The long-running Xbox case has seen many twists and turns since it was filed in late 2010. ...
04:47 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Over the past five years, the clamour about electric vehicles (EVs) becoming a feasible transport option has become loud. "It has all come together", is the refrain. ...
11:41 AM, Mar 18, 2013
The lay-offs come on top of the 4,000 jobs cut at Motorola Mobility in August. ...
01:45 PM, Mar 08, 2013
Providing adequate and quality mobility options to the urban population is one of the key challenges that our cities face today. The trends that we are witnessing in terms of explosive motorisation are leading to major threats to environment, health and social well-being. ...
01:04 PM, Jan 28, 2013
In August, Motorola had announced to axe 20 per cent of its global work force, and shut almost a third of its offices across the world. And now the company seems to have started its process. The company has now shut down its India website. ...
12:05 PM, Nov 26, 2012
Washington: Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility has dropped a complaint of patent infringement against Apple without explanation. In a brief filing with the International Trade Commission on Monday, Motorola Mobility said it was dropping without prejudice a complaint that Apple had infringed on seven Motorola patents. Apple did not return telephone calls seeking comment and Google said only: "As we have said many times before, we will continue to vigorously defend...
10:11 AM, Oct 03, 2012
New Delhi: Samsung has been poking fun at the Apple iPhone 5 with its ads and now Google-owned Motorola Mobility is also not letting the opportunity of a gibe slip away. Motorola Mobility in its posts on leading social networking services takes a swipe at the Apple Maps snafu. Apple Maps is facing criticism from users globally for a number of geographical errors, missing information and because it lacks features...
06:24 AM, Sep 24, 2012
Budget Android phones may have been selling well, but the Android experience on these low-powered devices isn't something I can recommend. The good news is that Android on a budget is now on the verge of change with the entry of power-packed sub-Rs 10,000 devices such as the Spice Stellar Mi-425. I was eagerly waiting to get my hands on the new Stellar range of Spice phones because they promised...
06:20 PM, Jun 22, 2012
New Delhi: Motorola Mobility has launched the Razr Maxx, the phone with a 3300 mAh battery delivering up to 17.6 hours of talktime, in India at a price of Rs 31,590. Motorola also announced that the 8.35 mm thin Razr V will land in India in Q3 2012. Motorola Razr Maxx will be available with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and will soon receive an over-the-air upgrade to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream...
07:36 PM, Jun 20, 2012
New Delhi: Google has announced the completion of its $12.5 billion acquisition of cellphone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings on Tuesday. Sanjay Jha, who revived Motorola's Mobile Devices business, has stepped down as CEO and Dennis Woodside has been appointed as the new CEO of Motorola Mobility. Dennis Woodside oversaw Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility, and is former President of Google's Americas region. He has worked with partners, governments and advertisers...
07:17 PM, May 22, 2012
San Francisco: Google has completed its $12.5 billion acquisition of cell phone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings, Google said in a press statement. Google acquired Motorola Mobility for $40 per share in cash. This is the biggest deal in Google's 14-year history. The two companies announced the deal nine months ago. Google Inc. prizes Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for its portfolio of more than 17,000 patents. Owning the rights to those...
07:03 PM, May 22, 2012
Amsterdam: Microsoft is moving its European software distribution to the Netherlands from Germany after being caught up in patent disputes with mobile phone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility Inc. "We would have preferred to keep our European distribution center in Germany, where it has been for many years. But unfortunately the risk from disruptions from Motorola's patent litigation is simply too high," Microsoft spokesman Thomas Baumgaertner said on Monday. He...
10:21 AM, Apr 03, 2012
Brussels: World No. 1 Internet search engine Google is seeking EU regulatory clearance of its planned purchase of handset maker Motorola Mobility Holdings, the European Commission said on its website on Monday. Google unveiled the $12.5 billion deal to boost its patent portfolio in August, seen as a defensive move against rivals such as Apple Inc. The Commission will decide by January 10 whether to clear the deal, which was...
04:51 PM, Nov 28, 2011
San Francisco: The US Justice Department is taking a closer look at Google's proposed $12.5 billion acquisition of cellphone maker Motorola Mobility, raising the hurdle that must be cleared before the deal can be completed. The extended review disclosed on Wednesday had been widely expected since Google Inc. announced its plans to buy Motorola Mobility Inc. last month. Most of Google's big acquisitions have been closely scrutinized by federal regulators...
03:35 PM, Sep 29, 2011
San Francisco/New York: The ink on Google Inc's $12.5 billion plan to buy Motorola Mobility is barely dry, but speculation has already begun about its next deal - expected by some to be the sale of Motorola's handset business. That is because there is no shortage of interested buyers for Motorola's hardware, with analysts naming Huawei and Sony Ericsson as early contenders. Google's primary interest is in Motorola's rich trove...
01:03 PM, Aug 19, 2011
Helsinki: Phone makers depending on Google Inc's Android software should worry about the Web search leader's deal to buy Motorola Mobility, the head of rival Nokia said on Wednesday. Nokia has teamed up with Google arch-rival Microsoft for mobile phone software, while phone makers such as Samsung Electronics, HTC Corp and Motorola have bet on Android. But Google's plan to buy Motorola for $12.5 billion has generated some analyst concern...
07:57 AM, Aug 18, 2011
Google Inc's purchase of Motorola Mobility marks the end of its 81-year story - including its invention of the cellphone in the 1970s, its spectacular success with the Razr phone a few years ago, and then its slide into crisis and now its takeover. - 1928: Galvin family establishes Galvin Manufacturing. Its first product was a power converter. - 1930: Changes name to Motorola. Three generations of Galvins lead Motorola...
07:46 AM, Aug 16, 2011
New York: Google Inc, already the subject of antitrust inquiries, likely opened itself up to more regulatory scrutiny with its proposed $12.5 billion cash acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. Legal experts said government agencies will want to review how Google's largest takeover ever will affect competition in the mobile phone market. Google is already under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission over whether it uses its strength in online...
07:29 AM, Aug 16, 2011
