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Google working on "X Phone", "X" tablet to take on rivals - WSJ Dec 22nd 2012, 01:07 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Patent agency rejects Apple "pinch-to-zoom" patent in initial ruling Thu, Dec 20 2012 Samsung drops attempt to ban Apple sales in Europe Tue, Dec 18 2012 Microsoft, Motorola millions apart on royalty payment case Tue, Dec 18 2012 IPhone 5 hits China as Apple shares slide further Fri, Dec 14 2012 As global consumers shop mobile, Apple outshines rivals Wed, Dec 12 2012 Analysis & Opinion Essential reading: Corporate taxes on table in cliff talks, and more Essential reading: Boehner tries to keep GOP ranks behind him, and more A neon Google logo is seen as employees work at the new Google office in Toronto, November 13, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Mark Blinch Fri Dec 21, 2012 8:07pm EST (Reuters) - Google Inc is working with recently acquired Motorola on a handset codenamed "X-phone", aimed at grabbing market share from Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. Google acquired Motorola in May for $12.5 billion to bolster its patent portfolio as its Android mobile operating system competes with rivals such as Apple and Samsung. The Journal quoted the people saying that Motorola is working on two fronts: devices that will be sold by carrier partner Verizon Wireless, and on the X phone. Motorola plans to enhance the X Phone with its recent acquisition of Viewdle, an imaging and gesture-recognition software developer. The new handset is due out sometime next year, the business daily said, citing a person familiar with the plans. Motorola is also expected to work on an "X" tablet after the phone. Google Chief Executive Larry Page is said to have promised a significant marketing budget for the unit, the newspaper said quoting the persons. Google was not immediately reachable for comments outside regular U.S. business hours. (Reporting by Balaji Sridharan in Bangalore; Editing by Richard Chang) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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