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Windows 8 update: all the latest rumours, opinions and possibilities

While it lacks the mobility usually associated with this class of device, there's an 80-inch tablet serving the head of Microsoft as a wallboard and as a substitute for other work-related gear.

By Tim Greene | 25 May, 2012 14:35

Tags: Windows 8, Windows, steve ballmer, software, sharp, operating systems, Microsoft, MIchael Dell

Apple settles patent lawsuit with SimpleAir

SimpleAir in Texas said Thursday it had settled its patent infringement litigation against Apple, and entered into a confidential license agreement by which Apple had taken a license to its patents.

By John Ribeiro | 25 May, 2012 07:24

Tags: patent, intellectual property, legal, SimpleAir, Apple

Huawei files antitrust complaint with EC against InterDigital

Chinese communications equipment company Huawei Technologies has filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission against patent company InterDigital, claiming it is abusing its patents allegedly essential to the 3G (UMTS) standard, it said Thursday.

By John Ribeiro | 25 May, 2012 04:32

Tags: antitrust, patent, intellectual property, legal, european commission, InterDigital, Huawei Technologies

Microsoft clarifies Ballmer's claims of massive Windows 8 adoption

Reports earlier this week that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer predicted unprecedented sales of Windows 8 were wrong on multiple counts, Microsoft and independent analysts have agreed.

By Gregg Keizer | 24 May, 2012 18:46

Tags: Windows, software, operating systems, Microsoft, App Development

Linux Mint 13 rallies behind Gnome

With the new version of Linux Mint, released Wednesday, the developers behind the open source Linux distribution have put all energies behind Gnome, offering two versions of the desktop interface.

By Joab Jackson | 24 May, 2012 16:52

Tags: Linux, operating systems, open source, software

Ellison, Phillips, McDermott to take stand in Oracle-SAP retrial

During the upcoming retrial of Oracle's corporate-theft lawsuit against SAP, the companies plan to call a star-studded array of tech executives as witnesses including CEO Larry Ellison, former Oracle co-president and current Infor CEO Charles Phillips and SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott, according to court documents filed Thursday.

By Chris Kanaracus | 24 May, 2012 16:49

Tags: Leo Apotheker, Charles Phillips, larry ellison, Application services, services, Civil lawsuits, intellectual property, legal, personnel, business issues, applications, software, hewlett-packard, TomorrowNow, oracle, sap

Motorola Mobility has infringed Microsoft patent, says Munich court

Google-owned Motorola Mobility has infringed a Microsoft patent related to SMS messaging, according to a ruling in the Munich regional court, which also dismissed a second case related to a localization patent.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 24 May, 2012 15:24

Tags: Android OS, Android, smartphones, consumer electronics, patent, intellectual property, legal, Microsoft, Google, Motorola Mobility, Motorola

Most jurors sided with Google on APIs and 'fair use'

Most of the jurors in the Oracle v Google trial thought Google's use of 37 Java APIs in Android should be allowed under the doctrine of fair use, one of the jurors revealed Wednesday after the trial had ended.

By James Niccolai | 23 May, 2012 23:34

Tags: Android OS, copyright, Civil lawsuits, patent, intellectual property, legal, Google, oracle

Google's Android did not infringe Oracle patents, jury finds

Google's Android operating system does not infringe Oracle's Java patents, a jury in San Francisco found Wednesday in a setback for Oracle.

By James Niccolai | 23 May, 2012 20:08

Tags: Android OS, patent, intellectual property, legal, Google, oracle

Windows 8 puts end to endless reboots

Microsoft yesterday promised that a feature it's added to Windows 8 will put a stop to endless reboots.

By Gregg Keizer | 23 May, 2012 18:48

Tags: Windows, software, PCs, operating systems, Microsoft, hardware systems, desktop pcs

Google's Android did not infringe Oracle patents, jury finds

Google's Android operating system does not infringe Oracle's Java patents, a jury in San Francisco found Wednesday in a setback for Oracle.

By James Niccolai | 23 May, 2012 18:29

Tags: Android OS, patent, intellectual property, legal, Google, oracle

Linux kernel 3.4 released

Version 3.4 of the Linux kernel was officially rolled out Sunday, in what maintainer Linus Torvalds called a "calm" release cycle.

By Jon Gold | 22 May, 2012 01:33

Tags: software, operating systems, nvidia, Linux OS, Linux kernel 3.4, Linux, linus torvalds, Intel, BT

For a lightweight Linux desktop, try the new Xfce 4.10

Choice is one of the best parts of the desktop Linux world, where there's a distribution to suit virtually every taste and purpose.

By Katherine Noyes | 08 May, 2012 11:26

Tags: unix, software, operating systems, open source, Linux

Tablets Will Be Preferred Devices by 2016

Tablets will become most users' main computing devices within the next four years, Forrester Research analyst Frank Gillett has predicted.

By Matt Hamblen | 07 May, 2012 23:36

Tags: netbooks, Mobile and Wireless, laptops, IDC, hardware systems, hardware, Forrester Research

India asks regulator to clarify on 2G auction prices, after protests

India's Telecom Commission has asked the country's telecom regulator to clarify on proposed reserve prices for an auction of mobile spectrum, following protests from companies and industry associations that the prices were too high.

By John Ribeiro | 01 May, 2012 16:54

Tags: business issues, Carriers, restructuring, Telecommunication, Telenor, telephony

Google Drive for Linux is on the way

The Google Drive launch has been one of the big announcements of the week, but it was a fairly unequivocal disappointment for one vocal category of users: Linux users are justifiably miffed that the new cloud storage service doesn't support the free and open source operating system.

By Katherine Noyes | 26 April, 2012 08:07

Tags: cloud, cloud computing, Google, internet, Linux, open source, operating systems, software, unix

Internet Hall of Fame opens ... on the Web

Thirty-plus Internet pioneers, innovators and "global connectors" - yes, even including Al Gore - have been inducted into the first class of the Internet Hall of Fame.

By Bob Brown | 24 April, 2012 08:40

Tags: internet, Internet Hall of Fame, Internet Society, LAN & WAN, linus torvalds, tim berners-lee, Vint Cerf

Linus Torvalds named a finalist for Millennium Technology Prize

The Technology Academy of Finland announced Thursday that Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds is one of two laureates for the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize, in recognition of his contributions to the open-source software world.

By Jon Gold | 20 April, 2012 01:28

Tags: Apple, Linux, linux kernel, linux mint, Linux Torvalds, Millennium Technology Prize, non-Windows, NV, operating systems, software

Raspberry Pi hits the shelves – briefly

The first wave of Raspberry Pi computers -- credit card-size devices that are designed to serve as teaching aids -- shipped this weekend after a series of delays. However, manufacturer RF Technologies is already out of stock again.

By Jon Gold | 17 April, 2012 09:30

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, ebay, hardware systems, Linux, Linux computer, non-Windows, operating systems, pc, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi Foundation, RF Technologies, software

Research lab extends host-based cyber sensor project to open source

A Department of Energy (DOE) lab is taking research done to develop a host-based security sensor and open-sourcing the software to encourage community feedback and participation.

By Ellen Messmer | 17 April, 2012 01:26

Tags: DoE, energy, government, Hone, industry verticals, Linux, non-Windows, operating systems, PNNL, security, sensor, software

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