Today Google announced their planned aquisition of Motorola for a whopping $12.5B. While this may be a defensive acquisition to counter Microsoft’s and Apple’s patent frenzy, it also opens the door for more innovative, first-party, open-source Android devices.
I may be a little late to the Google party, but they are not the only ones making moves today.
Samsung has also hired modder/coder/android wizzard Steve Kondik, AKA Cyanogen for an undisclosed salary. Steve is responsible for CyanogenMod, a custom firmware/ROM for various Android devices that adds some very slick functionality. This information was made public after Mr. Kondik changed his “work” status on his Facebook page to “Samsung.” This could mean we will see some more innovation from Samsung’s mobile devices, as well.
Source [GadgetUniversity via Phandroid]
Picture credit to Jens Zalzala
Note: Steve’s Facebook page is only open to his friends and family. If you would like to get updates from him, then follow @Cyangen on Twitter.
