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May

22

2012

Google Motorola Acquisition Finally Final, CEO Sanjay Jha Is Out Of A Job

by Joe Sirianni
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After quite some time, Google’s acquisition of Motorola was finally final after this morning.  The search giant finally closed on the deal after China gave their final approval a couple of days ago.  Google was quick to reiterate that Motorola will continue to remain a separate company, while Android will remain “open” as it continues [...]

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May

21

2012

China Says OK For Google To Buy Motorola As Long As Android Stays Free And Open For 5 Years

by Ed Caggiani
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We just heard about China finally approving Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility, but now we learn that in order to get China’s approval, Google had to promise to keep Android open and free for anyone to use for at least the next five years. There’s no reason given for this request but it stands to reason that [...]

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May

20

2012

China gives the final thumbs-up on Google’s Motorola Mobility acquisition

by Tony Rosario
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After months of deliberation, Chinese antitrust and competition authorities have finally given the green light on Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility. The Chinese approval of Google’s latest venture was one of several that were required in order for the deal to go through. It’s not a secret that China and Google have had some beef [...]

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May

16

2012

Google’s Project Glass Glasses May Not Be as Advanced as We Had Hoped

by Jack Holt
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While Google went out and patent protected its Project Glass Glasses a little bit of news has been discovered by the folks at CNET. According to them we may not see everything that the promo video has shown us. A Google spokesperson had this to say: It’s still too early to know what the functions and UI [...]

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May

15

2012

Google plans to present several Nexus devices from multiple manufacturers by Q4 of 2012

by Tony Rosario
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Word on the street is that Google is shifting gears when it comes to its Nexus line of Android smartphones. Ever since the release of the HTC Nexus One, Google has always partnered with one single manufacturer in the development of their Nexus handsets. They attempted to sell the Nexus One through their website only, [...]

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May

9

2012

Sony & Google Team Up To Show Off New Google TV Box In Palo Alto

by Roy Alugbue
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While Google continues to own the mobile platform, it’s not so hot in the realm of television services. That’s why it is starting over from scratch and re-designing the Google TV platform from the ground up by working on the evolution of Google TV. To help usher in the new line of Google TV devices, [...]

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May

8

2012

Google’s Sebastian Thrun And Vic Gundotra Show Off A Little Style And Glass

by Joe Sirianni
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If you still don’t believe that Google’s Project Glass is real, start believing because you’re only going to see more and more news trickle down the pipeline.  We’ve already seen several of Google’s employees trying them on for size, not to mention Google’s own co-founder Sergey Brin was spotted wearing the highly anticipated augmented reality shades not [...]

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