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Google and Motorola said to be working on X Phone, to hit in 2013

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According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Google and its Motorola branch are working on a future high-end smartphone to rival the Apple iPhone and the Galaxy S lineup. Dubbed simply the “X Phone”, the device is expected to show up some time next year, according to WSJ’s source. The project is reportedly being led by Lior Ron, who has previously worked as a Google Product Manager, but now is busy at work with the Motorola team. Additionally, Motorola engineers are also working on an "X" tablet, that's going to launch after the “X” phone debuts. In the meantime, the company is going to continue its work on the DROID lineup of smartphones. Motorola's CEO Dennis Woodside (former Google top sales exec) said in an interview with the WSJ that the company is “ investing in a team and a technology that will do something quite different than the current approaches. ” The project’s leader, Lior Ron, reportedly has demanded the phone to sport kil...

Motorola wins patent case against Microsoft in Germany

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The regional court in Mannhein ruled that Motorola did not infringe on Microsoft's patented technology that allows applications to work across different handsets without requiring developers to write separate code. This marks a notable victory for Motorola, considering the (now Google-owned) company has lost three previous cases against Microsoft in Germany. Germany has garnered a reputation as a battleground for global patent wars, due largely to its cheap and quick court process compared to other countries.