trial begins Oracle Tells Jury Google Stole Technology to Make Android |
 Nerd Reactor | Hologram technology brings Tupac back to life at Coachella Nerd Reactor If you haven't heard by now, during last night's sold out Coachella music festival, Tupac Shakur make a special guest appearance during Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre's performance. The surprise felt many stunned and wonder how they pulled it off. Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg To Consider Including Tupac Hologram In Future Tours Rapper's De-Light: Tupac 'Hologram' May Go on Tour Tupac 'hologram' merely pretty cool optical illusion |
 The Guardian | Please RT: The Logic of Microsoft's New Windows Names Forbes Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) seems to have learned at least somewhat from the confusion caused by Vista and Windows 7 (which came in Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise versions, with or without a bag of chips). Microsoft Reveals Its Plan to Sell Windows 8 Here are the flavors of Windows 8 to confuse you Microsoft reveals 'Windows RT' as name of ARM-based version of Windows 8 |
 Bloomberg | Oracle skewers Google at Android trial USA TODAY By Michael Liedtke, AP SAN FRANCISCO â€" Oracle began Monday trying to convince a jury that Google's top executives have long known that they stole a key piece of technology to build the Android software that now powers more than more than 300 million ... Oracle, Google to face off over Java lawsuit Oracle says Google knowingly 'broke the rules' with Java Oracle Claims It Will Prove Google Stole Java APIs to Build Android |
 The Sun | Coachella 2012: Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and more Washington Post Florence + The Machine, the Black Keys and At the Drive In were a few of the acts that performed during the first weekend of Coachella, a two weekend-long music festival that attracts nearly 75000 music fans and celebrities a day to Indio, Calif. Tupac 'hologram' merely pretty cool optical illusion Resurrection rap: Tupac hologram knocks 'em dead at Coachella How Tupac Became a Hologram (Is Elvis Next?) |
The Guardian | Windows 8 Will Come in Four Versions PCWorld After years of criticism that the OS came in too many different editions, Microsoft's move should eliminate much of the confusion. By Edward N. Albro, PCWorld Finally! After years of confusing consumers with multiple, slightly different versions of the ... Microsoft Office 15 video: “it goes where you go†Windows 8 to come in just three flavors Microsoft Announces Three Windows 8 Editions |
CTV.ca | Oracle Says Google Knowingly 'broke the Rules' With Java PCWorld By James Niccolai, IDG News Oracle and Google kicked off a high-stakes jury trial in San Francisco on Monday, with Oracle arguing that Google ran roughshod over its intellectual property rights because the search giant was scared of getting left behind ... Summary Box: Oracle takes on Google in opening day of trial over Android ... Oracle Tells Jury Google Stole Technology to Make Andoid Oracle's Billion Dollar Question: Can You Copyright a Language? |
 TechCrunch | Google Drive Lives: Google Drive App Found TechCrunch If you needed any more proof that Google Drive was alive, look no further than this screenshot of the OS X app. I've been able to download and run the app and it is currently idle, sitting quietly in the corner, unable to connect to the mothership. Google Drive detailed: 5 GB for free, launching next week for Mac, Windows ... Google Drive may give users 5 GB of free storage Mac, iOS-compatible Google Drive said to debut next week |
 Android Community | Google Drive detailed: 5 GB for free, launching next week for Mac, Windows ... InformationWeek Sometimes we get lucky, and today is one of those days. I got a draft release from a partner of Google's upcoming Google Drive service and it gives away a wealth of information about how Google plans to take on the incumbent Dropbox. The short story? Mac, iOS-compatible Google Drive said to debut next week Google Drive Said To Launch Next Week, With 5GB Of Free Storage For All Google Drive leaked: 5GB cloud space for free |
 The Guardian | Google Gets Maximum Fine After 'Impeding' Privacy Probe BusinessWeek By Brian Womack and Todd Shields on April 16, 2012 Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG) “impeded†and “delayed†a US inquiry into its data-collection practices, according to the latest in a series of regulatory probes of the company's privacy practices. Proposed EU law would have hit Google with nearly $1 billion in fines Laughable Fine For Google After FCC Finds It Did Nothing Wrong In Street View ... FCC fines Google $25000 for impeding investigation |
 AFP | Proposed EU law would have hit Google with nearly $1 billion in fines Ars Technica By | Published April 16, 2012 3:29 PM The FCC has cleared Google of any wrongdoing over the WiFi snooping case, but nonetheless hit it with a $25000 fine for "noncompliance with [FCC] information and document requests." Google, for its part, ... Unanswered Questions in FCC's Google Case FCC's Ruling that Google's WiFi Snooping is Legal Sets Horrible Precedent Google Fined $25000 Over Street View Probe |
 CBS News | FCC's Ruling that Google's WiFi Snooping is Legal Sets Horrible Precedent Computerworld By John P. Mello Jr. PC World - Anyone looking for assurance that the privacy of their home wireless networks would be protected from snoopers by government regulators won't find it in the Federal Communication Commission's recent action against Google ... Google Fined $25000 Over Street View Probe FCC fines Google $25000 over Street View probe Unanswered Questions in FCC's Google Case |
 TIME | Galaxy Nexus arrives at Sprint on Sunday for $200 Computerworld By Mathias Thurman Computerworld - Sprint will begin selling Samsung's Galaxy Nexus on Sunday for $199.99 with a two-year contract, making it $100 cheaper than the Verizon Wireless version. Sprint will begin selling the Galaxy nexus on Sunday. Galaxy Nexus with 4G LTE and Google Wallet coming to Sprint on April 22 Samsung Galaxy Nexus Vs. HTC's Upstart Galaxy Nexus coming to Sprint on April 22, priced at $199 |
 Telegraph.co.uk | FCC fines Google $25000 over Street View probe BusinessWeek The Federal Communications Commission has fined Google $25000 for impeding an investigation into how the online search leader collected data while taking photos for its Street View mapping feature. The FCC says, in a report from Friday, ... Google fined $25000 for 'willfully' stonewalling FCC FCC fines Google over Street View, investigation dropped FCC fines Google $25000 for failing to cooperate with Street View data ... |
 SlashGear | Google and FCC blasted by privacy watchdogs despite $25k fine SlashGear Google may have been fined by the FCC for its behavior around the Street View investigation, but privacy watchdogs are still foaming at the mouth that the search giant has been let off the hook for gathering WiFi details. The US Electronic Privacy ... FCC fines Google $25000 for failing to cooperate with Street View data ... FCC fines Google $25000 over Street View probe Google fined $25000 for impeding FCC investigation |
 Moneycontrol.com | Samsung's Next Galaxy: 3 Possibilities InformationWeek Samsung will reveal the "next Galaxy" on May 3 in London. Several intriguing Samsung smartphone developments are on the runway. Samsung this morning distributed invitations to the press for an event scheduled on May 3 in London. Samsung announcing third generation of Galaxy S phone on May 3 Samsung set to show off next Galaxy smartphone Samsung to unveil the next Galaxy phone on May 3 |
CTV.ca | Google-Oracle trial begins, with implications for all of Silicon Valley San Jose Mercury News By Brandon Bailey After months of legal wrangling between two Silicon Valley tech titans, attorneys for Oracle (ORCL) and Google (GOOG) prepared to make their opening statements to a San Francisco federal court jury Monday morning in a high-stakes ... Google and Oracle slated to meet in 'World Series' of lawsuits Google and Oracle to face off in court in intellectual property case Oracle and Google's Android copyright row trial begins |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Google: Sergey Brin's double standard on web freedom Telegraph.co.uk Google's co-founder Sergey Brin seems to have forgotten about his company's own walled garden, Google+, in his latest cry for web freedom and attack on Facebook, writes Emma Barnett. Google's co-founders: Larry Page, left, and Sergey Brin. Web freedom faces greatest threat ever, warns Google's Sergey Brin Google co-founder Brin is worried about internet freedoms Sergei Brin on the existential crisis of the net: walled gardens + snooping ... |
 Globe and Mail | Ahead of the Bell: Oracle-Google trial BusinessWeek Oracle and Google are set to face each other in court in San Francisco on Monday. The dispute hinges on Oracle's allegations that Google's widely used Android software for mobile devices infringes on copyrights and patents that Oracle acquired when it ... Google and Oracle enter the courtroom Android copyright trial starts today Oracle versus Google Android copyright battle kicks off |
 RT | Google fined for stalling Street View cars' Wi-Fi slurp probe Register By Kelly Fiveash • Get more from this author Google has been fined $25000 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for impeding its investigation of the search giant's Street View cars, which inadvertently collected payload data including emails ... FCC drops Street View privacy case, fines Google $25000 for impeding investigation Google could be fined $25k over Streetview roadblock FCC Fines Google Over WiFi Probe, Sidesteps 'Street View' Ruling |
 Irish Times | Larry vs Larry: Oracle and Google in courtroom smackdown Register By Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author One of the big patent cases in tech will finally come to trial this week, as Oracle takes on Google in court over its use of Java software in its Android operating system. Oracle laid hands on the Java ... Oracle and Google's Android copyright row trial begins Android on trial: Oracle v Google circus opens today Oracle suit vs. Google over Android hits trial |
 SlashGear | Facebook, China and Iran are web freedom threats says Sergey Brin SlashGear Google co-founder Sergey Brin has warned of “very powerful forces†looking to undermine the openness of the internet, echoing Eric Schmidt's concerns and admitting he is “more worried†than ever before. There are “very powerful forces that have lined ... Google Co-Founder Blasts Entertainment Industry On Piracy Google co-founder: Facebook, China threaten web freedom Web freedom faces greatest threat ever, warns Google's Sergey Brin |
 BBC News | Oracle v. Google: What's at stake ZDNet (blog) By Rachel King | April 16, 2012, 1:30am PDT Summary: Oracle and Google are finally going to trial after two years of litigation, but what's really at stake here for these two Silicon Valley giants? Oracle's patent infringement lawsuit against Google is ... Oracle and Google's Android copyright row trial begins Google, Oracle Head to Showdown Google-Oracle lawsuit hits trial |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Google chief: Facebook's walled garden threatens web Telegraph.co.uk Freedom of information and openness on the internet is being eroded by repressive governments and the rise of Apple and Facebook, claims one of the Google founders. Google co-founder Sergey Brin Photo: AP By Richard Alleyne Sergey Brin, who co-founded ... Web freedom faces greatest threat ever, warns Google's Sergey Brin Google's Sergey Brin: Facebook and Apple a threat to Internet freedom Google's Brin admits he under-estimated Chinese censorship |
