Google on Ulitzer

I finally gave up on the Android dead end (no ICS upgrade) that was my Galaxy S i9003 and decided to jump to the ICS bandwagon. The only options for an out of the box ICS experience in India at this time are the HTC duo – One X & One V. Of these, the One X was beyond my budget, and so it was a pretty simple decision to go for the One V in the end. Reviews have been pretty positive, and I’m throwing in my 2 cents based on a 2 weeks of usage experience that wouldn’t have shown up in initial reviews. A caveat on my usage experience – I use the One V (and the Galaxy S before it) primarily as a mobile internet device (mails, browsing, e-commerce, social networking etc.) rather than for phone calls. What did I get over the Galaxy S i9003? The build quality is definitely impressive with the metal body, and it is also sleeker than the Galaxy S. I personally prefer the One V’... (more)

W2 Energy Completes Purchase of British Columbia-Based Agri-Green Biodiesel Inc.

GUELPH, ON -- (Marketwire) -- 05/17/12 -- W2 Energy, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WTWO) is pleased to announce that it has completed the purchase of Agri-Green Biodiesel, Inc. of Fernie, British Columbia. As previously reported, W2 Energy signed a Letter of Intent to purchase a 60% interest in Agri-Green Biodiesel in May 2010. However, favorable terms in the recently completed Definitive Agreement have W2 Energy purchasing 100% of the company in exchange for the assumption Agri-Green's corporate debt. The purchase includes Agri-Green's biodiesel plant processor. Recently, the U.S. biodiesel... (more)

Java Jury Deliberating Google’s Patent Infringement

Oracle’s Java patent infringement case against Google and Android went to the jury Tuesday afternoon. The jury, which delivered only a partial verdict on copyright infringement last week, deciding that Google infringed but unable to say whether that infringement made “fair use” of the IP, is now down to 11 jurors. One juror reportedly called in from the San Francisco Bay Bridge with car trouble, unlikely to make court at all. The judge excused her from ever coming back, ZDnet said, and pushed on. Only two patents are at issue. In its closing statement Oracle accused Google of be... (more)

Judge Finds Google Copied More Java Code than Jury Said

District Court Judge William Alsup, who refused last week to decide whether Google had fairly used the Java IP a jury said Android infringed, had no trouble Friday deciding that the jury made a mistake in finding Google only copied nine lines of Java's rangeCheck code as well as infringing the sequence, structure and organization of 37 Java APIs. In a judgment as a matter of law the good judge said Google directly copied eight other Java files and that it wasn't a petty little thing. FOSS Patents had said when it came out that the jury's verdict was odd since "there are code file... (more)

Google Atmosphere on Tour in San Francisco

Click Here to Register for Google Atmosphere on Tour in San Francisco - May 17! The web is fundamentally changing the way we work - is your company ready? Intrigued by how more than 4 million businesses are using Google's cloud to work in the future? Join us in San Francisco on May 17 as we bring Google's highly anticipated annual gathering of business leaders together to hear: Industry experts shed light on emerging business models Customers share stories of business transformation Our product experts unveil new products Our executives answer your questions Work in the future, ... (more)