Google said today it has agreed to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, giving the search giant valuable intellectual property and getting it directly into the handset business. Google will pay $40 a share in cash for Motorola, a 63 percent premium over the company’s closing stock price on Friday. The acquisition will “mildly” add to earnings once the deal …

Though many Android manufacturers are still struggling to get Android’s Gingerbread version ready for their current range of devices, we have a reminder today that the upcoming Ice Cream Sandwich version of the platform is just around the corner. (Credit: Android Police/RootzWiki) Android Police and RootzWiki got their hands on two pics each of the upcoming Google-designed mobile platform, plus …

The Huawei Blaze, the Chinese company’s first own-brand phone to hit the UK, could be out as soon as September, according to Bloomberg. The Blaze is tipped to be a budget Android smart phone, running version 2.3 Gingerbread of Google’s mobile operating system, and a 3.2-inch touchscreen. It could sell for as little as £100, analysts reckon. Another phone, the …