Topic: Sun Microsystems Inc.

Android patent trial set for next month

Android system violates Java patents, Oracle charges in patent and copyright suit against Google. Android suit could run into hundreds of millions of dollars. 

Android smartphones get 'ecosystem supercharge' [VIDEO]

Android smartphones and their users can thank Google for splashing out $12.5 billion to buy Motorola Mobility along with all the patents they hold. The purchase will be Google's largest.

Patents: Google buys 1,000 of them from IBM

Patents buy is part of arms race for intellectual property. Google's purchase will help defend itself against patents litigation.

Insider trading bust: Trader-attorney duo made over $32 million

Federal agents arrest an attorney and stockbroker who allegedly used prepaid phones and inside information to make millions during a 17-year insider-trading partnership.

Who's a monopoly? Microsoft loses market share

To be a true monopoly, a company needs explicit government privilege. Lacking that, we have companies with massive market share...and that changes with time.

Don't target small business: Make good policies universal.

Tiny startups – the ones most likely to hire – often don't qualify for Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. So instead of making SBA loans cheaper, improve conditions for everyone.

'Brain gain' can fuel more start-ups

Start-up companies can give a boost to the US economy by creating millions of jobs, encouraging innovation, and boosting productivity. But how can we increase the number of start-ups?

I hate what Apple stands for, says new Google hire Tim Bray

This week, Tim Bray was appointed 'developer advocate' for Google's Android operating system. Bray wasted no time teeing off on the Apple iPhone.

It takes a corporation to raise a great school

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology tops US News public high schools list with a little corporate help.

How we're losing our privacy online

From personal photos circulated inadvertently on Facebook to ‘Web bugs’ that monitor our buying habits, the Internet is exposing the private us to the public more than any technology in history. Here’s why you should care – and how to avoid it.

Intel, Dell sending mixed signals on tech recovery

Is the Internet bad for the environment?

Oracle-Sun deal could transform industry

The takeover bid boosts Oracle, but the impact on open-source software is unclear.

When is an online fad over?

How deep a recession?

The housing-bubble collapse makes recovery hard to predict.

The race to fill your tank with wax paper, grass clippings, and wood chips

Ethanol producers, backed by major investors, say a wide range of materials soon could power your car.

Silicon Valley's next big thing: 'clean tech'

Engineers aim to transform solar, fuel-cell, and biofuel projects into viable industries.