After a jury today
After the verdict was handed down at the U.S. District Court of Northern California and the jury was dismissed, jury foreman Greg Thompson stopped in the hall to answer reporters' questions regarding deliberations. At one point during deliberations in the Java API copyright phase, Thompson said, he was the lone holdout, managing to swing a couple of jurors to his side, according to a report more
Yahoo is announcing tonight that it's getting into the browser business with its new Axis browser. There are versions for iPad and iPhone, and plug-ins for the desktop browsers Chrome, Firefox, IE, and Safari.
The design goal, according to Ethan Batraski, head of product for the Search Innovation Group at Yahoo, is to eliminate the middle step in the usual Web search process: Enter a query, see the results, go to a page. With Axis, you're supposed to be able to go directly from query to page, skipping the step of surfing more
In the wake of its mishandled initial public offering on Nasdaq last week, Facebook is reportedly considering a proposal to switch its stock listing to the New York Stock Exchange.
Executives at the social network and the NYSE have exchanged phone calls and e-mails regarding a possible switch, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. A Facebook representative declined to comment on the report, but NYSE representatives denied such negotiations were occurring.
"There have been no discussions with Facebook regarding switching their listing in light of the events of the last week, nor do we think a discussion along more
It appears that ditching Adobe System' Flash Player wasn't as easy as Microsoft thought earlier this year.
Because screenshots from WinUnleaked show the browser plug-in working even in the Metro version of IE10 where Microsoft had earlier said plug-ins would be barred.
Microsoft and Adobe declined to comment for this story. But a source familiar with the plans said IE10 will build in a version of Flash Player optimized for Windows 8 matters such as touch-screen interfaces, power consumption, and security.
The reason, the source said: browsers just aren't ready yet to ditch Flash, so Microsoft will give more
Today's jury verdict that Google's Android didn't infringe Oracle Java patents no doubt left many at Google breathing sighs of relief.
As Android programming evangelist Tim Bray tweeted, "F***ing A."
Google took this case to the brink, refusing to settle on either Oracle's copyright or patent infringement charges, and has emerged with minimal scarring so far. Some copyright issues remain unresolved, and there are always appeals. So far, things look a lot better than the prospect of the $2.6 billion Oracle sought. But it ain't over 'til it's over, as Yogi Berra more
According to a Bloomberg report, the Wall Street banks that arranged Facebook's IPO made gains of about $100 million "stabilizing" the stock after its poor debut on the Nasdaq on Friday.
In other words, the banks -- led by Morgan Stanley -- made big profits as they traded the stock in an attempt to keep it from sinking too much. This is standard practice for a lackluster IPO, which was certainly the case with Facebook's $104 billion offering.
Bloomberg, quoting a person familiar with the matter, said that the more
News Corp. digital media head Jon Miller is bullish on the odds of his friend Ross Levinsohn becoming the permanent chief executive at Yahoo.
"I would bet that Ross Levinsohn will be the CEO of Yahoo," he said today during an interview at the PaidContent 2012 conference in New York.
"Ross is as good a person as exists on the planet [to run Yahoo]," he said.
The two were once partners in a venture firm, Velocity Investment Group, which was formed after Levinsohn resigned as president of Fox Interactive Media and Miller left his post as CEO of AOL.more
The tech blog said a "reliable source" confirmed that Microsoft is planning to release the company's full suite for Apple's
BGR said this source has actually seen Office running on an iPad first hand, and Microsoft is aiming for both launches in November. In addition, the more
Roku users can now stream satellite TV's international shows without a dish, thanks to a partnership between the streaming platform and Dish Network's overseas programming.
The companies announced a deal today that launches the DISHWorld service on Roku's streaming platform in the U.S. The service has more than 50 international programming channels, including the leading Hindi, Arabic, Urdu, Bangla, and Brazilian channels, according to a press release. But, Roku users will have to subscribe to DISHWorld if they don't already have a Dish subscription, according to Dish. Plans start at $19.99 per month.
Currently, more
BOSTON -- Is Netflix a friend or foe to the traditional cable TV companies? Cox Communications CEO Patrick Esser says it's a "frenemy."
There's no question that Netflix and other over-the-top Internet-based video services have shaken things up for traditional TV distributors and content owners. But is Netflix destroying the cable industry's business model?
Cox's Esser acknowledged today during a panel discussion here at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association's Cable Show that there are times when Netflix may compete for an audience with cable TV providers. But as a broadband provider, he also said more
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