Motorola Mobility boosts Google`s revenues.

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 Motorola Mobility boosts Google`s revenues.

Google’s revenues soared 35 percent in Q2 as the firm added the recently-acquired Motorola Mobility to its balance sheet for the first time, even though the handset unit reported a significant loss.

The search engine giant’s revenue for the quarter ended 30 June jumped to US$12.21 billion, with Motorola accounting for US$1.25 billion (10 percent) of the total.

Motorola‘s results were included from 22 May, the date the acquisition closed, to the end of the reporting period – described as a “stub quarter” by Google. The unit reported an operating loss of US$192 million.

“We can expect Motorola to continue to show some accounting variability, as is typical with the closing of such large transactions,” said CFO Patrick Pichette.

“We’re excited about the potential to build great devices for users,” said CEO Larry Page with regards to Motorola. He added that the recent launch of the Nexus 7 tablet had generated “rave reviews.”

Google reported Q2 net income of US$2.79 billion (US$8.42 per share), up from US$2.51 billion (US$7.68 per share) a year earlier.

The numbers were generally well received by the analyst community, with many noting that Google’s core online advertising businesses were proving resilient to the tough global economic conditions.

 

The number of paid clicks (for both Google and network members) grew 42 percent compared to a year ago, though the cost-per-click was down approximately 16 percent.

Traffic acquisition costs, the portion of revenues shared with Google’s partners, increased to US$2.60 billion in the second quarter of 2012, compared to US$2.11 billion a year ago. The TAC as a percentage of advertising revenue was 25 percent, up one percentage point. 

CES 2012: Motorola Mobility Introduces Two Stylish Smartphones,MOTOLUXE and DEFY MINI.

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This spring, Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) is helping you flaunt your individuality by adding two stylish and unique Android™ 2.3 (Gingerbread) powered smartphones to its growing budget-friendly portfolio. MOTOLUXE is a hip, slim touchscreen device and Motorola DEFY MINI is dustproof and water-resistant, making it the ideal "life proof" phone for active users. And they come in different shapes, sizes and colors – so you can choose a phone that best reflects your personality. 

No matter what device you choose, Motorola's MotoSwitch user interface changes the way you manage your life. With MotoSwitch, your smartphone learns who you talk to and which apps you use and keeps all of that information front and center. The Social Graph feature gives you easy and fast access to the people who really matter. It learns who's most important to you and uses that information to populate the home screen. 

The more frequently you communicate with someone, the bigger their icon becomes. The Activity Graph gives you quick and easy access to your favorite apps, automatically changing to reflect the apps you use the most. With Music Now you can easily play your favorite music while the Smart Gallery displays your favorite pictures as collections. 

With Google Mobile™ services you'll be able to search for anything with Google Search™, chat with your friends using Google Talk™, or find your way anywhere you want to go with Google Maps™ with navigation. 

Strike While the Iron Is Hot

The ultra-vogue, very-slim, MOTOLUXE sets the bar high in terms of style with a 4-inch edge-to-edge touchscreen display. This hip device is perfect for writing emails, surfing the Web and watching movies. And, for the amateur photographers out there, the 8-megapixel autofocus camera with flash lets you shoot like a pro and capture life clearly and fully. 

MOTOLUXE also sets itself apart with a lanyard slot that has a lighting effect. So you can see when you've missed a call, received a text or have an email waiting for you.

Other cool stuff includes:

Front-facing VGA camera for video chatting with friends and family 

Available in licorice or white 

1400 mAh battery for up to 6.5 hours of talk time, 19 days of standby time

Strong and Sturdy

Water-resistant, dust-proof and with a scratch resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass display, Motorola DEFY MINI is the ideal smartphone for active users who need a device as resilient as they are. With a 3.2-inch touchscreen good for emailing, texting and browsing the Web, and a long battery-life, you can keep this phone on and by your side all day long no matter where you go, so you'll never miss a beat.

But wait... there's more:

3MP rear-facing camera with flash 

Front-facing VGA camera for video chatting with friends and family 

Easy access to all your favorite outdoor apps with the "Instrument Dashboard" 

1650 mAh battery for up to 10 hours of talk time, 21 days of standby time

You can get your hands on MOTOLUXE and Motorola DEFY MINI at Motorola's booth (LVCC, Central Hall, Booth NO. 8644) at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show, January 10 - 13, 2012. 

Pricing and Availability

Both devices are expected to be available in Greater China, Europe and Latin America starting this spring. MOTOLUXE is already available in China under the name Motorola XT615 and is expected to be available in Greater China, Europe and Latin America starting in February. Motorola DEFY MINI is expected to be available in China under the name Motorola XT320 and in select countries in Europe and Latin America starting in February. 

About Motorola Mobility

Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE:MMI) fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people's lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit motorola.com/mobility.

Media Contacts:

Christa Smith

858-404-2990

christasmith@motorola.com

Motorola Mobility, Inc. 

Certain features, services and applications are network dependent and may not be available in all areas; additional terms, conditions and/or charges may apply. Product availability dates vary by region. Contact your service provider for details. 

All talk and standby times are quoted in Digital Mode, and are approximate. Battery performance depends on network configuration, signal strength, operating temperature, features selected, and voice, data and other application usage patterns.

MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC. Android, Android Market, Google, Google Mail, Google Talk, and YouTube are trademarks of Google, Inc. Corning and Gorilla are registered trademarks of Corning Incorporated. All other product and service names are the property of their respective owners. © 2012 Motorola Mobility, Inc.

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2012: Motorola to outsource all sub-US$350 smartphones.

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Motorola Mobility will subcontract all of its orders for entry-level and mid-range smartphones with a price tag of below US$300-350 to handset ODMs in 2012, with Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) and Arima Communications to benefit from the vendor's outsourcing policy, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.

FIH is expected to snap up to 70-80% of new models to be released by Motorola in 2012, while Arima will still land orders for five models.

Motorola launched on December 13 its sub-NT$10,000 (US$330) Android smartphone, the XT532, as well as the dual-core ME865 Android phone in the Taiwan market. Motorola has outsourced the XT532 to FIH, noted the paper.