Google: Oracle demand harassment

Oracle is seeking as much as $6.1 billion in damages in a patent- and copyright-infringement lawsuit against Google SAN FRANCISCO: Google Inc is fighting what it calls Oracle Corp’s “harassing demand” for a deposition of Chief Executive Officer Larry Page as part of Oracle’s multibillion-dollar lawsuit alleging the Android operating system infringes its Java patents, [...]

Google Docs vs Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft’s decision to launch Office 365 a few days ago represented the company’s effort to get a slice of the enterprise cloud computing pie. But for executives and travelling business folk, it meant something simpler – the option to use the popular MS Office suite (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint) from any computer, using [...]

Mumbai blasts cast shadow on talks with Pak

NEW DELHI: July is a jinxed month as far as Indo-Pak engagement is concerned. The three serial terror blasts in Mumbai on Wednesday evening have cast a shadow on the forthcoming foreign ministers’ talks scheduled for July 26. India has refrained from pointing any fingers at Pakistan, having learnt from past experiences. Pakistan foreign ministry [...]

IT salaries: How much senior pros earn

–TOI Tech With recession ending, IT salaries at various levels got back their sheen. The recent talent war in the sector too has boosted IT salaries. In fact, many IT companies are doling out double-digit bonuses and increments to retain and attract talent. Staffing firm Kelly Services recently released its annual Employment Outlook and Salary [...]

Review: Google Plus

– By Mae Anderson (AP) My first thought about Google Plus: “Here we go again.” After Google’s earlier attempts at social networking failed spectacularly, it was easy to scoff at this seeming Facebook wannabe. Its “Picasa ultimatum” didn’t help much either. If you have an account with Picasa, Google’s photo-sharing service, the first thing Google [...]