Microsoft Corp. is betting hybrid work will provide an opening to make its Windows operating system more widespread, launching a new service aimed at getting users of Apple Inc. and Android products to use the software. Unlike the traditional Windows software that is typically installed on personal computers, the version Microsoft is introducing on Wednesday will run […]
Google Wins Multibillion Dollar Copyright Fight With Oracle in Supreme Court
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court ruled for Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG 0.22% Google in a multibillion-dollar battle with Oracle Corp. ORCL 0.24% over elements of Google’s Android smartphone-operating system, a decision that could weaken software copyright protections but allow developers more room to build on each other’s products. The court, in a 6-2 opinion Monday by Justice Stephen Breyer, threw out a lower-court ruling for Oracle that said Android infringed its copyrights […]
Google loses Android battle and could owe Oracle billions of dollars
Google just lost a major copyright case that could cost it billions of dollars and change how tech companies approach software development. An appeals court said on Tuesday that Google violated copyright laws when it used Oracle’s open-source Java software to build the Android platform in 2009. Tuesday’s ruling is the latest development in a […]
I’m running Android apps on a Chromebook, and it’s dope
Above: Android apps running on the Asus Chromebook Flip Google said the Google Play Store was coming to Chrome OS, and now it’s finally here — in the developer channel of Chrome OS 53. (Eventually it will come to the beta and stable channels.) I’ve been playing with it today, and let me tell you, […]
Android phones can be hacked with a simple text
Android phones can get infected by merely receiving a picture via text message, according to research published Monday. This is likely the biggest smartphone flaw ever discovered. It affects an estimated 950 million phones worldwide — about 95% of the Androids in use today. The problem stems from the way Android phones analyze incoming text […]