Oracle has filed a lawsuit against Google, charging that its Android phone software infringes Oracle patents and copyrights related to Java, Oracle said on Thursday.

Analysts are developing a short list of possible candidates to replace former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd, who resigned Friday. But it's worth noting that Hurd's name didn't come up often, if at all, as a contender in 2005, when he was tapped for the HP job.

Cisco Systems revenue and profit both grew significantly in the company's fiscal fourth quarter that ended in July, the company announced on Wednesday.

After delays, Dell will start to ship the highly anticipated Streak mobile Internet device to customers in the U.S. this week.

Oracle has sketched out a five-year road map for Sun's Sparc-based servers, hoping to reassure customers about the future of the platform and reverse a pattern of declining sales.

Texas Instruments on Monday said it will start shipping a new dual-core chip for devices like smartphones and tablets later this year.

Google and Verizon Communications have released a proposal that would give the U.S. Federal Communications Commission limited power to enforce network neutrality rules, including levying fines up to US$2 million for violations by broadband providers.

Mark Hurd is stepping down as CEO of Hewlett-Packard following an investigation into claims that he sexually harassed a former contractor to the company.

Intel has reached a proposed settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in the agency's antitrust complaint, with Intel prohibited from giving computer makers benefits for exclusively using its chips.

A little more than a year after the service was launched, Google is pulling the plug on its Google Wave social-networking service, the company said Wednesday.

Two labor unions have asked Dell shareholders to withhold their votes for Chairman and CEO Michael Dell to remain as a director on the company's board following a US$100 million accounting practices settlement the company made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Microsoft is gearing up to release a version of its Visual Studio integrated developer environment that it promises will be easy enough for even business managers to use.

Android took the top U.S. spot among smartphones shipped in the second quarter, according to new research from Canalys.

Overall server spending in enterprises remains weak in 2010 as companies continue to look for ways to save money following the economic downturn, research firm TheInfoPro said in a study released on Monday.

Despite concerns that federal authorities might fine or arrest him, hacker Chris Paget went ahead with a live demonstration of mobile phone interception at the Defcon hacking conference Saturday.

Another week, another Facebook privacy issue.

Oracle said Thursday that rival hardware vendors Dell and Hewlett-Packard intend to certify and resell its Solaris and Enterprise Linux operating systems as well as Oracle VM on their x86 servers.

A court-appointed special master has rejected class-action status in an antitrust lawsuit against Intel, determining that the plaintiffs failed to show that PC buyers were harmed by discounts Intel offered to manufacturers.

Barnaby Jack hit the jackpot at Black Hat on Wednesday. Twice.

Amazon took it's time with its latest Kindle-and that time has paid off in spades. Fully a year-and-half after the Kindle 2, Amazon today introduced its latest iteration Kindle, and the improvements are dramatic. An enhanced display, faster navigation, and an entirely redesigned chassis aren't all that set this Kindle apart from its competition. Amazon is continuing to be aggressive with its pricing: the Wi-Fi and 3G version will cost $189, while the Wi-Fi-only model will cost $139 (that's $10 less than Barnes & Noble's Wi-Fi-only Nook).