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1:55 PM ET, August 13, 2010

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Tom Krazit / CNET News:
Oracle sues Google over Android and Java  —  Two Silicon Valley heavyweights are about to reenact the Java wars: this time, in a court room.  —  Oracle issued a press release late Thursday saying it has filed suit against Google for infringing on copyrights and patents related to Java …
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New York Magazine:
Google Is Having a Pretty Crappy Friday the 13th  —  Ah, the life of a company with a market capitalization of $156.8 billion — it isn't always that easy.  Google's been hung in effigy in the press all week for selling out on net neutrality (in particular the idea that it wants to create a tiered …
Miguel de Icaza:
Initial Thoughts on Oracle vs Google Patent Lawsuit  —  Today Oracle sued Google over Java patents and copyrights that they claim Google's Android OS infringes.  The lawsuit claims that Google knowingly infringed on those patents, and that the continued distribution of Google's Android is harming Oracle's Java Business.
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft could be a winner in Oracle's patent attack over Java  —  I'd think there could be a whole lot of celebrating going on in Redmond today, the day after Oracle announced it is suing Google over alleged patent infringements involving Java in the Android mobile operating system.
Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Facebook Launching Official Live Streaming Channel: Facebook Live  —  Today at 3 PM PST (6 EST), Facebook will unveil its new official live video streaming channel, Facebook Live.  To kick off the launch, actress America Ferrera will stop by Facebook's headquarters in Palo Alto …
Devin Coldewey / CrunchGear:
Axon Logic Hackintosh Tablet May Just Out-iPad The iPad  —  Back in April we heard word of an affordable hackintosh tablet called the Axon Haptic.  We were skeptical, since all we had was an anonymous tip and a render — something any 3D concept artist could have cooked up in an hour or two.
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Google, Just Cut The BS And Give The Gordon Gekko Speech Already  —  The past few days I've been bookmarking posts about Google, Verizon, and net neutrality to read later.  For the past few hours I've been doing that — and I've barely made a dent.  It seems that everyone who has ever written …
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Jennifer Van Grove / Mashable!:
How Starbucks Plans to Capitalize on Free Wi-Fi  —  Starbucks stores nationwide now have free Wi-Fi, but details around the second piece to the coffee retailer's digital strategy — the Starbucks Digital Network — have been slim.  Here's how Starbucks plans to cater to digital consumers …
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Nvdia and Rambus sign patent-license agreement  —  Intellectual property firm Rambus and graphics chip maker Nvidia have signed a patent-license agreement related to memory controllers.  —  Rambus has created a number of high-speed memory and communications technology for chips and licensed them widely throughout the industry.
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Royal Pingdom:
The top countries on Facebook (chart)  —  Facebook recently passed an incredible milestone, 500 million active users.  And it keeps growing.  —  Although Facebook initially focused on the United States, it soon turned its eyes towards the horizon and the rest of the world.
iFixit:
Motorola Droid 2 Teardown  —  Is this the Droid we're looking for?  Why yes!  Yes it is!  We've acquired the latest smartphone on the market, the Motorola Droid 2.  Join us as we break down this Droid into its most basic components.
David Crawford / Wall Street Journal:
Probe of Bribery at H-P Heats Up  —  The U.S. Department of Justice has asked Hewlett-Packard Co. to provide a trove of internal records as part of an international investigation into allegations that H-P executives paid bribes in Russia, according to people familiar with the investigations.
Rachel Metz / Associated Press:
PayPal hopes to make micropayments easier online  —  SAN FRANCISCO — PayPal wants to make it easier to buy low-cost digital goods online, whether it's a single article on a news website or virtual items in a video game.  —  Scott Thompson, the online payment service's president …
Discussion: ReadWriteWeb
Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
How a 16-yo Kid Made His First Million Dollars Following His Hero, Steve Jobs  —  His name: Christian Owens.  His age: 16.  He made his first million dollars in two years, “inspired by Apple's CEO Steve Jobs”.  This is how he did it.  —  The British teen—who lives in Corby, Northamptonshire—got his first computer age seven.
Discussion: The Register, swns.com and Redmond Pie, Thanks:gizmodo
Farhad Manjoo / Slate:
Why e-readers will soon cost less than $100. … - Democrats Shouldn't Write Off Those “Crazy” Republican Candidates- Shafer: The Tabloidy Goodness of TBD.com- The Only Luggage You'll Ever Need- Troy Patterson on the Despicable New Genre of TV Shows About Cupcakes- Is It Legal To Eat Your Cat?
Discussion: Kindle Review
Boy Genius Report:
RIM holding conference call for customers, government officials to talk privacy  —  We've been alerted that a Research In Motion VP has sent out a letter to top business customers and government officials inviting them to join in a conference call bridge at 10:00 AM this morning.
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Reuters:
India says Google, Skype, RIM must meet security needs
Tim Stevens / Engadget:
ASUS prices 10-inch Android Eee Pad under $399, 8-inch Eee Tablet at $300, other tablets too  —  ASUS just dumped Windows Embedded Compact 7 for Android for its lower-end tablet devices, and CEO Jerry Shen is passing along the savings.  He's pledging that the 10-inch Eee Pad EP101TC …
Justin James / TechRepublic Blogs:
Windows Phone 7 through a developer's eyes  —  Developer Justin James shares his perspective about the pros and the cons about development for Windows Phone 7.  Find out what he thinks could be the Achilles' heel for Windows Phone 7.
Alasdair on Everything:
OpenSolaris is now officially dead.  RIP.  —  What follows is a leaked memo sent to Oracle Engineering yesterday.  It basically spells the end of OpenSolaris, which is to be replaced with Solaris 11 Express, a binary distribution.  The key part is:  —  “We will not release …
Erik Huggers / BBC:
HTML5, open standards, and the BBC  —  Recent commentary on this blog has suggested that our use of Flash on BBC iPlayer and across BBC Online in general, betrays our commitment to open standards.  Is this a reasonable assumption?  I do not think so.  —  Open standards have always been part of the BBC's DNA.
 
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Adrianne Jeffries / ReadWriteWeb:
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Data-visualization duo turns down Knight funding over open source
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Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
WePay Raises $7.5 Million For Hassle-Free Group Payments Platform
Los Angeles Times:
Google accuses California of rigging bidding process for e-mail contract
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David Pogue / New York Times:
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