Have you ever taken a photo in front of a landmark, or just anywhere, and wished you didn’t have so many people in the background? Well, it looks like some of you may be getting some of that functionality in your camera software later this year. Scalado has announced Scalado Remove, a technology that uses intelligent stitching to help you clean up a shot after it’s been taken.

Once you take the photo, you have to keep the camera still on that subject. Once you do that, all you need to do is touch each other moving subject in your photo that you don’t want and voila. It won’t get rid of anything stationary, unfortunately.

Before you get your hopes up, let me just mention that this isn’t an app. It’s a technology that Scalado will be providing to their OEM partners which include Sony Ericsson, Motorola, HTC and more. This technology may or may not pop up in the phones you want to buy in 2012 but we’ll at least get to see it all showcased live at Mobile World Congress. Anyone excited for something like this?

Google’s on a roll this week, it seems. Just as the European Commission did earlier, The US Department of Justice has just approved the deal that would allow Google to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion.

With the last of their major hurdles out of the way and only a few minor ones to go, it would appear Google won’t have to wait long to get their hands on an OEM who probably exclusively holds the most lucrative patent portfolio in mobile.

Although all of these regulators are approving the deal, it’s not without caution. Most will continue to monitor the aftermath of the deal due to the aggressive patent war going on between all these OEMs and software vendors right now.

Google has already assured everyone that they will handle the portfolio fairly and carefully so as to not violate FRAND rules and spark antitrust worries. If Google stays true to their word, they should have no problem holding onto Motorola and its patent portfolio for a long, long time. [US DoJ via Reuters]

The European Commission has approved Google’s proposal to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. It’s another big hurdle cleared for the Mountain View company who stands to take control of a patent portfolio in the tens of thousands  range should they get cleared from other regulatory bodies, including the US Department of Justice, Taiwan, China, and Israel. There is little doubt that Google will be able to gain approval from all of the bodies they need to, especially considering their biggest obstacles are behind them. Google expects the deal to be approved, cleared and closed by the end of this quarter and, at this pace, they’ll meet their goal handily. [European Commission via Google]