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SAP AG will try to convince a U.S. judge on Wednesday to slash or toss outright a $1.3 billion verdict it suffered at the hands of Oracle Corp.

Though Android and the parent company Google cannot be termed little guys, they are being bullied by the big guys, for being successful. Android team, Google and Android OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) are wading through rough waters with as many as 48 Android related lawsuits under the scrutiny of US laws.

Microsoft and Oracle are threatening Android-based phone makers, who had been enjoying the free OS from Google, with patent infringement and requesting to make a large payment, giving Apple an opportunity to widen the gap in the rivalry mobile OS competition.

Android-based phone makers are at a stake of paying a large sum of money to Microsoft and Oracle for patent infringement, giving a chance for Apple’s iOS and iPhone to widen the gap between the rivalry mobile OS match.

A Hewlett Packard lawsuit against Oracle is a publicity stunt designed to blame Oracle for disruption that will happen when HP's Itanium chip-based server business comes to an end, Oracle said in a court filing.

Zuckerberg can easily become the third richest technology guy.

Software company Oracle Corp has agreed to buy Pillar Data Systems, a privately held storage technology company that is majority owned by Oracle's own chief executive officer, Larry Ellison.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: ASM International, Tibco Software, Comcast, SIRIUS XM Radio, and Sina. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Pain Therapeutics, Durect, Micron Technology, Oracle, and Finish Line.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Sify Technologies, Vitacost.com, Entropic Communications, Oncothyreon, Globus Maritime, Research In Motion, and Apple. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Micron Technology, Conns, MicroStrategy, Republic Airways Holdings, and Oracle.

Oracle Corp posted disappointing quarterly results particularly in hardware sales, sparking concerns about a sharper-than-expected slowdown in tech spending and sending its shares down 6 percent.

Oracle Corp reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday, but that failed to calm investor fears that spending on technology software and hardware could be in jeopardy.

Oracle Corp has a habit of beating Wall Street expectations, but some investors fear billionaire Larry Ellison's software and server juggernaut will find it hard to keep up its own pace when it reports earnings and sets new forecasts on Thursday.

Smarting under a $6 billion compensation claim from Oracle on Java patent violation lawsuit, Google has said Oracle's methodology for calculating damages is based on fundamental legal errors and that Oracle has improperly inflated their estimates.

Facebook is getting closer to its eventual IPO, and speculations are rife that the offering could value the social networking giant at $100 billion. But considering reports on privacy issues that made Mark Zuckerberg put his foot in his mouth a few times, questions over his ability to manage the $100 billion Facebook seem to be logical.

Oracle is seeking between $1.4 billion and $6.1 billion in a patent lawsuit against Google over the lucrative smartphone market, according to a court filing.

Oracle Corp is seeking damages in the billions of dollars from Google Inc in a patent lawsuit over the smartphone market, according to a court filing.

Hewlett-Packard Co. sued Oracle Corp. in a period of eight months showing a sign of how badly the relationship between the information technology big shots has ragged.

Hewlett-Packard Co sued Oracle Corp on Wednesday over a chip dispute, highlighting the ever-growing breach between the one-time allies.

Tickets for the Americal Idol Live Tour go on sale Friday. This year, the top 11 will be performing live.

A spokesperson from PR firm Burson-Marsteller admitted to working for Facebook in a PR campaign against Google, questioning their tactics in privacy.

Facebook allegedly hires a PR firm to slander Google.

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A U.S. judge has largely sided with Oracle Corp over how several technical terms will be defined in its patent fight over Google Inc's Android software, according to a tentative ruling.

Larry Ellison is famous for wanting to be in charge, so perhaps it is no surprise that when jury duty came calling, Oracle's chief executive served as the foreman.

Oracle Corporation announced that its president, Safra Catz will be taking over as chief financial officer in the wake of CFO Jeff Epstein's departure.

Oracle Corp has replaced its chief financial officer less than three years after he joined the company, tapping its president Safra Catz to do the job.

A patent trial between tech giants Oracle and Google should be held before November, a U.S. judge said at a hearing.

In 2010, Standard & Poor's 500 Index company CEOs received, on average, $11.4 million in total compensation, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) said in a report.

Toys 'R Us will be selling the iPad 2 in 31 states and Puerto Rico starting on Sunday, in a limited roll-out to only some of its stores.