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PBS NewsHour | News Wrap: Google Plans $12.5 Billion Takeover of Motorola Mobility | PBS

Duration: 04:17
Program: PBS NewsHour #10132
Broadcast Date: Aug. 15, 2011

In other news Monday, Google announced its largest-ever acquisition with the planned purchase of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. The cellphone maker controls thousands of patents and builds devices that run on Google's Android platform. Also, a wave of bombings swept across Iraq killing at least 63 police and civilians.

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Post Date: August 15, 2011