The European Commission warned Motorola Mobility that an action being taken against Apple in Germany “amounts to an abuse of dominant position prohibited by EU antitrust rules”, following a preliminary investigation into the case. As with many patent suits before, …
ZTE has become the latest Android vendor to sign a patent licence agreement with Microsoft covering devices using Google’s mobile platforms. The deal will see Microsoft gain royalties from sales of ZTE devices using Android or Chrome OS. It also leaves …
Eric Schmidt has talked up Google’s partnership with Samsung, describing it as the defining relationship for the Android platform, while promising devices from its own Motorola Mobility division that are “phenomenal”. Addressing the widely reported belief that there is friction …
Google is cutting 1,200 employees at Motorola Mobility as the handset vendor continues its struggle with financial losses, according to the Wall Street Journal. The job cuts are equivalent to more than 10 per cent of its workforce. The report …
Motorola was once again a drag on parent Google’s earnings last quarter, posting a $353 million operating loss. The handset unit generated $1.51 billion, or 11 percent, of Google’s total $14.42 billion revenue in Q4; a figure lowered by the …
Google closed Motorola’s Shop4Apps store in China, arguing that “Chinese consumers now have many mobile app store alternatives where they can access an extensive inventory of local and international Android apps”. Launched prior to its acquisition by Google, the Motorola …
Google is to transfer control of its Motorola manufacturing facilities in China and Brazil, while shuttering Moto’s handset unit in South Korea. The moves come as the seach giant looks to cut costs at the handset vendor, which it acquired last year …
The App Quality Alliance (AQuA) – comprising mobile heavyweights AT&T, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Oracle, Orange, Samsung and Sony Mobile – has released its Quality App Directory, less than two months after the group rebranded from its former identity The Unified …
In this special video feature Mobile World Live brings you all the action from the launch of the RAZR i smartphone in London, the first device borne from the Intel/Motorola partnership announced earlier this year. Continue reading
Motorola this week announced the first smartphone resulting from its partnership with Intel, the Razr i, which is set for availability in Europe and Latin America imminently. Having seen the device in action, it certainly seems a very capable smartphone, …
