Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK).

On Monday, a jury is set to decide whether Google infringed Oracle's copyrights in cloning the Java APIs on its Android mobile operating system. But that's not the big decision. The big one comes ...

Oracle calls dibs on the Java APIs, even if Java itself is open. If the court agrees, it'll be bad news for developers everywhere.

Two years ago its case seemed dead in the water, but Oracle now can pursue its high-profile copyright suit against Google over Android's use of Java.

Jonathan Schwartz testifies that Java APIs were not considered proprietary or protected by Sun, as long as Google didn't use the Java name, countering Oracle's claims that Google infringed on its ...

Android will be using OpenJDK, an open source-licensed version of Java SE that has been in development since 2007 (before Oracle bought Sun Microsystems and became the de facto owner of Java).

JavaScript APIs are more popular than ever, especially now given the fact that so many organizations are now making their back-end services available through RESTful APIs that can be easily invoked by ...

The Supreme Court has sided with Google in the long-running Java API copyright case known as Oracle v. Google, finding that Google is legally entitled to use elements of Java APIs in its Android code.

After a long legal battle, Google is moving to a completely open implementation of Java in Android N.