QWIKI: What's Windows 8? !function(c,e){var b,a=c.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];if(!c.getElementById(e)){b=c.createElement("script");b.id=e;b.src="//s1.ikiwq.com/embed/2.4/embed.min.js";a.parentNode.insertBefore(b,a);}}(document,"qwiki-js"); Windows 8 is Microsoft’s next version of Windows, but it’s much more than that. It’s also the biggest change ever made to the Windows operating system we’ve all known. The main desktop has been replaced with a Start Screen or homescreen of tiles....
  Obama: Put Government on Mobile Apps The Obama administration said once again today that technology is high on its priority list. It said it is launching a new initiative that aims to make government services more available to consumers through mobile apps. The President has ordered each major Federal agency —...
  Google did not infringe Oracle’s patents with Android
In the widely publicized patent infringement case between Google and Oracle, a San Francisco jury on Wednesday found that Google’s Android operating system does not infringe Oracle’s patents. Jurors have been dismissed and Judge William Aslup of the U.S. District court of Northern California exonerated the Internet giant of any wrong doing. The verdict marks the end of the trial’s second phase, which focused on patent infringement claims. Google earlier this month was found to have infringed Oracle’s copyrights, however, and the proceedings are set to resume on Tuesday morning. [Via The Verge] Read
Apple iPhone Designer Is Now a Knight Jony Ive, the man who designed the iPod and the iPhone, might already be considered technology royalty amongst geeks. Now he’s an actual British knight. Apple’s lead designer, was knighted this morning in London and given the title of Knight Commander of the British Empire....
  Can Windows 8's Apps Beat the iPad's? USA Today, American Airlines, Slacker and others have made beautiful Windows 8 apps.
  iPhone 5: Reports of New Design And the next iPhone chatter keeps on rolling. Over the last week the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, and Bloomberg have reported that the next iPhone will have a bigger screen. As previously reported by others, the WSJ and Reuters agree that the display will measure...
 
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