Vote!

China clears Google acquisition of Motorola, eliminates last barrier to Googorola bliss (update)

The final significant roadblock to Google's buyout of Motorola has been cleared, as Chinese regulators have just given their rubber stamp. Their approval follows a few months after the simultaneous American and European clearances, and virtually all that's left now is to formally close the deal and start integrating the two mobile giants. It might still come too late for the combined entity to present a united front at Google I/O, but at least they won't have any awkward glances at each other across the room. We're just trying...

read more...

Published By: Engadget - Saturday, 19 May, 2012

• Older News
• Vote! YouTube for Google TV updated with streamlined UI, support for paid subscriptions Engadget (3 days ago) - Google TV is getting a refreshed YouTube app to go along with its update...
  • Google Play In-App Purchase Revenue Growth Jumps 7X In One Year, Subscription Revenue Growing 2X Each Quarter
  • YouTube's One Channel becoming the standard next month, cut-off date set for June 5th
  • Google’s Hangouts May Offer SMS Messaging After All
• Vote! Google TV officially updated to latest versions of Android and Chrome, faster updates promised going forward Engadget (3 days ago) - It apparently wasn't big enough to garner a mention earlier today, but Google has...
  • Editor's Letter: When it rains, it pours
  • Google+ App For Android Quietly Switched To WebP Image Format A Month And A Half Ago, Saves 50% Bandwidth
  • LG Nexus 4 shows up in white at Google I/O (hands-on)
• Vote! Google shows off Auto Enhance and Highlights photo-editing tools for Google+ (update: video) Engadget (3 days ago) - Hot on the heels of folding photo storage in with Gmail and Google+, Google...
  • Dinos Dancing Across Google Hangouts?
  • Google Maps helped a kidnapped boy find his home 23 years later!
  • Google Now Introduces Mark Up Tools For Select Partners To Flag Flights, Hotel Stays And Reservations In Emails
• Vote! Google shows off Auto Enhance and Highlights photo-editing tools Engadget (3 days ago) - Fresh on the heels of folding photo storage in with Gmail and Google+, Google...
  • Google Now Introduces Mark Up Tools For Select Partners To Flag Flights, Hotel Stays And Reservations In Emails
  • Week in Tech: Google tools up against Spotify, Facebook and WhatsApp
  • Google+ gets a feature-packed redesign (video)
• Vote! Google Play Games service confirmed by Eufloria HD update Engadget (3 days ago) - Need more evidence that Google is preparing a Game Center-like platform dubbed Play Games?...
  • Google Offers Makes Its Way to Google+
  • Google Play Music All Access vs. Spotify
  • Metal Gear Rising confirmed for PC