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New York calls on Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung to cut down on phone theft

, May 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Mobile phone theft is nothing new, and it happens more often than we think. In New York, especially, is where mobile phone thefts were said to be responsible for the city's increase in crime. As public safety officials continue to battle thefts, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has sent an open letter to Apple, Google (including Motorola), Microsoft, and Samsung to see if they can help to cut down on phone theft. Read The Full Story

Google X Phone leaks converge: is Nexus done for?

, May 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

Here in the weekend days before Google I/O 2013, the company's big developer conference for the year, two new clues leading to a new era in Motorola-made Android smartphones have been added to story called X Phone. The device in question has appeared as an AT&T-supported smartphone in the FCC this weekend as well as in benchmark test results on a publicly viewable archive. This device will likely appear as a developer give-away at the Google convention on Wednesday. Read The Full Story

EU sees Motorola’s anti-Apple patent ploy as antitrust, Commission warns

, May 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

Motorola abused its dominance in wireless patents when it tried to block Apple’s iPhone in Germany, the European Commission has judged, potentially paving the way to official antitrust penalties against the Google-owned smartphone firm. The EU had been investigating Motorola’s use of standards-essential GSM patents to spar with Apple in Europe, citing the company’s intention to chase sales injunctions over use of technologies that had been agreed as core to the GSM standard, despite Apple suggesting it was willing to license them.

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Motorola XFON skirts Nexus 5 rumors, pushes for cross-carrier US release

, May 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the fabled Motorola hero device called “X Phone” before this week has resurged in the tip lines at the Motorola XFON, complete with Qualcomm hardware compatibility with 4G LTE across all major carriers in the USA. This device has appeared several times in the recent past in both front and back hands-on photos with what appears to be a soft plastic back, a relatively large back-facing camera, and a palm-sized body. It’s been tipped most recently that this XFON device will be ready for both AT&T and Verizon this July.

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Motorola mystery phone appears with non-Nexus fixings

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

This afternoon a device has been leaked from the likes of Motorola and AT&T, bringing with it a mixed vision of the future for the hardware manufacturer as it grows ever closer to a pure Google Android experience. Google has owned Motorola for some time now, and as the company gets closer to the end of its pre-set device lineup plans, it gets closer to Google's heavy influence. What we've got here is a device that at first appears to be the fabled Motorola X-Phone, but then falls short with a few app appearances. Read The Full Story

Judge to Motorola: You’re asking too much for patents

, Apr 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

The wrangling over patents has shifted its focus to Motorola today, which took a blow in court over standards-essential patents and how much the company is entitled to over them. Specifically, the now Google-owned Motorola Mobility sought billions from Microsoft over its use of the patents, but a judge has put the kibosh on that, dropping the figure substantially. Read The Full Story

Google’s Larry Page hints at upcoming rugged Motorola devices

, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google announced their latest quarterly earnings yesterday, and the company had another good three months in the black, earning a revenue of $14 billion, with $3.35 billion of that as cold, hard income. However, Google's recently-acquired Motorola Mobility is struggling, losing $271 million, but Google CEO Larry Page seems to have big plans for the subsidiary, and teased some of the features we may see on upcoming devices. Read The Full Story

Google Profits sag at Motorola losses

, Apr 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

While the final outcome for Google is another massively successful quarter with $3.35 billion net income, Motorola has once again turned up as a sore spot. Motorola's losses this quarter totaled a staggering $271 million, this comparing to a losses one year ago this same period set at $86 million. While it would, given just those results, appear that Motorola is a whole lot worse off with Google at the helm, the quarter immediately preceding the one just reported sits right up at the top with $353 million lost. Read The Full Story

ARRIS officially acquires Motorola Home from Google

, Apr 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

ARRIS has officially, and finally, acquired Motorola Home from Google. Just a few days ago, the U.S. Department of Justice approved ARRIS's acquisition of the business from Google. The deal totaled $2.35 billion, with ARRIS paying Google $2.2 billion in cash, and giving it the other $150 million in shares. ARRIS expects the Motorola Home broadband unit to triple its sales, and help it advance its technology even further. Read The Full Story

Motorola X-Phone may be available in over 20 colors

, Apr 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

New rumors are circling around that the Motorola X-Phone may be coming around in more than 1 color... instead, it may be available in over 20 colors. These rumors come from Phone Arena's source at Motorola, and it also ties in with a recent teaser from Guy Kawasaki, an adviser to Motorola, who said, "Wouldn't it be great if you could personalize your phone like this?" when referring to Porsche's customization program. Read The Full Story

Motorola to launch stock Android phones sized “just right”

, Apr 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

Motorola is going to be launching a series of next-gen phones that will forgo Motorola's old, bloated UI, and offer the Stock Android experience instead. In an interview with PC Magazine, Motorola's Design Chief, Jim Wicks, says that the company plans on releasing Google-influenced smartphones to the market the second half of this year. Not only will the phones feature a stock experience, they will also be smaller than the current smartphones on the market. Read The Full Story

DoJ approves Arris’s $2.35B proposed acquisition of Motorola Home

, Apr 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

Arris has just received the go-ahead from the U.S. Department of Justice to acquire Motorola Home from Google. Arris issued a $2.35 billion proposal to purchase the Motorola Home broadband unit from Google, however, before Arris agreed to this deal, it required that Google limit its liability when it comes to the TiVo v. Motorola infringement case. If Motorola loses to TiVo in the case, the financial damage Arris will receive will be very minimal. Read The Full Story
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