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German court says Motorola violates Microsoft text messaging patent
Microsoft won a small victory in its patent battle with Motorola. A ruling handed down by The Munich Regional Court said Motorola violated a text messaging patent held by Microsoft. The patent describes a method of “communicating multi-part messages between cellular devices using a standardized interface.” Microsoft can enforce a ban on the sale of Motorola Android phones in Germany, but the Redmond company will have to post a 25 million euro ($31.3 million) bond first. As expected, Microsoft is pleased with the ruling. Microsoft deputy general counsel David Howard said … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Motorola Droid 4, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, HTC Rezound 5G and DROID RAZR MAXX all available for less at Amazon
If you’re looking to get yourself a new phone, don’t want to wait for the HTC One X or Samsung Galaxy S III, and would rather get something more affordable, check out what Amazon Wireless’ latest deals. The online retailer sent us an email about 4 cool devices that are offered for less. Here’s what they got: Motorola DROID 4 4G (Verizon Wireless) – $0.01 / $149.99 Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Sprint) – $49.99 / $149.99 HTC Rezound 4G (Verizon Wireless) – $49.99 / $179.99 Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX 4G (Verizon … Read more
Dusan Belic
Other Motorola executives heading for the exit, too
Sanjay Jha won’t be the only executive leaving Motorola after it has been acquired by Google, with several other folks leaving as well. Among the folks following Jha’s footsteps are strategy chief John Bucher, Senior VP Alain Mutricy, supply chain head Mike Fleming, chief marketer Bill Ogle, HR head Scott Crum, operating chief Juergen Stark, CFO Marc Rothman and enterprise unit head Christy Wyatt. As we’ve previously learned, Motorola Mobility will get a more focused strategy, the one that will include “fewer, but bigger launches.” Although job cuts aren’t explicitly … Read more
Dusan Belic
Google finalizes its acquisition of Motorola Mobility
Google announced today that is has acquired Motorola Mobility for $40 per share in cash (about $12.5 billion). Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha will step down as Motorola Mobility CEO and will be replaced by Dennis Woodside, former President of Google’s Americas region. Google will run Motorola Mobility as a separate company. The now-acquired company will continue to focus on Android and mobile devices. Google CEO Larry Page writes, “It’s a great time to be in the mobile business, and I’m confident that the team at Motorola will be creating the … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Rumor: Google to fire 30% of Motorola Mobility employees once the deal closes
Google’s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorla Mobility is expected to close by the end of this week. What Google plans to do after they swallow the company is a question that many journalists, analysts, and mobile enthusiasts have been wanting to know the answer to ever since the deal was announced way back in August 2011. According to TechCrunch, there’s a rumor floating around that Google will let go of 30% of the 19,000 people who presently work for Motorola Mobility. That’s about 5,700 employees. We have to stress, this … Read more
Stefan Constantinescu
Verizon flipping the switch for global roaming on select Android phones this summer
If you’re rocking a Droid 4, RAZR, RAZR MAXX, Rezound, then you have an update coming your way. What, pray tell, is in this update? Well, it looks like Verizon is flipping the switch and giving these handsets the global roaming capabilities they’ve had tucked away since day one. This summer, Verizon Wireless will be updating the following 4G LTE smartphones for global use. HTC Rezound DROID RAZR by Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX by Motorola DROID 4 by Motorola Customers will see a notification on their device when the software update is … Read more
Blake Stimac
Google acquisition of Motorola to close this week
After finally getting approved by China, Google’s purchase of Motorola Mobility should close within two business days, Motorola said in a filing. This nearly $13 billion dollar deal will take about nine full months to close as regulators had to take a close look at if the maker of Android buying a handset company was copacetic. China only agreed to the deal if Google agreed to keep Android free and open for at least five years, so we can look forward to that. It’s unclear what the immediate next steps … Read more
Marin Perez
Motorola updates its ICS rollout schedule, Razrs getting update in Q2
Motorola updated the rollout schedule for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The upgrade table lists the most recent rollout date and upgrade status for each handset. As expected, the Droid Razr and Razr Maxx will be among the first to get ICS, while Bionic owners will be near the end. It’s meant to be encouraging to Motorola owners, but many may be disappointed by the long wait. Google released the source code for Ice Cream Sandwich back in November of 2011. That was six months ago. According to Motorola’s latest update, … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 is a music-centric Android smartphone for China
Motorola unveiled a new music-centric Android smartphone is China – MOTOSMART MIX XT550. We’re talking about a low-to-mid end device, the one that comes with a 4-inch screen (WVGA?), 3-megapixel rear-facing camera, VGA front-facing one, 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity, Android 2.3 Gingerbread and a 1735mAh battery that’s good for up to 30 hours of music playback. Since this is a music-centric product, there are also some specific features included, such as a dedicated key that fires up the music player, Dolby Mobile and SRS WOW HD sound-enhancement technologies, as well … Read more
Dusan Belic
Apple at the top, RIM at the bottom of customer satisfaction survey
When it comes to customer satisfaction, Apple dominates and RIM struggles. The 2012 ACSI report was the first time Apple, RIM, HTC, and LG were included in the cell phone manufacturer satisfaction category, making for an interesting inaugural cellular satisfaction report. The 2012 report shows that Apple has amassed a staggering 83% customer satisfaction ranking, becoming the first cellular company to break the 80% mark. Apple was a full 8 percentage points ahead of Nokia, HTC, and LG, who shared the number 2 spot at a 75% rating. Motorola and Samsung … Read more
Anthony Domanico
Verizon cuts the RAZR Maxx to $199, thinking about making the RAZR $99 again
October feels like yesterday, but it was actually seven months ago. That’s when Verizon announced the Motorola Droid RAZR. Three months later, they showed off a variant called the RAZR Maxx. What’s the difference? One can’t last a full day and is rather difficult to hold comfortably since it’s way too thin, the other can last several days off the charger and fits comfortably in the hand while still managing to be just 9 mm thick. Now the RAZR has been selling for $199 while the Maxx has been going … Read more