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Apple Inc.'s next generation iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5, is facing much competition from Android devices. It is being speculated that the iPhone 5 is scheduled to come out at the end of September or in October. The top iPhone 5 competitors are: Motorola Droid HD, Samsung Celox, HTC Holiday, Samsung GT-i9220, and Samsung GT-i9250.

Jefferies & Co. upgraded its rating on shares of Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) to hold from underperform and raised its price target to $25 from $22.

Google Inc.'s $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. will have positive impact on Apple Inc., Barclays Capital said in a note. But Jefferies believes Apple is likely to strike back in patent war.

Kodak's patent auction can benefit shareholders as well as the U.S.

Google Inc.'s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings will have positive implications for Nokia Corp. and Apple Inc., but Research In Motion and HTC will have a neutral impact, Barclays Capital said in a note.

Along with a portfolio of 17,000 patents, Google also stands to acquire a profile of super Android devices from its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility.

Google has agreed to buy struggling Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion -- or $40 per share -- suddenly opening the door to Microsoft as it vies for new life in the mobile phone software business.

Key to Google's partnership with OEM manufactures was the rendering of the Nexus series of Android phones which was developed in conjunction with HTC and Samsung. However, Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility has left the Android world wondering about the future of Nexus.

Hambrecht, Icahn nominee, quits Motorola Mobility board

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) surprised the technology world with its $12.5 billion all-cash deal to buy Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (NYSE:MMI) to defend its Android ecosystem.

Google Inc.'s Android is dominating smartphone sales in Australia, overtaking Apple Inc.'s iOS for the first time, according to a new research.

Google's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings probably will not lead Microsoft to respond by buying Nokia, an industry analyst says.

Google Inc. shocked the technology world with its $12.5 billion all-cash deal to buy Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc, valuing each essential patent at about $20 million, to defend its Android ecosystem.

Motorola Mobility Holdings director William Hambrecht has resigned.

Microsoft Corp on Wednesday won a motion to have a patent lawsuit brought against it by Motorola Mobility moved to its preferred federal court in its hometown of Seattle.

Microsoft has gained the upper hand in by getting its patent battle with Motorola Mobility moved to its preferred federal court in its hometown of Seattle.

Google has agreed to buy struggling Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion or $40 a share in cash, making a positive situation for Microsoft as it vies to get back into the mobile phone business.

Could a bidder for patents look at Freescale Semiconductor, once a unit of Motorola?

Google lost the battle with Apple, Microsoft and other in the bid for Nortel Network's 6,000 patents in the extravagant $4.5 billion transaction. The search giant regained some traction with it $12.5 billion dollar acquisition of Motorola in its push for dominance in the mobile market. The buy includes 17,000 patents that Google can utilize in combating legal affairs with rivals such as Apple.

Phone makers depending on Google Inc's Android software should worry about the Web search leader's deal to buy Motorola Mobility, the head of rival Nokia said on Wednesday.

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc said on Wednesday that William R. Hambrecht is leaving its board of directors immediately.