We continue to be very pleased with the progress with Motorola Mobility," said Google's chief financial officer Patrick Pichette. Not including figures from the firm's recent Motorola acquisition, Google earned over $12 billion for the quarter.
Of course that's an especially unique situation for Google today now that it owns its own set-top business through its Motorola Mobility acquisition. Just one day before it bowed out of the TV ads business, Bloomberg reported that Google was moving...
Google's Motorola Mobility division has filed a patent infringement claim against Apple over the Siri voice control and location-based services used on iPhones and iPads. Google's Motorola Mobility unit filed a complaint against Apple with the U.S.
The largest by far was their $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings. Social platform Meebo has announced their acquisition by Google. In their blog post acquisition announcement, Meebo wrote, “Together with Google, we’re super...
But now Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility is nearing completion, and TechCrunch speculates Google may be deciding to focus on "devices and services rather than delivery. Google will sell its 6.5 percent stake in wireless Internet service...
Google Senior Vice President Dennis Woodside will reportedly replace Sanjay Jha as Motorola Mobility’s CEO when the acquisition is complete. Google to Push Out Motorola Mobility CEO? Google will reportedly promote one of its own executives to CEO...
On February 17, the company received a letter from the European Commission, Competition Directorate-General, notifying it that the Commission has received a complaint against Motorola Mobility by Apple regarding the enforcement of [Motorola's...
U.S.and EU antitrust authorities have approved Google's proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility. We have approved the acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google because, upon careful examination, this transaction does not itself raise competition...
Google's proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility could soon be approved by the U.S. A mark of approval from the DOJ would be a welcome step forward for Google in its quest to acquire Motorola's handset business.
When the company announced its intent to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5bn, experts suggested a number a key patents were a major factor in the deal. The acquisition of mobile patents has become a top priority for Google in the face of mounting...
Motorola Mobility* Google is working hard to solve the problem by implementing a comprehensive copyright management system on YouTube, and the acquisition of RightsFlow is just one more step in that process.
The European Commission has put Google's proposed $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility on hold pending further investigation. The acquisition will provide Google with an in-house option for the development of Android hardware, although...
Google acquisition of Motorola Mobility is stepping further toward finalization with the shareholder vote on the topic. While Google made its unsolicited bid on Motorola back in August, that was just the first of several steps to finalizing the deal.
Motorola Mobility* The acquisition brings some great talent to Google as well; co-founder/chairman Yoav Shoham is a Stanford computer science professor, while fellow co-founders Thuc Vu and Michael Munie are Stanford PhD grads.
Motorola Mobility* Google’s latest acquisition – their 23rd of 2011 – may give them the ability to monetize every page on the Web. This acquisition gives Google the ability to offer this enhanced, on-page search to their 200 million monthly active...
November 17, 2011 is the date Motorola Mobility stockholders will vote on the company's acquisition by Google for $12.5 billion, or $40 a share, TechCrunch reported. But even with Rubin's assurances and with evidence that seems to back up his...
Motorola Mobility* Here’s a statement released by SocialGrapple about the acquisition: The exact details of the deal were not disclosed, but TechCrunch notes this is more of a talent acquisition by Google.
In a post published today on Google’s Public Policy Blog, Dennis Woodside, SVP, announced they’ve received a “second request” for more information in their review of the Motorola Mobility acquisition.
The Motorola Mobility purchase was motivated, in part, by Google’s desire to protect itself with its patents. When asked if Motorola represents a new era in risk taking for Google, Page admitted that while the acquisition is significant, it won’t...
Motorola Mobility* This is Google's 21st acquisition of 2011. This is the third acquisition within a two-month span aimed at strengthening Google’s own daily deals offering, Google Offers. What began as a two-person startup less than two years ago...
