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Google’s $12.5 billion purchase of phone maker Motorola Mobility has been completed days after it received approval from the Chinese government.

Chinese authorities said Google must keep its mobile software, Android, free for other device makers for up to five years.

The acquisition is Google’s biggest to date.

The internet search giant has also named a new management team for the phone handset maker.

Motorola is a leading manufacturer of smartphones and other devices.

Google's $12.5 billion purchase of phone maker Motorola Mobility has been completed days after it received approval from the Chinese government

Google's $12.5 billion purchase of phone maker Motorola Mobility has been completed days after it received approval from the Chinese government

Google’s takeover of the business allows it to move into the manufacturing of phones and tablet computers for the first time.

Google’s chief executive, Larry Page, said in a blog post that there were people using devices now who may never use a desktop machine: “The phones in our pockets have become supercomputers that are changing the way we live. It’s now possible to do things we used to think were magic, or only possible on Star Trek- like get directions right from where we are standing; watch a video on YouTube; or take a picture and share the moment instantly with friends.”

Larry Page added that Motorola had a long history in technological development: “Motorola is a great American tech company that has driven the mobile revolution, with a track record of over 80 years of innovation, including the creation of the first cell phone.”

He said he saw the new business producing “the next generation of mobile devices that will improve lives for years to come”.

The purchase gives Google access to more than 17,000 of the company’s valuable patents.

The Chinese authorities cleared the deal on condition that Google keeps its mobile software, Android, free for other device makers for up to five years.

The European Commission also approved the deal, but it did not conclude there was an issue with Android, saying it was unlikely that Google would restrict the use of Android solely to Motorola, which is a minor player in the European Economic Area.

US approval has also been granted.

 

 

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Giant technology company Apple has won a patent dispute against Motorola Mobility regarding a “slide-to-unlock” feature on smartphones.

The judgement marks Apple’s first patent victory over Motorola in any part of the world.

Patent consultant Florian Mueller said the ruling could affect patent disputes involving Android device makers worldwide.

Motorola said it planned to appeal and the judgement would have “no impact” on supply or future sales.

A spokeswoman for the Motorola said: “Today’s ruling in the patent litigation brought by Apple in Munich, Germany, concerns a software feature related to phone unlocking in select Motorola devices sold in Germany.

“Motorola has implemented a new design for the feature. Therefore, we expect no impact on current supply or future sales.”

Apple said it would not be commenting on the decision.

Apple was granted the sliding patent in March 2010

Apple was granted the sliding patent in March 2010

Motorola Mobility is in the process of being acquired by Google, and most of its handsets run on the search firm’s mobile operating system, Android.

The Android system is Apple’s closest rival in the mobile market.

Florian Mueller, a patent expert who has in the past consulted for Microsoft, described the ruling as a “very significant win for Apple against Android”.

“After Google closes the acquisition of Motorola Mobility, the Apple-Motorola Mobility dispute will soon gain importance transcending that of the global battle with Samsung,” Florian Mueller said.

While this decision relates solely to activity in the German market, the decision could potentially help Apple with other patent disputes in other parts of the world, Florian Mueller added.

“Apple is already asserting the slide-to-unlock patent in different jurisdictions against all three leading Android device makers and might use it against even more of them going forward.”

The patent in question – EP1964022 – relates to the process of unlocking a smartphone by simply swiping a finger from one area of the screen to another.

A second patent ruling, which covers a method of scrolling through pictures in a photo gallery on mobile device, was also due on Thursday but was postponed by the court.

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