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Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle Corp has been talking about the company’s future purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc, Ellison said that within five years the merger of two companies would help to more than double revenue. Reuters have taken a closer look at what the CEO had to say. Oracle Corp is the No.2 business software maker in the world; Ellison said that the decision to purchase ailing Sun Microsystems would help to transform the computer server maker. The joining of the two companies will now see Oracle’s software working with customized Sun hardware; the result will be storage devices with much better ... Read Full Story

Mobile Magazine Motorola In Talks With Other US Operators To Sell Cliq>MOT Wall Street Journal SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Motorola Inc. (MOT) Co-CEO Sanjay Jha said Monday his company is in talks with large US operators other than initial partner T-Mobile USA to sell its Cliq smartphone, but wouldn't elaborate on key elements about the new ... Hot Stocks: Motorola Throws Hat Into Smartphone Ring Money Morning LG Intros First Android Smartphone InformationWeek LG Shows its First Android Phone Wired News ChannelWeb  - BetaNews  - Afterdawn.com all 223 news articles » Read more: MOT - Wall Street Journal">MOT - Wall Street Journal" href="http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa;=T&url;=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FBT-CO-20090914-715575.html&usg;=AFQjCNFN653BXYtkTHxrEbXKIg5QPtUweQ" target="_blank">http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FBT-CO-20090914-715575.html&usg=AFQjCNFN653BXYtkTHxrEbXKIg5QPtUweQ Read Full Story

Ross Rubin ( @rossrubin ) contributes Switched On , a column about consumer technology. For many celebrities, 2009 continues to be a year of endings, but at least two handset pioneers have pinned their hopes on rebirths this year. Following Palm's return to its roots with a homegrown operating system earlier this year, Motorola has committed to a new smartphone direction with Android and its Blur social contact architecture. Motorola's first announced Android device, the Cliq, is less distinctive than Palm's Pre or Pixi, but advances the horizontal keyboard slider form factor that provided a successful launchpad for the T-Mobile G1. With high-volume competitors ... Read Full Story

Telegraph.co.uk Why the Cliq Won't Click PC World Motorola has had a rough year with sluggish sales and plummeting revenue. The announcement of the Google Android-based Cliq, and Motorola's MotoBlur interface have generated some buzz, but the Cliq appeals to the wrong market. ... Motorola Cliq First Impressions Preview Brighthand Hands On: Motorola's New Android Phone Nails Design, Fumbles Software Wired News Analysis: Motorola Wrenches Focus Away from Google PC Magazine Barron's  - ChannelWeb  - San Jose Mercury News all 905 news articles » Read more: http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcworld.com%2Fbusinesscenter%2Farticle%2F171883%2Fwhy_the_cliq_wont_click.html&usg=AFQjCNEFKnIEwBZO4Cs25oF3eb9pHMHLXg Read Full Story

BBC News Agreement Gives Leibovitz More Time to Repay Loans New York Times In a 13th-hour agreement on Friday, the photographer Annie Leibovitz avoided having to give up her homes and her artistic property to the finance company that had lent her $24 million. But all she may have won is time. ... Photographer Leibovitz reaches deal with lender Reuters Annie Leibovitz deadline to repay $24M loan passes Daily Mail - Charleston Annie Leibovitz buys back copyright to her photos The Associated Press TheCelebrityCafe.com  - BBC News  - Washington Post all 516 news articles » Read more: http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2009%2F09%2F12%2Farts%2F12leibovitz.html%3Fhp&usg=AFQjCNE3pj_WSeGsy8rOHS6XekAnbeIl5g Read Full Story