Google is snapping up the remains of a dying smartphone maker to boost its own smartphone ambitions
To keep its smartphone dreams alive, Google is turning to a brand that’s fading fast. On Thursday (Sep. 21) the search giant signed an agreement with HTC to pay $1.1 billion to the Taiwan-based smartphone maker. In exchange, HTC staff will join Google’s hardware division, headed up by former Motorola president Rick Osterloh, to help…