Oracle and Google continue their legal battle as their respective CEOs issue testimony.  Did Google’s Android OS use code ripped off from Java, owned by Oracle?  Also, Samsung and Apple continue their feud. Ah, San Francisco, home of the Giants, the sourdough bread bowl, and a huge tech IP litigation fiasco.  While we’re seeing fights all over the world, this particular fight is notable because of it’s contenders, Oracle and Google, and it’s subject, the alleged theft of Java technology.  Things started off with a bang, as Oracle brought out it’s CEO Larry Ellison, and Google…

Smartphone season unofficially started last week with the release of the iPhone 4S. As Android phone makers try to capture their share of the lucrative Christmas market, the volleying for differentiators takes different angles to be as appealing as possible to consumers. For the Motorola Droid Razr, their gimmick is thickness (or lack thereof). This “impossibly thin”smartphone is equipped with a stainless-steel core, a Gorilla Glass screen and a nanotechnology Splash-guard. Motorola Mobility President Sanjay Jha said the 7.1mm-thick device is the world’s thinnest. Here are some of…

I’ve been a huge supporter of Android over the past year. Ever since I purchased my Droid X, things have been okay. I’m checking my email, staying on top of social networks, and flinging Angry Birds around. But asking any more of my Android device is far too much, and that’s a big problem. What am I doing with an Android device, you ask? I didn’t have a choice in the matter. AT&T’s service was practically non-existent where I lived, which is amazing considering AT&T’s bold claims of their impressive network. And in 2010, the possibility of the iPhone on Verizon was only a rumor. Owning an iPhone…

Why bring a pistol to a gun battle when you could bring a rocket launcher instead? That was the question on my mind before this year’s release of some impressively sized Android phones. It’s clear now that consumers desire just a little more ass kickage in the palm of their hands; the Motorola Droid X just so happens to be in mine. So does it deliver the explosive experience that you would expect? Let’s find out. It might be difficult to believe, but I didn’t fully know what to expect after I had made my purchase of the Droid X. I had tinkered around with it at my local Verizon store, but I had some reservations….

Apple has been fighting hard against the jailbreak community for years now. Every update Apple dishes out feels like its a direct punch to the kidney to those wishing to install third-party applications to their device. Another heavyweight, Motorola,  is taking large steps to lock down their new devices as well. Efuse Chip The new Motorola Droid X which touts impressive specs such as a 1ghz processor, 4.3” high resolutions screen, an 8 MP camera, and an impressive HDMI output up to 720p. It is currently running the latest version of Android (2.1), with the understanding that when Froyo (2.2)…

AntennaGate continues, and Apple is determined to alienate every single other mobile tech company in the world in order to prove that its iPhone 4 antenna really isn’t that big a deal. With the Blackberry Bold 9700, HTC Droid Eris and Nokia N97 mini already displayed on their “we’re no worse than anyone else, honest!” page, it was only a matter of time before Apple got hold of a Droid X and tried to figure out how hard they had to grip it to kill the antenna signal. Blackberry has already denounced Apple’s allegations, so the wait is on to see if Motorola will take the mature approach and remain dignified…

Man, it’s like privacy snafus are the new wardrobe malfunction or something. Not to be outdone by other privacy stories in the news, it seems the HTC Incredible’s Sense UI has got a nasty trick up its sleeve. As you may or may not be aware, Sense UI periodically takes a snapshot of your web browser. This is of course not uncommon, as almost any internet-browsing… THING takes screenshots for bookmark purposes and whatnot. However, the Incredible seems to have a problem with forgetting, keeping said screenshots for an awfully long time, including through a factory reset. Yikes. While you can manually…

Video and pictures of the hotly-anticipated Motorola Droid 2 have leaked out on the Internet, reaching us via Droid Life. The images confirm the new phone will keep that physical keyboard (proving there’s life outside of Apple’s focus on touch as the user interface), but the keyboard has been improved, with raised keys and no D-pad (hurrah). Droid Life tells us to expect WiFi tethering and a 750MHz OMAP processor. You’ll also get improved push-based social networking services — but forget any hope of a front-facing video camera — there isn’t one… Android 2.2 won’t appear on this…