Google has just announced the acquisition of Motorola Mobility (the part of Motorola that creates and markets mobile phones) for $40 per share, or approximately $12.5 billion USD in total. This represents a 63% premium over the Friday stock market closing price. According to Google, Motorola Mobility will be run as a separate business, and that current Android licensees will be able to use the platform as normal.
Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page has written a blog post about the acquisition where he means that the acquisition would “enable us to better protect Android from anti-competitive threats from Microsoft, Apple and other companies.” Google Android partners HTC, Sony Ericsson and LG have issued supportive statements regarding the acquisition, stating appreciation for Google’s efforts to strengthen and protect the Android platform.
Originally intended as a free platform, Android licensees now have to pay licensing fees to Microsoft for every sold device. A huge driving force behind the acquisition of Motorola Mobility was to use its vast patent library (14,600 granted and 6,700 pending) to protect the Android platform.
Craigslist: classifieds for leaked gadgets? That’s what happened to the HTC Holiday. A lucky searcher came across the leaked images that were posted on a Craigslist posting and quickly scattered them across the internet. The pictures also give us an idea of some specs, which were previously rumored about. We believe the Holiday will bring a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, a 4.5-inch qHD display, Android 2.3.4, an 8MP rear-facing camera and a 1.MP front-facing camera. Although there is no carrier on the phone, it is rumored to end up on AT&T. While it’s not yet slated for a release date, we have a hunch that it could be coming near the holidays.
Vizio’s 8-inch tablet has hit the pre-order stage. You can reserve one of these for $399.99. They will ship sometime in July. This tablet runs Android 2.3 with the V.I.A. Plus interface on top. It packs a 1GHz single-core processor, 512MB of memory, 4GB built-in storage (expandable up to 32GB), HDMI out, a 10-hour battery, a VGA-quality front facing camera, Bluetooth, and full Flash support. With all this, the Vizio tablet weighs only 1.2 pounds (0.54 kg). It comes with a folio case and a 16GB MicroSD card for expandable storage. This tablet is a good pick for the price, but it doesn’t beat the 
Half a million Android devices are activated every day, and that number is growing fast! By fast, I mean 4.4% per week. At this rate, Google is set to activate 1 million Android devices per day by November!
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Archos Arnova 7 is a new and budget friendly Android tablet from Archos. As a new member to their family of Arnova tablets, the Arnova 7 brings a 7-inch resistive touchscreen (800×480 resolution), 720p HD video playback, WiFi and 4GB flash memory to the table. The Archos Arnova 7 comes with Android 2.2 Froyo installed, and with AppsLib app repository instead of the standard Android Market from Google that you usually find on Android devices. There’s no word yet on what CPU drives this tablet, nor of a release date. What we do know is that the price will be low, at only $99 USD (€70 EUR).
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