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A former Google employee who was one of the main developers for the Android mobile operating system has admitted under cross-examination that he removed references to Java in the Android code and told others to do the same.

An email sent by Andy Rubin, the head of the team that was tasked with developing the Android mobile operating system, appears to indicate that Google was aware that it could not use APIs from the Java programming language as it wished.

The chairman of Alphabet — the parent company of Google — Eric Schmidt, is well-known for his pithy sayings, among them this gem: "Google policy is to get right up to the creepy line but not cross it."

Oracle wants US$9.3 billion in damages from Google for use of Java code in its Android operating system, according to court filings.

New Zealand based intelligent assistant software company MyWave wants to double the size of its Melbourne software development team.

A Java based Remote Access Tool – Malware as a Service (MaaS) - can be easily rented by cybercriminals.

Google chief executive Eric Schmidt is on the record as dismissing the importance of privacy.

Oracle chairman and CTO Larry Ellison used his keynote on day one of Oracle Open World 2015 to give a history lesson and to introduce new cloud applications and new features for existing products.

Google's bid to appeal the verdict in its case against Oracle over Java has failed, with the US Supreme Court rejecting the same.

Technology certification is big business in today’s IT driven world, where quality knowledge and professionalism is vital in delivering value to employers, employees and customers.

Time flies: Java is 20 years old.

GFI Software product manager Cristian Florian has analysed the 2014 data from the US National Vulnerability Database and made some interesting observations.

Why Oracle bundles a toolbar with Java at all remains a mystery but the good news is it can be suppressed in future installations.

It’s becoming increasingly difficult for employers to find appropriately qualified ICT professionals to fill available jobs, with recruiters struggling to source talented candidates to fill vacant roles. 

Oracle has announced Java 8, which company officials describe as the largest upgrade to the programming model since Java was introduced in 1996.

Java is a key component of the Internet of Things, according to an Oracle executive.

Previews of key pieces of Oracle software are now available on Windows Azure.

Oracle executives and others used the Java One conference's keynote session to assert the continuing relevance of Java and to outline planned improvements to the platform.

Apple has again updated its web plug-in blocking mechanism in order to prevent outdated and vulnerable versions of Java being used by web browsers.

Oracle has released its last ever update for Java V6 and Apple pushes it out for legacy OS X users.