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Lenovo folds its mobile division into Motorola
Lenovo folds its mobile division into Motorola
A year after acquiring Motorola Mobility, Lenovo has folded their own struggling smartphone division into its now more famous brand. 28 Aug 2015
Motorola Mobility is now officially part of Lenovo as deal clears
Motorola Mobility is now officially part of Lenovo as deal clears
About 9 months after the company revealed its surprise acquisition of the smartphone and telecommunications equipment maker Motorola Mobility, Lenovo says the deal has cleared all regulatory hurdles and Motorola is now a Lenovo company. 31 Oct 2014
Motorola and Apple settle long-standing patent litigation
Motorola and Apple settle long-standing patent litigation
Motorola Mobility and Apple have agreed to settle all long-standing patent litigation between the two companies. 19 May 2014 - 1 comment
Smartphone 'Kill Switch' to curb growing theft problem in U.S.
Smartphone 'Kill Switch' to curb growing theft problem in U.S.
Can a pledge from the smartphone industry to include anti-theft features in all smartphones sold after July 2015 stop the 'apple picking' problem in U.S. cities? 19 Apr 2014 - 8 comments
Motorola Mobility names Rick Osterloh as new president, COO
Motorola Mobility names Rick Osterloh as new president, COO
Motorola Mobility, which was recently sold by Google to Lenovo, has named its new president and COO. 10 Apr 2014
Lenovo acquires Motorola Mobility from Google for $2.91 billion
Lenovo acquires Motorola Mobility from Google for $2.91 billion
In easily the biggest tech news of the day, Lenovo has agreed to acquire the Motorola Mobility smartphone business purchased by Google in 2011. 30 Jan 2014 - 8 comments
Low-cost but powerful Moto G reaches the U.S. much earlier than expected
Low-cost but powerful Moto G reaches the U.S. much earlier than expected
Motorola Mobility has made the new Moto G available in the U.S. a lot earlier than expected, with pre-orders now being taken directly at Motorola.com. 27 Nov 2013
Microsoft, Motorola square off again over patent infringement
Microsoft, Motorola square off again over patent infringement
Microsoft and Motorola Mobility (Google) will square off for the second of two trials over patent infringement related to smartphones and other tech. 26 Aug 2013
Google cut thousands of Motorola jobs last quarter
Google cut thousands of Motorola jobs last quarter
According to their recent earnings report, Google slashed 5383 jobs at Motorola Mobility last quarter, streamlining the company that has been a massive money loser over the past few years. 20 Jul 2013
Motorola Mobility updates logo as it tries to re-invent itself
Motorola Mobility updates logo as it tries to re-invent itself
Google's Motorola Mobility has dramatically updated their logo today, as the company continues to re-invent itself 26 Jun 2013
TiVo settles long-standing DVR lawsuit with Motorola, TWC, Cisco
TiVo settles long-standing DVR lawsuit with Motorola, TWC, Cisco
TiVo announced this morning that it finally settled a dispute with Motorola, Time Warner Cable and Cisco over DVR patents 07 Jun 2013 - 3 comments
Google to lay off 10 percent more Motorola Mobility employees
Google to lay off 10 percent more Motorola Mobility employees
Company remains its insurance policy against Samsung 09 Mar 2013
Google to slash 20 percent of Motorola Mobility workforce
Google to slash 20 percent of Motorola Mobility workforce
Google has announced today that it will reorganize the struggling phone maker it purchased in May, Motorola Mobility (MMI), slashing a significant ...... 13 Aug 2012
Google acquires Motorola Mobility, names new CEO
Google acquires Motorola Mobility, names new CEO
Google has closed the deal for Motorola Mobility, parting with $40 per share in cash. 23 May 2012
Google to move new Motorola Mobility headquarters to Chicago
Google to move new Motorola Mobility headquarters to Chicago
According to multiple sources, Google is looking to move the new Motorola Mobility headquarters to Chicago. The search giant is looking for ...... 20 May 2012 - 1 comment
Google must keep Android free and open for next five years
Google must keep Android free and open for next five years
Google must keep Android "open and free" for the next five years in order to gain China's approval for its acquisition of Motorola Mobility. ...... 19 May 2012 - 1 comment
ITC bans some Motorola Mobility smartphones
ITC bans some Motorola Mobility smartphones
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has said that some Motorola Mobility handsets will be barred from import, due to patent infringement. 18 May 2012
Apple, Motorola in cross-licensing talks, EU docs show
Apple, Motorola in cross-licensing talks, EU docs show
European Union documents show that Apple Inc. and Motorola Mobility held cross-licensing talks in 2011. 13 Mar 2012 - 1 comment
Microsoft in EU complaint against Motorola Mobility
Microsoft in EU complaint against Motorola Mobility
Redmond-based software giant has filed a complaint with EU antitrust regulators over Motorola Mobility's patent royalty demands related to web video. 22 Feb 2012 - 4 comments
Google's hardware plans - Why they just might work
Google's hardware plans - Why they just might work
Could Motorola set-top boxes be the the linchpin of a Google plan to combine cable TV and Google Music using their Kansas City Internet service? 14 Feb 2012 - 7 comments
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