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Google Gets Augmented Reality Firm
- TechCrunch, Thursday, October 4, 2012 11:36 AM
Confirming earlier rumors, TechCrunch reports that Google’s Motorola Mobility unit just acquired augmented reality and image recognition firm Viewdle. Upon announcing the deal, Motorola noted
in a statement: “Motorola and Viewdle have an existing commercial agreement and have been collaborating for some time.” Meanwhile, “While Motorola isn’t disclosing the price of
the acquisition, the rumor mill pegs it between $30 million and $45 million,” TechCrunch reports.
