Datamation Staff

GigaOm: On the heels of its high-profile patent fight with Google, Oracle has launched another patent lawsuit, this one against Lodsys. Lodsys, a company that makes money solely from licensing fees, is often described as a “patent troll” and has a reputation for threatening to sue small companies. In the lawsuit, Oracle says Lodsys “has […]

FOX News: Corning has debuted a new type of glass so thin and flexible that it rolls up just like paper. “It’s seriously built like paper,” said Corning’s Dipak Chowdhury, “and behaves just like that.” Called “Willow,” the new glass measures just 0.1 mm thick, about the thickness of a human hair. While the flexible […]

ZDNet: The HP v. Oracle trial regarding support for the Itanium server platform begins today. The highly contentious dispute between the two former partners has frequently been compared to divorce proceedings. At issue is Oracle’s decision to drop support for HP’s Itanium-based servers. HP claims that when former CEO Mark Hurd went to work for […]

Bloomberg: At the Computex show in Taipei, Acer, Toshiba, and Asustek plan to unveil new Windows 8 tablets, sources say. The Acer models follow a traditional tablet design, similar to Apple’s iPad, while Toshiba will unveil both a tablet and a laptop running Windows 8 and Asustek will show a tablet with a detachable keyboard. […]

Cnet: This Wednesday, June 6, marks a big day in the life of the Internet as many of the world’s largest technology companies will permanently enable Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) as part of the World IPv6 Launch. Many companies, like Facebook, Cisco, Comcast, Yahoo and others, tested IPv6 networks last year, and now are […]

PCWorld: While most ultrabook models costs $800 to $1000 or more, Lenovo has launched a new line of ultrabooks that start for just $749. The base model, the IdeaPad U310, features a 13-inch screen and seven hours of battery life, while weighing just 1.7 kilograms and measuring 18 mm thick. The IdeaPad U410, which starts […]

PCMag: Two different research firms are reporting two very different views of which browser was the most popular during May. StatCounter says that Google’s Chrome was number one, the first time it took first place for an entire month. However, Net Applications said Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was still the most popular, with Firefox and Chrome […]

The Associated Press: Patent wars are nothing new in the mobile industry, but Google has filed a rather unusual new claim against Microsoft and Nokia. In a filing with the European Commission, Google accused the two companies of working together to feed a patent troll, with the goal of driving up licensing fees for the […]

eWeek: Judge William Alsup has ruled in Google’s favor in the last remaining issue in the Android-Java copyright and patent case. Alsup said that the specific Java APIs Google used to create Android were not protected by copyright. Essentially, the ruling determined that because Google forked Java, it did need need to purchase a license […]

The New York Times: A lengthy article in The New York Times says that the U.S. initiated a wave of cyberattacks against Iran. Citing 18 months worth of interviews with anonymous sources, the piece says that the attacks began during the Bush era, but that Obama made the decision to accelerate the attacks. The initiative, […]

The Verge: On Thursday, Microsoft unveiled a release candidate for Windows Server 2012. The release candidate is expected to be the last version of the software before the final release. It includes mostly minor cosmetic changes from the previous beta version of the operating system, such as changing the background screen color from green to […]

CNNMoney: The Apple iPhone will officially enter the growing pre-paid cell phone market on June 22. That’s when Cricket, part of Leap Wireless, will begin selling the smartphone without pre-paid contracts. Customers will have to pay full price for the devices–$400 to $500. However, they’ll save big on monthly charges, with unlimited talk and text […]