Motorola today announced that the Bluetooth-connected, Android-powered, Dick Tracy-esque watch that is the MOTOACTV will be on sale in the UK starting December. For a suggest price of £249.99, consumers will be able to pick up the device, a wrist strap, a clip, the SF200 sports headset (wired), and all the accompanying cables and chargers. While you are at it, an additional £39.99 will score an arm band, wall charger, and bike mount. Go ahead, splurge a little. You were good this year!
For those not up to speed on the MOTOACTV, the device can sync across many of Motorola’s newer smartphones, track worksouts, play music and more. One of our favorite features is that it learns what music motivates you so that the next time you are trudging along and need a boost it will automatically kick in the Rocky 5 soundtrack.
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Motorola Mobility recently announced third-quarter 2011 financial results, posting net revenues of $3.3 billion, up 11 percent from third quarter 2010. Mobile device revenue came in at $2.4 billion, up 20 percent from Q3 of last year. Motorola smartphones have been flying off shelves, with 4.8 million smartphones shipped in Q3 of 2011, up 1 million from Q3 of last year. On the flip side, Motorola’s XOOM tablet hasn’t been doing so well, with only 100,000 XOOM’s shipped in Q3 (apple ships that many iPads a day). There’s also a few tidbits in there about the Motorola/Google merger, with around 18 million in expenses going towards the merger, which will seek stockholder approval on November 17th. The merger will also require antitrust clearances in the U.S., by the European Commission, and in Canada, China, Israel, Russia, Taiwan and Turkey.
Overall, Motorola seems to be doing just fine with their Android smartphones, and with the upcoming RAZR sales, I’m sure that trend will continue. Let’s just hope Motorola figures out the sweet spot (price) on the tablet front, to allow for a better Q3 next year. Hit the link below for more information on Motorola’s Q3 financial results.
Source: Motorola
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Motorola is known as one of the leading mobile phone manufacturers in the world and they recently launched several new Android devices. The Droid RAZR is their latest and greatest soon-to-be launched Android phone but now it seems they’re already prepping for the next big thing. Remember when we told you about the Droid 4? Well, back then it was just a rumor and the phone was codenamed the ‘Maserati.’ Our friends over at Droid-Life were lucky enough to get their hands on a few shots of the Droid 4 and no doubt the phone looks cool. It comes with the same design as the RAZR as you can see from the edgy corners, but it’s also rocking the iconic DROID slide-out keyboard as well. Unfortunately, Motorola is not offering a free Maserati with the Droid 4, but it does comes with a lot of great features. Have a look:
- 4? screen (assuming Super AMOLED Advanced)
- Full 5-row “illuminated” keyboard
- RAZR styling
- 4G LTE
- Non-removable battery
- Android 2.3.5
- 1080p video recording (assuming 8MP)
- Front camera
- HDMI out
- MotoACTV syncing
I am satisfied with the specs and I am sure this one will rock the show, but what’s confusing me is that it’s on Gingerbread. With Android 4.0 coming out soon and the whole Motorola/Google thing, you’d expect the next gen. DROID to have ICS. There’s no word on a release date but perhaps Motorola and Verizon will launch it sometime around the holidays. Also, there’s no information on the processor speed and model, but rumors put it at a 1.5 GHz dual-core OMAP processor. Anyway, let’s wait for the final words from Motorola.
So who’s looking forward to grabbing the Droid 4 later this year, or would you rather wait for a device with ICS pre-installed?
Source: Droid Life
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As an Android fanboy, I believe that I am not the only one excited about Ice Cream Sandwich and I am really waiting for the Galaxy Nexus as most of you are, but… I’m sure not everyone is going to sell their Droid Bionic or SGSII just to buy the Galaxy Nexus. Most of you will instead patiently await an ICS update to your device. Motorola recently told us that the Motorola XOOM will receive the ICS update soon, whereas the Droid RAZR will get it in 2012, but what about the other Motorola phones running on Gingerbread e.g. Droid Bionic, Droid 3 etc? Motorola also announced via Twitter that they will launch an ICS update schedule six weeks after Google’s public push of ICS, which means we will see ICS running on Motorola’s latest Android devices soon. I hope Motorola has a few new ICS devices up their sleeves as well.
The first ICS device will be hitting Verizon in the next month or so and hopefully we will see ICS devices from other manufacturers soon. So folks, do you currently own a Motorola device that you’re hoping will see ICS? Planning on buying one? Let us know in the comment box below.
Source: BGR
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Motorola has confirmed that their Honeycomb-powered Android tablet, the XOOM, will see Ice Cream Sandwich. Without identifying a specific time frame or additional details, Matt (forums manager) does indicate that the company will issue Android 4.0 to the 10.-1inch tablet. Considering the hardware hasn’t evolved too fast for Android tablets, there’s a good chance that a lower price point and newer OS could kick start some sales.
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Would you consider picking up a Motorola XOOM if it had Ice Cream Sandwich? Why or why not?
Thanks for the heads up, Antoids!
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You may or may not be disappointed with the Motorola RAZR after the Galaxy Nexus announcement but Motorola still thinks you should buy it. In fact, if you live in the UK you’ll be able to buy it starting in November for a price of £455 ($720 that includes VAT). No, that’s not cheap, but from what we’ve heard it kind of delivers the performance expected for that price. So, what do you think? Is the RAZR the coolest phone you’ve ever seen or a letdown given yesterday’s Galaxy Nexus announcement? Leave a comment below or post something on our Facebook wall.
Source: Clove Blog via Androidcentral
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So apparently Motorola did some secret focus group poll thingy and came up with the bright idea of packaging kid-centric content into a $500 device and calling it the “Motorola XOOM Family Edition.” What a brilliant idea (insert sarcasm). Most of us parents are out shopping for tech products made by Playschool because they’re indestructible, and here comes Motorola with the idea that what parents really want, is to hand over a $500 dollar easily-destructible device to their children. Talk about polar opposites!
Anyways, the Motorola XOOM Family Edition will be hitting stores soon and includes exclusive content from Kid Mode by Zoodles along with $40 worth of pre-loaded apps like Asphalt 6 by Gameloft. So really all this is, is a Motorola XOOM packaged with a bunch of apps that Motorola feels you will want. I feel like they just aren’t listening. The only thing we want — is a lower price. Who knows, maybe I’m way off on this one. What do you guys think? Is this a scatterbrained idea or something neat and marketable? I’d love to hear your opinions on this one so please leave a comment below.
Source: Engadget
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No, you’re not having a flashback to 2005. Rumor has it that Motorola is working to bring back one of the most popular phones of its time, the RAZR. Obviously it was phased out by newer devices with different operating systems, so they’d have to make a few changes. The photo above was supposedly taken with the Motorola Slimline, a device that was leaked during that Moto site redesign a few months ago. As you can tell, the photo isn’t exactly HD quality, so it’s possible that this whole thing is a farce. The RAZR was known for its slim profile, which leads us to believe that Moto could be working on a thin Android device, hence the Slimline name.
Motorola may also rebrand the device as the Droid RAZR, which obviously puts it on Verizon’s network. Now, we haven’t heard any more about the Slimline, and as mentioned, the photo may have been fabricated along with this whole story. For now, we advise you to take this with a grain of salt until more information is uncovered.
So if the rumors are true, what do you think about Motorola’s attempt to bring back the RAZR? Would you buy the Slimline? Sound off in the comments below!
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Continuing the trend started with the successor to the Defy, the Defy+, Motorola has announced the sequel to the Pro. The Pro+ is set to hit shelves in Europe and Asia this October, it’s powered by an adequate 1GHz processor and has a Blackberry-esque full portrait QWERTY. The phone also sports 512MB of RAM, 4GB of external storage and a 5MP camera. Check out the video and full spec sheet below then let us know what you think of the device in the comments!
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| Motorola PRO+ Features and Specifications |
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| Form Factor |
Touch Screen, QWERTY |
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| OS |
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) |
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| Size |
62 x 119.50 x 11.65mm |
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| Display |
3.1″ VGA, 640 x 480 pixels, scratch resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass |
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| Weight |
113g |
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| Processor |
1GHz |
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| Battery |
1600mAh |
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| Talk and Standby Time(1) |
Up to 8 hours of talktime and 13 days in standby |
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| Bands/Modes |
Dual-band WCDMA 850/1900/2100, 850/1700/2100, 900/2100
Quadband GSM 850/900/1800/1900,
HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 2Mbps,
EDGE Class 12, GPRS Class 12 |
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| Connectivity |
3.5mm headset jack, USB 2.0 HS, BOTA, PC Sync
3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities – Allows customers to connect up to five other Wi-Fi®-enabled devices and laptops |
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| Messaging/Web/Apps |
MMS, SMS, Email, IM (Dwnld Java, Embedded) |
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| Camera |
5MP auto focus with LED flash |
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| Audio |
FM Radio Receive, AAC, AAC+,
AAC+ Enhanced, AMR NB, MIDI, MP3, RA, WAV, WMA |
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| Video |
Capture/Playback/Streaming, H.264, MPEG4 |
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| Storage & Memory |
4G internal storage, expandable up to 32GB512 RAM |
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| Location Services |
aGPS (assisted) |
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| Pre-loaded Applications |
Access to Google Maps™ with Navigation, Google Talk™ and Web browsing |
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| Sensors |
eCompass, Accelerometer, Light and Proximity Sensor |
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Source: PRNewsWire
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A tweet from the Official Motorola Droid Bionic Twitter account has confirmed yesterday that September 8th will be the release date for the long-awaited handset. Of course we’ll likely get a full-on press announcement in the next few days as Motorola and Verizon really want to make sure this thing succeeds. A simple tweet is not enough to get the hype machine rolling so we look for Big Red to issue something in the next couple of days. Given we’re already seeing advertisements online for the Bionic, we’re expecting a huge push for the phone.
Via: Twitter
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