The folks over at The Verge have brought us a nano-SIM compromise that RIM and Motorola promised Apple, where both the Canada-based company as well as Motorola made updates to their design proposal in order to come to a solution which Cupertino …
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Motorola Droid 4 Ice Cream Sandwich build leaked
Posted by Edwin Kee on May 17th, 2012
Motorola’s Droid 4 has been waiting for a long, long time for the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system update, but it seems as though there is no end in sight to the amount of patience required for this wait. Well, it was boun…
Verizon slashes the price for the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX
Posted by Tyler Lee on May 14th, 2012
For those who might be a little tight on cash, you guys might have been trying to decide between spending an extra $100 on the Droid RAZR MAXX over its sibling with a smaller battery, the Droid RAZR. Well the good news is that if you’re still …
Motorola Defy/Defy+ gets highly functional Android 4.0.4 ROM
Posted by Tyler Lee on May 14th, 2012
The Motorola Defy and its sibling, the Defy+ aren’t exactly the most well known or most popular Android smartphones out there. However that’s not to say that there aren’t fans of the device out there and thanks to the hardworking Android d…
Motorola files patent for anti-smear displays
Posted by Tyler Lee on May 11th, 2012
The problem with glossy displays and glossy screen protectors is that while they certainly make colors on your smartphone/tablet look great, they do a poor job of keeping away all the smudges that naturally occurs with our touch-based devices. L…
US judge will allow Microsoft to continue selling their products with disputed patents
Posted by Tyler Lee on May 8th, 2012
For those of you who have been diligently following the tech scene, you’re no doubt aware that Motorola and Microsoft are embroiled in a patent infringement lawsuit. Motorola managed to get the upper hand with the German courts ruling in their…
Blue Motorola Droid RAZR outed in leaked screenshots
Posted by Tyler Lee on May 7th, 2012
If the black and purple variants of the Motorola Droid RAZR aren’t to your liking, you might be interested to learn that Verizon might have a blue version of the device coming up. Thanks to the folks over at Android Central, they have managed …
Motorola Droid 3 update coming, support documents already out
Posted by Edwin Kee on May 7th, 2012
Do you happen to own a Verizon Wireless Motorola Droid 3? Yes, this is not exactly the newest smartphone on the block, although it does come with a handy slide-out QWERTY keyboard just in case you have yet to get used to the standard touchscreen…
German court tells Microsoft to stop selling Xbox 360s
Posted by Edwin Kee on May 2nd, 2012
A German court in Mannheim ruled earlier this morning that Microsoft has actually infringed upon Motorola Mobility’s patents, and hence have requested Microsoft to stp selling their hugely popular Xbox 360 gaming consoles as well as Window…
Motorola triumphs over Apple’s “finger-swipe” patent claims
Posted by Tyler Lee on May 2nd, 2012
It certainly looks like Motorola on a streak when it comes to winning lawsuits. Earlier today we reported that Motorola had won an injunction against Microsoft for Windows 7 and the Xbox 360, and now it looks like a federal court judge in Chicag…
Motorola wins injunction against Windows 7 and Xbox 360 in Germany
Posted by Tyler Lee on May 2nd, 2012
While Apple and Samsung are set to hash out their differences and hopefully come to a settlement agreement, Motorola and Microsoft are still at each other’s throats and in the latest development, Motorola has won an injunction against Microsof…
Motorola Droid RAZR HD runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in China
Posted by Edwin Kee on April 24th, 2012
More than a week ago, we talked about the Motorola Droid RAZR HD named tipped in the EXIF data of a Motorola engineer’s Picasa album, and more than 7 days later, another leak has surfaced from China concerning the Droid RAZR HD, this time …
Motorola Wins Initial Ruling on Microsoft’s Xbox Patent Lawsuit
Posted by Pradeep Chandrasekaran on April 24th, 2012
In a report by Bloomberg yesterday, Motorola Mobility won a U.S International Trade Commission (ITC) Judge’s initial ruling to block imports of Microsoft’s Xbox systems. Although this is just an initial ruling, it is another step towards th…
Sprint rumored to launch Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE, successor to last year’s Photon 4G
Posted by Tyler Lee on April 24th, 2012
Back in 2011, Sprint launched the Motorola Photon 4G and now if the rumors are to be believed, a successor for the Photon 4G has been lined up and is reportedly dubbed the Photon Q 4G LTE, which we guess given its name will be compatible with th…
Motorola XT560 is a wallet-friendly Android handset
Posted by Tyler Lee on April 23rd, 2012
If you’re particularly strung up for cash or if you don’t see the point in paying hundreds of dollars for high-end Android phones, the Motorola XT560 might be a device worth checking out. The image above is courtesy of the folks from Android…
Android 4.0 dates for Motorola XOOM 3G/4G, HTC Rezound revealed? [Rumor]
Posted by Tyler Lee on April 20th, 2012
If you own a Motorola XOOM 3G/4G or a HTC Rezound, according to a post on reddit by an anonymous poster who claims to work for Verizon in “some capacity”, the highly-anticipated Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is expected to be headed your wa…
Verizon rolling out Droid RAZR and Droid RAZR MAXX updates
Posted by Tyler Lee on April 19th, 2012
Heads up Motorola Droid RAZR and Droid RAZR MAXX owners, it looks like an update is headed your way! Unfortunately this isn’t the highly-anticipated Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update, but updates are still a good thing and welcome anyway, …
Motorola Droid 4 update arrives, battery life improved
Posted by Edwin Kee on April 19th, 2012
The Motorola Droid 4 has been out for a couple of months over at Verizon Wireless already, happily surfing along the carrier’s 4G LTE network since then, and it is set to receive the first update since then. This update will obviously intr…
Android Partners Worried About Google and Motorola Collaboration
Posted by Pradeep Chandrasekaran on April 18th, 2012
After the famous acquisition by Google over mobile handset giant Motorola, the Mountain View search company claimed that it would be using the hardware from Motorola to only extend its patent portfolio to fight patent-related litigation law sui…
Leaked Benchmark Numbers Show Motorola Snapdragon S4 Phone
Posted by Pradeep Chandrasekaran on April 18th, 2012
A few benchmark numbers were discovered by the Blog of Mobile (via Engadget) which shows that Motorola might be looking to step away from Texas Instrument chipsets that have been used in the past to possible Qualcomm chips. According to the det…
Motorola Droid RAZR HD named tipped in EXIF data
Posted by Tyler Lee on April 16th, 2012
Back when Motorola announced the RAZR, several variants of the device made its way into China, and one of them featured a 720p HD display. With that information, we guess it is not a complete surprise to discover that Motorola could indeed be wo…
Motorola Droid 2 bugfix OTA update coming soon
Posted by Edwin Kee on April 16th, 2012
If you happen to be in possession of the Motorola Droid 2 and are running on the Verizon Wireless network, then you might want to keep a keen eye out for an update notification for a bugfix. This particular update might come in the form of an OT…
Google rumored to have offered Motorola’s handset division to Huawei
Posted by Tyler Lee on April 11th, 2012
Last year it was reported that Google announced their plans to acquire Motorola Mobility for a whopping $12.5 billion. The reason behind the acquisition was apparently namely for the patents that Motorola Mobility held that Google believed would…
Motorola Droid RAZR ICS soak test to start?
Posted by Edwin Kee on April 10th, 2012
It does seem as though the Motorola Droid RAZR might be starting to go through a soak test instead of the originally intended date last weekend, and Motorola declared on the testers’ forums that they will shelve plans for said 6.12.181 upd…
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Comments OffBest Buy and Motorola helps you save on a new smartphone with trade-in program
Posted by Edwin Kee on April 6th, 2012
We know that times are hard, and austerity measures are being passed left and right in governments all over the world, much to the chagrin of the working class. Well, Best Buy and Motorola knows that some of us do happen to be in need of a new s…
Android 4.0 update for Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX is a no-show
Posted by Tyler Lee on April 5th, 2012
Just last week we reported that according to a leaked screenshot, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was headed for the Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX come 4th April as a highly-anticipated update. Given that it’s already the 5th of April and still no u…
Webtop 3.0 Beta on Motorola Ice Cream Sandwich platform
Posted by Edwin Kee on April 4th, 2012
Motorola certainly pulled themselves back from the brink of disaster with the Motorola Droid, which I must say, proved to be quite the impressive smartphone when it was first released. Again, Motorola proved that they had the fight in them by ro…
Posted in Articles Tags: android, CellPhones, ice cream sandwich, motorola, Tablets, webtop Comments OffDroid RAZR, RAZR MAXX rumored to receive Android 4.0 update 4th April, HTC Rezound 6th April
Posted by Tyler Lee on April 2nd, 2012
It seems that according to an internal Best Buy leak, it looks like the retailer has managed to get their hands on information regarding the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for Verizon’s Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX and the HTC Rezound. Assu…
Posted in Articles Tags: android, CellPhones, droid razr, htc, leaked, motorola, RAZR Maxx, rezound, Rumors Comments OffCould Verizon be readying a Droid Bionic 2?
Posted by Tyler Lee on March 30th, 2012
Verizon launched the Motorola Droid Bionic last year and it looks like they might be back with its successor, the Droid Bionic 2. At least that’s what a form found on Asurion (a technology protection company) seemed to suggest. As pictured in …
Verizon DROID RAZR gets a DIY RAZR MAXX conversion kit
Posted by George Wong on March 28th, 2012
If you’re one of those Motorola DROID RAZR owners who felt cheated by Verizon after the DROID RAZR MAXX hit the streets, you’re not alone. However, it looks like there’s a solution for you – in the form of a 3rrd-party modifi…
Posted in Articles Tags: android, CellPhones, droid razr, droir razr maxx, motorola, verizon Comments OffMOTOACTV gets new activities and a new page
Posted by Edwin Kee on March 26th, 2012
Yes, we know that Motorola recently announced MOTOACTV Golf Edition, and here is more news on what Motorola calls as the “ultimate in fitness tracking and motivation” – by introducing additional activities as well as a more soc…
Motorola XOOM WiFi to receive a new update soon
Posted by George Wong on March 23rd, 2012
According to reports online, it looks like the Motorola XOOM WiFi Android tablet will be receiving an update soon. Some testers have started receiving emails about a new update on the way. There was no mention of what the update will be (we̵…
Motorola announces MOTOACTV Golf Edition for golf enthusiasts
Posted by Tyler Lee on March 22nd, 2012
Golf enthusiasts who are looking to bring their game to the next level might be interested in taking a look at the Motorola MOTOACTV Golf Edition, a joint effort between Motorola and three-time PGA Tour winner, Bubba Watson, with the device bein…
Motorola RAZR gets Android 2.3.6 update in Europe
Posted by George Wong on March 20th, 2012
It’s not Ice Cream Sandwich, but a new update is rolling out for Motorola RAZR (DROID RAZR in the US) owners in Europe. According to an announcement on Motorola Europe’s Facebook page, the update is rolling out today in the UK, Italy…
Motorola Korea introduces Smart Customer Service with LogMeIn
Posted by Tyler Lee on March 20th, 2012
Motorola owners in Korea, if you run into a problem with your device, it looks like Motorola has stepped up its customer service by introducing what they’re calling “Smart Customer Service”, which in reality is a remote diagnostics tool th…
ITC clears Motorola in patent infringement case against Apple
Posted by Tyler Lee on March 19th, 2012
Both Motorola and Apple have been duking it out for quite a while now regarding patent infringements, with each side claiming that the other allegedly infringed upon their patents. After one and a half years of battling each other, it looks like…
Motorola DROID Fighter shows up on camera
Posted by George Wong on March 19th, 2012
We’ve heard of the DROID Fighter in the past, with the phone’s name making an appearance on a list of upcoming Verizon devices and over the weekend it looks like the phone has finally surfaced. The folks over at Phone HK recently pos…
Verizon Motorola DROID Pro to receive a new update
Posted by George Wong on March 16th, 2012
A new update is arriving for the BlackBerry-ish Motorola DROID Pro from Verizon, and it’s not Ice Cream Sandwich. However it is a software update that fixes some problems that have been plaguing the phone and includes some upgrade to its a…
German court rules in favor of Motorola in case against Apple
Posted by Edwin Kee on March 16th, 2012
Apple’s stock might have passed the $600 mark for the first time in the company’s corporate history, making them the third most valuable company to date, and we do know that their new iPad (which has already been jailbroken) is also …
Motorola Turn domain names registered
Posted by George Wong on March 16th, 2012
It looks like Motorola has something new up its sleeves called the Motorola Turn – at least according to the latest batch of domain names registered by the company. We have yet to come across any mention of the name Motorola Turn, so we pretty…
Verizon DROID 2 Global update rolling out today
Posted by George Wong on March 9th, 2012
An update for the Motorola DROID 2 Global on Verizon has been reported to be rolling out today, so if you own the phone be sure to keep an eye out on the notification bar. While it’s not Ice Cream Sandwich for your phone, it does introduce…
Google Play Store app updated
Posted by George Wong on March 9th, 2012
Google Play was introduced a couple of days ago, and sure enough the update for the Android Market started rolling out on the same day. However, as some people might have noticed – the update to Google Play broke some versions of MotoBlur, lea…
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Posted by George Wong on March 8th, 2012
Bad news for those of you who have already bought your Motorola Xyboard tablets – and good news for those of you who haven’t picked one up and are thinking about it. Motorola has just announced the availability of its spill-proof Motorol…
Apple reportedly offering licensing deals to their Android competitors
Posted by Tyler Lee on March 7th, 2012
Apple has been embroiled in several legal disputes against their Android competitors, and most notably would be their legal battles with both Samsung and Motorola, where injunctions again each other’s products have been granted on an alarmingl…
Google, Motorola ordered to hand over Android data to Apple
Posted by Tyler Lee on March 6th, 2012
Apple and Motorola have been butting heads quite a bit lately over in the German courts, and now it seems that over in the US, the courts have ordered both Google and Motorola to hand over information about the development of Android over to App…
Motorola says nothing will change after Google’s acquisition
Posted by George Wong on March 2nd, 2012
Ever since Google announced its intentions to purchase Motorola Mobility, people started getting concerned about how it would affect Android. Would Motorola have access to the Android operating system before everyone else? Would Android still be…
Motorola statement in Apple ruling
Posted by Edwin Kee on March 1st, 2012
Remember our earlier story not too many hours ago that saw Apple notch up yet another victory in Germany? Well, there are two sides of a story, just like the two faces on a coin. Motorola did send us an email, and here is what they have to say f…
Apple picks up win against Motorola in German photo gallery patent injunction
Posted by Edwin Kee on March 1st, 2012
The Munich I Regional Court earlier today decided that Apple deserved to have the upper hand in the injunction against all Motorola products which violate a patent concerning “portable electronic device[s] for photo management.” To p…
Beats Audio hacked onto the Motorola Photon 4G
Posted by Tyler Lee on February 28th, 2012
One of the perks of owning HTC’s recently launched series of Android smartphones is that they come with Beats Audio integration. Well if you’re not really a fan of HTC’s products but you’d like that feature, you’re in luck as the Beats…
Google’s Andy Rubin reassures they will not play favorites with Motorola
Posted by Tyler Lee on February 28th, 2012
When Google announced their plans to acquire Motorola Mobility, many were curious and worried about what Google’s plans for the company were. Some have speculated that Google might be interested in churning out Android handsets of their own an…
