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Motorola DROID 4 cases ready to go out the door sans the phone
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What good is a case for a phone that hasn't been announced yet? Well, you could try to fool everyone around you by putting it to your ear and faking a conversation. "Yeah, Mom. She walked out on me again," you could say, and that would probably attract some attention. Or, you could give it to someone as a belated holiday gift and let him/her figure out how to buy the phone. But perhaps the best use of the case is as a tool that tells us that the next model in the distinguished DROID series is close to getting launched. And that is the situation with the Motorola DROID 4 as a couple of photographs show that cases for the handset are already being shipped out to some retailers.
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Secret Motorola XOOM project hints at Android 4.0 update
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Motorola recently posted a message in its XOOM owners forums alerting customers that the company is working on a confidential project for the XOOM. Any owner of the Wi-Fi-only “Google Experience Device” version of the XOOM can choose to participate. What remains unknown, however, is what the “confidential project” exactly is. We doubt Motorola would spend too much time adding new features or making too many tweaks to the tablet now that a new model has launched, so we think it’s more likely that the company is working on a test version of Ice Cream Sandwich. Motorola confirmed that in October that it plans to issue an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update to the XOOM, RAZR and DROID BIONIC. ...
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Motorola Fire with two SIM card slots launched in Brazil
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Motorola is launching a dual-SIM version of its entry level Fire smartphone in Brazil. Aside from the additional SIM card slot, we don’t see any other changes under the hood. In that sense, expect the same 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen with full QWERTY keyboard beneath, 3-megapixel camera, 600MHz processor, HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, GPS, Bluetooth, memory card slot, while Android 2.3 Gingerbread is running the show with Moto’s Switch UI singing on top.
In case you wonder, we’ve no idea whether this baby will be available in other markets. We also don’t know the price. However, we do know that even if it’s not released in the other parts of the world, you’ll most likely be able to grab yourse...
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Costco cuts Motorola DROID BIONIC to $99 including accessories
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If you are looking for a great deal on a high-end Android phone, it will be hard to top the bundle Costco has put together for the Motorola DROID BIONIC. Thanks to an eagle-eyed loyal reader who spotted the offer on the Costco web site, we can tell you that for $99.99 not only do you get the handset, but you also walk out of the store with a navigation dock, extra battery charger and a desktop dock. The value of these accessories alone adds up to more than $100 smackers!
The Motorola DROID BIONIC has lost some of its luster thanks to the sexy looking Motorola DROID RAZR, but the device will still be getting an update to Android 4.0 according to the manufacturer. And just in case the specs ha...
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Motorola, T-Mobile explain use of Carrier IQ
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Last week Sprint, AT&T, Samsung, and HTC responded to Senator Al Franken's request for more information on how they were using Carrier IQ on their customers' phones, and to what extent it was deployed. Yesterday, T-Mobile and Motorola submitted their responses to the letter.
T-Mobile says that it uses Carrier IQ on some of its high-end smartphones, including the HTC Amaze 4G and the Samsung Galaxy S II. It estimates that there are approximately 450,000 devices in use on its network that report data collected from Carrier IQ software. As with the other carriers, T-Mobile says that it does not collect the content of text messages and emails sent and received with devices, but it does note that...
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ITC judge issues initial ruling that Motorola infringes Microsoft patent
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Well, it's a busy holiday week for the International Trade Commission. The agency just announced an initial ruling that Motorola infringed on four claims of Microsoft patent number 6,370,566, which deals with "generating meeting requests and group scheduling from a mobile device," but not the six other patents that were part of last year's ITC complaint. This is an initial ruling by an administrative judge at this point, unlike yesterday's judgement issued by the ITC, which theoretically banned the sale and import of some HTC phones beginning in April 2012.
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Motorola DROID 4 makes appearance again on DROIDDOES web site
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The latest model in the series that started Androidmania, the Motorola DROID 4, has been rumored to be launching on December 22nd which is this Thursday. This DROID will not only have LTE connectivity, but will also feature the slide out physical QWERTY keyboard that is a hallmark of Motorola DROID handsets. The image found on the DROIDDOES site reveals some specs of the Motorola DROID 4, including the 1.2GHz dual-core processor and the 1GB of DDR2 RAM aboard the device. An 8MP rear facing camera shoots video in 1080p while the front facing shooter takes self portraits and does video chat in HD. The DROID 4 is equipped with a 4inch qHD display and the 16GB of native storage can be pumped up ...
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Motorola Xoom receives early Android 4.0.3 build as Google adds source code to AOSP
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Since Android 4.0.3 is the "base version" for Ice Cream Sandwich, Google has added the source code for it to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). The build supports two devices — we've already seen the update roll out for the Nexus S, but the other is a device that was also launched in direct partnership with Google: the Motorola Xoom (Wi-Fi). True to form, the enterprising hackers at XDA-Developers have already compiled it into a bootable ROM for the Motorola Xoom.
The build is certainly not for the faint of heart: the camera doesn't work and there are likely plenty of other bugs, and as an AOSP-build it also doesn't include Google Apps. All that might be the bad news, but the good news ...
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Motorola Defy Mini lands at the FCC
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While digging through the FCC' database this morning, we stumbled upon a yet-unannounced device from camp Motorola. Bearing the Defy Mini moniker and XT320 model name, the smartphone could be another rugged, yet smart offering, much similar to the Motorola DEFY+, but smaller in size.
The FCC filing for the Motorola Defy Mini does not reveal much, but it is rumored that the smartphone measures 109.0 by 58.5 by 12.6 millimeters and weighs 107 grams. It is also said that it has a HVGA touchscreen, 512MB of RAM, a 5-megapixel camera with an LED flash, a 1390 mAh battery, GPS, and a microSD card slot. In terms of software, the Defy Mini is expected to run Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
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DROID RAZR in white comes tomorrow – can you guess why?
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Though it may seem like an exercise in foolish re-reporting to speak on this white version of the DROID RAZR again when we announced it earlier this month, it’s availability for tomorrow (the 15th of December) should strike you hard enough to bring about a bit more buzz than this device otherwise would. Since the DROID RAZR was released in its original black/gray form last month (our full review able to be found here), another color for the casing of this device is essentially just a paint job on the same cool sharpness: but besides the OTHER device you’re more than likely aware is almost certainly coming to Verizon tomorrow, recognize this: the DROID XYBOARDs are being cross-promoted with t...
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European Xoom 3Gs receiving Android 3.2
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Last month, European Wi-Fi Xooms received the latest version of Honeycomb, and now it's coming to its more mobile 3G-bearing sibling. The update includes a new apps scaling feature so that apps designed for the smaller screen display better on larger devices, along with support for SD card expansion. According to forum posts by a Motorola support representative, the update is rolling out now to Austria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany (both retail and T-Mobile versions), Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. Confusingly, the forum posts direct users towards the My Xoom support pages for more information, but nothing r...
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EU regulators temporarily suspend review of Google's planned Motorola Mobility buy
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European Union regulators have temporarily stopped investigating Google’s planned $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility until more information is made available. The antitrust investigation will resume after “certain documents that are essential to its evaluation of the transaction” are provided to the European Union, Amelia Torres, a spokeswoman for the government agency explained. The suspension went into effect on December 6th and it is unclear how long it will last. Bloomberg said the regulatory investigation is expected to finish up sometime next year. Google announced on August 15th its intentions to purchase Motorola Mobility. At least one expert has said the deal will be a “...
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Europe puts Google's acquisition of Motorola on hold
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Google’s massive $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola is still pending reviews in various markets, but in Europe it has temporarily been put on hold as the European Commission (EC) required more documents from the companies.
The EC is probing the deal for threats to competition and has halted the review process until it has been granted “certain documents that are essential to its evaluation of the transaction,” EC spokeswoman Amelia Torres said. The deal was suspended on December 6th.
Earlier Motorola clarified that the need for institutional approval might delay the closing of the deal to 2012. The search giant is planning the purchase in an attempt to get its Android patent portfolio for...
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Motorola lays out Ice Cream Sandwich update plans
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If you’ve picked up a new Motorola Droid Razr, you’re probably wondering when you’re going to get the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade. Well, Motorola feels your pain and it has written a blog post outlining its Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade plans.
Motorola doesn’t hit on many new beats, as it reiterates that the Droid Razr, Droid Bionic and Xoom will definitely get the 4.0 upgrade but it does give us a deeper look at what it takes to upgrade these devices to the latest version of Android. The process goes like this: Google open sources the latest version, Motorola adapts that to its devices and adds its own touches like MotoCast, it stabilizes the upgrade, submits that to carrier certifi...
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Motorola promises Android 4.0 ICS upgrades for DROID RAZR, DROID BIONIC, XOOM (again)
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Motorola has posted a rather lengthy explanation of the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade process to its corporate blog, where it details the four major steps that need to occur before a software update is made available to users. Unfortunately, the company doesn't provide any extra information as to exactly when the Android 4.0 upgrade for existing devices will be released or when it plans to launch new devices with Android 4.0 already on them. It did reiterate its previous commitment to bring the new software to the DROID RAZR, DROID BIONIC, and XOOM tablet, but it has yet to provide an exact timeframe.
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