Datamation Staff

InformationWeek: In response to a judge’s request for information, both Google and Oracle have issued statements denying that they paid bloggers and journalists to write articles in their favor. The unusual request from the judge came when the case regarding Android’s use of Java APIs was all but wrapped up. The judge had already ruled […]

Bloomberg: An unnamed “person familiar with the matter” told Bloomberg that Samsung Electronics CEO Kwon Oh Hyun will contact Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday to see if the two sides can reach a settlement in their patent infringement case. Last week, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh encouraged both companies to make one more attempt […]

All Things D: Earlier this week, webOS Nation published a memo from a new HP subsidiary called “Gram,” and unnamed sources have confirmed to All Things D that the memo was authentic. According to the memo, HP has set up Gram to handle the Palm business, which it purchased for $1.2 billion about two years […]

Ars Technica: Security researchers have discovered a new piece of malware dubbed “Shamoon” that appears to be targeting energy sector companies and wiping out critical data on their Windows PCs so that it cannot be recovered. While the targeted nature of the worm immediately led to comparisons with Flame and Stuxnet, researchers believe that Shamoon […]

Cnet: The SEC has fined Oracle $2.2 million on charges that the company’s India unit misused funds. Specifically, the SEC charged that the Indian division set up slush funds to hold $2.2 million in “unauthorized side funds.” Employees then manufactured phony invoices, which distributors paid. The SEC noted, “The third-party payments created the risk that […]

Computerworld: This week, both Facebook and Apple have revealed plans to expand their data center facilities in Prineville, a small community of about 10,000 people in central Oregon. Apple has nearly completed a 10,000-square-foot facility in the town and plans to “slowly build over time” up to 500,000 square feet of space. Facebook already has […]

Bloomberg: David Schmoock, head of Lenovo’s North America operations, is shedding more light on the difference between tablets running Windows 8 and tablets running Windows RT. “RT will play in consumer and retail at very aggressive price points. It will do well but it’s going to be more of a consumer price point play to […]

The New York Times: The nation of Ecuador has decided that it will provide asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. For two months, Assange has been living in Ecuador’s London Embassy, waiting for the country to decide his fate. However, the asylum only protects Assange as long as he remains in Ecuador’s territory. For now, […]

eWeek: As the Apple v. Samsung patent lawsuit draws closer to a close, Judge Lucy Koh is urging the two sides to consider settling. If the trial goes to the jury, “I see risk here for both sides,” said Koh. She said both companies had delivered their messages and that it was time for the […]

Computerworld: For the fiscal quarter that ended June 30, Chinese PC maker Lenovo said that its net profit totaled $141 million, a 30 percent year-over-year increase. Revenue reached $8 billion, a 35 percent year-over-year increase. Lenovo is the number one supplier of PCs in the Chinese market, which is now the world’s largest. Market researchers […]