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Andy Rubin: I Don’t Know Anything About Motorola’s Products, Google Built a Firewall Between Moto and Android Teams

Kellen February 28, 2012 95

If you thought that Motorola was going to have the inside track on all things Android immediately following their merger, you thought wrong. At least that's what Andy Rubin would have us believe. In a brief session in front of the press at Mobile World...

Bloomberg: Sanjay Jha is Out at Motorola, Google Will Appoint Dennis Woodside as New CEO

Kellen February 23, 2012 236

Oh, boy. According a report from Bloomberg, current Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha will be replaced by Dennis Woodside, who is a senior VP at Google and has been leading the transition of the two companies and reporting directly to CEO Larry Page. Now that...

U.S. Department of Justice Approves Motorola Acquisition by Google, Nortel Patents Purchase by Rockstar Bidco Too

Kellen February 13, 2012 90

Hours after we learned that the European Commission had approved Google's acquisition of Motorola, the U.S. Department of Justice has done the same. We are inching closer to this deal becoming finalized (pending China) and a world rid of bootloaders. OK, I...

European Commission Gives Google-Motorola Acquisition the Thumbs Up

Kellen February 13, 2012 28

Cross Europe off the list of jurisdictions needing to give the acquisition of Motorola by Google the thumbs up. According to Google's official blog, the European Commission has cleared the deal and is now just waiting for a "few other" jurisdictions to press "...

WSJ: Google Acquisition of Motorola to Clear as Early as Next Week

Kellen February 9, 2012 48

According to "people familiar with the matter," Google's acquisition of Motorola could clear through the U.S. Justice Department as early as next week. Proposed back in August to the tune of $12.5 billion, we can't wait this deal to be completed. As fans of...

Rumor: RIM Looking to be Acquired, Hopes That It’s by Samsung (Updated)

Kellen January 17, 2012 48

Update: Samsung has responded, saying that they are not interested in purchasing RIM. According to a report out of the BGR camp, RIM is actively seeking potential candidates to purchase the quickly dying, former king of the smartphone market. Co-CEO Jim...

Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility Enabling Android to “Break New Ground” (Updated)

Kellen August 15, 2011 224

Yep, you are reading that title correctly. Google is acquiring Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in a move that was clearly made because of Moto's massive patent portfolio. Both boards unanimously approved the decision - Google now looks to "supercharge"...