Major news to start the week. Google will dish out $12.5B for Motorola’s mobile phone making arm. This signals the search giant’s first significant commitment to hardware in the mobile space. The acquisition of Motorola Mobility, a dedicated Android partner, will enable Google to supercharge the Android ecosystem and will enhance competition in mobile computing. [...]
From Apple Outsider: It is a textbook example of why you don’t open your mouth before you’re ready to talk. This was a chance to set the record straight and turn the tables in this debate, and Google blew it. Most of the mistakes made were simple, avoidable failures of communication. Like Drance, I agree with [...]
The developer of Instapaper and one of the founders of Tumblr on Google+ and taking ownership of your online life: If you care about your online presence, you must own it. I do, and that’s why my email address has always been at my own domain, not the domain of any employer or webmail service. You [...]
For those who think AT&T had no blood on their hands regarding the Google Voice iPhone app, you might be right. That doesn’t mean they like the service though. Phonescoop is reporting that they have filed a complaint against Google for blocking certain numbers. AT&T alleges that Google Voice blocks customers from calling certain numbers, [...]
USA Today is reporting (via MacRumors) that comments are being filed with the FCC regarding Apple’s rejection of the Google Voice app in the iPhone App Store. Apparently, Apple is not the only company facing questions. Google may have some questions to answer on the related subject of the crippled version of Skype on their Android [...]