Archive for the ‘Industry News’ Category
Yahoo VS Facebook: Yahoo Adds Two More Patents To Its Case
Yahoo and Facebook have been locked in a legal tussle for quite some time. Yahoo was the one to initiate it by claiming that Facebook had violated ten of its patents. Facebook seemed pretty furious over this allegation and not only vehemently rejected it but also counter-sued Yahoo for violating ten Facebook patents.
Samsung Says It Has Nothing To Do With Anti-Apple Protest
Earlier this week, a number of protesters gathered in front of Apple Store in Sydney and starting chanting ‘Wake Up.’ It was quite surprising since the protesters didn’t really seem ‘concerned environmentalists’ or activists, just a bunch of paid fellows. It was speculated that perhaps Samsung has paid these people to pitch up a protest against its rival.
Android IP Trial: Oracle Tackles Google With The Testimony Of Sun’s Co-Founder
Google has been intelligent enough to discern that bringing Sun’s former CEO to testify in favor of Google would mean a lot to the Google vs Oracle case. While Schwartz’s testimony did have a significant impact, Oracle was quick to counter it by calling in Sun’s co-founder Scott McNealy, who naturally supported Oracle and spoke in its favor.
Amazon Quarterly Report: Overall Revenue Increases, Income Down By 35 Percent
As the first quarter culminates, a number of companies have been coming out with their quarterly performance. While many have done pretty good on it, Amazon seems to have achieved somewhat of a mix of good and not-so-good performance. The company was able to raise its overall sales by a whooping 34% but at the same time, its income went down by 35%.
Samsung Hired Protesters To ‘WAKE UP’ Apple Fans
Although the protesters didn't answer why Apple fans need to wake up, it is believed to be part of the campaign Samsung started for the launch of Galaxy S3 in Australia.
Android Chief Andy Rubin Records His Testimony In Oracle Case
The legal case between Google and Oracle has been going forward pretty swiftly. Initially, a number of personnel from both companies came to the stand to record their testimonies. And now, Android chief Andy Rubin came forward to record his testimony in the copyright portion of the trial. Rubin was of the opinion that his team at Google never believed they need a Java license from Sun.
Cambridge Becomes UK’s First White Space City: Completes Successful Trial Of Next-Generation Wireless
The UK White Space consortium has declared a success yesterday. The consortium can accelerate the demand for wireless connectivity fast.
Facebook Enters Digital Security Business: Announces Anti-Virus Marketplace
Yesterday, Facebook announced the opening of the Facebook Anti-Virus Marketplace or The AV Marketplace, in short. The marketplace is developed in collaboration with five industry partners specializing in digital security software. The marketplace is targeted as Facebook users who aren’t using any security solution to protect themselves from cyber crime
Google Is Buying Friends In Congress
When the content producers actively lobbied in favor of SOPA and initially had Washington on their side, a lot of us did realize that Silicon Valley had a very limited influence in Congress. Although one of the tech giants, Google, went for a blackout which had a massive, perhaps decisive impact on the whole SOPA issue. But it seems that Google has realized that a well-established relationship with lawmakers is critically important.
Vodafone Reveals Plans Of Buying Cable & Wireless
Acquisitions have been a quick way for major tech giants to expand their influence as well as scope of their activities. Now, UK mobile giant Vodafone has revealed plans that it intends to buy off Cable & Wireless which is a commercial network provider. It is expected that Vodafone may realize its plans at a cost of $1.7 billion.
Microsoft Sells AOL Patents To Facebook For $550 Million
Facebook is gearing up to go public next month, and is trying to bring together all the things it can to help it in that. Now, the social network has struck a deal with Microsoft to buy 650 AOL patents for a massive $550 million. The patents, naturally, are meant to make Facebook secure and enable it to be protected from any prospective litigation once it goes public.
Blogger Wins Suits Against Apple Over Defective MacBook Pro
A lot of us believe that Apple’s products are nearly, and mostly, flawless. Particularly if it is a MacBook Pro which is one of the priciest machines commonly used, it has to be flawless. That is precisely what Seattle Rex thought, though that turned out to be wrong. And Rex, naturally, was not happy.
Google’s Chief Java Architect Admits That He May Have Copied Sun’s Code
The legal tussle between Google and Oracle has taken a strange twist as both seem equally responsible in the whole fiasco. Google didn’t really buy the license for using Java code whereas Oracle has been meddling with the Android platform and apparently, decided to get money out of Google a little too late. Now, Google’s chief Java Architect, Joshua Bloch has admitted that he may have copied some of the code used in Android.
Facebook Values Itself At $75 Billion
Facebook has plans of going public some time soon. Whereas so far, there is virtually no way to gauge how much the company is worth, it now seems that Facebook itself values the company at $75 billion. How do we know that? Well…from the Instagram deal. The deal closed at $1 billion with Facebook paying 30% of it in cash and 70% in stock.
