Google to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion.:Live Conference Call

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Press Release :

Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility

Combination will Supercharge Android, Enhance Competition, and Offer Wonderful User Experiences

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA and LIBERTYVILLE, IL – AUGUST 15, 2011 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Google will acquire Motorola Mobility for $40.00 per share in cash, or a total of about $12.5 billion, a premium of 63% to the closing price of Motorola Mobility shares on Friday, August 12, 2011. The transaction was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies.

The acquisition of Motorola Mobility, a dedicated Android partner, will enable Google to supercharge the Android ecosystem and will enhance competition in mobile computing. Motorola Mobility will remain a licensee of Android and Android will remain open. Google will run Motorola Mobility as a separate business.

Larry Page​, CEO of Google, said, “Motorola Mobility’s total commitment to Android has created a natural fit for our two companies. Together, we will create amazing user experiences that supercharge the entire Android ecosystem for the benefit of consumers, partners and developers. I look forward to welcoming Motorolans to our family of Googlers.”

Sanjay Jha, CEO of Motorola Mobility, said, “This transaction offers significant value for Motorola Mobility’s stockholders and provides compelling new opportunities for our employees, customers, and partners around the world. We have shared a productive partnership with Google to advance the Android platform, and now through this combination we will be able to do even more to innovate and deliver outstanding mobility solutions across our mobile devices and home businesses.”

Andy Rubin​, Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google, said, “We expect that this combination will enable us to break new ground for the Android ecosystem. However, our vision for Android is unchanged and Google remains firmly committed to Android as an open platform and a vibrant open source community. We will continue to work with all of our valued Android partners to develop and distribute innovative Android-powered devices.”

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals in the US, the European Union and other jurisdictions, and the approval of Motorola Mobility’s stockholders. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2011 or early 2012.

Website Publishing tool for Naive Users : Simple Drag and Drop Interface

Muse (codename) is a new technology under development at Adobe that enables graphic designers to design and publish professional, dynamic HTML/CSS websites without writing code. If you’re interested in using a familiar, free-form design tool to deliver websites for yourself or your clients we’d love to invite you to participate in our private pre-release program where you can help us test and refine this new technology by putting it through its paces.
 

Gmail’s New Sign-in Page: Preview it

 

Google is redesigning Sign-in page for Gmail and for other products Google Docs and YouTube services, this is part of redesign of Google products with launch of Google+. If you land into Gmail homepage you’ll find a link(like the above image) at the bottom to preview Gmail’s new sign-in page. Once you click it, you’ll be switched to new sign-in page and it will become your default sign-in page across all Google products that currently have new design enabled. 

You can also switch back to old page by clicking “Back to old page” option at the bottom. If you switch the browsers, the old page might come up again. These design changes shouldn’t affect your bookmarks,  they’ll work same as before at the same URL.

Mozilla Firefox 6 Final via FTP servers:UnOfficial

[TechnoBolt] :However, the launch of Firefox 6 Final has yet to be announced officially, as the bits have not started being offered to the public.

It’s important to note that early adopters will not see any differences between Firefox 6 Final and Firefox 6 Beta Refresh 5.

Instead, the open source browser vendor is serving Firefox 6 Final through its FTP servers, at least at the time of this article. I don’t doubt that this will change soon enough, but for now, users can grab Firefox 6 via the link at the bottom of this article.

As I told you earlier this week, Mozilla was planning to launch Firefox 6 on August 16th, 2011. For all I know, that date continues to be the official release deadline for the latest major iteration of Firefox browser.

Unofficially though, the fully-fledged Firefox 6 Final is already available for download in all supported languages. Mozilla had started populating the Firefox 6.0 Release folder on its FTP servers even before I began writing this, and the bits are live as the article went public.

Download English version of Firefox 6for Windows
Download English version of Firefox 6 for Mac
Download English version of Firefox 6 for Linux

Facebook made changes to chat :Added "More online Friends"

After a huge dissatisfaction from its users on the chat that launched previouly Facebook came up with a new strategy that cuts their users disappointment.

 

The addition of “More Online Friends” to Chat should serve to improve Facebook’s relations with its users. It could rally users to be more vocal about future redesigns in hopes of attaining a similar outcome, but at least they know Facebook isn’t deaf to the opinions of those it serves.

HTC and Beats Deal for a better sound experience

HTC is making a strategic tie-up with Beats Electronics, investing $300 million for a majority stake in the digital sound company and working to incorporate Beats technology into its product line.

“With the magic of mobile devices, it is easier than ever to discover and buy new music,” HTC CEO Peter Chou said in in an interview with AllThingsD on Wednesday. “However, without great sound experience it is a shame.”

LG Optimus 3D : First smartphone with a 3D screen

[ITR] : It started in cinemas, but now 3D is everywhere.TV, gaming, handheld consoles - it was the big selling point of the Nintendo 3DS - but now LG reckons that glasses-free 3D might be the thing to help it fend off the threat of a forthcoming Apple iPhone 5. But does it actually work on a smartphone handset?

Big, bold and beautiful :

We can't help really liking the LG Optimus 3D, even before we start to consider its visual speciality. This is a big handset, though. A very big handset indeed. With a screen measuring 4.3 inches diagonally, it's right at the limit of appropriate sizing for a smartphone. Many people will be unable to reach across the screen one-handed. We couldn't.

But the screen is superb. 480x800 pixels of bright, sharp rendering make for great web browsing, video viewing and picture looking. Even in 2D.

3D fun :

The 3D element of the LG Optimus 3D only kicks in when you choose that option from the home screen. Do so, and a new interface pops up in the shape of a 3D carousel, offering a 3D Gallery, 3D Camera, 3D Games and Apps, YouTube 3D and a user guide.

There are twin camera lenses on the back of the chassis. You can use these to shoot 3D images at 3 megapixels, or 2D images at 5 megapixels. There are a couple of 3D games, and a reasonable amount of 3D video available via the YouTube link.

The LG Optimus 3D can even take a stab at turning 2D stills and video into 3D, too - though we felt the effect wasn't as good as you get with native 3D content. An HDMI cable can be used to send 3D output to a 3D TV, if you have one.

One minor niggle is that you have to hold the LG Optimus 3D at just the right angle for the 3D capability to work, and it really only works for one person at a time. Nonetheles, we were impressed nonetheless.

And the rest?:

LG has put a fair amount of thought into the rest of the Optimus 3D's specifications, and they're high-end - though not quite flagship. There is a 1GHz dual-core Texas Instruments processor and 512MB of RAM, which has been divided into two sections so that the processor can access each - and, says LG, go faster as a result. We still found the Optimus 3D a little sluggish at times, though. LG's Android skin includes seven home screens and a widget-resizing feature that helps you make the most of the big screen.

Survey Says Huge demand for iPhone5 already

According to a recent survey from Piper Jaffray, there is already enormous demand for Apple's upcoming iPhone, even though there is no certain information on the iPhone's design, performance, name or launch date.

According to the survey of 216 mobile phone users, 29% of respondents currently own an iPhone while 64% of respondents plan to buy the iPhone as their next phone. The majority of the respondents (55%) planning to buy an iPhone are waiting for the iPhone 5 arrival. Interestingly only 6% of current iPhone users plan to switch to Droid while 42% of Android users plan to switch to iPhone.

Now this survey admits that the data comes from a small sample set in Minneapolis in "food courts, on the street, near the entrance of a baseball stadium on a game day" and so can hardly be taken as an indication of broader demand. Nonetheless, we thought it was both entertaining and a small indication of the impact that the iPhone 5 could have for Apple.