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Motorola Insider Blame Game: Engineers Shoved Designers Aside

These days, most in-the-know folks would sooner eat glass than carry a Motorola phone. The company has shredded its reputation by failing to address basic interface design issues: freeze-prone software, head-scratching menus, keys that demand Herculean strength. It's baffling that such a venerable company could build such frustrating phones, considering the zillions presumably spent on development. How did Motorola make such a bollocks of its wireless division? Now that the company has annointed new wireless division chief Sanjay Jha, we surveyed former staffers for the inside scoop, as well as their advice on how to right the ship. More »

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11:00 AM on Wed Aug 20 2008
By Brendan I. Koerner
18,544 views, 67 comments

Latest by N/A: This article doesn't match the reality of it as I knew it. Mechanical (cellular handset) development engineers at motorola are more »

windows mobile

Motorola's Q Going Windows Mobile 6.1 Through AT&T

The Motorola Q is finally getting the Windows Mobile 6.1 treatment through AT&T, who's stores are said to be taking in shipments of a new silver version of the handset. This is good news for enterprise customers who are tied into the WinMo world. No word yet on when these will hit the shelves, or if there will be an upgrade available for current AT&T Q9h owners, but it's likely we'll hear something soon. [BGR]

10:00 PM on Tue Aug 19 2008
By Matt Hickey
2,398 views, 12 comments

Latest by ClintonOddfellow: I've had WiMo 6.1 on my Sprint Q9c for a while -- the update dramatically increased overall usability (threaded SMS, more »

jay-z headphones

Jay-Z's Motorola Bluetooth Headphones Start East Coast/West Coast Rapper Headphone War

Jay-Z's upcoming Bluetooth headphones don't look nearly as good as Dr. Dre's noise canceling version, but their mere existence sparks a new East Coast/West Coast gadget war. We can't tell which we would prefer without looking at them, but Jay's model has the benefit of being smaller and wireless Bluetooth enabled, which is totally different from noise canceling ones you use when you're on a train or plane. Our prediction is that Diddy will come out with a pair of in-ear buds sometime within the next six months. [FCC via Crave via Engadget]

4:20 PM on Tue Aug 19 2008
By Jason Chen
3,892 views, 24 comments

Latest by N/A: @Rabid Penguin: R. Kelly's "gadgets" typically aren't used "in-ear", per se. Though he does encourage their use with the 13 more »

sprint

Sprint's New Flip Phones: Sanyo Katana Eclipse and Motorola RAZR VE20

As revealed in that leaked Sprint roadmap from last month, Sanyo's Katana Eclipse and the RAZR VE20 become real phones today. The Eclipse is replacing the DLX, and it's headline gimmick feature is that the sides light up, rave style. And the VE20 is an, um, RAZR, but slightly less loathsome than usual. More »

10:40 AM on Mon Aug 18 2008
By matt buchanan
4,559 views, 7 comments

Latest by N/A: @theMOE: Indeed I actually like sprint iverall for service and such but my contracts up next month and other than more »

moto

Blurred Photos Show Latest Motorola RAZR VE20 Coming to Sprint

Over at PhoneArena they've got a bunch of pics that show the upcoming new Motorola RAZR phone, the VE20. Through the blur you can see the phone is mirrored, features the classic laser-cut keypad and has a touch-sensitive pad on the outer shell like the V9m. The cell has a 2-megapixel cam, a QVGA main display which is "very crisp" and will apparently be the first phone to allow you listen to as well as watch NFL broadcasts through the NFL Mobile Live application. It's due to be a Sprint exclusive, out August 17th. [PhoneArena]

5:58 AM on Wed Aug 13 2008
By Kit Eaton
7,435 views, 24 comments

Latest by Phydeaux: I know for an absolute, 100% fact that this phone is not a Sprint exclusive. And no, it's not going to more »

motorola atila

Motorola Alexander's QWERTY-Free Cousin: The Atila

It's been about a week since spy shots of the Motorola Alexander surfaced, and it appears that it will be followed by an inbred cousin dubbed "Atila" that was born without a QWERTY keyboard. It will also be the first Motorola device with tri-band UMTS/HSDPA. Other features include: quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 1.8Mbps HSUPA, 2.8″ QVGA 240 x 320 screen, Wi-Fi b/g, a Qualcomm 7201A chipset and Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. As usual, no release date or pricing has been announced just yet. [BGR]

2:16 PM on Mon Aug 11 2008
By Sean Fallon
3,261 views, 16 comments

Latest by maevro: WM 6.1 Professional. At least it is a professional device rather then a standard device. more »

motorola alexander

Motorola Alexander Cellphone Spy Shot: It Doesn't Look Like a Savior

It has been a few months since we first heard about the upcoming "Alexander" phone from Motorola—a release that was considered a do-or-die for the company. BGR has managed to snag a spy shot of the phone that clearly shows a Windows Mobile platform running (listed at 6.1 but may be 7) as opposed to UIQ and what appears to be a vertical sliding QWERTY. It's still slated for a Q4 release, but I don't see it bringing Moto back from the brink or anything. [BGR]

1:19 PM on Tue Aug 5 2008
By Sean Fallon
4,885 views, 22 comments

Latest by N/A: @barkolounger: you sound like the patent officer in that urban myth, you know the one that supposedly said "everything that more »

motorola

Motorola Cannot Possibly Stop Sucking Until After Mid-2009

Motorola's mobile devices division has a new CEO, Sanjay Jha, from Qualcomm. Huzzah! With some new direction, maybe they'll stop doing that massive sucking thing they've been doing for the last couple years, right? Sure, but not anytime soon. In a conference call shortly after his official coronation, he admits that "between here and the middle of next year" not much can change—you'll have to wait until the second half of 2009 to see the new (and hopefully less sucky) Motorola. Meaning we've got another year of Razrs, ROKRS and Qs to look foward to. Sigh. [Silicon Alley Insider]

4:10 PM on Mon Aug 4 2008
By matt buchanan
2,309 views, 25 comments

Latest by N/A: @mandrax: Apple still sucks more »

whdi

Sony, Sharp, Hitachi, Samsung and Motorola Agree on Amimon Whole-House Wireless HD Standard

Be happy: A new wireless HD video standard guarantees that major brands including Sony, Sharp, Hitachi, Samsung and Motorola will have interoperable wireless video streaming. Amimon—the chip makers behind the "video modem" wireless HD tech we've been seeing on and off for the last few years, and most recently in Belkin's Flywire—is announcing the WHDI consortium with the above members, formed to standardize their wireless HD spec and embed it in member companies' TVs, projectors and HD video sources. The result is a network of HD components, streaming uncompressed 1080p video not just through one room like competing UWB standards, but to and from any source to any TV in your entire home, with a range comparable to Wi-Fi. Pretty impressive stuff. More »

5:00 AM on Wed Jul 23 2008
By John Mahoney
6,797 views, 20 comments

Latest by DaSmith: Oh man... do they really have to begin another f-ing format war?! Stupid companies. more »

law suits

Moto Sues Former Exec For Jumping Ship To Apple

Motorola, upset that one of its former executives might be violating a no-compete clause in his contract, has sued him for going to work at Apple with the iPhone as an executive in sales. The contention isn't just sour grapes, says Moto, but that the exec, Michael Fenger, has intimate knowledge of Motorola's "trade secrets and customer relationships". But let's be clear here: The people who settled for a free RAZR are not the people waiting in like for the iPhone. We'll see what happens. Non-compete suits are usually pretty cut and dry, but this one could get interesting, if not humorous. [Yahoo! News]

11:30 PM on Fri Jul 18 2008
By Matt Hickey
4,006 views, 38 comments

Latest by N/A: "The people who settled for a free RAZR are not the people waiting in like for the iPhone." Um, that would more »

MOTOROKR E8 Review

Lightning Review: Motorola ROKR E8 Music Phone

The Gadget: The Moto E8 ROKR is a candybar music phone that makes use of a touch-sensitive, haptic feedback panel on the bottom half of the phone. It's nearly buttonless, save for a few on the side. More »

1:00 PM on Fri Jul 4 2008
By Adrian Covert
18,302 views, 20 comments

Latest by Ypoknons: Prices can change, hardware can't. I mean, unlocked in HK this phone is $300 (us conversion). It's more a matter of more »

Napolean

Motorola's "Napolean" Q World Phone Gets Leaked: CDMA + GSM Included

Motorola's got another Q in the queue in the form of the new Napolean world phone. It's a CDMA smartphone for Verizon that does double duty with GSM, so you can use it pretty much anywhere. It also includes Wi-Fi if you're not feeling like using its EV-DO Revision A or EDGE data, runs Windows Mobile 6.1, and includes a fingerprint scanner and a 2-megapixel camera with flash. It sounds like a great phone for world travelers, but probably overkill for anyone else. [BGR]

7:30 PM on Thu Jul 3 2008
By Matt Hickey
4,495 views, 21 comments

Latest by N/A: @adamator: as inferior to what? the Iphone?! Dont make me laugh. If it wasnt for the massive people buying a crap more »

htc touch pro

Verizon and Sprint Both Getting Blessed With HTC Touch Pro and Diamond

If you're craving HTC's Diamond or Touch Pro (aka Raphael) it looks you're going be satisfied no matter what carrier you're on. Phone Arena says the CDMA flavors of both will hit Sprint AND Verizon, so there's no need to bounce to another carrier to get your hands on one. No word on the dates. In a side note, Moto's Blaze is due on Big Red by Sept. 22, if you're interested in a meh touchscreen phone. [Phone Arena, Thanks Matthew]

8:01 PM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By matt buchanan
44,615 views, 28 comments

Latest by N/A: Too bad Sprint doesn't support MMS... more »

verizon

Verizon Gets Rhapsody Subscriptions, DRM-Free Downloads

Verizon customers with certain VCAST phones have some new options for buying music, thanks to Rhapsody. First off, the $15 per month, all-the-songs-you-can-guzzle subscription service is offered on LG's Decoy and Dare, Moto's W755 and Samsung's SCH-u550, Glyde, and Juke, and will be available for the Chocolate 3 when it's out. Also, $2 over-the-air download tracks now come with a DRM-free MP3 version that you can snag on your computer with VCAST/Rhapsody software. If you can hold your horses and wait till you're on a PC to download, DRM-free tracks are yours for a buck, which can be sideloaded onto the phone like usual. Press release after the jump. [Verizon] More »

12:01 AM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Benny Goldman
3,955 views, 4 comments

Latest by roflwaffles: Awesome, im already a subscriber, so hopefully my phone supports this. more »

motorola

Motorola Blaze Adds Another Touch Screen Handset to the Pile

The Boy Genius Report has a first look at Motorola's answer to the "Touch Screen Wars," called the Blaze. From the looks of the branding, this touchy-feely handset is coming to Verizon, complete with a special Verizon-only operating system. BGR says the touch screen is decent, and the mobile browser is "OK," but nothing to write home about. Email and texting functionality are also lambasted by BGR, as is the crush-the-screen-to-make-it-work haptic touchscreen feedback. Specs include a 2 megapixel camera, EV-DO Rev. A support, GPS, and Bluetooth. They didn't sound too keen on the Blaze, but they didn't write it off completely. Thoughts? [Boy Genius Report]

5:49 PM on Sat Jun 28 2008
By Jack Loftus
16,905 views, 24 comments

Latest by N/A: I had the Ming, CompuUSA was selling them for a little while, thought it was a good phone with a more »

cellphones

T-Mobile's Motorola Rokr E8 Gets Official Launch Date, Price

We've been keeping you updated about the morphing-screen Rokr E8, and now T-mobile has officially announced its version. Available from July 7, it'll cost $199.99 and that's on a two-year service plan. [PCMag]

4:07 AM on Thu Jun 26 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,245 views, 5 comments

android

Wired: How and Why Android Came to Be

You might already know that Google bought Android for $50 million in 2005 after Danger co-founder Andy Rubin just asked them for an endorsement of it. But did you know that Google feared Windows Mobile? Yep, that one, Wired's massive top-to-bottom Android feature (with awesome art) reveals. Google thought Microsoft had beat it to mobile—it had a quickly growing platform, tied to Microsoft's ends. Google, on the other hand, was having its apps, like mobile Picasa, shot down by carriers who wanted to extort users to do the same thing Google offered for free. More »

6:40 PM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By matt buchanan
10,468 views, 23 comments

Latest by Zlevee: @Brian Lam: I can't fault you too much. I love Wired, and the stories are worth covering. It was just more »

motorola

Motorola's Secret Alexander Cellphone : If It Fails, Moto Is OVR

Boy Genius has the details on a mystery Motorola phone codenamed Alexander, which is supposedly Moto's last-ditch effort: Word is that if this special ops phone doesn't light the world on fire, Motorola goes up for sale. Personally, the phone described by these specs (though way beyond today's ZN5) is not one I would base the entire future of my company on: 8-megapixel camera, an Nvidia chip for video and 3D jujitsu, GPS, touchscreen (possibly) and the UIQ OS. Due date is around October. Again, it seems strange to tip a whole company on the success or failure of a single phone (why not build several good phones in a row?), but it's not like Moto hasn't done it before. [BGR]

2:20 PM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By matt buchanan
9,577 views, 40 comments

Latest by SneakerFiend: @HeartBurnKid: same exact reaction i had when i saw nividia chip. IDC if its 3D because 90%+ of nvidia's products that more »

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