Google Chairman Eric Schmidt has revealed that the search giant and Android purveyor is buying Motorola Mobility for more than just its massive patent portfolio. The $12.5 billion bid for Motorola was originally portrayed as a way to secure patents to protect the Android platform and that Google would not be competing against its own platform partners.
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LG to show off new Roboking VR6180VMC robotic vacuum with cameras and smartphone control at IFA 2011
LG will show off a cool new robotic vacuum cleaner at IFA 2011 called the Roboking VR680VMNC. It remains me more than a little of the Toshiba robot vacuum that I talked about a few days ago. The LG offering has three cameras and a host of sensors that help it to navigate your home and clean things up. The coolest thing is that the LG Roboking vacuum can be controlled remotely.
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SlashGear at IFA 2011: What to Expect
This week in Berlin, SlashGear will be covering IFA 2011, one of the oldest industrial exhibitions in Germany – the following is a guide to what we’re expecting to see. We’ll be covering a whole range of hardware, software, and beyond while we’re at the week-long series of events, starting with Samsung’s Unpacked II, this Thursday the 1st of September, where we’ll be live-blogging the event from the site. We’ve got leaks and tips from all sorts of brands and from all manner of devices, come with us and explore the next generation of gadgets and technology straight outta Germany!
LG slashes capital expenditures thanks to sagging demand for TVs and Notebooks
LG has announced that it is slashing the investment plan it has for capital expenditures for 2012 to a three year low. The cut in expenditure is a sign that the demand for flat screen TVs and computers is sagging. We already knew this from the poor sales of notebooks at some of the major makers. LG also announced that it has no plans to build a new LCD factory in 2012.
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LG to unveil new E91 and D237IPS computer monitors at IFA 2011
IFA 2011 will kick off in Berlin very soon and at the show LG will be unveiling a pair of new LCDs including the E91 and the D237IPS LCD screens. The E91 is very thin at 7.2mm thick taking up as little space as possible on the desk. The bezel of the screen is 4.35mm thick giving the screen a slick and almost borderless style. The display also uses hanger type stand to allow for precise adjustment for viewing angles when using the screen.
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GM and LG announce plans for joint EV development
The costs to develop a new product like an electric car are astronomical and the risk of failure is not insignificant. This is the reason you see major companies joining forces to develop new platforms and systems in the automotive and other markets. Recently Ford and Toyota announced plans to jointly develop a new hybrid platform. These partnerships help to distribute the costs and risks of development between more companies making it more affordable and less risky for one firm trying to go alone.
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LG LSM-100 mouse is also a scanner
LG has shown off a new mouse prototype that will come to market eventually called the LSM-100. The cool part about this mouse is that it can do more than one thing. The little mouse can also be used as a scanner and a pointing device. The laser sensor inside the mouse used to move the cursor around is also able to be used as a scanner sensor to scan pages up to A3 size.
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SlashGear Weekly Roundup Video – August 21, 2011
This past week was like no other. Two major industry changing announcements were made that really took the tech community by surprise. Google revealed its $12.5 billion bid for Motorola Mobility while HP suddenly raised a white flag on its webOS hardware and PC business to make an IBM-like transition into the enterprise software and services business. With competition in the mobile space getting cutthroat, all the remaining contenders continue to stockpile patents for courtroom battles. Proceed after the cut for the full weekly roundup video and list.
HTC CEO reaffirms support for Google-Motorola deal
HTC CEO Peter Chou has reaffirmed the company's support for the Android platform following Google's announcement to purchase Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. Google's PR had posted the very generic congratulatory remarks from its platform partners earlier this week, but Chou elaborated more on HTC's stance during his interview today, revealing that the company has no plans to bail nor to start its own mobile platform.
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LG rejected Android pole position insider reveals
LG, not HTC, was to be Google’s original partner on the first commercial Android smartphone, according to the latest industry rumors, with Android chief Andy Rubin being forced to turn to the then-little-known Taiwanese firm after LG backed out of the deal. Although negotiations had begun in early 2007 for hardware partners, a source tells the WSJ, first-choice LG opted out midway through the year leaving HTC to pick up the reins. It’s a decision which hindsight suggests did LG no favors, given HTC subsequently rode Android to its current prominence.
HTC, Sony Ericsson and LG praise Google’s 17k Motorola patent grab [Update: Samsung]
Google's announcement this morning that it will snap up Motorola Mobility in a $12.5bn deal is already being positioned as a patent-grab first, hardware drive second. The all-important IP - which Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha revealed as amounting to around 17,000 granted patents and a further 7,500 in the pipeline during the company's recent Q2 financial results call - was name-checked by Google CEO Larry Page, and it's the focus of existing Android licensees HTC, Sony Ericsson and LG, too. Official statements after the cut.
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HTC Vigor May Be First Beats Phone, Specs Leaked Along With LG Revolution 2
HTC had just confirmed this morning an exclusive partnership with Beats for audio in its future mobile devices, and it looks like one of the first handsets to sport Beats audio is the HTC Vigor. It is quickly becoming one of the hottest rumored phones for the fall and now new spec leaks have emerged for the handset as well as for the LG Revolution 2 that should have you very excited about the coming months.
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