German court rules Motorola Xoom doesn't violate Apple's iPad patents
The Motorola Xoom tablet doesn't infringe on Apple's patented design for the iPad, a German court ruled on Tuesday.
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Slash Lane
Motorola posts $80M quarterly loss, sells only 200K tablets
Motorola Mobility's fiscal year ended on a sour note with poor tablet and smartphone sales leading to a Q4 2011 loss of $80 million, which was further exacerbated by merger costs associated with a planned Google takeover.
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Mikey Campbell
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.
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Daniel Eran Dilger
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.
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Delta Airlines now testing Apple iPad as electronic flight bag
Delta Airlines has started testing iPads as electronic flight bags domestically, in order to evaluate the viability of replacing printed on-board manuals and other information with digital versions and custom iOS applications.
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Chris Smith
Non-iPad tablet makers expected to slash prices to move inventory overstock
Faced with growing inventory due to sluggish sales, the makers of tablets competing with Apple's iPad are said to continue to cut prices in order to reduce losses, potentially sparking an industry-wide price war, according to a new report.
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Josh Ong
Motorola Xoom also targeted in Apple lawsuit in Europe
Just after Apple won an initial ruling barring the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe, it has been revealed that the iPad maker has filed a similar lawsuit against Motorola regarding its Xoom tablet.
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AppleInsider Staff
Motorola planning 'aggressive form factor' tablets for late 2011
Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha said on Tuesday that his company is planning to roll out tablets with "aggressive form factors" later this year, while also indicating that smartphones remain the top priority.
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iPad competitors still can't match Apple's design efficiencies
As hardware makers struggle to compete with the iPad in terms of sales, they also can't match Apple's design efficiency, which helps to keep the iPad's costs down, one analysis has found.
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Blake Steven
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