Motorola Mobility, the mobile handset manufacturer, was bought by Google for $12.5 billion – sending the tech and mobile worlds into a frenzy.
Google CEO Larry Page says the deal will “supercharge the Android ecosystem”, a pointed piece of rhetoric clearly aimed at the direction of fellow US tech giant Apple.
For its $12.5 billion, subject to regulatory approval by authorities in the US and European Union, Google gets its hands on not only a mobile handset but also a tablet provider.
Read full story at: http://www.tnooz.com/2011/08/15/mobile/google-buys-motorola-mobility-for-12-5-billion-now-travel-games-can-really-begin/
