Google and Motorola Mobility will make for awkward dance partners to a room full of jilted companies uncomfortably eyeing the pair. Remember the Nexus One? That was supposed to be the end of Google’s aspirations to get into the handset business. But not anymore. James Martin/CNET While Google’s move to acquire Motorola for $12.5 billion is largely motivated by the …

Motorola refreshes the DEFY with a waterproof, scratch-resistant DEFY+ for select markets. Motorola Though there was some other news taking the spotlight, Motorola unveiled its Defy+ handset today, confirming recent rumors of a refreshed take on T-Mobile’s version of the Android smartphone. Expected to launch in early fall across Asia, Europe, and Latin America, the “life-proof” device is capable of …

A 4G LTE iPhone is coming. That’s the conclusion drawn by Boy Genius Report, which reported this morning that at least one carrier is testing iPhone models with 4G LTE capabilities. BGR says it has “obtained evidence of an internal iOS test build from one of Apple’s major carrier partners, and buried in the firmware is a property list (.plist …