Apple’s newest encryption tool better secures files on all its devices, just the latest in a move to widespread encryption in the tech industry   Apple revealed a slew of new software features for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and desktop computers on Monday – yet omitted an important new technology that will better protect customers’ private data […]

An early attempt by Oracle to reverse Google’s victory in the Java API copyright saga has been shot down. This week, Judge William Alsup promptly snubbed [PDF] Big Red’s plea to dismiss Google’s fair use defense in the long-running court battle. Google was found to have infringed Oracle’s copyright by using 37 Oracle-owned Java class […]