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The Larrys Failed to Settle In Court: Oracle vs. Google Lives On
Google CEO Larry Page and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison both appeared in court yesterday as U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal called upon them, aiming to reach a settlement regarding the case against Google’s Android platform. Grewal scheduled a second settlement on Wednesday morning at the U.S. District Court in San Jose, California. Spokespersons from both ...
Will Open Source Reduce Android Dependance for Samsung and HTC?
Since Google announced their Motorola Mobility acquisition, there have been questions as to what this could mean to other mobile device manufacturers with regards to the Android platform. And with evidence of Google favoring certain partners, others have already found ways to limit or one day end their dependence on the Android platform. Samsung recently ...
Fancy a Breedable Goat? Get Capital One for FarmVille
As social networking proliferates in our daily lives, we can’t ignore the fact that there are some who just use these sites to play online games where they can build and expand their farms or cities or take care or virtual pets, or wage war against other players. This is their form of socialization and ...
Google Wallet Officially Launches, but Not For Everyone
As we reported yesterday, Google was said to be planning a launch for their Google Wallet service, and lo and behold, they did. It was reported that they had MasterCard on board and now it looks like Visa, Discover and American Express will soon be join the team. Both Visa and MasterCard have credit card terminals ...
Samsung Sues Apple in Australia and Plans to Block iPhone 5
Apple and Samsung’s lawsuits against each other are piling up all over the globe. The most recent was just last Friday, when Samsung filed a counter-suit alleging Apple of infringing their wireless technology patents. The South Korean company is focusing on Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices, and it seems like they are filing counter-suits in countries ...
Strata Conference: Making Data Work
The Strata Conference kicked-off this morning with their Jumpstart segment in New York. This portion of the event will be followed by the Strata Summit that will run for two days from September 20-21 and then on to the third segment, Making Data Work, which will run from September 22-23. We’ll be covering the conference highlights, ...
Google Battles Infringement on One Side, Antitrust on the Other
Last week we reported that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Google CEO Larry Page are set to meet in court today to resolve their dispute that could possible end up threatening the reign of the Android platform. The court meeting could end up to them agreeing on licensing fees in which Google would be on the ...
Google Wallet Ready for Holiday Rush?
As mobile wallets push for global domination, Google Wallet, the collaboration between Google and Citi MasterCard Worldwide, is rumored to be launching today. Though some deem the release a bit late in the game as there are already other services that offer cardless transactions, NFC payments haven’t been utilized as much since consumers are still ...
Netflix DVD Service Now Qwikster, CEO Apologizes for Rough Transition
“I messed up. I owe everyone an explanation.” This is the first line Netflix CEO Reed Hastings wrote on his blog post Sunday night to address the growing concern of Netflix subscribers and investors. After their devastating 2Q report last week, it sure felt like Netflix owe everyone an explanation. Since their service price hike, Netflix ...
Bookmark iPad Websites with Springpad Update
Springpad, the free app that helps you remember stuff from your computer or mobile device, released a new iOS update introducing a couple of exciting new features that make it easier to save anything you want to remember, right when you come across it. The newly-optimized clipper for iOS lets you save to Springpad as ...