Gingerbread leaks for Droid 2 Global!!

So you bought a Motorola Droid 2 Global on Verizon and still remember at the beginning of the summer when Gingerbread was coming your way. Then came all those GB updates that broke phones and caused an uproar. Months later and all you Droid 2 Global owners are still hanging in the wind. Well for the brave users out there, the wait is over!

A developer over at Rootzwiki, aceoyame, has released a leaked version of Gingerbread for the Droid 2G. Now keep in mind this is a LEAKED version. It is by no means a final build so not everything might be working. However aceoyame reports on his post that all is well in the leak and everything seems to be fully functional. You must be unrooted in order for this to work!!! So if you are you would need to flash back to the stock .330 build and make sure that you do not have any form of recovery on the phone still. These may seem like alot of work but there is sweet Gingerbread goodness at the end of this tunnel. Remember back up everything before trying this out and head on over to Rootzwiki to download the leak before Moto puts a stop to it!

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HTC Pledges Support For The Android Platform

HTC's Peter Chou is one my favorite figures in the tech world and I tend to watch what he says. I often start my work day with a Google search of his name. Many have been wondering what his true feelings are on the Motorola deal despite HTC making statements saying they approved. Today Peter Chou stated that Google made it "very very clear" they were committed to HTC and this would not be changing because they purchased Motorola. Lets toss the kooks out of here folks. Ask yourselves for a second why did Google buy a failing Motorola Mobility. If you think it was to get into the hardware business I would ask that you give that some more thought. If your going to pay for a company at that price over the actual stock value the also failing LG would have been a better deal if I just want to make hardware. It was for the patent portfolio. Google can now defend itself expertly against Apple and it's evil consortium's advances. Furthermore Peter Chous says:

"It's not the Operating System it's the Ecosystem"

and again:

"We think we can find a way to differentiate to add value,  but at the same time leverage our partners Google and Microsoft, since we have such a great relationship with them."

This doesn't sound like a man who is afraid. I don't trust the commentators as much as I trust Mr. Chou. If he has no concerns with the Google/Microsoft deal then neither should I. I think  if he had an issue with it he would say nothing rather than say the opposite. I end my commentary with another quote from Mr. Chou.

"The acquisition is more to enhance the Google patent portfolio, to support us, to protect us, so this is good news."

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Motorola Droid HD images leaked to Engadget!

Got lots of things coming and I've been uber busy but I'm never to busy to stop and impart some news to the folks. Engadget was given images of the Motorola Droid HD by an anonymous tipster and what they show is a handset that is thin lithe and beautiful. A 4.5 inch Qhd display with a 960 x 540 resolution seems a safe bet based on the photographs. Google's hardware arm is full steam ahead and needless to say recent leaks of upcoming Moto goodness are no accident. Droid Bionic has suddenly fallen in the shadow of this new beast. Remember folks the Bionic will be coming your way in September but this guy..... no word yet.

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Google buys Patent Troll Spray called Motorola

Troll Spray For The Patent Trolls

Websters Dictionary defines a patent as "a grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use and sell that information for a set period of time." The idea of a patent has been traced all the way back to 500BC in Greece when anyone who thought up an idea that made them money had the right to keep all the profits for one year. Somehow I doubt the ancient Greeks had a tablet or cell phone in mind when they created this precedent. We have covered the Apple vs Google vs Microsoft patent war on our site over the last few weeks, Kidromulous even predicted that Google would purchase Motorola on our site days ago. Now it is official Google has bought Motorola for $12.5 billion and it has not taken long for the Internet to erupt in rumors and speculation as to what this will mean for Google. In order to see what the purchase will mean We need to look at why this just happened.

2600 patent infringement cases are filed annually in the United States with an average cost of $3-10 million per case, I don't think I have enough room in this article to write how many zeros that equals out too. Patents were invented to prevent intellectual theft and allow the people who dream up a concept to profit from it. Over the years patents have developed into an offensive strategy in many fields that companies use to slow up and hold back competitors. This is not a new strategy with the Netherlands going so far as to abolish patents from 1869-1912. Google has been behind the 8-ball in the patent game for a while. This has cost Google and its business partners in both headaches and capital. This morning Google announced that it is purchasing Motorola Mobility as what can easily be labeled as a strike back against these patent trolls. Why Moto you ask? Motorola has been around since 1928 and has 24,500 patents granted and pending. This one fact is the big reason behind this purchase. The other is that in the first quarter of this year Motorola Mobilty posted a $89 million loss. Moto Mobility is one of the few Android companies not turning a profit currently. This is why Google has purchased Moto over other companies that produce Android phones and tablets. HTC made more then the purchase cost of Moto in the first quarter of this year. Google bought Moto because it served two purposes, 1. Their patent portfolio is now large enough to help protect their interests and 2. They bought Moto for a song. Nortell received $4.5 billion from Microsoft, Apple, RIM etc last month for only 882 patents. Talk about using your money wisely.Many in the Android community including manufacturers are worried that this sale will impact the free and open status of Android and that Google is going to go the Apple route by buying up hardware. This is simply not true. Larry Page himself had this to say about the Nexus situation,

We have this strategy where we have this Nexus program, and we have this lead device strategy. That strategy has worked quite well to help focus the team.

What we do is that we select each -- around Christmastime of each year -- we select a manufacturer that we work very closely with to release a device in that time frame. That includes, also, semiconductor companies and all of the components that go in the device.

Essentially the teams huddle together in one building. They jointly work in these development efforts -- they go on for nine to 12 months. And ultimately at the

holiday season, or right before it, devices pop out that are based on this effort.

We don't expect that to change at all. The acquisition is going to be run as a separate business. They will be part of that bidding process, and part of that lead development process. And obviously Android remains open to other partners to use as they are today.

This sale while giving Google access to Motorola's technology is not for Google to get in the manufacturing business. Motorola will not push out other manufacturers making Android phones. It is for Google to gain leverage in the battle that is patent law these days. So don't look at this sale with fear that Motoblur will find its way onto your device but look at it as Google arming themselves with some serious ammo to fight back in the courts for the rest of the year.

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Google Buys Motorola For 12.5 Billion Did I Not Tell You So?

Okay so I'm feeling really great this morning. I said it on the record what Google should do to end the patent dispute.. That's exactly what Google did, buy out Motorola. Now that I've made that call I will tell you that Google WILL not turn to handset manufacturing competing with Apple directly. People are jumping their guns. This is about patents and tablets not phones. Early reports are Google will remain open and Motorola will continue to Manufacturer devices as an independent entity under Google's control. Larry page says: "Many hardware partners have contributed to Android's success" and again "it will work with all of them to deliver outstanding user experiences." End quote... blah blah blah it's the patent portfolio Google wanted and its egg on the face of Apple and Microsoft who payed almost 3.5 Billion for patents while Google got a whole corporation. The oldest OEM in the world. As I have stated previously the patents are a treasure trove and this is the best thing Google could have done for the Android Community and they did at a premium price. I honestly believe Google will not shift the Android business model or the ecosystem in a major way. We shall see. I would bet on me... after all I did get it right on this one.

 August 11th.....

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If Google were to just buy Motorola their patent issues would be over.

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Motorola Atrix 4G Bootloader is Unlocked and Free As A Bird.

Well well well the Atrix has finally been set free and the going trend is that the manufacturers are not going to do it. Why even wait on those dopes to do something right when we have such a great community of talent to do it for us. Cue XDA developers and voila unlocked bootloader on one of the first dual core phones to hit the market. Let the floodgates of Android development open up. You can hit this LINK and head on over there and check it out. Of course you'll need the normal set of skills like some cursory knowledge of ADB and etc. I try to stay on top of these things you know. So there it is. I'll be right back with you shortly for some more goodies.

XDA ftw.

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Droid Bionic Spotted In Verizon Store

So if you haven't heard then good you heard it here first. A Motorola employee has been spotted with the Droid Bionic in a Verizon store. The insanity did not stop there!

Oh yeah and I almost forgot the lady had a lap top dock to go with it and she was even reportedly doing speedtest. This is a really gimmicky way to leak your new handset but I digress. Motorola hasn't gotten a whole lot of attention lately. What's with the lap top dock idea anyway? Why bet on that when people are toting tablets around? Anyway just thought I'd share.

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Motorola Patent Portfolio vs The World??!!

I just wrote a piece on the Apple Vs Samsung patent debacle yesterday and mentioned that Apple was now pursuing an injuction against Motorola over the Xoom tablet. Apple is seeking to have sales of the Xoom halted due to patent violations. Apple has come on strong against Android products and it was only a matter of time before Motorola was in the crosshairs. Moto is seem is definitely not defenseless in this matter however.

Motorola has been around since 1928 and has been a major player in the cell phone world since it pioneered the flip phone with StarTAC in the mid 1990's. Over all that time the company has acquired an extensive patent portfolio. Sanjay Jha the chairman and CEO of Motorola's Mobility division hinted to the size of this portfolio during a financial conference on Thursday. Jha hinted to both the amount patents they possess the lack of fear at using them during his talk,

"I would bring up IP as a very important for differentiation (among Android vendors). We have a very large IP portfolio, and I think in the long term, as things settle down, you will see a meaningful difference in positions of many different Android players. Both, in terms of avoidance of royalties, as well as potentially being able to collect royalties. And that will make a big difference to people who have very strong IP positions."

Motorola has shown before that they are not afraid to go after other companies over patent issues and this Patent portfolio they possess may just be their secret weapon. Microsoft has been suing Android phone manufacturers systematically and winning alot of money( ask HTC how much of every Android phone they sell goes to Microsoft!). Moto is not only not giving in to Microsoft but fighting back and the sheer amount of patents it has in its arsenal may just be the tipping point here. However if you sit back and really read the quote above it seems to allude to Motorola being ready willing and able to take a look at fellow Android manufacturers too. Maybe the best defense is a good offense? It could be that Jha wants everyone out there eying a patent war with Motorola to know that it could very well end up paying Moto themselves(much like Apple is now paying Nokia after losing in court earlier this year). Here's to hoping some preventive medicine is enough to prevent an Android vs Android patent war.

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