Motorola Boosts Google Revenue

Motorola Boosts Google Revenue
PCWorld
Google has reported a profit of US$2.79 billion in the second quarter, up 11 percent over the same period of last year, in the company's first financial statement since it finalized its acquisition ofMotorola Mobility in May. Motorola brought in $1.25 billion in ...

Google Sales Surge on Motorola Mobility, Growth in Ad Clicks
Businessweek
Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG), owner of the world's most popular search engine, said second-quarter revenue surged 35 percent, helped by its acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings and as more users clicked on advertisements. Including Motorola Mobility ...

Google Mum on Motorola
Wall Street Journal
MarketWatch's Dan Gallagher has details from the earnings report, including a look at the Motorola Mobility acquisition. Photo: Getty Images. Google Inc. Chief .... The price of Nokia's flagship Lumia 900 Windows phone has been cut in half in the critical U.S. market, a little more than three months after the launch of the smartphone at AT&T stores. Video: HTC Headed in the Same ... Google's Nexus 7 tablet is a serious alternative to Apple's iPad and Amazon's Android-based Kindle Fire. Video | Mossberg's Mailbox ...

Wall Street Journal

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean could be headed to more devices
CNET
Google's latest sweet Android 4.1 update, better known as Jelly Bean, looks to be rolling out to more devices, even as many are still waiting to be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Earlier today, HTC confirmed that Android 4.1 is coming to its HTC ...

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Update Roundup
PCWorld
The HTC One X, One S, and One XL will all get the update to Android 4.1, but the company didn't announce timing, carrier-specific plans or the fate of other phones, such as Sprint's Evo 4G LTE. Other phone makers have been less forthcoming. Samsung told ...

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Coming to HTC One Phones
PC Magazine
During the recent rollout of Android 4.1 to the Galaxy Nexus, Google confirmed that all Galaxy Nexus smartphones, the Nexus S, and the Motorola Xoom would get the Jelly Bean treatment. For more, see PCMag's review of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and the ...

iOS remains more lucrative than Android, study finds
Computerworld
IDG News Service - Apple's iOS continued to deliver more revenue per advertising impression to content publishers than any other mobile operating system in the quarter that ended in June, according to an Opera Software report. IOS edged out Android in the ...

TEXT-S&P puts Atlantic Broadband rating on watch positive
Reuters
Overview -- U.S. cable-TV operator Atlantic Broadband has announced that it signed an agreement to be acquired by Montreal-based cable operator Cogeco. -- We are placing our 'B+' corporate credit rating on the company on CreditWatch Positive.

Three New Security Features in Android 4.1
PC Magazine
Previously Android 4.0 didn't randomize stack, heap, and libs data areas. However "ASLR is an all or nothing thing, it has to be complete to be effective at all," Oberheide told SW. "In Jelly Bean Google finally hardened the system in that it has proper ASLR ...

First Android 4.1 update halted due to emergency call snafu
CNET
The world's first update to Android 4.1, also known as Jelly Bean, was pushed back by Vodafone Australia because the new iteration of the operating system wasn't up to the country's standards for emergency phone calls. The update was supposed to give ...

HTC confirms Android 4.1 update for One X, One S, One XL
CNET
The Jelly Bean version of Android will be coming to these phones, HTC confirmed to Engadget. The timing, however ... The company, however, has continued to make other products including the Evo4G LTE and Droid Incredible 4G LTE. There was no word ...

Three cheers for Android browser competition
CNET
Three cheers for Android browser competition. There are reasons iOS and Windows RT hobble third-party browsers, but CNET's Stephen Shankland prefers the open approach Google takes withAndroid. Stephen Shankland. by Stephen Shankland. July 20 ...

Google's Android Can Succeed in Business, Linux Leader Says
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Google's second quarter earnings report shined a light on its newly acquired Motorola Mobility business. It was the first ... However, shares are still down for the year, and analysts will continue to question the strategy behind the purchase of the Motorola business and its lineup of Android smartphones and tablets. The success of the ....publications including MIT Technology Review, IHS Global Insight and more; 24/7 access on the web and your smartphone; Daily email that sets the day's technology news agenda ...

Wall Street Journal (blog)

Sony Hopes Android 4.0 Will Save the Walkman
PCWorld
Not really but it allows the device to access apps on Google's Play Store via the Wi-Fi connection. The bigger question is whether users actually want old-fashioned music players at ... Even Sony calls them "personal media players" or PMPs which obscures the fact that the whole niche is slowly being rendered obsolete by improvements in phones and tablets running the same Android OS; the F800 even looks like a small smartphone. Another drawback could be the F800's reported $279 (approximately £180) price ...

Google Internet business defies econ worries, ad clicks surge
Chicago Tribune
Google, which reported its first set of quarterly results since its May acquisition of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, offered few details about its plans to expand into the hardware business, focusing instead on what it described as healthy trends in its ...

Google Revenue Robust, CEO Recovering
InformationWeek
In its first quarter with Motorola Mobility as a subsidiary, Google reported $12.21 billion in revenue and $10.12 EPS for the quarter ending on June 30. That's up from $10.65 billion and $10.08 per share in Q1 this year, thanks in part to Motorola's revenue of ...

Google's 2Q revenue hits $12B with assist from Motorola
Chicago Tribune
Google Inc.'s core Internet business boosted revenue 21 percent in the second quarter, while its recently acquired Motorola Mobility business raised Google's overall revenue to $12.21 billion. Google reported second-quarter net income of $2.79 billion, ...

Motorola ATRIX HD review: Motorola finally got one right
BGR
Years from now when people reflect on Android and its meteoric rise to the top, Google's (GOOG)Motorola Mobility will absolutely be among the companies credited with pushing the Androidplatform to the next level during its early days. HTC (TPE:2498) lays claim to the first Android smartphone — the T-Mobile G1, or the HTC Dream as it was known internationally — but Motorolaand Verizon Wireless (VZ) had the first Android-powered smash hit when they launched theMotorola DROID ahead of the holidays in ...

Google's core growth offsets Motorola loss
MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Google Inc. showed improvements in its core advertising business in the second quarter, helping offset losses incurred by its newly acquired Motorola Mobility business, according to results released late Thursday.

What Google's Revenues Look Like WITHOUT Motorola Mobility
Business Insider
When Google bought Motorola Mobility in August, the deal was positioned as a patent acquisition: Motorola's tech assets would help protect Google's Androidmobile operating system from being challenged in court. But with Google's Q2 2012 earnings showing the effect of the Motorola deal on Google's revenues for the first time, it appears that the financial result of the deal will be to compensate for a dramatically slowing ad business at Google. Yesterday, we noted that declining mobile ad prices are altering the ...

Business Insider

BlackBerry maker insists it's healthy, but customers prepare for the worst
Los Angeles Times
Two years ago, BlackBerry devices accounted for nearly 42% of all smartphones in the U.S. That's fallen to barely over 11% as Apple and Android-based smartphone makers continued to roll out new features and apps. Some companies began planning for a ...

Motorola contributes over $1B to Google, but still a drag overall
CNET
About $843 million of Motorola's revenue came from its mobile business, and another $407 million came from the business unit that builds set-top boxes for the home. Even though Google beat ...Google announced last year that it was buying Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. And the company... Marguerite Reardon has been a CNET News reporter since 2004, covering cell phone services,broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate, as well as the ongoing consolidation of the phone companies. Follow @ ...

Google headcount balloons with Motorola
MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Google Inc.'s messy second quarter — which includes its completed merger with Motorola Mobility — also had the dismaying news that the company's total headcount has now ballooned to nearly 55000 employees.

Nokia smartphone sales drop 39%
Network World
Microsoft and Nokia are both relying on each other to make a dent in the smartphone market, but with Apple and Android already owning the lions share of all smartphone sales, their efforts may very well prove to be too little too late. Tags. Corporate Issues ...

Wi-Fi calling coming to T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy Note
Examiner.com
According to T-Mobile, Wi-Fi Calling works by simply connecting to an available Wi-Fi signal of your choice, confirm Wi-Fi Calling is enabled on the device, and continue to use all of the device features. View slideshow: T-Mobile Wi-Fi Calling. T-Mobile ...

Smartphone app automatically detects and reports pothole locations to Boston ...
Washington Post
Street Bump became available for free in the iTunes store in June, and experts are working on theAndroid version. Jacob said “a couple of hundred” of users have downloaded the app so far, and developers are still trying to figure out how many will be ...

FCC: ISPs 'better' on meeting advertised broadband speeds
CNET
The Federal Communications Commission's annual "state of the union" on ISP and broadbandperformance shows most Internet providers are offering speeds as advertised -- while others are offering Internet access at speeds that exceed consumer ...

The Dark Knight Rises Review (iOS, Android)
Business Insider
Few things are more important this weekend than seeing The Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated conclusion to one of the more celebrated movie trilogies of all time. That said, Gameloft is right there with the video game version for iOS ...

HTC One X, One S and One XL Jelly Bean ... - Android Community
By Chris Davies
“We know HTC fans are excited to get their hands on Google's latest version of Android” HTC said in its statement. “At this point in time, we can confirm that we have plans to upgrade our HTC One X, HTC One XL and HTC One S to Jelly Bean.
Android Community

HTC confirms Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for One X, One XL and One S ...
By Myriam Joire
"We know HTC fans are excited to get their hands on Google's latest version of Android. At this point in time, we ... Jelly Bean. No word yet on timing, or whether the One V, EVO 4G LTE and Droid Incredible 4G LTE are included in those update plans. ... Type Smartphone; Operating systemAndroid (Ice Cream Sandwich [4.0]); Screen size 4.3 inches; Internal memory 16 GB; Carriers (US) T-Mobile; Dimensions 5.15 x 2.56 x 0.3 in; Weight 4.22 oz; Released 2012-04-25. see all specs →...
Engadget

AdFonic report shows Android topping iOS as the #1 mobile ad ...
By Mike Andrici
Android accounts for 46% of the ads served by Admedia in Q2 2012 (up from 38% in Q1), while iOSstands at 34 %, down 11 points since Q1.
Android Authority

Android Overload: Nexus One Gets Some Jelly Bean Of Its Own ...
By Chris Chavez
Recent Carrier News. HTC Comes Clean – Officially Confirms Jelly Bean ... Droid X Falls Into Campfire – Keeps On Ticking [I... Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Arrives For Nexus S [Download] · LG Spectrum's Ice Cream Sandwich Update Ready To .
Android Phone Fans

Judge to bar Jobs's disparaging statements about Android | TUAW ...
By Megan Lavey-Heaton
No matter what Steve Jobs has said about Android, it shouldn't influence the upcoming patent showdown between Apple and Samsung in U.S. courts, a. ... Judge to bar Jobs's disparaging statements about Android. by Megan Lavey-Heaton Jul 20th 2012 at 9:30AM. No matter what Steve Jobs has said about Android, ... A ruling keeping Jobs' quotes was made in June in the case between Apple and Google's Motorola Mobility unit. That trial wound up being dismissed days after the ...
TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Motorola is a work in progress. Google is still doing its homework ...
By Christina Farr
Fielding questions on Thursday's call, Pichette emphasized that the management team has only been involved with Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (“MMI”) a few weeks. ”Clearly, everyone should expect changes at Motorola,” he said.
VentureBeat

HTC working on Android 4.1 upgrade for One X and One S, claims ...
By Kimber Streams
HTC may be working on an Android 4.1 update for its One XL (the international LTE version of the One X) and One S phones according to Australian carrier Telstra. The carrier's smartphonesoftware...
The Verge - All Posts

The Dark Knight Rises now on iOS and Android | Ubergizmo
By George Wong
The Dark Knight Rises now on iOS and Android. By George Wong on 07/20/2012 05:46 PDT. TDKR game If you've just come back from the cinema after watching The Dark Knight Rises and you're still amped about the movie, you can quench ...
Ubergizmo

Google promises 'changes' at Motorola, but mum on details ...
Google offered little insight into its recently completed merger with Motorola Mobility during its second quarter conference call, offering only barebones financial details on the company and a few comments on the company's performance in the ...
FierceWireless

Google Posts Strong Q2 Earnings While Putting Motorola on the Books
By Jon Mitchell
It closed the deal on its acquisition of Motorola Mobility this quarter, and that acquisition's assets and liabilities are now on the balance sheet. It was a strong quarter for Google overall, posting 21% year-on-year revenue growth for Google's ...
ReadWriteWeb

Jet Set Radio to release on iOS and Android this summer | VG247
By Stephany Nunneley
The iOS and Android versions will include the same gameplay, soundtrack, and art style as the other versions, alongside new features like OpenFeint and Retina display support and the ability to use pictures taken with your phone or tablet's ...
VG247

App Store - BBC Olympics
Share stories, videos and results by email and on social networks. The BBC Olympics app is available on iOS versions 5.0 and above. BBC Olympics Support ...
itunes.apple.com/us/app/bbc-olympics/id541610134?mt=8

Dessert Time! Android Runtime for BlackBerry 10 Beta «BlackBerry ...
New APIs and features are now available for BlackBerry Runtime for AndroidApps for both the ...
devblog.blackberry.com/.../android-runtime-for-blackberry-1...

HTC says Desire HD still getting ICS, refutes ... - Android Central
HTC tells Android Central that ICS updates for the Desire HD, and the similarly- spec'd Desire S, ...DEAL OF THE DAY: Save 44% on the OtterBox Defender Series Case for HTC Incredible 4G LTE! ...HTC addressing Wifi security loophole in some Android handsets .... Poll: Which next-gen iOSdevice do you want the most?
www.androidcentral.com/htc-says-desire-hd-still-getting-ics-re...

Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) now hitting all Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ ...
The Galaxy Nexus we reviewed back at Google I/O was gifted with Android 4.1 from the ... over-the-air prompt to update, while Nexus S and Motorola Xoom owners are still being ... TypeSmartphone; Operating system Android (Ice Cream Sandwich [4.0]); Screen .... Squarespace iOSapp updated for v6 of web hosting tool ...
www.engadget.com/.../android-4-1-jelly-bean-now-available-...

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