Thursday, February 9th, 2012 3:55 am

Android shakeup: Oracle sues Google

Redwood Shores (ip-192.com): In a lawsuit filed against Google, Oracle claims that the Android operating system infringes Oracles patents and copyrights related to Java. The Java platform provides a system for developing application software and deploying it in a cross-platform environment. Java was acquired in 2009 by Oracle as part of the $5.6 billion Sun [...]

Novell: Up for sale?

Waltham (ip-192.com): Novell has put itself up for sale, several news outlets report. The Wall Street Journal reported that the Waltham, Massachusetts based company can count on up to 20 bidders, most of them private equity firms. An unsolicited takeover bid by Elliot Associates to buy Novell for $5.75 per share in cash was turned [...]

Apple: HTC countersues iPhone maker

Taoyuan (ip-192.com): Taiwan based smartphone manufacturer HTC Corporation said that it did file a patent infringement case against Apple Inc. It did also ask the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to ban all sales of iPhones, iPods and iPads in the U.S. "As the innovator of the original Windows Mobile PocketPC Phone Edition in [...]

$180M Data Center for Facebook

Prineville (ip-192.com): Facebook Thursday announced that it is building its first custom data center that will help the social networking site maintain performance levels for its growing legion of users. The 147,000-square-foot facility is estimated to cost $180 Million and will be located in Prineville, Oregon. Facebook has more than 350 million users and wants [...]