Lenovo buys Motorola from Google for 2,91 billion
The Chinese giant is now the world's third largest smartphone manufacturer - The two brands will coexist: Motorola in the USA, Latin America and Europe; Lenovo in the rest of the world.
Google enters the capital of Lenovo with 5,94%
Following the sale of Motorola smartphones, Google received 618,3 million Lenovo shares, equal to 5,94% of the capital, for a total of 750 million dollars.
Lenovo grows on the smartphone market: agreement with Google for the purchase of Motorola Mobility
Chinese company buys Motorola for $2,91 billion, but Mountain View will retain majority of patents - Lenovo makes leaps and bounds with smartphones after Blackberry pressure
Google launches Moto X, the voice-activated smartphone
The Mountain View giant goes beyond the touch screen and puts on the market a mobile phone that can be used entirely with the voice - The device is entirely manufactured by Motorola, which recently passed into the hands of Google, in the United States…
Google, other layoffs at Motorola: they will weigh 390 million dollars
Approximately 300 million dollars of charges relate to severance costs and will weigh on Google's third quarter balance sheet - The group will also spend 90 million dollars through 2013 for plant closures.
Motorola, Google lay off 4.000 employees
It will also close a third of Motorola's 94 offices around the world - The goal is to return the company to profit.
Google: from the EU ok to acquire Motorola
The Mountain View giant will come into possession of over 17.000 patents and according to Commissioner Almunia "the possible abuse remains a concern" - Now the ball passes to the US Department of Justice, which should give the green light within…
Apple beaten by Motorola in Germany: two patents violated, risks blocking sales. And Google laughs..
Difficult moment for the Cupertino company: after Samsung overtook smartphone sales, the German court agreed with the company recently acquired by Google for patent infringement. Now the bitten apple risks serious repercussions…