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Kicking off at the start of the week, the Oracle vs. Google court case over Java brought CEOs Larry Ellison and Larry Page to the stand, and has now turned the courtroom into a classroom. On day four of the court case, both Oracle and Google offered their explanations of Java and its APIs. It was Ma ... Full Article »
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has allowed apps Google’s Android operating system to run on its BlackBerry Playbook tablet thanks to an emulator. Now it seems to want to return the favor by offering its software to Android and Apple’s iOS users. According to a story from Ars Technica, RIM ... Full Article »
It’s been made abundantly clear that Android isn’t the safest platform. Malware attacks have been on the rise, especially in the past year as Android devices become the most populous on the planet. A few companies have taken measures to improve Android security through encryption and backup serv ... Full Article »
Android apps are popular, even on non-Android devices. After announcing an entirely new lineup of BlackBerry devices, it seems RIM wants to make them compatible with Android apps. It’s a move that could up the appeal of BlackBerry smartphones, which have lost ground in the past year, Bloomberg rep ... Full Article »
We are a house divided. Red states vs. blue states. Donkeys vs. Elephants and Tea Partyers. But let’s talk about what really matters. This great country is divided by operating systems on smartphones. Are you in an Android or iPhone or BlackBerry state? (Yes, there still are BlackBerry states.) ... Full Article »
Android’s mobile OS continues to dominate, lording over Apple (AAPL) iOS, RIM, Windows and all the rest. According to the latest Nielsen report on the U.S. smartphone market, Android takes 39 percent of the pie, up three percent from the previous report, which looked at smartphone market share bet ... Full Article »
Apparently, the lawsuits flying fast and furious between tech giants over mobile patents don’t really concern Google (GOOG). The latest lawsuit that could be a thorn in Google’s side is one between mobile device maker HTC and Apple (AAPL) over patents. Apple claims HTC is infringing on its iPho ... Full Article »
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIMM) continues to struggle in the tablet market, posting some pretty painful second-quarter earnings information today that shows it has only shipped about 500,000 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets so far. According to a story from Mashable, RIM’s revenue has risen ... Full Article »
Ever behind in the app race, BlackBerry purveyor Research in Motion (RIMM) has taken a much-needed step to throw itself into the social game space by acquiring Scoreloop, which aids mobile game developers in adding social and in-app billing features to their games. An indication of RIM’s lacking p ... Full Article »
Microsoft (MSFT) and Research In Motion (RIMM) have reached an agreement to use Microsoft’s Bing search engine on RIM’s BlackBerry devices, ditching Google’s (GOOG) search in the process. Bing will now be responsible for search and mapping functions on BlackBerrys, according to an address giv ... Full Article »
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