Source: Infoworld
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Oracle's request to restore a $1.3 billion verdict has been rejected
A federal appeals court is refusing Oracle's request to reinstate a $1.3 billion verdict it won against German rival SAP SE in a long-running copyright dispute. The 9th US.Circuit Court...
The State of Wyoming is dropping data centers in favor of the cloud
The State of Wyoming is closing its data centers and moving all of its data to the cloud, according to a report, in one of the biggest shifts by a...
Oracle builds on its BlueKai acquisition to create the Data Cloud
Oracle is combining its BlueKai consumer data aggregation platform with other parts of its catalog to create Oracle Data Cloud, a data-as-a-service offering aimed at companies that want to reach...
Google calls out other tech companies over their lack of encryption
The volume of email cloaked in encryption technology is rapidly rising as Google, Yahoo, Facebook and other major Internet companies try to shield their users’ online communications from government spies...
Microsoft is up in arms about a new, unofficial Windows XP update
Microsoft has warned against using a hack that allows Windows XP to continue to receive important security updates after Microsoft withdrew support in April. The hack tricks Microsoft’s update servers...
Mozilla to begrudgingly add protection technology to Firefox
For months, I've been following the story that the Mozilla project was set to add closed source Digital Rights Management technology to its free/open browser Firefox, and today they've made...
Samsung to post its second straight quarter of profit decline
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday said it is on track to post its second straight quarter of profit decline, as slowing smartphone sales growth continued to weigh on earnings. The South Korean tech...
SK Hynix has developed the world's first 128GB DDR4 memory module
Computer component manufacturers are always pushing for faster, bigger, and more efficient products. That benefits us, the end users, but also them for the premium they can charge on those...
Seagate's new 6TB hard drive is its fastest ever
Data storage firm Seagate on Monday launched what it claims to be the "world's fastest" 6TB hard disc drive. The Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD v4 boasts an operating speed of 7200 rpm,...
Plastic parts of Google Project Ara will be 3D-printed
The first of the high-speed printing projects 3D Systems is working on involves a partnership with Google to 3D print modular smartphones that can be changed or upgraded by unplugging...