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
San Francisco: Google is planning to complete its $12.5 billion acquisition of cell phone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings before Wednesday. Motorola outlined the timetable in documents it filed Monday following Saturday's approval of the deal by regulators in China. That approval removed the final hurdle preventing Google from closing the biggest deal in its 14-year history. The two companies announced the deal nine months ago. Google Inc. prizes Motorola Mobility...
01:08 PM, May 22, 2012
New York: Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week. But Chinese regulators attached a big condition: That Google's Android operating system for mobile devices remain available to all at no cost for the next five years. The approval brings the Internet search giant closer to sealing its biggest acquisition ever....
10:04 AM, May 20, 2012
New Delhi: Motorola has launched Motosmart Mix XT550, an Android 2.3 based music phone, in China. The phone comes with a high quality earplug, Dolby mobile entertainment experience technology and SRS WOW HD high-end audio processing technology. Besides, it has access to various services that allow easy music download and better music management. The stylish looking phone comes with Android 2.3 operating system, and 4-inch touch screen. The MOTO micro...
04:11 PM, May 19, 2012
Washington: Some Motorola Mobility smartphones infringe on a Microsoft patent and will be barred from importation to the United States, a US trade panel said on Friday. The order by the US International Trade Commission has been sent to President Barack Obama, who has 60 days to consider whether to overturn it for policy reasons. The legal fight at the ITC is one of dozens globally between various smartphone makers....
01:15 PM, May 19, 2012
New York: A judge for the US International Trade Commission has ruled that Apple infringed a patent held by Motorola and dismissed the rest of Motorola's claims. The ITC's six commissioners now have until August to review Tuesday's ruling. If they don't, the ruling stands. Apple Inc. and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. have accused each other of patent infringement in federal courts and the ITC. The ITC has the power...
10:37 AM, Apr 25, 2012
Portland: Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. CEO and Chairman Sanjay Jha's compensation more than tripled in 2011 to $47.2 million, including awards tied to the company's split from Motorola Solutions. The old Motorola Inc. divided into two companies in January 2011, and Google Inc. is now awaiting final approvals for its purchase of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. Documents the company filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission show Jha's...
09:45 AM, Apr 23, 2012
New Delhi: Motorola will shut down it cloud based storage for mobile devices, which is known as the Zumo Drive. This decision has been taken by the company as it will soon be starting a new cloud based service for Motorola branded devices, called the MotoCast. MotoCast will provide seamless, instant access to user's computer's content from their smartphones, tablet or even another computer safely and securely. Users can stream...
08:36 AM, Apr 18, 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
New Delhi: Here is a comprehensive list of devices (tablets and smartphones) which are available in India and will get an Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) update, and the date when they will get that update. There has been a lot of euphoria in the market about the most advanced Android operating system, which is dubbed as Ice Cream Sandwich. On the same hand, there is a lot of confusion...
02:15 PM, Feb 18, 2012
New Delhi: After HTC and Samsung, now Motorola has come up with its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update schedule for Motorola devices. The devices, which will be initially upgraded to Android ICS include Droid Razr, Droid Razr Maxx, Droid 4, Droid Bionic, Droid Xyboard 8.2 and 10.1, and Motorola Xoom WiFi + 3G/4G will be upgraded to ICS. Currently only the Motorola Xoom tablet has been updated to Android...
01:46 PM, Feb 16, 2012
Washington: US and European regulators approved Google Inc's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc and said they would keep a sharp eye on the web search giant to ensure patents critical to the telecommunications industry would be licensed at fair prices. It was one of a series of approvals on Monday that underscored the scramble by technology companies to acquire big pools of patents. The US Justice Department...
11:29 AM, Feb 14, 2012
Los Angeles: Apple sued Motorola Mobility in a US court on Friday in an attempt to stop Motorola from asserting some patent claims against Apple in Germany, according to the lawsuit. The suit, filed in a San Diego federal court, argues that Motorola's German lawsuit against Apple breaches terms of a patent licensing agreement between Motorola and Qualcomm. Apple and Motorola are engaged in global patent litigation, part of a...
10:59 AM, Feb 11, 2012
New Delhi: The Motorola DEFY+ is now being sold at a price of Rs 15,990, across select online stores. Earlier the phone was priced at Rs 19,490 (MRP) and Rs 17,990 (MOP), so that is a good Rs 2K price cut that the phone has got now. Flipkart, an online store seller, is now selling the Motorola DEFY+ at Rs 15,990, with a few additional accessories. On the other hand,...
01:31 PM, Feb 08, 2012
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