Kotlin offers big advantages over Java for JVM and Android development, and plays nicely with Java in the same projects. Kotlin is a general purpose, free, open source, statically typed “pragmatic” ...

Kotlin is one of two official languages used in Android development and is Google’s preferred choice when it comes to the platform. This is good news for wannabe developers, owing to its significantly ...

An intellectual property expert has uncovered 43 instances where it appears that Google copied Java code without permission in the most recent versions of the Android operating system. The discovery ...

After seeing the majority of its Java infringement claims against Android essentially set aside in 2012, Oracle has now won an important reversal on appeal that will allow it to pursue its $1 billion ...

It appears the inflation rate for six years of litigation is very high. Oracle just reassessed what it believes Google should pay for its use of Java, and it’s not pretty. Back in August 2010, Oracle ...

Files originating in Oracle's Java have been discovered within the Android open source project managed by Google, emboldening Oracle's copyright infringement claims against the company. Florian ...

Google continues to argue that a damning e-mail in its battle with Oracle shouldn’t be shown to jurors because it was confidential and intended to be privileged communication with an attorney. The ...