Google's notable acquisitions
Google Inc.'s planned acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. For $US12.5 billion would be its largest ever, nearly four times larger than the previous high, the 2008 purchase of online advertising company DoubleClick for $US3.2 billion. Ref. Source 8
Scepticism over future of mobile telephony
More than a week after Google decided to pay $US12.5 billion for mobile phone pioneer Motorola Mobility, with international analysts squabbling over the precise intention and likely impact of what is an undeniably historic investment, tech-blog Bleeding Edge admits to more-than-usual bewilderment over the future of mobile telephony. Ref. Source 1