IT news
Oracle, Google fail to reach deal in $1.6-bn Android OS lawsuit
24 Sep 2011
The breakdown in talks came despite Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Google CEO Larry Page sitting down to end their year-long battle on patent and copyright infringement of Android mobile OS
Oracle, Google fail to reach deal in $1.6-bn Android OS lawsuit
24 Sep 2011
The breakdown in talks came despite Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Google CEO Larry Page sitting down to end their year-long battle on patent and copyright infringement of Android mobile OS
Consortium’s $1.6-bn investment values Alibaba Group at $32 billion
23 Sep 2011
A $1.6-billion tender offer of just under 5 per cent of privately held Alibaba's employee and shareholder stock values the Chinese internet giant at $32 billion.
Google and Facebook introduce new features
22 Sep 2011
Facebook apps create over 182,000 new US jobs worth over $12.19 bn
20 Sep 2011
The proliferation of Facebook and mobile technology applications has spawned an entirely new industry dubbed the "App Economy" — that has added at least 182,000 new jobs and contributed more than $12.19 billion in wages and benefits to the US economy this year
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries comes under cyber attack
20 Sep 2011
45 servers and 38 computers at 11 facilities of Japan's largest defence contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, have come under sustained cyber-attack by unidentified hackers.
PE firm Silver Lake weighing bid for Yahoo: report
16 Sep 2011
California-based private equity firm Silver Lake is reported to be mulling a bid for internet search firm Yahoo
Intel unveils computer with solar-powered processor
14 Sep 2011
Intel today unveiled a computer with a processor running on a postage stamp-size cell powered by solar energy.
Broadcom to acquire NetLogic with 700 patents for $3.7 bn
13 Sep 2011
Broadcom Corp is paying $3.7 billion for the $382-million NetLogic Microsystems, for its trove of 700 patents