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Apple to preview new TV operating system at conference, report says
A new report says Apple will demonstrate a new TV operating system next month at its Worldwide Developers Conference. The TV OS will be new and include more features than the software running on the current Apple TV, according to the report by BGR...
Tags: Media Industry, New Products, Computer Hardware, Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple iPhone
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Oracle vs. Google
The legal battle between Google and Oracle over the use of Java in Google's Android software is more than just another bruising patent fight between rival tech companies. The more unusual and disturbing aspect of the dispute is Oracle's claim to hold...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Science and Technology, Computer Science, Science
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Facebook eyes Face.com for acquisition
Facebook might be interested in emphasizing the "face" portion of its name in its next acquisition. The latest rumors have the social network company targeting Face.com as its next big purchase. Facebook could pony up anywhere between $80 million and...
Tags: Media Industry, New Products, Social Media
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Scam watch: Amazon emails, foreign travel, commodities fraud
Here is a roundup of alleged cons, frauds and schemes to watch out for. Amazon.com email – Online shoppers should be careful if they receive emails that appear to be from amazon.com, but actually are attempts to steal victims' financial...
Tags: Email, Prosecution, Justice System, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Lawyers
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A glimpse behind the curtain of the Windows Phone app marketplace
While the number of offerings is a fraction of the apps available for iPhones and Android phones, Windows Phone Marketplace is steadily populating the store with stable of key titles. "We feel very very good about where we've gone -- trajectory from zero...
Tags: Xbox 360, Media Industry, Words With Friends (game)
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Letters: Writing by the software 'book'
Re "Does my writing compute?," Editorial, May 6 Whether this letter is published in The Times depends entirely on the judgment of the editor, who has spent years developing the expertise to evaluate written expression. The same process takes place in the...Tags: Agatha Christie, J.K. Rowling , Greece
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Oracle faces setback in case against Google
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal jury handed Oracle Corp. a major setback in its high-stakes copyright infringement case against Google Inc. by failing to agree on a key issue in the case.
The 12-member panel concluded that Google lifted technology from...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Science and Technology, Computer Science, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Justice System
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Oracle judge may accept partial verdict in Google Java suit
The judge in Oracle Corp.'s copyright-infringement lawsuit against Google Inc. may accept a partial verdict. U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco said Friday that he had a "strong inclination" to accept a partial verdict in the case,...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Judges, Justice System, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Crime, Law and Justice
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Oracle-Google jury told to keep deliberating in trial over Java
Jurors deciding whetherGoogle Inc.stole Oracle Inc.'s technology are deadlocked on one of three questions about whether the search engine provider infringed copyrights to build Android software. U.S. Judge William Alsup in San Francisco, presiding over...
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Science and Technology, Computer Science, Judges, Justice System
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CEOs of Oracle, Google square off in court over Java
SAN FRANCISCO — It's being called the World Series of intellectual property trials.
Oracle Corp. has accused Google Inc.'s top executives of swiping a crucial bit of technology to build its Android software that now powers more than 300 million...Tags: Cook County, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, University of California, Berkeley, Companies and Corporations, Larry Page
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Google CEO Larry Page evasive in Oracle patent suit testimony
SAN FRANCISCO — Larry Page, the co-founder of Google Inc. who returned as its chief executive one year ago, has commanded respect for making decisive, bold moves to recharge the search giant. But the usually self-assured Page appeared uncomfortable...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Corporate Officers, Justice System, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Tech firms' data gathering worries most Californians, poll finds
California's high-tech firms make the world's most popular smartphones, social networks and search engines, but there's one asset they're struggling to build: trust.
The vast majority of Californians surveyed in a statewide poll are worried about the...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Advertising, Automotive Equipment, Media Industry
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