The Motorola buyout: Can Google reinvent itself as an Apple?

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	The Motorola buyout: Can Google reinvent itself as an Apple? Google's announcement that it is buying Motorola Mobility, which makes the Android-based Motorola Xoom tablet and several Android smartphones, suggests that the executives at Google have figured out that having a decent operating system is not enough to take on Apple. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Aerohive Networks Aerohive: Simpli-Fi Enterprise Networking Aerohive's controller-less Wi-Fi architecture, public or private cloud-enabled network management, routing and VPN solutions eliminate costly controllers and single points of failure for medium enterprises including branch offices and teleworkers. Giving customers mission critical reliability, security and the ability to start small and expand. Click to continue In this Issue Google's Motorola buy may offer boost to Microsoft Are Motorola's patents enough to protect Android? Symantec finds rogue Android app with hacktivist agenda Dell expects Windows 8, Android to boost tablet market WHITE PAPER: IBM Leveraging the Cloud to Transform Software Delivery In this white paper, we will explain how the cloud and IBM can help you overcome challenges, ensure security, quickly meet goals and improve efficiency in your software delivery environment. Read More Google's Motorola buy may offer boost to Microsoft Google is essentially competing with its own customers, which could drive handset makers like Samsung and HTC to consider other operating systems, namely Microsoft's Windows Phone. Read More Are Motorola's patents enough to protect Android? Google's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility will land it a vast portfolio of patents, but the legal obstacles facing its Android operating system are far from over, legal experts said. Read More Symantec finds rogue Android app with hacktivist agenda Symantec has discovered a new Trojan malware app circulating for the Android OS. The app is a rogue version of a controversial app involving dog fighting, and is aimed at sending a hacktivist message. Read More Dell expects Windows 8, Android to boost tablet market Windows 8 is starting to become a real option on tablets, and early results that Dell has seen of Windows 8 on the company's tablets look very promising, said Amit Midha, Dell's president for Greater China and South Asia. Read More
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