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Monday 15 August 2011

Google Acquires Motorola, Android Partners Praise The Deal [ 15-08-2011 21:35 ]

Author: Serge Novikov Translation by: Paul Smith

Today's big news is of course Google's acquisition of Motorla's mobile phone division, Motorola Mobility. The deal is worth a very cool $12.5 billion, which works out at somewhere around $40 per share. It comes in the wake of Motorola posting a net loss for Q2 of $56 million. Even so Google will be snapping them up and turning them into "dedicated Android partner".

Google's Larry Page was gushing about Moto:

Motorola Mobility's total commitment to Android has created a natural fit for our two companies. Together, we will create amazing user experiences that supercharge the entire Android ecosystem for the benefit of consumers, partners and developers. I look forward to welcoming Motorolans to our family of Googlers.

Google isn't in fact merging Motorola with Google to act as a hardware division for Android, rather Google will be operating it as a separate concern. Motorola will of course continue to license and produce Android handsets as you would expect. If you were wondering how such news would be taken by other manufacturers, particularly Motorola's competitors in the world of Android then you may be a little surprised, not only by their tone, but also by the fact that they all seem to be reading from the same press release (literally).

For example, Peter Chou, HTC's CEO, said "We welcome the news of today's acquisition, which demonstrates that Google is deeply committed to defending Android, its partners, and the entire ecosystem". All very well and good, but what did Bert Nordberg, Sony Ericsson's President, have to say? Well he said "I welcome Google's commitment to defending Android and its partners". I'm beginning to see a pattern emerging here so let's turn to LG's CEO Jong-Seok Park for his view "We welcome Google's commitment to defending Android and its partners". It's good to see they are all reassured, even if they do sound like Stepford Wives.

So why would these competitors of Motorola be happy that Google has snapped the company up? Well Google isn't just buying a manufacturer, it is also acquiring the patents that Motorola holds. That is a very potent patent portfolio, a real war chest should Google need to defend Android or even go on the offensive. Android partners are unlikely to bear the brunt of any such assault of course. No, that sort of offensive would likely be saved for the companies behind certain other platforms ...

Motorola holds more than 14,000 patents, with another 7,000 or so pending. With those patents under Google's control the likes of Microsoft and Apple might be feeling a little uneasy at the possible litigation they may face should Google decide to go on the warpath, and why wouldn't Google? Apple and Microsoft have both been leaping to the lawsuit in order to pressure Android, perhaps Google has decided it is time to fight fire with fire?

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Video: Fake iPhone 5 Leak Video [ 15-08-2011 20:47 ]

Author: Irina Turina Source: Pocket-lint Translation by: Paul Smith

As far as fake video leaks go this one is pretty good, which is why I decided to post it up. It shows of the 'iPhone 5', or at least something similar to the render MacRumours came up with the other day. It's actually quite well done and worth a look if for nothing more than a giggle.

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Video: BlackBerry 9380 [ 15-08-2011 19:38 ]

Author: Irina Turina Source: IntoMobile Translation by: Paul Smith

The Curve Touch 9380, supposedly launching later this year, has been starring in its own video at last. The device is definitely on the titchy side as you will see in the video when it is compared side by side with larger Curve and Storm handsets. The 9380 should come in both GSM and CDMA flavours and will be running OS 7 as can be seen in the footage below. The handset doesn't feature the BlackBerry staple of a QWERTY keyboard, but does pack in a 3.25 inch touchscreen with 480x360 HGVA display, 1 GB of internal storage, 512 MB RAM, a 5 MP camera and all the usual connectivity options.