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"Looking to earn back some of the $12.5 billion it's spending to buy Motorola Mobility, Google sent a letter to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers looking for a maximum 2.25% cut of sales for phones that use Motorola's technology, including Apple's iPhone.\nThe letter, which went out to the IEEE on Wednesday, outlines Google's position on Motorola patents if and when the proposed takeover is executed. (Reports say it could happen next week.) Most striking was Google's insistence on continuing to enforce a 2.25% fee on iPhones based on the model's use of Motorola patents. \nGoogle's stance comes about two weeks after Motorola Mobility filed a lawsuit against Apple accusing the company of infringing on its technology patents. Motorola's complaint, filed in a Florida federal court, concerns patents for the iPhone 4S and Apple's iCloud service.\nPatents have proved to be a key issue for Google and likely a primary impetus for the Motorola Mobility acquisition. That bid came after a very public spat this summer between Google, Apple and Microsoft over patents. \nGoogle publicly addressed the patent issue in early August by using its Official Blog to kvetch about an \"organized campaign by Oracle, Apple and other companies, waged through bogus patents.\" The post, by David Drummond, Google's senior vice president and chief legal officer, went on to accuse Apple and Microsoft for being \"in bed together\" in an attempt to hurt Google's business via patent claims. \nThough Apple stayed above the fray, Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith took to Twitter to point out that Microsoft had invited Google to jointly bid on patents from Novell. Frank X. Shaw, Microsoft's lead of corporate communications, also posted a letter from Kent Walker, Google's general counsel, refusing Microsoft's invitation regarding the Novell patents. \nBONUS: iPhone 4S Product Details\n\n\niPhone 4S Product Details\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone 4S\nThe iPhone 4S looks and feels exactly like the iPhone 4.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone 4S Video\nThe iPhone 4S comes with an 8MP camera, an improved lens, 1080p HD video and a slew of upgrades that allow for faster video taking and crisper images.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone 4S Camera\nNew features such as cropping are now available through the iPhone 4S Camera.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSiri\nThe most important new feature of the iPhone 4S is Siri, a voice-controlled \"Intelligent Assistant\" that can complete tasks based on natural language. Ask it what the weather is like today and it will respond with details.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niCloud\nApple launched iCloud at its event, allowing users to sync their photos, music, emails and more across iOS devices.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niCloud Across Devices\niCloud also works between iOS devices and Mac OS X Lion.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niCloud Photos\nPhotos taken on the phone are automatically uploaded to iCloud. Then they are available on your other Apple devices.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niOS 5\niOS 5 is the new version of Apple's mobile OS. It includes revamped notifications, a new Messages feature and deep integration with Twitter.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMessages\niOS 5 includes a new Messages feature for sending messages to other iOS devices for free, no texting required.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNotifications\niOS 5 includes revamped notifications. No more annoying push notifications!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNewsstand\nApple launched Newsstand, an app for downloading magazines, newspapers and other subscription-based content automatically.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThumbnail image courtesy of iStockphoto, ozgurdonmaz"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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