breaking news that Google has acquired Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion
With the breaking news that Google has acquired Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, this is a move which could have massive implications for the future of Android.
In January 2011, Motorola split into two independent companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions. We’ve decided to take a look at Motorola’s past – where it’s come from and how it got to where it is today.
The company has had its ups and downs, but certainly has some impressive ‘firsts’ to its name.
1. Founded in 1928 as Gavlin Manufacturing Corporation, Motorola’s first ever product was a battery eliminator.
2. In 1930, the company introduced one of the first ever car radios, and the Motorola brand was born – with motor, representing the car, and ola, taken from the word, Victrola, representing sound. It wasn’t until 1947 when the company officially changed its name to Motorola. Its car radios were initially only available to Police departments in the US, and it further developed the technology to create a two-way communication device.
3. In 1940, Motorola created the very first walkie-talkie, the SCR-300. Contracted by the US War Department to develop a portable solution for infantry units to communicate during World War II, Motorola developed a backpack solution. One year later, they produced the far more portable, Handie-Talkie, which became a trademark of Motorola in 1951.
red more:
http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2011/08/15/15-facts-you-may-not-know-about-motorola/
http://mediacenter.motorola.com/Press-Releases/Google-to-Acquire-Motorola-Mobility-3797.aspx
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