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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison took the witness stand in a copyright infringement trial Monday and testified that the illegal downloading of Oracle software by a unit of SAP cost his company US$4 billion in missed license fees, according to press reports ...

Motorola's Droid Pro, an Android-based smartphone designed for the enterprise market, will be available in Verizon Wireless stores on November 18 for US$179.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate. Purchase will require a two-year customer agreement. Verizon will start taking orders for the phone on Tuesday. ...

Dell plans to relieve its employees of their company-provided Research In Motion BlackBerry smartphones in favor of Dell's own devices, company spokesperson Jess Blackburn told the E-Commerce Times ...

In her third trial, Minnesota resident Jammie Thomas-Rasset -- whose fame has extended well beyond the proverbial 15 minutes -- was once again slapped with a fine for sharing 24 songs. On Wednesday, the jury awarded US$1.5 million in damages to Capitol Records. That's $62,500 for each of the 24 songs Thomas-Rasset illegally shared through Kazaa in 2006...

If you use Gmail, you received an unusual email late last night from Google. The company sent a notice to its millions of U.S.-based Gmail users announcing the settlement of its privacy class-action lawsuit over Buzz. Google launched the social networking service last February. Soon after, a privacy uproar ensued ...

Oracle announced Tuesday that it will acquire Art Technology Group (ATG) -- a provider of e-commerce applications and platforms -- for US$6.00 per share, or approximately $1 billion in cash. Oracle and ATG both pointed to the complementary nature of their applications ...

Apple ousted Research In Motion from its top spot in the U.S. smartphone market in the third quarter, according to a report Canalys released on Monday, which showed no letup in iPhone shipments. ...

Microsoft reported strong revenue and solid earnings Thursday, with particular strength in Windows sales during its first fiscal quarter ending September 30. Revenue set a Q1 record of US$16.20 billion, up 25 percent year-over-year. Net income was a healthy $5.41 billion ...

Myspace announced a site redesign Wednesday as it attempts to cement its position as an entertainment niche in social networking and stem the flow of users to the exit door. The News Corp. unit is seeking to become the online destination for "social entertainment" -- a place where Gen Y'rs can share music and videos, as well as share likes and dislikes with fellow fans...

Google is negotiating with the big-three television networks and Hulu to unblock access to their programming to users of its new Google TV service. News Corp.'s Fox has not blocked programming but is considering the move ...

Starbucks and Yahoo announced Wednesday the launch of Starbucks Digital Network. The network goes live immediately in Starbucks' 6,800 U.S. company-operated stores, presenting a collection of hand-picked news, entertainment, lifestyle and local content developed for laptops, tablets and smartphones. The connection is via Starbucks' free WiFi ...

Many of the most popular applications on Facebook have been transmitting identifying information -- names of users and, in some cases, the names of their friends -- to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking companies, according an article published on Sunday in The Wall Street Journal. ...

U.S. teenagers are sending or receiving an average of 3,339 text messages a month, more than six every hour they're awake, according to a study released Thursday by Nielsen. Teen girls aged 13 to 17 were the most-active users, receiving 4,050 texts per month. Teen boys outpaced other male age groups, receiving an average of 2,539 texts per month ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expected to propose rules Thursday that will require wireless phone carriers to alert customers by voice or text message when they have reached their monthly usage limits. The FCC wants carriers to send this alert before customers incur extra charges. ...

While it has been rumored for some time, Google announced Sunday is has been testing self-driving cars. The company equipped six Toyota Priuses and an Audi TT with technology that enabled a vehicle to drive from Google's Mountain View, Calif., campus to its Santa Monica office. It then moved on to Hollywood Boulevard. In all, Google has sent its auto-cars more than 140,000 miles -- including along the Pacific Coast Highway and across the Golden Gate Bridge...

When Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer visited Adobe's offices to meet with Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen on Thursday afternoon, a New York Times story about the meeting set off rumors that Microsoft was negotiating the purchase of Adobe. The meeting agenda included discussions about Apple, the Times reported, suggesting Ballmer wanted to talk about Microsoft buying Adobe as a bid to be more competitive against Apple...

Google has announced more content providers for Google TV, which itintroduced in May. While many of Google TV's content partners are major names -- HBO, TNT, CNN -- the three major networks, ABC, NBC and CBS, are so far not part of the mix ...

The smartphone industry has caught the sue-me, sue-you flu. Microsoft on Friday filed a patent infringement suit against Motorola related to Android technology. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, and also filed with the International Trade Commission ...

Google has introduced a new image format to help speed up the performance of websites. WebP (pronounced "weppy") reduces the file size of images by 40 percent, the company claims ...

Facebook and Skype will soon announce a partnership, according to All Things Digital. The two companies will integrate a number of functions to enhance the user experience: Users will be able to call and SMS Facebook friends from Skype; Skype will integrate Facebook Connect into its system; and users will be able to video chat with Facebook friends.