NEW YORK (AP) -- Motorola, the 82-year-old consumer electronics pioneer responsible for early televisions, cell phones and even the first broadcast from the moon, split into two companies Tuesday in a reflection of changing markets.As separate companies - Mobility, targeting consumers, and Solutions, for professionals - the two will have simpler stories to tell investors and a nimbler approach to developing cutting-edge products such as tablet computers.Sanjay Jha, CEO of the consumer-focused Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., said in an interview that the new company will benefit from a narrower focus, all the way up to the top management and the board of directors."I think you'll see a board that is much more focused on understanding technology as opposed to managing a portfolio of products," Jha said.For decades, Motorola Inc.'s products told the story of the march of electronics into the hands of consumers: car radios in the 1930s,

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