Apple's $2.7B Motorola bond actually yearly estimate, could be worth $16B

Motorola could be forced to pay up to $16.2 billion in guaranteed compensation if the company ultimately loses its patent dispute with Apple in Germany, as the $2.7 billion figure the iPhone maker was quoted as seeking in November has been clarified as a yearly estimate.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 34

Motorola blocked from adding iTunes, iCloud and iPhone 4S to patent claim after late filing

Motorola Mobility has been blocked by a US court from belatedly adding iTunes, iCloud and iPhone 4S to its patent infringement claims against Apple.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 7

HP leads all 1.2M non-Apple tablets sold in US in 2011

The NPD Group on Tuesday offered a picture of how tablets that are not Apple's iPad are faring in the market in the U.S., revealing that Hewlett-Packard's $99 fire sale of the failed TouchPad gave it the largest unit share so far in 2011.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 141

Briefly: Chinese App Store; Kindle Fire costs; Motorola stockholders

Apple is now accepting local Chinese bank cards as payment for iTunes App Store purchases. Also, a new analysis claims Amazon's Kindle Fire costs $202 to build. Finally, Motorola Mobility stockholders have approved Google's acquisition of the company.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 8

Apple interest in Intel switch led to purchase of NeXT, return of Steve Jobs

Apple's initial unsuccessful attempt to build a modern operating system in preparation for the switch to Intel processors led to the company's realization that it needed to purchase NeXT, a move that led to Steve Jobs' return to the company he co-founded.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 68

Apple likely to get suspension of German injunction from Motorola, lawyers say

Several German lawyers polled about a recent preliminary injunction against Apple won by rival Motorola Mobility are in agreement that Apple is likely to win a temporary suspension of the order, though they did note that failure to do so could have an impact on its business in the country.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 17

Apple the only phone maker to show US subscriber growth since June

Apple was the only top-5 phone manufacturer to grow its slice of the U.S. mobile subscriber market during the third quarter while its share rose above 10% for the first time, according to a new report.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 25

Motorola Mobility loses $32 million as Xoom sales collapse in Q3

Motorola Mobility announced revenues of $3.3 billion in the third quarter on sales of 4.8 million smartphones and just 100,000 Xoom tablets that resulted in an operating loss of $32 million.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 51

AT&T hedges iPhone 4S bet with 5 new Android devices

AT&T announced on Tuesday the upcoming release of the Motorola Atrix 2 smartphone and four other new Android devices, bringing the wireless carrier's total Android lineup for the year to 19, seven more than originally planned.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 42

Adobe keynote coincides with Apple's 'Let's talk iPhone' event

Adobe is planning to hold a keynote on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 10 a.m. Pacific, the same date and time of Apple's highly-anticipated press event, where the company is expected to announce a next-generation iPhone.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 59

Oracle seeking an injunction against Android as an "incompatible clone of Java"

Oracle's comments in its infringement lawsuit against Google's Android platform has revealed that the company is seeking not just royalties, but a legal order stopping the distribution of Android entirely.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 203

Apple's iPhone has 89% retention rate, next nearest hardware is HTC at 39%

A whopping 89 percent of iPhone owners have indicated they will stick with Apple for their next handset, dwarfing all other hardware makers, according to a new survey.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 116

Motorola to take another stab at Apple's iPad with new 7-inch tablet

Following up to the Xoom, which failed to make a a splash after the release of Apple's iPad 2, Motorola is now expected to release another tablet by the end of this year, this time with a smaller 7-inch form factor.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 67

Motorola boss offered $66M golden parachute in Google purchase

Google’s agreement to purchase Motorola Mobility includes a promise of $65.7 million in golden parachute compensation for Sanjay Jha, the chief executive officer of the Android device maker.

Chris Smith 14 years ago 37

Google upped its bid for Motorola by $3B in one day to close deal

In order to secure its purchase of Motorola and the company's collection of patents, Google outbid itself by 33 percent, or $3 billion, in a single day to reach an agreement.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 68

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