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Mobile Payments 101: 'Just the Basics'

A mobile payment is "any payment" for goods and services that is initiated from a smartphone or similar device. Mobile payments can be broken down into two main types: remote payments or proximity payments.

Google Buys Motorola For $12.5 B: Top 10 Reasons Why

An employee of Sony Corp Sony's Internet TV, which is built on Google's Android platform, and its remote control at its headquarters in Tokyo October 21, 2010
Internet search engine giant Google Inc.'s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility has shocked market watchers because the handset maker is struggling to keep pace with bigger Android rivals like Samsung and HTC but the deal could actually turn out to be Google's best move ever.
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Google Acquires Motorola: How Does it Affect RIM?

Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility had wide-ranging impacts on Monday, notably on technology stocks. Motorola Mobility (NYSE:MMI), Nokia (NYSE:NOK), and Research in Motion (NYSE:RIMM) all saw big stock price jumps during Monday's trading.

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