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Carl Icahn’s History Of Shaking Up Companies

Is it just me, or does Carl Icahn shake-up the Board of Directors at every company he invests in?

News today suggests he’s hell-bent on replacing Yahoo’s board at the August 1st annual meeting.

Motorola Spits Out Handset Business

The bitter taste of disappointing profits in Motorola’s handset operations will be spun off as the electronics manufacturer tries saving itself by splitting into two companies.

RIM, Motorola Fight Over Patents
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Lawsuit versus lawsuit now defines the relationship between Research In Motion and Motorola, as each chafes at paying the other to use certain technologies.

Motorola to Buy Soundbuzz

Motorola has announced it will purchase Singapore- based online music store Soundbuzz in an effort to boost its mobile music service in Asia.

Europeans Want Their Online TV

Europeans like their TV viewing as much as Americans and nearly half are watching television on the Internet, according to a study from Motorola. The days of waiting until primetime to watch favorite shows are going by the wayside as users are taking control of their viewing.

45% Europeans Watch TV on the Web
It’s hard to believe, but according to a Motorola study, discovered by TechCrunch, almost half of broadband users in Europe, watch TV online.

2,500 people were interviewed with 45% saying they were watching some television shows online, with the French leading the way.

Motorola Takes A Snap At Samsung On YouTube

Motorola is getting the stink-eye from Samsung after a Motorola-owned video spoof showed up on YouTube. The 15-second video showed a woman snapping a Samsung’s 6.9 millimeter-thick Ultra mobile phone in half.

Motorola Launches Software Suite For CIOs

Motorola unveiled its MOTOPRO Mobility Suite, a software package designed to make it easier for enterprise CIOs to secure and manage business operations, and improve mobile worker productivity.

Motorola Plugs Into Linux Developer

Motorola announced plans to add Kreatel Communications to their mix. The Swedish company develops IPTV-based digital set-top boxes that utilize Linux. This move by Motorola will keep them competitive as the IPTV market continues to take off.

Motorola Dials Up iTunes With RAZR V3i

The second-leading global manufacturer of cellphones has released two new models of its ultraslim RAZR phone; one model will be compatible with Apple’s iTunes Music Store. A couple of color choices will be available soon too.

iPod Nano… Hot Cakes

Now this is sexy! Today Apple announced the iPod nano, a very elegant, slim digital player that supersedes the iPod Mini (which is no longer listed on Apple’s website but is there if you know the URL).

FCC Approves Motorola iTunes Phone

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has implied that it has given its approval for Motorola to sell a phone that runs a mobile version of Apple’s iTunes service.

Motorola, Yahoo Deal Could Challenge Satellite Radio

The global number 2 handset maker will preinstall Yahoo services on its Linux and Java platform mobile phones.

Motorola Debuts Blackberry Killer

The Motorola Q running Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 has been announced, with a QWERTY keyboard and Exchange 2003 compatibility.

Samsung, Motorola, Cross-Licensing Technology

Two big rivals in the mobile handset industry ink agreement to collaborate on technology by cross-licensing patents.

Sprint, Motorola, Testing WiMax Technology

Wireless broadband takes a small step forward as Spring begins to expand on WiMax work it has done with Intel.

Motorola Dialing Up Apple iPhone Deal

The two technology companies have been working to finalize their agreement on the iTunes-capable handset.

Motorola Latest Identity Theft Victim

Two laptops containing Motorola employee information were stolen from a Chicago office of services provider Affiliated Computer Services over the Memorial Day weekend.

Motorola To Perform First Ever Stock Buyback

The company will repurchase up to $4 billion USD in stock, about 10% of the company’s total market capitalization, over the next 36 months.

Motorola Make Breakthrough In High-Definition
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The technology firm may bring significant price pressure on the big-screen television market.

Motorola Debuts First Ever Nano Emissive Flat Screen Display

Motorola Labs, the applied research arm of Motorola, Inc., today unveiled a working 5-inch color video display prototype based on proprietary Carbon Nanotube (CNT) technology – a breakthrough technique that could create large, flat panel displays with superior quality, longer lifetimes and lower costs than current offerings.