It’s kind of amazing to consider that in just three short years, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) found its answer to critics fond of the “one-trick pony” slur with Android, currently the world’s most popular mobile operating system and the vehicle for Google’s ambitions in mobile advertising and application development. But now…

Nortel’s announcement late Thursday that it has sold a portfolio of 6,000 patents to a consortium consisting of Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), EMC, Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC), Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), Research In Motion and Sony (NYSE: SNE) for $4.5 billion has meant that another key party interested in the patents, Google (NSDQ:…

Nortel’s landmark patent auction has produced a winning bidder, and the only surprise is that it was a team effort: six companies, including Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), and Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) paid $4.5 billion for the 6,000 patents up for auction by bankrupt Nortel.

One of the most pivotal events at the intersection of patent law and the mobile industry kicks off on Monday, when the fate of 6,000 patents will be put on sale before a who’s who of mobile industry giants. Here’s what you need to know what you need to know…

As we approach the extended date of the Nortel patent sale, reports of further interested companies are continuing to emerge. The latest is that Intel (NSDQ: INTC) is among those that will bid for the trove of 6,000 wireless patents, with bids starting at $900 million.

Nortel will delay the start of a closely watched auction of 6,000 mobile patents by a week as it evaluates what it called “a significant level of interest” from those hoping to bolster their portfolios.

Google’s initial bid for a treasure trove of mobile patents has been cleared by the Department of Justice according to a report, paving the way for an auction that could set the tone for future mobile patent battles.

Our look at some of the stories in mobile today: As news hits of a new outsourcing deal with Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR), Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) could be throwing its hat into the bidding pool for those Nortel wireless patents; Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) trademarks a new word: what does it mean?;…

Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) reportedly to start over-the-air OS updates; HP (NYSE: HPQ) beefs up execs for WebOS outside the U.S.; another report outlining Android’s dominance in market share; more interested parties for Nortel’s patents.

Our look at some of the big stories in mobile: Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE) opens its Flash kimono; Square gets a leg up from Apple; (NSDQ: AAPL) some thoughts on Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) and its tablet ambitions; iPad backlash and boost; RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) explores Nortel’s patents; alleged picture of an…

Hopeful of dissuading further patent lawsuits against its Android partners, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) went public Monday with its intention to bid on a patent library held by bankrupt telecom company Nortel and said it had been selected to open the bidding with a $900 million offer.

—Apple/Google/Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Nortel: This one is still a work in progress… Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Nokia are reportedly among the companies bidding for patents being sold by the bankrupt Nortel Networks. In all, the company had around 4,000 patents, estimated to be worth some $1…

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Former employees and pensioners of Nortel have asked a Canadian judge to order the company to pay them benefits including severance and pension supplements, which Nortel has stopped paying. The former employees claim that Nortel is breaking Canadian labor laws by refusing to pay them.Nortel claims that under bankruptcy protection…

Beleaguered Canadian giant Nortel Networks has received offeres for its biggest divisions. Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Siemens has put in a bid for Nortel’s carrier division that supplies landline and wireless equipment to major phone companies, while Avaya, Siemens Enterprise Communications and Golden Gate Capital have bid for Nortel’s enterprise unit…

Eight high-level executives at Nortel Networks, the telecoms equipment maker that filed for bankruptcy protection in January, will share a combined $7.3 million in bonuses after bankruptcy courts in the US and Canada approved the payouts on Friday, reports IDG News. The bonuses are part of a larger $23 million…

Nortel Networks said it will no longer support WiMax as it tries to restructure after filing for bankruptcy protection two weeks ago. Reuters reported that Toronto-based Nortel said today that it was also ending an agreement with WiMax infrastructure company Alvarion to resell its products and help fund the development…

Telco equipment company Nortel Networks has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in its native Canada and in the U.S. The Toronto company’s affiliates in Asia, including LG (SEO: 066570) Nortel and in the Caribbean and Latin America, are not involved in the bankruptcy filings and will continue to operate…

GigaOm’s own Om Malik sits down during Mobilize to talk to Nortel’s CTO John Roese, who he claims is one of his favorite technologists. The discussion melded together the idea of future technologies, such as WiMax and LTE, with a dose of business pragmatism. Here’s highlights from the discussion: —Wireless…