China approves Google and Motorola Mobility merger
Three months following US and EU approval, China has given Google’s Motorola acquisition the green light. Now that all of the regulatory red tape has been removed, Google state that the deal will be finalized on their end by early next week. Such a quick time frame indicates that this was indeed the last barrier that Google needed to overcome in order to finalize things, having already received joint approval from the European Union and US Department of Justice back ...
Motorola DEFY MINI now available in the UK, yours for £162
Two months after its announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, the Motorola DEFY MINI is now available for buy in the UK. Currently available from UK phone retailer Clove, the Motorola DEFY MINI retails for 162 including VAT for its SIM-free variant. If you prefer to save some quid, then gear up with patience and place a pre-order with Amazon.co.uk, which lists the DEFY MINI for 154.99.
Motorola refuses Microsoft bond to keep Windows 7 in German market
By Loek Essers | IDG News Service Motorola refused Microsoft’s offer of a $300 million bond to postpone enforcement of potential German injunctions against Microsoft products that use the H.264 video codec, which if granted could exclude Microsoft from the German market, according to court documents filed on Wednesday. Microsoft could lose its rights to distribute in Germany products that use the H.264 video standard and the 802.11 WiFi standard, pending a court ruling on April 17.
Motorola unfazed by Apple photo-patent win
Motorola Mobility (MMI) lost another round in its on-going patent war with Apple when a German court ruled in Cupertino’s favor in a photo-management patent case – but they are putting their ideal face on the setback. “Today’s ruling in Munich, Germany on the patent litigation brought by Apple concerns a software feature associated with performing certain functions when viewing pics in a ‘zoomed in’ mode on mobile devices,” a company spokesperson wrote to The Reg in an email. “We ...
Motorola upgrades Vic emergency network
The Victorian government has awarded Motorola Solutions with an $AU130 million contract to upgrade and extend the management of Victoria’s Metropolitan Mobile Radio (MMR) network. The network is part of the Victorian Government’s Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA). The contract represents a four year extension of the relationship with Motorola with an option to extend for a further two years from July 2016. Motorola Solutions originally signed a seven-year contract with the Victorian Government in 2004 to design, build and ...
Motorola unveils Droid RAZR MAXX "Red Carpet" edition
This should hardly catch you by surprise, as we all know that putting the product in the hands of a celebrity tends to bode well for its sales. Motorola announced this day the Droid RAZR MAXX “Red Carpet” edition – a limited run of the regular Droid RAZR MAXX, dressed in red, and available only to choose few Academy Award nominees and presenters. The Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX “Red Carpet” edition gift set will include a gold pouch for the ...
Apple files complaint against Motorola in the U.S. to prevent iPhone 4S litigation
By John Ribeiro | IDG News Service Apple has asked a federal court in California for an order enjoining Motorola Mobility from suing the company in other courts for patent infringement in connection with its use of chips from Qualcomm in its products. The maker of the iPhone and iPad is concerned that Motorola will bring the iPhone 4S into a patent infringement lawsuit it has filed against Apple in the U.S., as it has tried to do in Germany.
LG signs patent licensing deal with Microsoft
LG is the latest major Android manufacturer to sign a licensing agreement with Microsoft, concurring to pay royalties to the software giant. That leaves Motorola as the only one of the Google OS huge players that hasn’t got a similar deal. The deal means that LG will be paying Microsoft a few bucks for every smartphone, tablet or “other consumer devices” it makes that run either Android or Google Chrome OS. LG becomes the eleventh Android OEM to sign such ...
Motorola announces stylish MOTOLUXE and rugged DEFY MINI
Motorola made its first two announcements for 2012, unveiling the stylish MOTOLUXE and the rugged DEFY MINI smartphones. The two mid-range handsets run Android Gingerbread aim to deliver solid smartphone experience without breaking the bank. Actually, we have already met the Motorola MOTOLUXE, which has been available in China for some time now, under the name XT615. Coming with a 4″ LCD of FWVGA resolution (854 x 480 pixels) and an 800 MHz Scorpion CPU, this one will hardly top ...
Motorola DROID 4 hands-on images leak
This is not the first time we are seeing the Motorola DROID 4, which has been a long time coming. First it leaked through some hands-on images and then we saw an official press image leak. Today we have something different; hands-on photos of a dummy unit of the smartphone. These dummy units are the same ones you find in stores and built to scale and move and behave just like the real thing, except you cannot actually use it.
