Microsoft extends Google hostilities

Microsoft is lashing out at Google, extending hostilities between two of the most prominent corporations in the technology industry, reveals the Associated Press.

Microsoft claimed Google has been misleading customers about the security certification of its suite of software programs for governments.

Microsoft's deputy general counsel, David Howard, blogged yesterday about a newly-unsealed court document that shows that “Google Apps for Government” hasn't been certified under the Federal Information Security Management Act.

A federal appeals court yesterday ended years of litigation between Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his former Harvard classmates, the Winklevoss twins, who claim Zuckerberg robbed them of the idea for Facebook and then lied about its valuation, says PC Mag.

After initially settling with Zuckerberg for $65 million in 2008, as depicted at the end of Aaron Sorkin's critically acclaimed movie The Social Network, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss tried to re-open the settlement in January.

They argued that back in 2008, Zuckerberg had lied about Facebook's true value in order to push ahead with the 2008 settlement, which might explain why the Winklevoss' former allotment of shares is now valued at around $140 million, according to PaidContent.

Mozilla has revealed that Firefox 5 will go through a shortened 13-week development cycle, and that the next version of the popular browser is due to be released on 21 June, notes V3.co.uk.

This represents a marked change in direction for the open source browser maker, which spent 12 months developing Firefox 4 before its release on 22 March.

Mozilla will publish three test versions of Firefox 5 before a stable release, according to the Mozilla Firefox: Development Specifics outline.

Intel has formally unveiled its Oak Trail processor, designed for use in tablet computers, reports the BBC.

The new microchip is smaller and uses less power than other models in its Atom range. Despite being the world's largest manufacturer of microprocessors, Intel has been largely pushed out of the growing tablet market.

Until now, most devices have used chips designed by Apple and Cambridge-based Arm Holdings.