Partial victory for Oracle in Java case

Partial victory for Oracle in Java case

Partial victory for Oracle in Java case

Posted: 07 May 2012 02:08 PM PDT

Google files for a mistrial

After deliberating over the weekend the jury in the Oracle-v-Google trial over Java copyright has returned a partial victory for Larry Ellison's crew.…

'ACTA is dead,' says Europe's digital doyenne

Posted: 07 May 2012 01:45 PM PDT

Until the next ACTA, that is...

The European Commission's VP for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes has signaled that the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is dead, and the world's copyright industry will have to change to suit people, rather than vice versa.…

Dinosaur flatulence may have warmed Earth

Posted: 07 May 2012 01:21 PM PDT

Sauropod emissions blow away cows, came close to modern methane volumes

Giant herbivorous dinosaurs may have emitted sufficient methane to warm the Mesozoic  climate, according to a new paper in Current Biology.…

Apple updates iOS, mum on Wi-Fi, battery fixes

Posted: 07 May 2012 01:17 PM PDT

Don't upgrade your iDevice over iTunes

Apple has released an update to its iOS mobile operating system, version 5.1.1, which it claims remove some bugs and improves reliability of some options, but which does not address the wireless conductivity problems – well, at least not overtly – that have had some fanbois fuming.…

Fanbois froth as Apple claims 'iPhone5.com' rights

Posted: 07 May 2012 11:13 AM PDT

Time to rethink naming scheme, à la 'The new iPad'?

Apple has filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Association against the owners of the domain name "iphone5.com", but devotees of the site to which that name links are not giving up without a fight.…

US gov boffins achieve speeds FASTER THAN LIGHT

Posted: 07 May 2012 06:04 AM PDT

'Loophole' found in Special Theory of Relativity

Scientists working in a US government laboratory say they have managed to transmit a signal from point to point faster than the speed of light in a vacuum - in a development apparently violating the laws of physics.…

Philips HMP2000 HD Media Player

Posted: 07 May 2012 04:00 AM PDT

Jumping on the Netflix bandwagon

Review  Philips describes its new HMP2000 as a 'smart media box', along the lines of rivals such as the AppleTV and Western Digital's WDTV Live. However, it would probably be more accurate to describe it as a Netflix box, since Netflix is clearly its primary raison d'être.…

RIM’s Wake Up is a mini-manifesto

Posted: 07 May 2012 01:19 AM PDT

'Do different', outside the middle, or something

RIM's controversial attempt to Wake Up Australia to the wonders of its products has been revealed.…

WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo

Posted: 07 May 2012 12:00 AM PDT

Fast file store

Geek Treat of the Week  The My Book Thunderbolt Duo contains two Western Digital 2TB or 3TB Caviar Green drives in its now familiar hardback-style silver chassis.…

Indian callers could see bills DOUBLE after spectrum auction chaos

Posted: 06 May 2012 11:48 PM PDT

Operators in dire warning as government mulls proposals

Mobile phone bills in India could double if the government agrees to new regulatory proposals for upcoming 2G spectrum auctions, the country's major operators have warned.…

US, Australia may share SmartGates

Posted: 06 May 2012 09:01 PM PDT

Information sharing experience leads to possible e-passport access for both nations

Years of experience sharing intelligence data about airline passengers has given the USAand Australia confidence to put the data to work as a queue-buster, after the nations announced they would explore expedited access to immigration services in their respective airports.…

ABC seeks help for digital content sharing plans

Posted: 06 May 2012 07:35 PM PDT

"End-to-end digital file based work-flows" sought across radio, TV, web

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is seeking " … business consultancy services for transition of file based content ...".…

China shoots for 800 million web users by 2015

Posted: 06 May 2012 06:32 PM PDT

Half a BILLION is not enough, apparently

The Chinese government is hoping to close the country's digital divide further by bringing a whopping 800 million of its citizens online by 2015, according to its latest pronouncement.…

Evil plot to control souls via Wi-Fi thwarted

Posted: 06 May 2012 04:46 PM PDT

Ruckus 'apologises' for faith-based video

US Wi-Fi vendor Ruckus Wireless has "apologised" for an evangelical ad campaign, branded 'Believe', in which a God-fearing preacher promises "WiFi you can put your faith in" and "the chance to connect to a greater power."…

Apple logging passwords in plain text

Posted: 06 May 2012 04:35 PM PDT

Lion debug 'feature' breaks security

A post to Cryptome is pointing the finger at Apple for logging plain-text passwords of users of "legacy" Filevault under Lion 10.7.3.…

Pirate island attracts more than 100 startup tenants

Posted: 06 May 2012 04:30 PM PDT

Green-card-free startup ship off closer to international waters

Over 100 international tech companies have registered their interest in the floating geek city, Blueseed, which will be launched next year in international waters outside of Silicon Valley.…

Loose screw caused airplane iPhone ‘fire’

Posted: 06 May 2012 04:15 PM PDT

Ham-fisted screen replacement fingered

When an iPhone started smoking on a regional flight last November, it was easily enough dealt with: the phone was put in the aisle and extinguished.…

Career Bobs

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