Google has completed its acquisition of HTC’s smartphone business, which cost more than $1 billion (GOOG, HTCXF)

Tyrone Siu/Reuters Google has announced it completed the acquisition process of Taiwanese device maker HTC; or at least its smartphone division. The deal, valued at $ 1.1 billion (£785 million), will see some 2,000 HTC engineers join the ranks of the search giant. Google will also receive a non-exclusive license of the Taiwanese firm’s intellectual […]