Oracle to buy up Sun, shareholders permitting. So Oracle will own Java:
http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/018363
Ghandicam software for the blackberry automatically sends video footage as an e-mail to stop confiscated evidence being disappeared:
http://technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=2245
The Pirate Bay trial results in 1 year sentences an huge fines, but now it goes to appeal and the site continues to operate:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/17/pirate_verdict_next_move/
Times may be tough, but Google is still making a profit:
http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/16/technology/google_earnings/?postversion=2009041617
The RepRap self-replicating 3D printer finally prints its first working circuit board - using ordinary solder:
http://blog.reprap.org/2009/04/first-reprapped-circuit.html
Kyocera show a concept phone that folds up twice and converts the energy used in folding and unfolding it into stored power:
http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/04/16/kyocera-unveils-kinetic-flexible-oled-cell-phone/
The Jaunty Jackelope 9.04 release of Ubuntu Linux has a release candidate. Still some known bugs, which should be fixed pre-release:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/16/ubuntu_release_candidate/
The SuperWaba cross-platfrom SDK for PDAs has changed to TotalCross with support for Palm, Windows Mobile, Blackberry and iPhone:
http://www.superwaba.com.br/en/default.asp
And finally. Stephen Hawking, now 67, has been admitted to hospital with severe chest problems. He is said to be improving:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8008767.stm
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