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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…
What’s better than an iPad or a glass filled to the rim with beer? It’s an iPad that can serve a full glass of beer from a seemingly never-empty keg, of course. In the video below, you can watch magician and artist Simon Pierro put on a show at the world famous German “Hofbraeuhaus” in…
Good news for Sprint customers looking to buy an EVO 4G LTE. According to a note posted by HTC on its investor website, some EVO 4G LTE handsets were reviewed by customs officials and given the green light to pass into the country. These handsets will make their way to Sprint customers who pre-ordered the…
Sprint and LG recently teamed up to launch the Viper 4G LTE, a Android-powered smartphone that’s compatible with Sprint’s upcoming 4G network. One of the phone’s strongest selling points is its parent-friendly features which include 4G LTE connectivity, a pocketable size, and an affordable price tag. To sweeten the deal for parents, LG is also…
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…
If you’re going to Google I/O, you may want to take a look at the conference’s event calendar and start planning your week. As reported by Android Police, Google is fleshing out the schedule for its June developer’s conference. You can attend sessions on game development, using the YouTube API and more. If you’re not…
Nokia quality engineers Mike Myers and Chris Ruble took a page from the book of Sonim and created a torture test video with the Lumia 900. After the necessary disclaimer to not try this at home, the pair start by hammering a nail into the Lumia display. If that wasn’t enough make you cringe, then…
The HTC One series is considered by many to be HTC’s comeback product that’ll help the company regain some market share. The One Series is making its presence known in the US and is available on both AT&T and T-Mobile. Noticeably absent from the list of carrier partners is Verizon Wireless, which passed on the…
According to a report by The Verge, T-Mobile CEO Philipp Humm sent a memo to employees that details the carrier’s next round of restructuring. As expected, the restructuring plan includes the layoff of an unknown number of employees. These cutbacks will streamline the company and return it to growth. This isn’t the first time employees…
Sprint sent out a flurry of press releases on Monday announcing the May 18th launch of the Evo 4G LTE in select markets across the US. Stores listed in the press releases include those in Texas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Washington state, Colorado, Washington, D.C., New York, California and Miami, Florida. When it launches, the Evo 4G…