TIOLI 48 – E3 2012




Tech It Or Leave It show

Summary: (http://www.simplysyndicated.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/e3.jpeg) We talk about E3 as if you didn't know. Phones/ Tablets/ eReaders: Judge backs Google over Oracle http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18295255 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18295255) Google lawyer on Oracle victory: "People are treating patents like lottery tickets" http://boingboing.net/2012/06/04/oracle-vs-google-what-now.html (http://boingboing.net/2012/06/04/oracle-vs-google-what-now.html) Dear Oracle, the Java APIs Are Not A Work of Art http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/06/google-oracle-api-bookshelf/ (http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/06/google-oracle-api-bookshelf/) Oracle sues Lodsys to squash its patents, deals in ironic reversals of fortune http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/04/oracle-sues-lodsys-to-squash-its-patents (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/04/oracle-sues-lodsys-to-squash-its-patents)/ Oracle Sues Patent Troll for Behaving Like Oracle http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/06/oracle-patent-troll/ (http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/06/oracle-patent-troll/) Samsung sues patent commissioner http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18370258 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18370258) Nokia Batphone runs Windows Phone 7.5, has exclusive trailers http://dvice.com/archives/2012/06/nokia-batphone.php (http://dvice.com/archives/2012/06/nokia-batphone.php) Instapaper Finally Makes Its Android Debut, And It’s Almost Amazing http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/04/instapaper-finally-makes-its-android-debut-and-its-almost-amazing/ (http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/04/instapaper-finally-makes-its-android-debut-and-its-almost-amazing/) Instapaper launches on Android devices http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/04/instapaper-for-android (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/04/instapaper-for-android)/ RIM: 'BlackBerry 10 is a game changer' http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57449011-94/rim-blackberry-10-is-a-game-changer/ (http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57449011-94/rim-blackberry-10-is-a-game-changer/) Apple To Cough Up $2.2M Over Misleading Australian iPad 4G Ads http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/08/ipad-yuno-4g-in-australia/ (http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/08/ipad-yuno-4g-in-australia/) Camera+ Turned Down Acquisitions From Adobe, Google, Twitter; Also Says “F*ck The VCs” http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/08/camera-plus-turns-2-says-eff-the-vcs/ (http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/08/camera-plus-turns-2-says-eff-the-vcs/) Nuance’s Dragon ID Lets You Unlock Your Smartphone Or Tablet By Talking To It5 http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/05/nuances-dragon-id-lets-you-unlock-your-smartphone-by-talking-to-it/ (http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/05/nuances-dragon-id-lets-you-unlock-your-smartphone-by-talking-to-it/) Internet: Google shows new maps technology http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18348674 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18348674) Google Announces Massively Improved 3D Views For Google Earth, StreetView Backpacks & Offline Maps For Mobile http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/06/google-maps-for-mobile-gets-offline-maps/ (http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/06/google-maps-for-mobile-gets-offline-maps/) Offline Google Maps to work on 'all devices with Android 2.2 or higher,' 3D compatibility less clear http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/06/offline-google-maps-support-confirmed-android-2-froyo-3d-maps/ (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/06/offline-google-maps-support-confirmed-android-2-froyo-3d-maps/) Google Maps for Android gets offline support, 'nothing to announce' regarding version compatibility http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/06/google-maps-for-android-gets-offline-support/ (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/06/google-maps-for-android-gets-offline-support/) Cloud Office Wars Go Mobile: Google Buys Quickoffice http://www.wired.com/cloudline/2012/06/google-quickoffice/ (http://www.wired.com/cloudline/2012/06/google-quickoffice/) Google Wields Quickoffice in Battle With Microsoft http://www.wired.