Last updated August 29, 3:30 AM PT, with a correction on Java inventor James Gosling’s view on the suit, and an additional quote from former Sun chief open source officer Simon Phipps.  In the two weeks that the Oracle v. Google trial has been under way, it’s become clear that Sun’s top executives weren’t unified in their …

Now playing: Watch this: Tech Time Machine: 29th April 0:46 Did you know that the era of 3DTV experimentation stretched back to the 1950s? Well, you do now, and you can find out more on this episode of Tech Time Machine.

“Shut it, you’re using up all the minutes on my talk-til-you-get-head-cancer tariff,” barked Downing Street press officer Malcolm Tucker down his mobile at a lackey in The Thick of It. Thankfully for psychotic spin doctors everywhere, and the rest of us phone freaks, a major clinical review has found no evidence to clearly link mobiles to cancer. The biggest round-up …

Nokia and several other technology companies are showing off some innovative uses for unlicensed “white space” technology in a trial in the United Kingdom. For the past 10 months, the handset maker has been working to demonstrate applications for the white-space spectrum in trial alongside 17 other technology companies and TV broadcasters, including the BBC, BSkyb, BT, Microsoft, Virgin Media, …

Now playing: Watch this: Asus PadFone hands-on 1:56 Are you in the awkward position of needing both a phone and a tablet, but you can’t face wandering around with the comically large Samsung Galaxy Note strapped to your face? Asus may have the perfect gadget for you. The PadFone is a 4.3-inch phone that sits inside the body of a …

About a month ago in March, I got my hands on the ZTE Score by Cricket Wireless. Aside from its decent call quality, there wasn’t much to write home about. The device had a unresponsive touch screen and its speed (both in relation to the processor and network) was sluggish. Tacking on an extra “M” at the end of its …

“Me, doctor?””No, you patient. Me doctor.” Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET The handful of Monty Python apps released to date have been of mixed value. The Angry Birds ripoff Cow Tossing was amusing but not fulfilling, while the “Holy Grail” companion The Holy Book of Days offered a fantastic behind-the-scenes look at everyone’s favorite Python movie. Now comes Python Bytes, a …

Samsung’s been promoting its own products by taking a sly swing at Apple fans. But when tech companies take a pop at consumers — rather than each other — it’s not cool. Samsung’s Galaxy S3 is less than a week away from being officially unveiled, and as you’d expect, the company’s marketing machine is now running at full whack. As …

Eager to see Research In Motion’s latest and greatest phones at BlackBerry World next week? Prepare to be disappointed. RIM will be taking a software-heavy approach this year, using the event to formally unveil its BlackBerry 10 operating system. “We are not unveiling any BlackBerry 10 hardware,” a company representative confirmed to CNET. There’s never been a more crucial BlackBerry …

Most people buying the new iPad opt for the Wi-Fi only version. Why? The 4G LTE versions are more expensive, for one thing. And since you can’t switch carriers later, it means you’re locked in to either AT&T or Verizon Wireless. The fact that an AT&T iPad can’t be used on Verizon and Verizon’s iPad can’t be used on AT&T …

The last, and only, time we spoke of the Sony LT29i, we saw it listed on a leaked 2012 road map. With an expected price of 493 euros ($650 U.S.), I can assume only that it would be something worthy of flagship status. And if today’s rumored details prove to be correct, then that is exactly what we’ll be getting …

Is this how the Samsung Galaxy S3 will shape up? What appears to be the manual for the Galaxy S3 has surfaced at SamMobile, which outlines the specs. It leads me to another question: is this the first time anyone’s actually looked at a user manual? The manual — if it is real — lists some interesting specs for the …

If you have a T-Mobile device in your possession, an upgrade to Android 4.0 may be in your nearby future. At least, until June anyway. Tmo News, an unofficial blog covering T-Mobile, got a hold of a 2012 enterprise calendar, which details possible launch dates for Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades on three of the carrier’s devices. Among the devices listed …

Samsung’s having a good day, having sold more phones than Apple, and being declared a bigger manufacturer than Nokia, the Guardian reports. The South Korean tech giant earned itself a whopping £2.75bn in the first quarter of this year (that’s January, February and March, calendar fans), selling 22 per cent more mobiles than it did in the same period in …

Spring has finally sprung here in Northern California, and with the nice weather and everything in bloom, it’s the perfect time to check out some new photo apps. We all know about apps like Instagram, and I’ve talked about effects apps like PhotoToaster here before. But I have come across some new (or new to me) photo apps recently that …