Oracle Corp. has sued Google Inc., alleging patent and copyright infringement in the development of its popular Android smart-phone software, Reuters reports. The suit, filed Aug. 12 in California federal court, claims that Google “knowingly, directly, and repeatedly infringed Oracle’s Java-related intellectual property” in developing Android, Oracle spokeswoman Karen Tillman said in a statement. “This lawsuit seeks appropriate remedies.” Oracle acquired Java through its $5.6 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems earlier this year. Analysts said the suit against Google could signal that Oracle intends to be more aggressive in seeking licensees for Java, a technology that is used in many types of internet-based products. Google’s Android operating system uses portions of Java technology. About 200,000 smart phones and other devices based on the Android operating system are sold each day, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said at an August 4 conference…
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First projector-equipped Android smart phone to ship
Video chat is all the rage when it comes to new smart phones like the HTC Evo 4G and the iPhone 4, but Samsung’s latest Android smart phone comes to the fore with a different would-be killer feature, Yahoo News reports: a tiny “pico” projector, good for throwing an image up to 50 inches across on a nearby wall. The Samsung Galaxy Beam, code-named Halo when it was first unveiled at this year’s Mobile World Congress, is set to go on sale next week—but not in the United States. StarHub subscribers in Singapore will be getting first dibs starting July 17, according to a Samsung press release, followed by other territories in Asia and Europe later this year. As for North America, that’s still up in the air, apparently…
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