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Hot to Mention – December 1, 2010

Posted by Will Hale on December 1, 2010 in Hot to Mention tagged with , ,

In a bold restructuring move, Motorola is giving mobile technology a new emphasis in the company’s present and future. Effective January 4, 2011, Motorola, Inc. will become two separate companies: Motorola Solutions, Inc. and Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. Following the split, the company’s current co-CEOs, Greg Brown and Sanjay Jha, will head up Motorola Solutions and Motorola Mobility, respectively. Google is trying to buy Groupon. The deal is worth $5.3 billion with an additional $700 million earnout based on perform

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Hot to Mention – November 29, 2010

Posted by Will Hale on November 29, 2010 in Hot to Mention tagged with , , ,

China's government was indeed behind the hack on Google's Gmail system earlier this year according to a cable captured by the controversial Wikileaks organization. This information was released by 5 other media outlets including The New York Times. The Times cited one of the cables as proof that "China's Politburo directed the intrusion into Google's computer systems in that country, a Chinese contact told the American Embassy in Beijing in January." The hack was part of a computer sabotage campaign carried out b

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Hot to Mention – August 20, 2010

Posted by Will Hale on August 20, 2010 in Hot to Mention tagged with , ,

Nokia will acquire a mobile analytics firm called Motally. It will allow Nokia to have a good handle on app popularity and how users are using their products Groupon launched a national deal today with Gap. They usual specialize in local deals but this seems to have the potential for great success. LG's Marketing VP has said, "Our new tablet will be bett

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