Gemalto suit against Google, Moto, Sammy and HTC dismissed on appeal
A US Appeals Court has rejected a patent case brought by French digital security biz Gemalto against Google’s Android operating system.…
Google spaffs $50 MILLION on ‘get girls coding’ campaign
Let’s hope it goes a bit better than UK gov’s Year of Code drive
It’s a job that involves long hours sitting in front of a computer, bashing characters into a computer while ignoring the happy people who are outside, frolicking in the sunshine. What hip young woman wouldn’t want to be a computer programmer?…
#YO_NO! Messaging app ‘Yo’ gets hit by hackers
Well, at least someone found a use for the thing…
Just days after the Yo app debuted to much fanfare (and head-scratching), the mono-message social tool has fallen prey to hackers.…
Surprise Android ‘KitKat’ update fixes nasty OpenSSL vuln
Android 4.4.4 shipping just 18 days after the previous version
Android fans who are hoping Google will debut a new version of the OS at its annual I/O conference in San Francsico next week might be in for a disappointment … because the company is rolling out a new version this week.…
Bored yet? Now there’s ANOTHER OpenSSL fork – it’s from Google
Because Heartbleed is the gift that keeps on giving
With developers still struggling to plug vulnerabilities in the open source OpenSSL crypto library, Google has spun off a new fork of the project based on its own, internal work with the code, dubbed BoringSSL.…
VMware seeks patent for IM chats between servers and sysadmins
M8? HLP PLS! My disks R full & d database iz dwn :-(
VMware has applied for a patent to bake an instant messaging client into servers so they can chat in real time with multiple human sysadmins.…
Oracle makes Sun-sized $5bn grab for Micros Systems
Deal has ‘compelling advantages’ says Oracle prez
Oracle is buying systems maker and consulting shop Micros Systems for $5.3bn to counteract the slowdown in its hardware and software business.…
San Francisco issues SMACKDOWN on parking spot sale software
City says Monkey Parking can’t deal in public spaces
San Francisco city officials are cracking down on mobile applications that allow users to buy and sell public parking spaces.…
Yahoo! Bids! To! Own! Your! Smartmobe! Home! Screen!
Need to wake up for a big meeting with an important client? Aviate’s got your back
Yahoo! is continuing its search for relevance, launching an Android environment that would let the ad-farmer run your smartphone’s home screen.…
Microsoft gets the hang of funky devices: Xbox magic for enterprise
Playtime for the workers
How did that happen? Microsoft has become a hardware company. There is now a range of devices, from phones to phablets to tablets and tablets that verge on laptops, being made by Microsoft.…