Still, Oracle, on behalf of Sun, is arguing that Java is a mobile operating system competitor against Android, and that Google is using Java-derived technologies without a proper license.

Google acquired an existing Android project in 2005, which was essentially an offshoot of Danger, the Java platform powering TMobile's SideKick slider phone. Both Danger and Android were founded ...

Oracle sued Google for copyright infringement, claiming that Android use of the Java API didn't fall under fair use. The underlying message is that Google owes Oracle for all the profits and ...

The ongoing legal battle between Google and Oracle is complicated. But Oracle has a strong case. Don't just take my word for it. Here's what Google's own lawyers have to say.

The ongoing battle between Oracle and Google has been messy, to say the least. It all goes back to the way Java APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are used in Android.

Google today outlined a more detailed timeline for the 64-bit transition through to August 1, 2021, including extensions for game developers that use Unity. From August 1 this year, all new apps ...

Java is the official programming language of Android and it is the basis for many components of the OS itself, plus it is found at the core of Android’s SDK.

Non-game Android apps are normally written in Java, but a group inside Google is experimenting with a whole new way of writing Android apps using Dart, Google's in-house Web development language.