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Currently, investors are speculating that the Google-Motorola deal will spur other handset deals and Nokia and RIM could be potential acquisition targets.

"Counter Strike: Global Offensive" is due for a release next year on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

In a significant development for the mobile technology industry, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has agreed to buy Motorola Mobility (NYSE:MMI) for $12.5 billion, or $40 a share, in cash to defend its Android ecosystem.

Google Inc.'s biggest deal ever, acquiring Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc for $12.5 billion, is an attempt to buy insurance against increasingly aggressive legal attacks from rivals such as Apple Inc.

The acquisition of one of the mobile telecommunications industry's most storied names is Google co-founder Larry Page's boldest move since taking over as CEO in April, launching the Internet giant into a lower-margin manufacturing business and pitting it against many of the 38 other handset companies that now use its Android software.

Making its biggest deal ever, Google is acquiring Motorola Mobility Holdings for a massive $12.5 billion, which analysts see as an attempt to fend off increasingly aggressive legal attacks from rivals like Apple.

Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility had wide-ranging impacts on Monday, notably on technology stocks. Motorola Mobility (NYSE:MMI), Nokia (NYSE:NOK), and Research in Motion (NYSE:RIMM) all saw big stock price jumps during Monday's trading.

After Motorola, could RIM, Sony or Nokia tempt a bidder?

Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility sent shock waves through the industry, while reviving a few slumping technology companies.

After being pushed into a corner by the Rockstar consortium which acquired a portfolio of 6,000 patents from Nortel Networks, Google has upped the ante in the smartphone arena by acquiring Motorola Mobility for $12 billion.

Google said the purchase of Motorola Mobility will bolster the popularity of its Android mobile operating system.

Research in Motion launched a new, free online management system intended for small businesses on Monday.

Google bought Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion to bolster search and add platforms in the competitive smartphone world. Could retail stores be next?

Google Inc said it will buy phone hardware maker Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc for $12.5 billion in cash to bolster the adoption of its Android mobile software.

Mountain View-based SETI (Search of Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute got a massive financial boost from donors that will enable its 42 radio telescope dishes near Mount Shasta to resume search for sounds of intelligent life form in the Universe.

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute, which was forced to shut down due to budget issues, will be back up and running in a few days.

Thanks to private donations replacing government curtails, a California-based institute is reliving its hopes of hearing potential signals from alien life.

A California institute plans to reboot its listening post for intelligent life in space, with private donations to replace government cutbacks.

Automation will ultimately stimulate the economy and create jobs in the long-term.

Google?s new social networking site Google + has rolled out a handful of games triggering rumors that it could pose a challenge to the gaming system of Facebook.

Google still garnered the larger share of the search market with 66% in July, but Yahoo and Bing were more effective when it comes to getting users to actually click on another web site, a report says.