Is The Moto X More Innovative Than The New iPhone? Researchers Think So
Analysts at ABI Research argue that the Moto X's always-on-voice commands are more innovative, and the hardware is more efficiently engineered.
View ArticleThe Second-Screen Trend Is Bigger Than Twitter Vs. Facebook
To form an intelligent guess at whether TV partnerships can help Twitter achieve the user and revenue growth it needs, or whether Twitter can help TV broadcasters survive technological disruption, it's...
View ArticleMotorola Mobility Isn't A Disaster For Google, It Only Cost Them $1.5 Billion
The Verge is wondering how long Google will put up with the losses at Motorola Mobility, the company they bought for a headline $12.5 billion. It is true that at some point Mountain View is going to...
View ArticleGoogle Motorola's Project Ara Might Well Work Best For Things That Are Not...
Google's part of Motorola, Motorola Mobility, has just announced Project Ara. This is the idea that smartphones will be made on a modular basis: so you will be able to mix and match components from...
View ArticleGoogle's Motorola Patents The Tattoo Microphone, But What About The Loudspeaker?
A slightly strange application for a patent here from the Google owned Motorola Mobility. The idea is that you should have a microphone tattooed onto your neck. I can't help feeling that there's more...
View ArticleWill Patent Reform Aid or Cripple Companies and Investors?
As always, it pays for investors to keep an eye on governmental and regulatory actions. In the case of Congress, CBM and patent trolls, a hand has been tipped and gives investors a direction to watch.
View ArticleMoto G Further Muddles The Smartphone Maker's Mixed Message
Looking at the stylish Moto X phone and reading all the glowing reviews, one might get the mistaken impression that Motorola is doing well under Google. But realistically, the phone -- which sold a...
View ArticleSamsung Loses Another Apple Patent Case This Time In Germany
No, this one isn't the hundreds of millions of dollars damages case in California. Heck, you didn't think the global fight over patents was going to be that simple did you? No, this time Samsung has...
View ArticleMotorola Enlists 3D Systems To Develop 3D Printed Modular Smartphones
It sounded sort of crazy. What if, like PC enthusiasts do with graphics cards, motherboards and hard drives, we could develop technology that would enable modular, upgradable and customizable...
View ArticleCyber Monday: Chasing The Best (And Most Frustrating) Deal Online
One of the best Cyber Monday deals around was announced last week, but has been tough to grab all day, leading many to wonder how much frustration a great online deal is worth.
View ArticleGerman Patent Ruling Threatens Microsoft's Windows Phone Earnings From Android
In yet another round of the patent fights going on over smart phones we find that Microsoft has just been dealt a blow over the revenues it gains from Android hand sets. Yes, read that again, Microsoft...
View ArticleAn Important Point About The Patent Troll Interdigital And Nokia
This is an interesting and crucial point being made by Florian Mueller (yes, I know he has his bias but this isn't part of it) about the way that standards essential patents work. It's quite a decent...
View ArticleGoogle Acquires Smart Thermostat Maker Nest For $3.2 Billion
Three years after redefining what thermostats are capable of, Palo Alto-based Nest is being bought by Google for $3.2 billion. "Google will help us fully realize our vision of the conscious home and...
View ArticleBetween Motorola, Nest, Google Has Spent $15.7 Billion Buying Device Makers
Google’s acquisition of Nest Labs is being touted as a sign that it’s serious about putting itself at the center of the Internet of Things, a potential $19 trillion market of opportunity for all kinds...
View ArticleGoogle's Earnings Preview: Focus on Revenue Growth From Ad Divisions And...
We expect the enhanced campaigns program to once again drive revenue across its mobile and PC search ads divisions. Furthermore, as YouTube continues to gain popularity, we expect display ad revenues...
View ArticleA Little More Context On That Fired Yahoo Exec's Massive Golden Parachute
As crazy as it sounds, severance packages worth more than $100 million -- like the one Yahoo gave fired COO Henrique De Castro this week -- occur with some regularity in corporate America, and have...
View ArticleBuying American And Keeping Jobs In The U.S. With American Love Affair
There is much talk how small and medium sized businesses are the job creators in the US. Taking it one step further is American Love Affair, an online retailer of American-made fashion products.
View ArticleNokia And Samsung Disappoint - Apple, Qualcomm And Google On Deck
Nokia and Samsung reported disappointing smartphones sales and their commentary confirms the maturing smartphone market is about to get bloody. On deck are Apple, Qualcomm and Google, three more mobile...
View ArticleGoogle, Saying It Wants To Focus on Android, Smart Devices, Sells Motorola To...
Summary: CEO Larry Page says Google wants to focus on Android and believes Motorola will be "better served" by Lenovo in the "super competitive" smartphone market. Google will continue its investments...
View ArticleBlame Motorola And Mobile: Google Profits Fall Short Of Forecasts Despite...
VideoBuoyed by new kinds of ads in the holiday quarter, Google posted slightly better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue growth of 17%, but profits came in below forecasts thanks to falling ad prices...
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