Motorola

Apple, Samsung Share of Handset Industry Profits Declines to 100 Percent

John Paczkowski in News on May 7 at 3:00 am PT

Progress!

Apple Leads Samsung in U.S. Smartphones

John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 3 at 2:39 pm PT

Apple was the top smartphone manufacturer in the U.S. during the March quarter, capturing a 39 percent share of the market.

Google’s Page Hints at Tougher, Long-Lasting Phones From Motorola

John Paczkowski in Mobile on April 18 at 3:27 pm PT

The Google CEO says he’s “really excited” about what he has seen in the pipeline.

Apple Gaining Ground on Android and Samsung in U.S. Smartphone Market

John Paczkowski in Mobile on April 5 at 4:12 am PT

Apple charts significant growth in the crucial U.S. smartphone market in the first months of 2013.

Microsoft Wins Sales Ban Against Google’s Motorola in Germany

John Paczkowski in News on September 20, 2012 at 8:19 am PT

Google suffers yet another defeat in its overseas patent battle with Microsoft.

Google Reportedly Looking to Unload Moto Set-Top Box Unit

John Paczkowski in News on August 29, 2012 at 3:27 pm PT

Sources say it has hired Barclays to pursue a sale.

News Byte

Verizon, Motorola Announce September 5 Event

John Paczkowski in Mobile on August 17, 2012 at 2:23 pm PT

September 5 is shaping up to be a big day in the smartphone space. Earlier this week, Microsoft and Nokia broadcast invitations to a Sept. 5 event in New York City at which they are expected to show off their first Windows 8 handsets. Now comes word that Verizon and Motorola have scheduled an event for that day as well. And it, too, is being held in New York City. The companies haven’t disclosed any details about its purpose, but presumably they’re planning to unveil the Droid RAZR HD. Both these events precede by a week the expected debut of Apple’s next-generation iPhone.

Latest Smartphone Scorecard: Once Again, It’s Android, Apple and … Others

John Paczkowski in Mobile on August 1, 2012 at 11:56 am PT

Same as it ever was.

News Byte

Apple Loses Patent Claim Against Motorola Xoom in Germany

John Paczkowski in News on July 17, 2012 at 12:10 pm PT

Apple’s efforts to have Motorola’s Xoom tablet banned across Europe have ended in a rout in Germany. On Tuesday the Düsseldorf court ruled that the Xoom does not infringe on Apple’s industrial design rights for the iPad, and dismissed the company’s request for a ban on the Xoom in Germany. At the same time, the court also rejected a counterclaim brought by Motorola alleging that the design claims Apple asserted against it were invalid.