March 7th, 2010
Yes weird as it sounds and geeky for sure! The idea of combining several cellphone displays by just placing them next to each other is certainly impressive and Motoorla is on it (the only problem is I don’t see a very practical use of this). According to this patent (“Reconfigurable Multiple-Screen Display”) filed by Motorola you can stream a video in parts on more than one cellphone at once and thus create a larger output by aligning the displays of these cellphones next to each other. See the diagram below to get some clarity:
So next (more…)
Categories: Concept / Educative, Future WIP, motorola, smartphones |
Tags: future mobiles, innovation, motopatent, motorola patent, smartphone patent, video on mobile patent | No Comments
February 16th, 2010
We have already seen the Motorola Backflip and the Motorola CLIQ/DEXT, the two Android powered phones from Motorola featuring its custom MOTOBLUR user interface. Joining the league is the latest Motorola QUENCH which would be known as Motorola CLIQ XT in the US. The handset would be available in US exclusively through T-Mobile. (more…)
Categories: Android, Announcements, Launch Pad, Tech Industry News, motorola |
Tags: cliq xt, motoblur, motorola, motorola cliq xt, motorola quench, mwc 10, mwc 2010, quench, swype | No Comments
February 8th, 2010
When it comes to design, Motorola is coming out with something entirely new and impressive these days. After a backwords flipping QWERTY with the Motorola Backflip, here comes multiple orientation keyboard phone — Motosplit. The rumored Motosplit is expected to have a unique form-factor, according to the leaked design image shown above. The phone is rumored to be featuring a multi-sliding keyboard. The keyboard can be a numeric keypad as well as a full QWERTY because it uses touch sensitive monochrome displays for keys.
The cut-outs for the ‘touch-keys’ match the counter of a standard finger to make typing easier. The key label would change according to the slide layout in use. The keyboard can be slide downwards for use as a standard numerical keypad and can also slide sideways to be used as QWERTY in landscape mode.
Other rumored specifications include a screen-size same as that of the Motorola Droid (3.7“, 480 x 854) and a snapdragon 1GHz processor. The phone is expected to be official in Q3 2010.
via [AndroidCommunity] (more…)
Categories: Android, Leaked / Spyshots, motorola, rumor |
Tags: Android, changing qwerty, motorola, motorola android, motorola motosplit, motosplit, rumor, touch qwerty, touchscreen qwerty | 1 Comment
January 29th, 2010
Motorola CEO Mr Sanjay Jha revealed during their last quarter earnings call that they are indeed working on a Google branded phone. I can imagine that a co like Motorola that is making a comeback to the mobile arena and going profitable again with good releases like the Droid, needs to gather some media spotlight / momentum before it actually rolls out devices and this early disclosure of ‘Motoogle‘ phone is nothing but that. Mr Jha didn’t give any specific details on the Google branded phone, but this announcement comes just days after we heard the Droid 2 / Nexus 2 report. So did we really see the next Google phone as pictures below?
Apple / Palm often claim their software+hardware integration is unmatched. And perhaps this is where Google and Microsoft are now working towards, by closely working with handset manufacturers to (more…)
Categories: Android, motorola, smartphones |
Tags: Android, droid, droid 2, google phone, motogoogle, motorla google phone, nexus 2, nexus one, nexus two | 3 Comments
January 17th, 2010
With Android OS version 2.x Google has really went aggressive in the smartphone market. They pushed the Motorola Droid and the Nexus One beyond belief and managed to create a good hype for the Android superphones. Now this alien looking (Droid II?) that you see in the picture above has leaked out to wow us. Dubbed the Motorola Shadow Phantom this device has the MotoDroid DNA, but rumors suggest that this might be the upcoming upgrade to the Google Nexus (Nexus Two?).
Fueling the rumors of Motorola making the next update to the Google Nexus series was Mr Sanjay Jha’s (CEO Motorlola) presence during the original Nexus One (made by HTC) launch. As engadget points out, this may be nothing more than a fan made render, but this one sure looks sexy. Personally though the little edge on the bottom for just a strap isn’t something I would expect in smartphones of 2010, enough for me to mark this as a fake. Another shot after the break. (more…)
Categories: Android, Leaked / Spyshots, motorola, smartphones |
Tags: 2010, android 2010, droid 2, google phone, motorola droid, motorola shadow, nexusone 2, nexustwo, shadown phantom | 2 Comments
January 16th, 2010
Motorola is working so close with Android, that anything new from Motorola these days has Android written over it. From Motorola Droid to the recently leaked Motorola Sholes and even an Android app store, its Android all the way for Motorola. Add to the list, the leaked (more…)
Categories: Android, motorola, rumor, smartphones |
Tags: Android, app store, motorola droid, motorola mb 511, motorola rumor, motorola ruth, motorola ruth specs, motorola sholes | No Comments
January 12th, 2010
The Motorola Droid running Android OS v2.1 has a minor security flaw which makes the phone data easily accessible by anyone. The Droid has a security lock which when active requires an unlock pattern in order to access the phone’s data. The bug easily bypasses this security lock when the user receives a call. (This should be a issue with Android v 2.0 and Droid being the only handset featuring it)
On receiving a call, pressing the “Back” icon makes (more…)
Categories: Android, Security, motorola |
Tags: android flaw, bug, droid, droid security bug, droid security flaw, motorola droid | No Comments
January 7th, 2010
Motorola has officially announced the Motorola Backflip, the phone with a unique form factor we told you about. The Motorolla Backflip is a full touchscreen on the front and a full QWERTY keyboard at the back. Instead of sliding out the keyboard, the user needs to pull the front up and flip it backwards to get the phone in the typing position. Oh, and not to miss… it runs Android 2.1.
The Motorola Backflip is promoted as the ultimate social networking phone though the design of the Ice Phone tripleflip we saw last year at CES was much more appealing. The phone features Motorola’s MOTOBLUR (more…)
Categories: Android, motorola, smartphones |
Tags: android 2.1, backflip, ces, ces 10, ces 2010, motorola, motorola ackflip specifications, motorola backflip, motorola backslip specs | 2 Comments
January 1st, 2010
When it comes to Android, Motorola and HTC seems to be the top phone manufacturers putting a huge stake on the Google’s open source operating system. After the success of Droid, Motorola has been working on a number of new android handsets and even on an android application store. The latest rumors are that Motorola is all set to unveil two more Android devices next week at CES.
According to Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry, Motorola may announce two new android handsets in CES 2010, one on each AT&T and Verizon. Both the handsets are expected to have an OLED acreen and a slide-out QWERTY. The AT&T handset is expected to be the rumored Motorola Backflip (shown in picture above). Backflip has a (more…)
Categories: Android, Leaked / Spyshots, motorola, rumor |
Tags: Android, ces, ces 2010, motorola, motorola android, motorola backflip, motorola ces 2010, motorola sholes | 2 Comments
December 24th, 2009
A number of users have reported an issue with a loose battery cover on the Motorola Droid. Flicker user Anticitizen had gone to Verizon to rectify the same issue and got “an answer” in the form of a Verizon Band-Aid, as shown above.
A band-aid to for a loose battery cover on a $200 phone? Verizon seriously needs to develop a better solution to the problem.
[via Gizmodo]
Categories: Weird or not?, motorola |
Tags: droid, droid bandaid, droid battery cover, droid battery cover solution, motorola, motorola droid, motorola droid loose battery cover, motorola droid verizon bandaid, verison bandaid, verizon | No Comments
December 22nd, 2009
The Motorola XT701, aka Motorola Sholes, is the latest smartphone from Motorola. The pictures shown here are the unofficial leaked images of the phone. The handset is said to be headed to the Chinese market. The images have supposedley been leaked from China’s FCC, which is also called the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The handset has been approved by them and is expected to hit the Chinese market by early 2010.
Though the images above show an 8MP camera, the leaked specifications mention a 5MP camera. Below are the leaked specs of the handset. Apparently, the Sholes branding was the (more…)
Categories: Android, Leaked / Spyshots, motorola |
Tags: Android, motorola rumor, motorola sholes, motorola sholes image, motorola sholes specs, motorola xt701 | 4 Comments
December 13th, 2009
Motorola is working on its web-based application store for Android called “SHOP4APPS”. Android and Me got a sneak peek of the application store during its testing.
Are they building an application store for just a couple of devices? Motorola sure sees a bright future for itself in Android. With the Android Market already in place, an introduction of a Motorola-branded Android application store would give its users more options to shop for apps.
The purchase of applications can be done through (more…)
Categories: Android, Future WIP, motorola |
Tags: Android, android app store, android applications, android market, apps, motorola, motorola app store, shop4apps | 7 Comments
December 4th, 2009
Droid users are in for a early update with some bug fixes and ‘framework behavioral changes’ coming in the v2.01 of Android OS. Verizon has confirmed that the update shall be pushed Over-the-air in coming weeks. 2.01 also includes a “Sync Tester” application to provide quick and easy testing of third-party sync adapters. Google has also outed a new build of the v1.6.
The update might also fix an autofocus issue with the Droid camera that became popular recently with the bug being triggered by the date. The Droid also takes a new shot at iPhone with its new commercial. So is the iPhone all about look? I guess not, but Verizon remains aggressive with the Droid vs iPhone hype. Video downstairs (more…)
Categories: Android, Videos, motorola |
Tags: android 2, android 2.0.1, commercial, droid, droid ad, iphone killer, motorola droid | No Comments
December 1st, 2009
Motorola Droid, the closest competitor to the iPhone, tried to gain some publicity through the iPhone platform (Update: the author didn’t meant to imply that Motorola pushed this app via the developer). The handset, which is the first one to be powered by Android 2.0, introduced an application for the iPhone. The app obviously didn’t make it through the AppStore censors.
The iDroid application developed by Sawvv App did nothing but advertise the Motorola Droid through the AppStore. It showed the glowing red droid eye on the home screen. A click on the droid eye would show the different features of the Motorola Droid in bullet points. The features mostly included the ones that were the shortcomings of the iPhone, such as the slide-out QWERTY keypad, the ability to run multiple applications, and the (more…)
Categories: Android, Apple, motorola |
Tags: Android, idroid, iphone, iphone app, motorola droid | 5 Comments
November 23rd, 2009
If there is something that the LG Cookie, Samsung Star/Corby, and the upcoming Nokia 5230 has taught Motorola, it’s the potential of a low-cost touchscreen. It seems that Motorola has taken this to heart and is hitting this segment with “Crush”. Crush has a simple candybar handset design that resembles the Dell Mini 3i, featuring a capacitive touchscreen and two buttons on the top (lock and power). With a 2 year contract and a $50 mail-in rebate, US Cellular will probably look to sell more than just a handful of this phone. But having something like the Palm Pixi available at $99 certainly ‘crushes’ the MotoCrush. I need not mention here but this ain’t gonna bring ground breaking sales to either Motorola or US Cellular.
No information on both the internal memory and the OS is provided, but this phone probably Linux, as seen in the A760 / A1200 series from Motorola.
Features: (more…)
Categories: Launch Pad, motorola |
Tags: cheap touchscreen, motocrush, motorola, motorola crush, touchscreen, us cellular | No Comments
November 7th, 2009
The much awaited Motorold Droid and HTC Droid Eris are now up for sale. Both the handsets are amazing and both feature Google’s Android OS. The Motorola Droid is available for $199 with a two year contract while the HTC Droid Eris is availabe for $99 with a two year contract. Both the phones are availabe on Verizon Wireless.
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Categories: Android, HTC, motorola, smartphones |
Tags: droid verizon, htc droid, htc droid eris, motorola droid, motorola droid android, motorola droid verizon, wireless nov 6 | No Comments
October 31st, 2009
It’s time to get to know the Motorola Droid before its launch on 6th November. The launch kit and user manual have been leaked by an AndroidCentral user. The documents take you through the components and workings of the Droid.
So, (more…)
Categories: Android, First look, mobile app, motorola, smartphones |
Tags: droid, droid launch kit, droid manual, droid user manual, droid verizon, motorola android droid, motorola droid, verizon droid motorola, wireless nov 6 | No Comments
October 29th, 2009
Everytime an overpriced touchscreen cellphone is announced, it instantly gets the title of an “iPhone killer”. Of course none of them have managed to come close to fulfilling the title. We are not trying to follow the trend here, but the latest handset to be released by Motorola is one that can quite possibly be an ‘Iphone Killer’. The phone we are talking about is the Motorola Droid!
The Motorola Droid is coming to (more…)
Categories: Android, First look, mobile app, motorola, smartphones |
Tags: droid google maps app, droid iphone, droid iphone killer, droid verizon, motorola droid, motorola droid android, motorola droid verizon wireless nov 6 | 23 Comments
October 19th, 2009
Verizon has kicked off a campaign promoting the upcoming smartphone ‘Droid’. Expected to go on sale sometime in November, the Droid is Verizon’s response to the Apple iPhone. The advertising campaign ‘Droid Does’ has been targeting the iPhone drawbacks aggressively on the web aswell as television. And to fuel the fire we have a series of leaks by BGR, that shows off the Android OS 2.0 and the Motorola Sholes that we saw earlier. Sholes is branded as Droid by Verizon and the early review looks positive. Both Verizon and Motorola are (more…)
Categories: Android, motorola, smartphones |
Tags: android os 2.0, droid, droid does, motodroid, motorola droid, motorola sholes, sholes | 12 Comments
September 12th, 2009
Motorola has went official with its first Android device: Cliq. Motorola has a custom UI called the MotoBlur running on the Android OS, which sure gives the HTC’s Sense UI a run for its money. T-Mobile would launch the Moto Android in US as Cliq and globally it shall be branded as the ‘Dext’ featuring a 3G, full QWERTY keyboard, 3.1″ touchscreen, 5MP camera, GPS, WiFi and a 3.5mm headphone jack. While Palm has learnt its lesson and integrated a minimum of 8GB internal memory, I wonder what stops Motorola from doing the same. Cliq has 512mb of internal storage and supports MicroSD memory of upto 32GB.
Motorola has identified the growing momentum of social media and its synergy with smartphone users. The MotoBlur lets you manage your online presence at one place and you can update your statues on all your favorite social networks all at once. Twitter, Facebook, Picasa, Gmail, Myspace etc all find their place in the UI. Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha stressed the importance of a mobile OS that supports multithreaded multitasking, which sure is an area where the Android OS betters the iPhone.
Cliq / Dext is one of the many Android handsets that are hitting the stores before year end and this surely isn’t something that would revolutionize the smartphone market. But we hope this to be the beginning of a revival for Motorola.
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Categories: Android, First look, Launch Pad, motorola |
Tags: android cliq, dext, motoblur, motorola blur, motorola clix | 5 Comments
