Google and Motorola Deal Finalized, Sanjay Jha Steps Down
What seems like an eternity ago, Google announced plans to acquire Motorola Mobility. After receiving the final blessing from China, today the deal has been completed. In the midst of the closing current Motorola Mobility CEO, Sanjay Jha, has stepped down and is being replaced by Dennis Woodside. Along with Woodside, executives from Amazon, Google, and Visa will be joining the ranks.
What is not known, is what Google plans to do with Motorola Mobility. Will they enter the hardware game or will they simply keep the patents and spin the hardware division off? Either way, Motorola has some huge transitions ahead of itself and change is definitely in the air.
via [The Verge]
Google to Open Nexus Program to Multiple Manufacturers
According to the WSJ, Google is in talks to bring five manufactures on board with their Nexus program. Typically all the OEMs compete to build Google’s flagship Android device for the year, but that might be changing soon. The devices wont just be phones either, tablets will be included and all the devices will be sold directly from Google via the Play Store. With the purchase of Motorola, this could be a peace offering in order to show OEMs that they are not playing favorites. Either way this is good for consumers, as they will have a choice of multiple devices directly from Google and injecting the market with more “pure Google” devices. The move will position Google in a new direction, one that could potentially anger carriers, very similar what Apple has done with the iPhone. No word on which manufactures will be included, but one would assume HTC, Samsung, LG, and maybe even Sony are involved. Stay tuned!
The Gadget Gurus Podcast Ep 161 – EXTERMINATE!!
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Flipboard for Android Review (Leaked Version)
Although Flipboard is exclusive to the Samsung Galaxy S III, that doesn’t stop the Android community from getting it out there to the masses. We’ve installed it and gave it a run through and so far we like what we see. While there are many other visually oriented news readers out there, Flipboard is gesture heavy and focuses on discovery. Hit the read more link to see how Flipboard for Android stacks up against the other news readers.
The Gadget Gurus Podcast Ep 160 – S Podcast
The Gurus are back with another week of tech news goodness. This week we talk BlackBerry 10, Galaxy S III, Kindle in Target, and our NYC correspondant Craig, gives us a review of the AT&T HTC One X. And of course we also talked A LOT about The Avengers! Enjoy the show!!
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