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So long Motorola
Motorola phones are dying. Lenovo announced it will dump the Motorola brand in favor of its own name. All of their phones will now carry the Lenovo branding, but they will carry the same "M" logo and be known as "Moto." Lenovo purchased Motorola in 2014. Motorola CEO, Rick Osterloh, told CNET abo....more
01/07/2016
BlackBerry Z3 launching in India next week
BlackBerry will launch the low cost BlackBerry Z3 in India next week. The company has sent out invitations to a launch event on June 25 entitled, "Today's India smartphone is here." The Indian market is known for its low cost devices and the Z3 was created specifically for the Indian market. These facts su....more
06/17/2014
Motorola shutting down Fort Worth factory
Motorola opened a factory in Fort Worth, Texas a year ago in an effort to get Moto X phones into customers hands as fast as possible. The theory was assembling the phones in the US would speed up shipping times. When the factory opened things seemed to be running smoothly as they were making about 100,000 M....more
05/30/2014
Google sells Motorola Mobility to Lenovo
Just a few short years after Google purchase Motorola Mobility, the company is dumping the cell phone maker. Many were questioning Google's decision after finding out the sale price is $2.9 Billion. After all, Google paid $12.5 Billion for Motorola just a few years ago. It appears that Google will be keepi....more
01/29/2014
Free Chromecast with Moto X off-contract purchase
Motorola is running a special promotion that could net you a free Chromecast. Simply purchase an off-contract Moto X and they will throw in a Chromecast for free. The Chromecast retails for $35 so if you purchase the least expensive Moto X at $399.99, you're almost reaching the holiday sales price of $350. ....more
01/09/2014
Motorola will re-run failed Cyber Monday Moto X deal
Motorola ran a Cyber Monday deal for the Moto X, but there was so much traffic the site went down. Did Kathleen Sibelius create their website? Users looking to save $150 on the Moto X were disappointed when the site simply wouldn't work. Motorola tried to fix the site, but just like the Obamacare website, i....more
12/03/2013
Moto X to get $150 discount on Cyber Monday
Let the holiday sales begin. Motorola will offer $150 off any unlocked Moto X starting Cyber Monday. You won't have to sign up for a 2-year contract because these phones are not subsidized. You can get an unlocked Moto X for as little as $350 next Monday. Obviously, Motorola is matching Google's Nexus 5 p....more
11/27/2013
Motorola sends invites for Moto G announcement
Motorola has sent invitations for the announcement of the Moto G. The Moto G is a rumored mid-range smartphone that was leaked last week. Rather than play coy, Motorola has simply invited people to the announcement. If you are interested in watching the announcement live, you can go to the source link belo....more
11/04/2013
Motorola X to launch on August 1?
Google's Motorola has scheduled an media event on August 1 and all signs point to the launch of the Moto X. We've seen a series of leaks of the upcoming Google phone, and it is said to be stellar. The Moto X is said to be highly customizable as it is built in the US. The latest press render comes c....more
07/20/2013
HTC One is third in US smartphone sales
HTC has a hit on their hands with the HTC One. The company bet its future on the HTC One, and so far things are going quite well. According to R.W. Baird’s William Power, the HTC One is the third best selling smartphone in the US behind the iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy S4. Is it enough to save the company....more
06/18/2013
Google X Phone photos leaked?
Google and Motorola are working on a new X Phone, and although we have heard leak after leak, we have yet to see any leaked photos. Today, evleaks has published four photos that are supposedly of the X Phone. evleaks has not confirmed that it is the X Phone, but there is a label on the back that suggests th....more
05/02/2013
Motorola working on stock Android phones
When Google acquired Motorola there was a lot of speculation on how the company would influence Motorola's phones. It was widely believed at the time that Google was purchasing Motorola for its patents, and had little interest in designing smartphones. The world has changed since then, and it looks like Goo....more
04/16/2013
Leaked render of supposed Motorola X phone
In recent weeks Motorola has been getting some news. Google hired ex-Apple Evangelist Guy Kawasaki to help revive Motorola, and rumors of a new X phone have been running wild. As we get closer to Google I/O the rumors and leak grow. Today, GSMArena published a leaked render of what is supposed to b....more
03/25/2013
Google to cut Motorola workforce by 10 percent
Ever since Google bought Motorola Mobility, the company has struggled. The once dominant smartphone player has not had a top flight phone in awhile, and it's affecting the bottom line. Samsung has come in and dominated the Android market and Motorola is suffering. Google recent hired famed Apple ev....more
03/08/2013
Guy Kawasaki hired to advise Motorola
Guy Kawasaki has accepted an advisory position to help get Motorola Mobility out of the dumps. It looks like Google is turning to the one time Apple Evangelist to help the struggling Motorola get its mojo back. Mr. Kawasaki made the announcement on his Google+ page.
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03/01/2013
AOKP custom Android 4.2.2 ROM JB-MR1 now available
With Cyanogenmod nearing the stable release of CM10.1, AOKP is nearing there too. Today they released the latest build 4. It is an upgrade from 4.2.1 to 4.2.2 from the previous build. They have also managed to widen their target devices for the AOKP ROM. Installing this ROM to your device is still th....more
02/27/2013
New iPhone 5 pictures emerge ahead of launch
New fully assembled iPhone 5 photos have emerged courtesy of French blog Nowhereelse.fr. The pictures confirm what we already know - the iPhone 5 will be taller but not wider than the iPhone 4. Why did Apple decided against a wider iPhone's display? They could have made typing much easier and giv....more
08/31/2012
Verizon drops Motorola Droid Bionic price to FREE
Verizon has dropped the price of the Motorola Droid Bionic and will now offer the phone for free if you sign a contract. The Bionic was a bit of a disappointment, mostly because it launched just ahead of some better phones. The Bionic is a bit bulkier than other phones, but if you don't care about that, it'....more
05/28/2012
Is this the worst time to buy an Android phone?
Is this the time to buy a new Android phone or not? BGR has a post out today claiming it's the worst time to buy an Android phone. BGR believes some game changing phones are just around the corner and now is not the time to get stuck in a 2-year contract on your phone. I would take this a step fu....more
03/22/2012
Motorola Bionic update on the way
Motorola has announced an update is on the way for the Bionic. Traditionally, updates come within a couple of weeks after Verizon publishes the changelog, and they just published it. The 5.9.902 update does add some bloatware in the form of V-Cast Apps and Amazon MP3, but it also adds stability to the Bioni....more
02/07/2012
Could Apple have to pay Google a royalty on iPhone and iPad sales?
If Motorola gets its way, Apple will have to pay a royalty on iPhone and iPad sales from last year. According to the Wall Street Journal, Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., which is being acquired by Google Inc., filed a letter it previously sent to Apple in a California court, seeking a 2.25 percent royalty o....more
02/07/2012
Whitman thinks webOS better than iOS and Android
The new CEO of HP has given a sit down interview with CRN that covers quite a bit of ground. The subject of webOS came up and Whitman says HP will be behind the OS in a "big way." Even though HP decided to open source webOS, it looks like the company will be making hardware that uses webOS in the future. more
02/03/2012
Amazon Wireless offers DROID RAZR MAXX for $199
Amazon Wireless is now offering the DROID RAZR MAXX for the low price of $199 if you're a new customer. Of course you'll have to sign a new 2 year contract to get the low price, but it's still one of the lowest prices for the RAZR MAXX that you'll find. Existing customers who upgrade can pick the phone up fo....more
01/28/2012
Motorola Mobility sues Apple over iPhone 4S, iCloud
Another day, another patent infringement lawsuit. This time Motorola is going on the offensive against Apple for infringing on six patents related to mobile services. Motorola is also going after Apple for its iCloud services which they say infringe on patents they hold.
“Today’s acti....more
01/25/2012
BlackBerry continues to lose market share to iOS and Android
comScore has released their latest results and once again, BlackBerry is losing market share to Apple and Android. Interestingly, Microsoft also lost some market share despite the company's push to get Windows Phone 7 into the market.
RESTON, VA, December 29, 2011 – comScore,....more
01/02/2012
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