Just hours after the Europe Commission approved Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility, the U.S. Department of Justice has just gone ahead and give the acquisition the thumbs up. The statement by DOJ echoes that made by the Europe Commission earlier today: the acquisition isn’t likely to harm the mobile market. Read more after the break. (more…)

Just now, the European Commission has approved Google Inc’s $12.5 Billion buyout of mobile handset maker Motorola Mobility. This will likely be the same result when the US Department of Justice reviews the proposed buyout later this week.

The EU Commission did say that they would be keeping keen tabs on the company and other rivals to make sure that no EU antitrust laws are being breached.

“We have approved the acquisition… because upon careful examination, this transaction does not itself raise competition issues,” EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said in a statement.

Via The Verge

A short while ago we brought you the news that some Verizon Wireless Galaxy Nexus users have been reporting that they are being prompted to bump up their OS to Android 4.04 with an OTA update. We now have a few more details on this Android 4.04 update. Hit the break for more info.

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My wife tells me that the best cliffhangers for soap operas happen on Friday, so you have to obsess over it all weekend, and by Monday you have to tune in to see what the next part of the story is. Well it is Friday, and we have some drama, so I am going to try and piece together what I can from multiple sources. (more…)

Well, well, well today this Apple is well and truly bruised, Oh I like that one!
Apple have removed iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and 3G capable ipads from it’s German on-line store. The iPhone 4S is not affected.
Ouch, this has to hurt those in Cuptertino, CA. (more…)

A leaked document from Verizon Wireless has surfaced that shows that the much anticipated DROID 4 will be hitting the streets February 10th. There were prior rumors of a release date of February 9th, so this would make this document  a reliable read. More details and info after the break. (more…)

Bloomberg reports that the Munich I Regional Court today handed a negative ruling on an Apple request for a preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Tab 10.1N and the Galaxy Nexus. (more…)

The nation’s sixth-largest wireless provider US Cellular announced this morning  will inaugurate its LTE network with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G LTE tablet, followed by the Samsung Galaxy S Aviator smartphone. (more…)

The AT&T Samsung Infuse 4G is finally — finally!!! — getting its update to Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread.  The upgrade to Android 2.3.6 for the Samsung Infuse 4G™ (i997) provides the following customer benefits and will be available starting February 1st: (more…)

The Sprint Nexus S 4G has gotten it’s first bite of Ice Cream Sandwich. The leaked build has appeared on an XDA thread and may well be the final build that is pushed OTA to Nexus S owners very soon. More after the Jump. (more…)

Just a few weeks ago, Sprint verified that the Galaxy Nexus would be heading to the Now Network in 2012. There are no dates set, but we now have some more information as the official Google signup page is now live. The site doesn’t give away a time frame either, it asks for your email address and Zip Code to be entered and more information will be sent.

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be the first device that will operate on Sprint’s LTE Network. Now there is a sweet thought, the Galaxy Nexus in all it’s glory blazing across an unlimited LTE network. As we get more news we will share it here.

Via Engadget

Apple’s court appearances over the last year or so, asking them to uphold their view seems to be changing, it seems that soundness of judgment is returning to European benches. (more…)

Reports are coming in thick and fast this morning regarding the Galaxy Nexus and random reboots. It seems that there is no real rhyme or reason as to what triggers the reboot, although Google has acknowledged the issue and is working on it. It seems that GSM users of the device are most at risk for a random reboot, although their CDMA cousins are not without their own reboots.

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Over the last several years, Apple has embarked upon a crusade to maintain their market dominance through a campaign of litigation against the manufacturers of Android devices. While Apple has seen some success on this front they have also been dealt some losses, the most recent of them being when they decided to step into the ring with the inventor of the cellphone, Motorola. (more…)

Patents, the word that was majorly used in legal wars in 2011 by IT manufacturing giants against each other is something all of them want to keep up with.  Read more after the break. (more…)

We saw it coming earlier last month, and now it’s official. Corning made their official announcement for Gorilla Glass 2. Read more after break. (more…)

Samsung has devised an interesting gadget that will give non-connected HDTVs internet functionality, in addition to apps support. Read more after break. (more…)