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WATCH: Motorola Demos Ice Cream Sandwich In Action
Google Android Ice Cream Sandwich is expected to arrive before the end of June. Up until now, we did not know what the user interface for Android 4.0 would be like. The Motorola Japan RAZR division has posted a series of videos that demos Android Ice Cream Sandwich. The video demos Webtop 3.0, the lock screen, time lapse video, browser, dialer, notifications, etc. Check out the videos below (pages 1-16):
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Categories Android, Google Android, Motorola
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ITC Judge Says That Xbox Should Be Banned From U.S. Because Of Motorola Patent Violation
International Trade Commission judge David Shaw said that he believes that the importing of 4GB and 250GB Xbox consoles into the U.S. from China should be suspended and that Microsoft should pay Motorola 7% of the value of any unsold consoles remaining in the U.S. This is based on a lawsuit that Motorola filed against Microsoft in 2010 over five patent violations that are allegedly related to the Xbox 360. The judge is also ruling that consoles already in the U.S. and not sold should be barred from sale through a cease-and-desist order. Microsoft protested and said that the suspension of the Xbox 360 would hurt competition in the marketplace. Shaw said that “enforcing intellectual property rights outweighs any potential economic impact on video game consol buyers.” The five patents most related to video codecs. If the ITC commissioners agree with Shaw, the recommendation will land on President Obama’s desk and his advisors will have 60 days to review it.
Categories David Shaw, Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Xbox 360, Motorola
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Motorola Wins Injunction To Ban Xbox 360 and Windows 7 In Germany
There has been a conflict in decisions between two different courts in Germany and in the U.S. over Motorola’s patent lawsuit against Microsoft. A judge in Germany has ruled overnight that Microsoft is violating two of Motorola’s digital video patents. This would have allowed Motorola to enforce an injunction of Windows 7 and the Xbox 360 in Germany. However a court in Seattle ruled that Microsoft can continue selling products in those contries for now.
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Categories Judge James Robart, Microsoft Corporation, Motorola
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ITC Judge Rules Apple Violating Motorola Mobility Patent
International Trade Commission Judge Thomas Pender has ruled that Apple is infringing on a Motorola Mobility patent in making iPhones, iPads, and other products. Google is in the process of acquiring Motorola Mobility. Motorola filed lawsuits against Apple in Illinois and Florida district courts. In a preliminary hearing, Pender said that Apple did not violate three other patents. The whole commission will now review the decision by the judge.
Categories Apple Inc., Motorola, Motorola Mobility
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Rumor: Google May Sell Motorola’s Hardware Division To Huawei
Google announced that they would be acquiring Motorola Mobility about 8 months ago for $12.5 billion. Between now and then, the government went from questioning the deal to approving of it. Google gained 17,000 patents through the acquisition to help them protect Android, but Motorola has massive overhead.
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Categories Google, Huawei, Huawei Technologies, Motorola, Motorola Mobility
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Motorola Buys $1.17 Billion Of Stock Back From Carl Icahn
Motorola Solutions Inc. split in two about a year ago after Carl Icahn pressured the company. Motorola bought $1.17 billion of its stock from Icahn and said that his representative on the board is stepping down. The repurchase represents about 7% of shares outstanding. It is part of a $3 billion buyback program said Motorola Solutions. Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc. director Vincent J. Intrieri has resigned from the board.
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Categories Carl Icahn, Motorola, Motorola Solutions, Vincent J. Intrieri
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Apple Files Complaint With EU Accusing Motorola Of Violating Fair Terms On Patents
Motorola Mobility said that Apple has filed a complaint with the European Union against them accusing the company of violating a pledge to license industry-standard patents on fair terms. Motorola was notified about the complaint by the European Commission. However Motorola Mobility spokeswoman Jennifer Erickson said that the company is willing to negotiate a patent license with Apple.
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Google Receives Approval To Buy Motorola
Google’s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility has been approved. However the U.S. and European Union government said that they will be ensuring that patents critical to the telecom industry would not be abused.
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Categories Google, Joaquin Almunia, Motorola, Motorola Mobility, Nortel Networks, Novell
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Google’s Acquisition Of Motorola Expected To Close Next Week
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility is expected to close next week. This deal is just pending approval from the Justice Department. Google will gain access to 17,000 additional patents through the acquisition, which is already being used to sue Apple for 2.25% of sales royalties.
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Categories Apple Inc., Google, Motorola, Motorola Mobility, US Department of Justice
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Google Android Update Alliance With Telecommunication Companies Starts To Fizzle
This past May Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced a partnership at the I/O conference that they have made a deal so that any new Android phone would receive OS updates for at least 18 months following the launch. The partnership is called the Google Update Alliance. Motorola, Samsung, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Sony Ericsson are a part of the Update Alliance. Sony Ericsson is the only company that has kept up with the partnership. In fact Sony Ericsson released new versions of Android to all phones that are less than 18 months.
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