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Google infringed on Oracle copyright, jury finds

...Google infringed on Oracle's copyright in its code for 37 Java API packages, but the question of whether it was legally allowed to do... Read more

8 May, 2012 by David Meyer

Former Sun boss says Google didn't need Java API licence

...a witness for the defence, and disputed Oracle's claim that Java APIs were proprietary code from Sun. Google's lawyer, Robert van Nest, asked... Read more

27 April, 2012 by Dan Farber

Oracle loses bid to throw out Google's 'fair use' defence

...he didn't offer an official ruling yet on whether or not APIs are copyrightable, Alsup's line of questioning throughout the hearing hinted that... Read more

10 May, 2012 by Rachel King

Oracle vs Google: One claim that should not stand

...Can you copyright or patent an API? It's one of the key questions in the Oracle vs Google... Read more

19 April, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins

Android doesn't violate Oracle's Java patents, jury decides

Google wins its argument that Android's use of Java APIs did not infringe on Oracle's intellectual property in the second and... Read more

24 May, 2012 by Josh Lowensohn
Android 2.3 Gingerbread: An inside look

Android 2.3 Gingerbread: An inside look

...placing free or cheap internet calls, Android 2.3 extends the camera APIs to developers, letting them take advantage of the front-facing camera. That... Read more

8 December, 2010 by Jessica Dolcourt

China builds world's fastest supercomputer

...high-level programming languages. "Instead of programming dedicated graphics units with graphics APIs, the programmer could now write C programs with Cuda extensions and target... Read more

29 October, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Oracle-Google trial puts APIs in the spotlight

...a courtroom as the witnesses explained the inner workings of Java and APIs. Mark Reinhold, Oracle Java Platform Group chief architect, gave a tutorial on... Read more

20 April, 2012 by Dan Farber

Google creates API for goo.gl URL shortener

...Google announced an API for its URL-shortening service on Monday, opening it up to third... Read more

12 January, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Pinterest policy update smooths out sticky spots

...with concerns over copyright infringement and to pave the way for an API launch, while reassuring members about how it will use their posts. Pinterest... Read more

26 March, 2012 by Luke Hopewell
HTC opens up to developers

HTC opens up to developers

...and resources they need to be successful. We have a suite of APIs that you can't get through the standard Android framework. We're... Read more

15 October, 2011 by David Meyer

W3C to develop peer-to-peer browser standards

...working group assigned to developing the standards. The group aims to define APIs that will allow browsers to communicate using audio, video and "supplementary" real... Read more

6 May, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Microsoft tool aids porting iOS apps to Windows Phone 7

...Microsoft A newly announced service called the iOS to Windows Phone 7 API mapping tool, acts as an interchange for developers to take applications they... Read more

3 May, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

Telefonica launches BlueVia SDK for .NET

...that provides developers with Microsoft app development tools as well as operator APIs, the companies said in a joint announcement on Monday. BlueVia's cloud... Read more

28 March, 2011 by Ben Woods

Android gets tool to counter fragmentation

...into applications so that programmers can use the Fragment application programming interface (API) even if it's not in the operating system directly. For more... Read more

5 March, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

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yeah! all we want free software

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