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Apple Sues Samsung, Gets Sued By SmartData Apple Sues Samsung, Gets Sued By SmartData

This morning we ran a story about Apple’s victory in a patent lawsuit against Motorola. In that story I pointed out that one chapter in Apple’s ongoing patent battles appeared to be finished. Well, now it seems that Apple’s patent …

Motorola Suit Against Apple Dismissed In Germany Motorola Suit Against Apple Dismissed In Germany

Another chapter in Apple’s seemingly endless patent wars appears to be over as a German court has dismissed a suit brought against the company by Motorola. In December the court issued a ruling that several of Apple’s 3G-capable devices infringed …

Apple Putting iPad And iPhone Back On Sale In Germany Apple Putting iPad And iPhone Back On Sale In Germany

Just a little while ago we brought you news that Apple had withdrawn most of it’s 3G capable iOS devices from its online store in Germany. The devices were pulled when Motorola began enforcing a decision handed down in December …

Motorola Beats Apple In iCloud, iOS Device Patent War Motorola Beats Apple In iCloud, iOS Device Patent War

Motorola has scored a double victory against Apple in the two companies’ online patent war. First, Motorola began enforcing a ruling handed down by German courts in December that prohibited the sale of most 3G iOS devices in Apple’s online …

Google Acquired 79 Companies In Fiscal Year 2011 Google Acquired 79 Companies In Fiscal Year 2011

If you’re having trouble sleeping this weekend, I suggest pouring over the entire 99-page report of Google’s 10-K for the 2011 fiscal year. It. Is. Dry. However, the crew over at 9to5Google are more dedicated Google readers than I am …

Verizon Expanding 4G LTE Network To Five New Markets Verizon Expanding 4G LTE Network To Five New Markets
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Verizon announced today that they are expanding their 4G LTE network. The network will be activated in five new markets tomorrow and expanded in three others. Tomorrow’s launches bring the total number of markets with access to the 4G network …

Comcast Brings TV To Your iPad With AnyPlay Comcast Brings TV To Your iPad With AnyPlay

The array of options for streaming content to tablets like the iPad or its Android competitors is vast and seems to be growing all the time. Services like Netflix, Hulu, and a host of others allow users to watch all …

Google Motorola Deal Review Suspended By European Commission Google Motorola Deal Review Suspended By European Commission

The European Commission has suspended the provisional deadline for its review of Google’s proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility. Bloomberg obtained comment from both the Commission and from Google. A spokesperson for the Commission said the review will continue after it’s …

Droid Xyboard Tablets Released By Verizon Droid Xyboard Tablets Released By Verizon

Verizon announced today that the Motorola Droid Xyboard tablets are available in stores today. The Droid Xyboard 10.1 will be available in three models: 16 GB for $529.99 and 32 GB for $629.99. The 64 GB model will be available …

Droid RAZR Pre-Orders Available Today Droid RAZR Pre-Orders Available Today

The Motorola Droid RAZR became available for pre-order this morning at 8AM for Verizon Wireless customers. It costs $299.99 with a new two-year contract and data plan. Here’s an early look at the device: Verizon talks it up: The DROID …

Ice Cream Sandwich Coming To Droid RAZR In Early 2012 Ice Cream Sandwich Coming To Droid RAZR In Early 2012

Two big Android-related launches happened on Tuesday: First, Motorola unveiled the Droid RAZR, and second, Samsung and Google unveiled the Galaxy Nexus alongside their brand new Android OS, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0. The Droid RAZR has impressed many first-lookers with …

Droid RAZR Release Date Early November, World’s Thinnest LTE Smartphone Droid RAZR Release Date Early November, World’s Thinnest LTE Smartphone
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It’s a good time for people needing a new smartphone, as a couple of high-profile devices are dropping around the same timeframe. Last week, the new iPhone 4S went on sale and current projections show that it has done pretty …

Google’s Motorola Mobility Acquisition Draws Suit From Share Holder Google’s Motorola Mobility Acquisition Draws Suit From Share Holder
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Earlier this week, Google announced its intent to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, which if approved, would be Google’s largest acquisition to date. Apparently, that price was not high enough for at least one Motorola Mobility shareholders, however. Bloomberg …

Google’s Motorola Acquisition Gets Taiwanese Animation Treatment Google’s Motorola Acquisition Gets Taiwanese Animation Treatment

When it was announced that Google purchased Motorola you knew it was only a matter of time before Taiwanese Next Media Animation got their hands on it. The creators of very odd, yet hilarious, reenactments of current news events depicting …

Motorola Mobility: Google to Get Into Baby Monitor Business? Motorola Mobility: Google to Get Into Baby Monitor Business?

Everybody in the tech industry is talking about Google’s pending acquisition of Motorola Mobility, which Google has positioned as a defensive maneuver to protect Android from patent wars with the likes of companies like Microsoft and Apple. While that may …

Google Motorola Deal: What Samsung, Sony Ericsson, HTC & LG Think About It Google Motorola Deal: What Samsung, Sony Ericsson, HTC & LG Think About It

As you may know, Google announced its intent to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. The company has positioned the acquisition as a defensive strategy to “anti-competitive attacks” from companies like Apple and Microsoft. Google CEO Larry Page wrote on …

Android Up to 150 Million Devices Activated Android Up to 150 Million Devices Activated

Google announced plans to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, and discussing the acquisition on the Official Google Blog, Google CEO Larry Page also noted that over 150 million Android devices have been activated worldwide. Android must be doing quite …

Google Music in 2 Months?

"Google Music" is one of those legends that seems like it’s been around as long as Google itself (ok, maybe not quite that long). Rumors pop up from time to time, then they die back down a bit. Then they always come back. 

Right now, they’re in full force due to some comments made by Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha at Mobile World Congress. Guardian quotes him:

Motorola Acquires Media Sync/Streaming Company Zecter
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Motorola Mobility, which is obviously part of the larger Motorola company, has acquired a company called Zecter.

Zecter is a company with synchronization and streaming technologies for on-demand digital media consumption. Motorola explains, "Zecter’s solutions connect users to their content seamlessly and instantaneously, giving them simple, on-the-go access to music, video, photos and documents from their smartphones, tablets, PCs and web-portals."

Microsoft Sues Motorola Over Android Phones
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Two weeks ago, the CFO of the Mobile Communications Business at Microsoft hinted something dramatic would happen.  Now it has: Microsoft announced this afternoon that it’s suing Motorola over nine (alleged) Android patent infringements.

Motorola Picks Up Aloqa for Undisclosed Sum

Motorola announced today that it has acquired Aloqa GmbH, developer of Aloqa, which is a mobile service that notifies users of places, events, music, movies and other activities based on location and personalization.

Aloqa also annuonced that it has now surpassed its million user milestone. The service is available for Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson models.

Motorola Buys 280 North to Foster Android Growth

While no official announcement has been made by either party, Motorola has reportedly acquired 280 North, a startup known for developing the Cappuccino programming language.

TechCrunch claims to have confirmed the acquisition, and has heard that the price is around $20 million, though this is not confirmed. Michael Arrington shares this quote from a Motorola spokesperson: