As promised, Google released the Android SDK for gPhone-like devices today. Programmers can use it to immediately begin development of native programs that will run on Open Handset Alliance ...

The real history of Java and Android, as told by Google The ongoing legal battle between Google and Oracle is complicated. But Oracle has a strong case. Don't just take my word for it.

Android is all about applications. Almost every article and discussion on this subject revolves around the SDK, the Dalvik Java VM and the Android Market. In fact, it is quite difficult to find an ...

It's not a terminal emulator that lets you access Android's underlying native Linux environment. Instead, this is a special Debian VM, running on top of the built-in Android Virtualization Framework.

RIM needs a Java VM so as to provide legacy support for QNX-based devices like the PlayBook, such as custom apps which corporations might have deployed and don't want to – or can't – recreate ...

Jonathan Schwartz testifies that Java APIs were not considered proprietary or protected by Sun, as long as Google didn't use the Java name, countering Oracle's claims that Google infringed on its ...

Oracle, Google lawyers spar over Android’s Dalvik VM as patent phase begins Testimony in phase two is expected to wrap up this week.

Older Android devices can be had for a song, and in many cases are still packing considerable computational power. With built in networking, a battery, and a big touch screen, they could easily tak… ...