Google Android vs Oracle

Google confirmed that it wants a new trial on the copyright portion of a legal battle being fought with Oracle in San Francisco federal court.

Jurors this week ruled that Google's Android operating system for smartphones violated Java software copyrights but deadlocked when it came to the pivotal question of whether it constituted "fair use" that made it acceptable. 

 

If Google's use of copyrighted Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android was fair use, Oracle would deserve no damages from the Mountain View, California-based Internet firm under the law.

Google late Tuesday filed a motion asking US District Court Judge William Alsup to declare a mistrial in the copyright phase of the trial and have both questions presented to a new jury in a retrial.

Alsup on Wednesday was presiding over a second phase of the trial devoted to claims by Oracle that Google violated Java patents in Android software.

Adding to the complexity of the case, Alsup has gone on record reserving the right to make the ultimate decision whether APIs can even be copyrighted. The judge told jurors to assume so for the sake of deliberations.

Oracle lawyers are proposing that both sides in the case leave the "fair use" question to Alsup rather than have a new trial.

Oracle's challenge of Google in court over copyrights was an unusual tactic being watched intently in Silicon Valley.

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Windows 8 Vs Ubuntu 12.04

2012 has already seen a major update of what’s arguably the most important Linux desktop: Ubuntu 12.04 and we’re also seeing the most radical update of Windows with Windows 8 Metro coming since Windows 95 replaced Windows 3.1. So, which will end up the better for its change?

 

1. Desktop interface

Ubuntu replaced the popular GNOME 2.x interface with Unity when their developers decided the GNOME 3.x shell wasn’t for them. Some people, like the developers behind Linux Mint, decided to recreate the GNOME 2.x desktop with Cinnamon, but Ubuntu took its own path with Unity.

In Unity’s desktop geography, your most used applications are kept in the left Unity Launcher bar on the left. 

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Login to Websites Without Passwords using BrowserID

What is BrowserID and how does it work?

BrowserID is an easy way to sign into websites. Instead of making up a hard-to-remember username and password for each site, BrowserID lets you use your email address and a single password to sign in to any site that supports it. This article shows you how BrowserID works and how you can get started using it. 

  

How does it work?

When you create a BrowserID account, you're sent a verification email that lets BrowserID know that you really own that email address. Then when you use BrowserID to log into a website, the website is given your email address and told that you really do own it but they are never given your BrowserID password. Basically, BrowserID vouches for you. See this blog post for all the nerdy details.

 

What are the benefits of BrowserID?

 

• You can use one easy-to-remember log in for all sites that support BrowserID.
• You never have to trust a website with your password because they never know it. Also, your password can't be stolen if one of those websites gets hacked.
• BrowserID doesn't track your activity on the websites you visit (privacy policy).  

 

BrowserID Features

 

Perhaps the best way to begin understanding BrowserID is to walk through its key design features:

• An email is an identity - There are no usernames in BrowserID, it uses emails addresses instead. Users identify with emails quite naturally, and no new infrastructure is needed to reliably verify ownership of them.
• Decentralized - A user's authentication to a website occurs in relative isolation. No network transactions with third parties are needed, so it is efficient and privacy-protecting. Additionally, any email address may be used, and any email provider may provide first class BrowserID support for their users.
• Ownership-Based Authentication - In BrowserID, the browser manages authentication material which can be used without a password - making authentication with BrowserID more reliant on ownership factors, and less on knowledge factors.
• Usable today, and better tomorrow - An HTML5 implementation provides a functional system today, and BrowserID is designed with adoption by browser vendors in mind. Native support in browsers will afford improvements in both user experience and security.

For More details and login visit : www.browserid.org

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Facebook Updated it's Chat Window !!

Recently Facebook updated it's Chat Window . . If you want to visit yours friends Timeline then just mouse over to his/her name in Chat window ! You will see one small icon over there . .

This will save lot of time because before this update we have to go to search bar >> Type his/her name and then check his/her timeline !! Cheers :)

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Google Launched Google Drive !

Today Google introduced Google Drive—a place where you can create, share, collaborate and keep all of your stuff, and access your content from anywhere, across your devices.

 

For More info on Google Drive Visit : Google Drive 

 

 To Get Started with Google Drive Visit : Get Started  

 

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Run Android Apps on your PC !!

Yes !! Now you an run your favorite Android apps on your PC !! No need to but Android Smart Phone :)

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Facebook buys Instagram photo app for $1 bn

Facebook announced Monday that it had reached an agreement to acquire Instagram, describing it as "a fun, popular photo-sharing app for mobile devices," for $1 billion in cash and shares.

"For years, we've focused on building the best experience for sharing photos with your friends and family," Facebook founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg said in announcing the deal

"Now, we'll be able to work even more closely with the Instagram team to also offer the best experiences for sharing beautiful mobile photos with people based on your interests."

Zuckerberg called the acquisition "an important milestone for Facebook because it's the first time we've ever acquired a product and company with so many users. We don't plan on doing many more of these, if any at all.

"But providing the best photo sharing experience is one reason why so many people love Facebook and we knew it would be worth bringing these two companies together."

Facebook in February filed for a stock offering and could raise as much as $10 billion in the largest flotation ever by an Internet company on Wall Street.

Facebook -- the leading social network in all but six countries, notably China and Russia -- said it has more than 845 million users including 483 million who log in daily.

Facebook's value has been estimated at between $75 billion and $100 billion.

Source : Yahoo News 

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