Motorola's new 'Moto X' smartphone will be built in Texas

Motorola's next handset will be Made in America, as the Google-owned manufacturer looks to make a comeback in a market dominated by Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy line.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 27

Samsung, Google to scale back giant screen sizes on new Android phones

While Apple has been the subject of incessant queries wondering when it will follow Samsung and Google's Motorola subsidiary in making a big screen iPhone, both Android licensees are now planning new phones with screens closer in size to iPhone 5.

Daniel Eran Dilger 13 years ago 144

Google's Motorola issues second appeal of dismissed ITC case against Apple

Motorola has given notice to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that it will be contesting the International Trade Commission's dismissal of a case against Apple, the second time the now Google-owned company has filed an appeal tied to that investigation.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 21

EU rules Google's Motorola abused patents in seeking injunction against Apple

In a preliminary ruling, the European Commission has determined that Google's Motorola Mobility abused its dominance in mobile patents when it sought an injunction against Apple's iPhone in Germany.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 79

Apple widens lead in US smartphone market as iPhone nears 40% share

As of March, Apple boosted its share of the U.S. smartphone market to 39 percent, according to the most recent statistics from market research firm comScore, with a three-month percentage growth outperforming Samsung by a factor of four.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 43

iCloud push notifications may soon be restored in Germany after stay in Motorola trial

After more than one year of going without email push notifications, Apple iCloud users in Germany may soon see a restoration of services as a high court on Wednesday stayed Motorola's patent trial against the iPhone maker.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 8

ITC throws out Motorola patent suit against Apple

The U.S. International Trade Commission on Monday ended a two-and-a-half year patent suit leveraged by Motorola against Apple, throwing out the the case as the last of six patents-in-suit was found to be invalid.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 32

Judge accuses Apple, Google of using courts as 'business strategy' instead of settling

Apple and Google-owned Motorola aren't showing any signs of interest in actually settling their patent disputes, said one federal judge in Florida. Instead, the two firms are more interested in using the courts as a business strategy.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 59

Apple's 'slide to unlock' patent invalidated by German court

As part of an ongoing German patent struggle, Motorola on Thursday won a ruling from the country's Federal Patent Court, which said found all claims of Apple's "slide to unlock" user interface property invalid, though the decision can be appealed.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 14

Apple's iPhone dominates for 9th straight win in JD Power customer satisfaction survey

iPhone users' favorable impression of Apple customer support is so dominant that its J.D. Power score singlehandedly boosts the average ranking of the entire smartphone industry.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 30

Apple gets support from Microsoft and Intel in CAFC appeal of Motorola patent case

In two separate filings on Wednesday, Microsoft and Intel voiced their support of Apple in an appeal before the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals regarding the dismissal of a patent suit involving Google's Motorola.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 18

Google calls Apple 'unwilling licensee' in bid for injunction over FRAND patent violations

Google and Motorola on Thursday entered an initial filing with the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals over the dismissal of a patent suit against Apple, which saw a circuit court judge toss arguments from both parties in 2011.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 76

Google cites quote from Steve Jobs biography in attempt to win iPhone import ban

In its attempts to garner an iPhone import ban from the U.S. ITC, Google continues to assert the viability of a Motorola utility patent regarding proximity sensors despite having the argument denied twice by an administrative law judge.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 47

Ex-Apple marketing guru Kawasaki signs on as Motorola consultant

Guy Kawasaki, former Apple evangelist, announced on Wednesday that he would be taking on an advising position at Google-owned Motorola, saying the troubled smartphone manufacturer is ripe for innovation much in the same way that industry giant Apple was back in 1998.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 34

ITC to review decision that cleared Apple of infringing on Motorola patents

The U.S. International Trade Commission on Tuesday announced that it will review an administrative law judge's decision that cleared Apple of infringing on certain Motorola patents, which in turn allowed the company to continue iPhone sales in the country.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 5

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