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It’s official: Google completes Motorola acquisition, Dennis Woodside is Moto’s new CEO
by Adrian Diaconescu on May 22, 2012 7 Comments">7
After almost a year of negotiations, filing for approvals, and all the legal shenanigans that corporations must go through for a huge transaction to be sealed and done, Google and Motorola have finally got the last “blessing” they needed from the Chinese authorities. It should come as no surprise therefore that Motorola Mobility’s acquisition has been very quickly made official, with Google finally paying that $40.00 per share in cash agreed a long time ago. Both Google and Motorola officials have announced that they are glad the deal has been closed and it’s now time to look towards the future of …
China approves Google’s acquisition of Motorola, as long Android stays free for at least 5 years
by Bams Sadewo on May 21, 2012 1 Comments">1
Following the approval that Google had received from US and European regulators for the acquisition of Motorola Mobility, the last big hurdle before the finalization of the buyout was the blessing from the Chinese authorities. It looks like the acquisition plan can finally be completed, as Google announced over the weekend that the $12.5 billion deal has been approved, on one condition: Google has to keep the Android operating system open and free for other phone makers, for the next five years. Responding to the positive feedback from the Chinese government, Google spokeswoman Niki Fenwick said that the company looks forward …
LG’s Google TV looks impressive, but is it enough for Google TV to take off?
by Lucian Armasu on May 16, 2012 2 Comments">2
Remember when Eric Schmidt said that “By the summer of 2012, the majority of the televisions you see in stores will have Google TV embedded in it.”? It doesn’t look like that’s the case so far, and probably won’t be for a while. But LG has just demoed a very impressive TV that runs the Google TV OS, with the help of a dual core processor, that handles 3D as well. Is Google TV finally ready to take over the market then? I doubt it, and I blame Google for that. While I think Google has learned a lot over …
WSJ: Multiple Nexus devices coming this fall, from five manufacturers, Jelly Bean onboard
by Lucian Armasu on May 16, 2012 18 Comments">18
Traditionally in the Android development cycle, major versions have launched at the end of the year (exception being Gingerbread/Honeycomb). According to the Wall Street Journal, Android Jelly Bean should launch this year, “by Thanksgiving”. Will this be Android 5.0 or another version? That depends on Google’s plans for their I/O developer event happening in June. Andy Rubin’s team has two options: one, launch an Android 4.1 version with some improvements at I/O (and call it Jelly Bean), and then give a new name to Android 5.0. Two, use the event to showcase upcoming features of Android 5.0 Jelly Bean, and …
Will Android switch from Java to Go?
by Lucian Armasu on May 16, 2012 1 Comments">1
Apple owns Objective-C. Microsoft owns C#. Google obviously doesn’t own Java, which is a shame because they had their chance when Sun was heading toward bankruptcy and they missed it. Granted, $6 billion dollars would’ve been quite a lot of money for Google to pay just to own a language, especially when Android wasn’t that big early on. But considering Google was willing to pay at least $4 billion for Skype and Hulu, I’d say that owning the language for Android apps would’ve been worth it. Plus, they could have junked whatever parts they didn’t need, or sold Sun later …
Are Google and Samsung working on an Exynos 5250-based device?
by Bams Sadewo on May 14, 2012 3 Comments">3
Now that we’ve (almost) closed the big book of rumors on the Samsung Galaxy S3, it’s time to play the guessing game on what device Google and Samsung are working on together! We know that it’s highly likely that Samsung will be Google’s choice for the next Nexus phone, which traditionally comes out at the end of the year. But the latest report from Sam Mobile might provide us a clue about something even bigger. The website reports that Adam Green, a known ROM developer (maker of Oxygen), has found some lines of code on Google’s Git Repository that seem to lift the curtain …
Google Play hits 15 billion downloads, nobody notices for weeks
by Bams Sadewo on May 11, 2012 3 Comments">3
Understanding the importance of creating a complete and accessible ecosystem for Android users, Google recently rebranded and transformed the Android Market to Google Play. Under that one gigantic Play Store umbrella, users can now download not just apps, but also music, video, books, and even buy a phone. Since people seem to be fixated on comparing the number of apps available on a certain platform, Google and its competitors still like to flaunt numbers every now and then, just to show who’s boss. So it’s quite puzzling to see Google not throwing the confetti to celebrate the 15 billion …
Google must force carriers to do better, and insist they rollout new Android versions promptly
by Sam Cater on May 10, 2012 55 Comments">55
Nearly every Android smartphone user has suffered the irritation of knowing that a new version of Android has been released by Google, and they haven’t received it yet. Sometimes they never do. Updates can often take around six months to come, if they do at all. Why does this happen, and why does Google let it happen time and time again? The bloatware process Briefmobile The biggest cause of update delays which increases device-software fragmentation is not caused by Google, it is the fault of mobile phone carriers who install their bloatware. Once Google has released a lightning fast, gorgeous …
Jury: Google infringed Java copyright, but we’re not sure it’s worth a $1 billion penalty
by Bams Sadewo on May 08, 2012 2 Comments">2
Well, who can honestly say that they didn’t see this one coming? In the case of Oracle vs Java, the jury has returned a mixed verdict that will not please either of the sides. Although the jury has found Google to be in the wrong by infringing Oracle-owned Java copyrights, a unanimous decision couldn’t be reached on whether Google’s use of the Java APIs can be considered ‘fair use’ or not. Judge William Alsup, who oversees the case, said that the jury’s decision to fault Google’s use of the nine lines of the “rangeCheck” code (which are identical to Java code) …
Is it a BlackBerry? Is it a Symbian? No, it’s the Google Sooner, the first Android reference device
by Adrian Diaconescu on May 08, 2012 5 Comments">5
If you had fun with the images of that early prototype of a Google phone we showed you a couple of weeks ago, you should prepare yourselves for something even more “special” today. Developer Steven Troughton-Smith got his hands on the first ever “Android reference device” and we are now excited to show you a few high-resolution photos that document Android’s early days. The Google Sooner, aka the HTC EXCA 300, wasn’t ever officially released, but it’s interesting to see how much head work Google managed to do between 2007, when this device was in the works, and October 2008, …
Google gets first self-driving car license in Nevada
by Mike Andrici on May 08, 2012 6 Comments">6
This may come as a surprise to many, but it looks like Google’s self-driving car concept is a lot closer to reaching the consumer market than previously thought. Nevada’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) recently gave Google the first ever autonomous vehicle license. The Google-modified Toyota Prius is the only licensed autonomous car we’ll see around for a while, as such vehicles are not available to the public yet. On the upside, DMV officials have announced their plans to license self-driving vehicles to the general public at some point in the future. I must admit that, when I first took …
Android 2.3 Gingerbread vs. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich [video]
by Matthew Sabatini on May 02, 2012 64 Comments">64
![Android 2.3 Gingerbread vs. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich [video]](http://1.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/android-4.0-ice-cream-sandwich-vs-android-2.3-gingerbread.jpg)
September 23, 2008, Android 1.0, the first commercial version of Android is released. Just over 3 years later, October 19, 2011, after evolving from Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, and Honeycomb, not including Astro and Bender, Ice Cream Sandwich was announced. Along the way, Android put out loads of features and took in some 200+ million users. Today, we’re going to be breaking down two of the newest, and arguably best, Android versions (Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich). Obviously, a winner has already been chosen for this Versus Match. However, look at the competition as more of a comparison and evolution of …
Oracle, Google make their closing statements for phase one of their lawsuit
by Mike Andrici on May 01, 2012 0 Comments">0
Phase 1: Copyright of the Oracle vs Google trial has ended yesterday with the closing arguments of both parties. After two weeks of intense court battle, it looks like this one could go either way, as both sides have made compelling arguments to support their claims. If you’re interested in learning further details regarding the lawsuit, you should read our timeline of the Oracle vs Google trial. What follows is a summary of the closing statements made by Oracle and Google attorneys. Oracle: Google stole 37 of the Java APIs The closing statement for Oracle, made by attorney Michael Jacobs, …
The driving force behind the Nexus tablet, caught in a chart
by Bogdan Petrovan on Apr 28, 2012 11 Comments">11
Ouch… 54% of all Android tablets in the US have little to do with Android, or at least, to Google’s vision for Android. According to a comScore report released this week, Amazon’s wildly successful tablet accounts for more than half of the web traffic generated by Americans that tout an Android tablet. On a distant second place, comes the Samsung Galaxy Tab family (yes, the whole family), which accrued a little over 15% of the market. The Motorola Xoom comes third, with 7%, while the rest of the manufacturers boast figures that are close to being statistically insignificant. Here’s the …
Google’s JB Queru calls out carriers for slowing down update rollouts
by Bams Sadewo on Apr 28, 2012 3 Comments">3
To tackle the problem of the sluggish Android rollouts that cause so much grief to users from around the world, Google came with the idea of “Google Experience” devices – the Nexus series. But like most things, theory doesn’t always translate well into real life. The release of Ice Cream Sandwich put the spotlight on Google’s inability to bring the latest version of Android to its own flagship tablets and phones in a timely manner. But does the blame lie solely on Google? Understanding the frustration felt by some owners of pure Google devices, (including the Nexus S, Motorola Xoom, or …
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