James Niccolai - Author - PC World Australia

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Article | 21/06/2012 Iran targeted by 'massive cyberattack,' official claims

Iran's intelligence minister has accused the U.S., the U.K. and Israel of planning a "massive cyberattack" against his country after talks this week o...

Article | 20/06/2012 Oracle agrees to 'zero' damages in Google lawsuit, eyes appeal

Oracle on Wednesday agreed to accept "zero" damages for the outstanding copyright infringement claims in its lawsuit against Google over its use of Ja...

Article | 18/06/2012 Oracle profit jumps 8 percent, though hardware sales decline

Profits at Oracle climbed 8 percent in the quarter just ended, though hardware sales declined and overall revenue was up only slightly.

Article | 15/06/2012 ARM preps Mali GPU for low-cost Android tablets

ARM has developed a new, entry-level version of its Mali graphics processor that could help expand the market for low-cost Android tablets.

Article | 6/06/2012 Nvidia: First $US199 Kai tablets will be announced this year

The first tablets based on Nvidia's Kai platform, which is being built to enable quad-core, 7-inch Android devices for around $US200, will be announce...

Article | 6/06/2012 COMPUTEX: Buy a new PC now, pay $US14.99 for Windows 8 upgrade, Microsoft says

Consumers who buy a new PC between now and January 31 can pay $US14.99 for an upgrade to Windows 8, the next version of Microsoft's PC operating, acco...

Article | 6/06/2012 Microsoft teams with Quanta for 'private Cloud in a box'

Microsoft has partnered with Taiwan's Quanta Computer to design a Windows-based system that aims to get business customers up and running quickly on a...

Article | 5/06/2012 Hands on with Windows RT and Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4

Qualcomm gave reporters a chance to try out Windows RT on its Snapdragon S4 processor at the Computex trade show Wednesday, though there's still no wo...

Article | 5/06/2012 Gigabyte shows ultra-light carbon fiber laptop

Taiwan's Gigabyte Technologies is showing what it claims is the "world's lightest" laptop at the Computex trade show in Taipei this week.

Article | 4/06/2012 ARM expects 20-nanometer processors by late next year

ARM chips made with an advanced, 20-nanometer manufacturing process could appear in smartphones and tablets by as soon as the end of next year, the he...

Article | 23/05/2012 Most jurors sided with Google on APIs and 'fair use'

Most of the jurors in the Oracle v Google trial thought Google's use of 37 Java APIs in Android should be allowed under the doctrine of fair use, one ...

Article | 23/05/2012 Google's Android did not infringe Oracle patents, jury finds

Google's Android operating system does not infringe Oracle's Java patents, a jury in San Francisco found Wednesday in a setback for Oracle.

Article | 23/05/2012 Google's Android did not infringe Oracle patents, jury finds

Google's Android operating system does not infringe Oracle's Java patents, a jury in San Francisco found Wednesday in a setback for Oracle.

Article | 22/05/2012 Judge deems Kodak digital camera patent invalid

A judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that a Kodak patent asserted in a complaint against Apple and Research In Motion is ...

Article | 10/05/2012 Judge declines to eject Google's 'fair use' defense from Android trial

Oracle was dealt a minor setback in its lawsuit against Google on Wednesday when a judge denied its motion to toss out one of Google's key defenses ag...