Google's Android software infringes on several patents related to Java, which Oracle acquired from Sun earlier this year, Oracle says in suit filed Thursday. Tom Krazit writes about the ever-expanding ...

The Oracle v. Google trial continued on day five with more detailed dissection of Java and APIs and the difference, or similarities, between Android and Java. Google's lawyers framed their questions ...

Java faced an existential crisis very early in its existence, in the late ’90s. Microsoft attempted to create its own version of the language, dubbed Visual J++, that integrated with its development ...

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Please proceed into Android hell. After yesterday’s shock lawsuit from Oracle’s accusation of Google lifting its Java technology for Android, comes some deeper analysis. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ask ...

Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK). The news first ...

Google and Sun Microsystems’ discussions to co-develop Android ultimately broke down because of disagreements over control of the platform, Google wrote in a trial brief late last week related to its ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Jinsong Yu shares deep architectural insights ...

Google’s Jib allows developers to optimize the creation of Docker containers for Java apps, and tweak the process by customizing plug-ins for Maven and Gradle Google has extended its Jib ...