Pogie awards for the brightest ideas of 2012

Good evening, and welcome to The Dalles, Ore.! Here in the cafetorium of the James A. Garfield Middle School, we meet every year for the biggest event in technology the Pogie awards!

Microsoft, Motorola file to keep patent case details private

Microsoft Corp and Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit have requested a federal judge in Seattle to keep secret from the public various details from their recent trial concerning the value of technology patents and the two companies' attempts at a settlement.

Google sells off more Motorola Mobility assets

Google has agreed to sell manufacturing operations of its Motorola Mobility unit in China and turn over management of a Brazil plant to Singapore-based Flextronics, the companies said.

Britain's Pace approaches Google over Motorola Home

British TV decoder maker Pace Plc said on Monday that it had made an early-stage proposal to Internet group Google Inc to acquire its set-top TV box maker Motorola Home.

Motorola closing operations in South Korea

Motorola Mobility on Monday confirmed that it is shutting down most of its operations in South Korea as part of a move to consolidate research after being bought by Google this year.

Intel partners with handset makers to launch smartphones in India

The world’s largest chip-maker, Intel has been looking for various ways to break into the smartphone and other mobile devices space. The company, whose chip’s power the majority of desktops and laptops all around the world has not quite been successful as far the smaller devices are concerned.

Motorola officially shuts shop in India, will continue to provide local support for existing products

After Google acquired Motorola, the company is going through a series of changes / renovations. Many of the unprofitable office will be shut down, this includes the presence of Motorola in India. And as expected, as of now Motorola is officially ‘shut-down’ in India.

If you happen to visit the Motorola India website (http://www.motorola.com/sites/clp/in-en/index_IN-EN.html) you will be greeted by an important message that clearly mentions the reason. It is highly unlikely that Motorola will enter the Indian markets again. For now they are not interested in low cost handsets that really does well in  India, but instead will concentrate more on high end smartphones.

The local support site https://motorola-mobility-en-in.custhelp.com/app/home will still be functional and users will get support for existing products. After this move the Indian users will definitely keep away from this brand.