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Oracle v. Google: Far-Reaching Implications of Lawsuit
Oracle has filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming that Google's Android software infringes on seven...

Oracle sues Google over Java use in Android
Oracle has filed a lawsuit against Google, charging that its Android phone software infringes on Oracle...

‘Important’ Oracle patent rejected in Google Android case
Oracle has suffered a setback in its lawsuit accusing Google of patent infringement and copyright violation...

A timeline of Oracle's Java lawsuit against Google
Oracle and Google are headed to court Monday so that a jury can decide whether Google misappropriated...

Windows Vista infection rates climb, says Microsoft

Microsoft said that a skew toward more exploits on Windows Vista can be attributed to the demise of support for the operating system's first service pack. [...]

Microsoft: Vista Infected 62% Less Often Than XP
Windows Vista is dramatically more secure than Windows XP, according Microsoft's latest Security Intelligence...

Microsoft drops patch support for Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Microsoft dropped support for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 this week, and recommended that Vista users...

Windows XP, Vista AutoRun update reduces malware infections by 82%
Microsoft today credited a February security update for lowering AutoRun-abusing malware infection rates...

Microsoft doubles support lifespan for consumer Windows 7, Vista
Microsoft has quietly extended support for the consumer versions of Windows 7 and Windows Vista by five...

Broadcom adds Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi Direct to Android
Broadcom increased its bet on the Android mobile operating system on Tuesday, announcing additional capabilities...

Broadcom readying chip for low-cost Android smartphones
Broadcom is working on a dual-core processor that will allow smartphone makers to build Android-based...

Intel shows off tablet with upcoming Atom chip
Intel on Tuesday for the first time showed working prototypes of tablets with Google's Android OS...

Asus first to put Intel’s AppUp store on netbooks
Asustek Computer will be the first computer maker to put Intel's AppUp Center application store on netbooks,...

Android hackers honing skills in Russia

The malware business growing around Google Android — now the leading smartphone operating system — is still in its infancy. Today, many of the apps built to steal money from Android users originate from Russia and China, so criminal gangs there have become cyber-trailblazers. [...]

Lock Down Your Android Devices
Two years ago almost nobody had heard of Android. Now it's nearly ubiquitous among smartphone users,...

Android Set to Rule Over Apple and RIM Operating Systems
Google's Android platform was the only operating system to gain users from May through June, a sign that...

Google Nexus One Smartphone Could Hurt Android
The forthcoming Google "Nexus One" smartphone could weaken the Android smartphone operating system by...

Google Android barrels ahead of competitors
Android has further consolidated its status as the leading global smartphone operating system, according...

Windows 7 RC nears auto-shutdown deadline, Microsoft warns
Last year's free preview of Windows 7 will start nagging users to pay for the operating system in two...

Windows Mobile OS Update Due Next Month, Microsoft Hints
Microsoft will discuss a new version of its Windows Mobile operating system next month at the Windows...

Will Windows 7 change our minds about Microsoft?
As operating system launches go, Windows 7 has been a pretty sweet one for Microsoft. The reviews are...

Microsoft fine-tunes Windows 8 Beta with input from users
Microsoft continues to tinker with Windows 8 even as it finalizes its beta version, acting on suggestions...

Lenovo to Add New Windows 8 Tablet-Laptop Hybrids to its ThinkPad Line
Lenovo plans to add business-friendly Windows 8 hybrid laptops to its ThinkPad line that will be similar...

Lenovo Releases New Windows 7 ThinkPad Laptops
Lenovo announced two new additions to the business-oriented ThinkPad family, the 14-inch ThinkPad SL410...

Lenovo introduces ThinkPad X201 Tablet
Lenovo on Tuesday introduced ThinkPad ultraportable laptops, including a tablet, which the company said...

Lenovo thinking about ThinkPad tablet for enterprises
Lenovo could introduce a ThinkPad tablet for enterprises, depending on corporate adoption and customer...

Apple releases security update, Flashback removal tool for Leopard

If you still cling to Leopard like I cling to 80s music, good news: Just as I haven't forgotten Right Said Fred, Apple hasn't forgotten you. The company on Monday released a pair of security updates for the older operating system: Leopard Security Update 2012-003 and Flashback Removal Security Update. [...]

Apple releases new Security Update for Leopard, Snow Leopard
Apple on Tuesday released Security Update 2010-001 for Mac OS X Snow Leopard as well as versions for...

Apple fixes Flash snafu in Snow Leopard, patches 33 bugs in Leopard
Less than two weeks after Apple launched Snow Leopard, the company today issued the new operating system's...

Apple releases Security Update 2009-006 for Leopard
Monday was a busy day for Apple updates. Along with the release of Snow Leopard 10.6.2 comes a security...

Apple releases Security Update 2010-005
It's time for users of Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard to get their Software Update engines ready....

Mozilla on new browser brouhaha: Microsoft, Apple different cases

Two wrongs don't make a right, Mozilla's chief counsel said Thursday when asked why his company hasn't lambasted Apple, as it did Microsoft, for blocking rival browsers from its mobile operating system. [...]

Mozilla hits Microsoft with complaint about Windows RT browser choices
Mozilla complained Wednesday that Microsoft prohibits running any browser except Internet Explorer (IE)...

Mozilla defends “rapid release” of Firefox versions
The release of a version of the Firefox browser every six weeks is found to be disconcerting, and at...

Ex-Mozilla security chief takes job at Apple
Former Mozilla security chief Window Snyder has been hired by Apple....

SAP executive named Mozilla CEO
The Mozilla Corporation announced Thursday that SAP executive Gary Kovacs is its new CEO, a move that...

Study: iOS surpasses Android in enterprise usage

Consumerization trends in the enterprise shifted dramatically in the first quarter of 2012, with mobile devices running Apple’s iOS operating system showing more activity in the workplace than those running Google’s Android, as well as end users migrating from Facebook and toward Twitter. [...]

Is 2012 the Year Android Invades the Enterprise?
For CIOs, the year 2012 will be one of huge opportunity and incredible risk as Android phones and tablets...

Consumerization of IT: The Social Networking Problem
Social tools debuting at the enterprise level face many pitfalls that can derail even the best laid plans....

Android Dominates, Windows Mobile Plummets, iPhone Stagnant
The results are in from comScore for the most recent quarter for smartphone usage in the United States....

Android Arrives: Consumerization of IT Gets Muddy
Many tech pros secretly abhor the consumerization of IT, says an Apple expert. Now, it will get tougher...

BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Caught on Camera
Here we go again; another Research In Motion (RIM) prototype device exposed on the Internetloooong before...

Hands On: BlackBerry 6 OS
Though BlackBerry 6 OS isn't a complete overhaul, it adds some much-needed improvements and overall refinement...

BlackBerry 6.1: New Features in RIM’s Upcoming Mobile OS
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) released the first BlackBerry smartphone running its "BlackBerry...

RIM faces trouble despite BlackBerry 10
The last couple of years have obviously not been kind to Research in Motion, which is why the company...

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