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    Kaiser-Machead: Lindsay...if you're out there, I beg of you. Smite them. SMITE THEM! more »
    surfer88: I wonder... were Motorola phones ever really THAT good, or did we just think they were because of their popularity in the early 90's? I have a Slvr ca... more »
    frigg: I can see the headline already: "NIAGARA FALLS!!!" C'mon, that's too easy. Not to mention it looks like a garage door opener. more »
    OMG! Ponies!: Yeah. Motorola needs the vowels for this one. You can't have a phone with an "N", a "G", and an "R" and hope that people will pronounce it right. more »
    OMG! Ponies!: Niagara Phone. Slowly I turned.... Away from Motorola. more »
    Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Maybe the Niagra will be the Viagra Motorola needs to stay afloat... more »
    Cordfucious of Tech Clan: FYI.... St. Tammany Parish is not a suburb of New Orleans. A "parish" is Louisiana's equivilent of a County. So I doubt that a county could be a "s... more »
    BeautifulAgony: Yah, big deal... I heard from a friend of a friend who is deployed in Iraq that the 3G iPhone stopped a 120mm mortar round and saved an entire platoon... more »
    Skorpius: Its always fashionable for people to rip on Moto all the time, but their build quality is incredible. I'm still using my StarTAC which I bought in 200... more »
    TBM-Fan: and what can we learn from this story always keep your phone close to the heart but if the bullet was fired @ the max range that's still deadly he wo... more »
  • #unconfirmed

    First Smartphones, Now Feature Phones: Motorola Leaks More 2009 Handsets

    Yesterday's purported renders of Motorola's 2009 smartphone line seemed plausible, but these less adventurous feature phone renders are almost too safe to be fake. Behold, the Son of Razr! More »
  • #againsttheodds

    Moto RAZR Stops Bullet, Saves Man's Life

    This may be the first good news Motorola's had in a long while: A feller named RJ Richard down in the New Orleans suburb of St. Tammany Parish was on his lawnmower in his backyard when something struck him hard on the chest. When he pulled his Moto RAZR out of his breast pocket to see if it had been damaged by what he presumed to be a pebble, a damn .45 caliber bullet fell out! Having saved the man's life, the phone fell apart. More »
  • #iphone

    iPhone Passes the RAZR to Become Best Selling Phone in the US This Quarter

    Just days after supplanting the BlackBerry in customer satisfaction among business wireless smartphone users, Apple's iPhone has taken down another cellphone icon, Motorola's Razr, in terms of total sales for the quarter. According to NPD (the leading wireless research firm) the iPhone outsold the Razr in the 3Q—representing the first changing of the guard in three years.This change comes despite a higher price tag in the midst of a struggling economy. In fact, NPD notes that overall sales of cellphones are down 15% from last year. More »
  • #designmodo

    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 »
  • #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 »
  • #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]
  • #lawsuits

    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]
  • #oops

    Wired Editor Drops, Destroys RAZR on Live TV

    Wired Senior Editor Nick Thompson was on the Today Show this morning talking about why the N95 and iPhone are the best high-end phones and the RAZR is the best cheap phone. OK, fair enough. Unfortunately for Nick, when he dropped the RAZR to the floor to demonstrate its durability, it ended up getting destroyed in the process. It's a sound and sight I'm sure many of you former RAZR owners are familiar with. Well, I guess it proved your point, Nick: the RAZR is cheap. Very cheap. [Boing Boing Gadgets]
  • #essay

    Alas, Poor RAZR, I Knew You Well

    Yetro is something so unfashionable it has yet to be retro—and probably will never be. Example: my RAZR. I've had it for almost three years now. I hate it. Actually, hate is too strong a word. I pity it. My mobile phone with its nauseous blue-painted interface, its ability to change its ring tone to the Motorola theme whenever it feels like it, and its battery, which now gives me about five minutes' talk time before it bleeps like a demented synthetic chicken. In the video above, Jesus and I "reenact" a more joyful time, its original unboxing three long years ago. Today, I'm thinking I should bite the bullet and retire the old boiler. Is the utter demise of the RAZR finally nigh at hand? Not for Gizmodo readers who obviously have moved on long ago, but for trailing edge late adopters too? More »
  • #cellphones

    Motorola Firing Half its Designers at a UK Facility

    Say you're a company that had a hit design about three years ago and have been banking on variations of that spec ever since. What's the best way to improve your designs so that people will buy them and turn your company around? Is it firing half of them at one of your UK facilities? Actually, it probably is. What better way to loosen up entrenched ideas than to get rid of half the people responsible for them, shocking the other half into thinking up something new or face the axe as well? Motorola says in addition to laying off these 50%, it might even close the facility altogether. [The Register]
  • #motoblues

    Moto Knocked Out of Handset Business?

    From the bestselling cellphone in history to the most ignominious departure of a CEO not related to any criminal behavior, Motorola's had a hell of a slide, but still, the latest speculation comes as a punch to the chin. Richard Windsor, an analyst with a firm called Nomura International, says that Moto may exit the handset business. On one hand, it could sell the division to Chinese investors, but on the other hand, not even the Chinese really know how to solve Moto's problems. What happened, Motorola? Seriously, what in hell happened? [MarketWatch]
  • #cellphones

    Zander No Moto: The RAZR King Steps Down

    Ed Zander—the celebrity CEO who made Motorola's RAZR an Apple-like sensation then somehow spoiled it with all them spinoffs—will step down on Jan. 1. Does this mean we won't get the POOPR, the SHTR or the TFSU? Does this mean that Motorola might recover from its slip to third place in the world cell phone sales? I know I've asked this before, but would the RAZR2 be a cooler phone if it was named something COMPLETELY DIFFERENT? Here's the real question: More »
  • #cellphones

    Motorola Drops to Third Place Behind Samsung, Nokia - Nobody Wonders Why

    In news that surprises no one, Motorola's dropped to third place in global cellphone sales behind Samsung and Nokia, thanks to inventory issues and "an unremarkable product lineup". That's code for too many RAZRs and RIZRs, in case your decoder ring's in the shop. In comparison, Moto's down from 21% to 13% of the market in just one year, compared with Samsung's 15% and Nokia's 38%. Beyond that, there's Sony Ericsson, LG, and everyone else. Unless Motorola comes out with a phone that's a big a hit as the original RAZR was, we don't see any kind of upturn in the next year, either. [PC World]
  • #motopnis

    Motorola Responds to Penis Clock Allegations

    The MOTO PNIS clock image we found yesterday caused such an uprising over at Motorola, they felt the need to respond to any possible penis allegations today. More »
  • #cellphones

    Motorola Penis Easter Egg

    Do you see the penis? Howard forum users discovered a penis image in the default Motorola analog clock in at least the V9M, the K1M and various other phones. Of course this Moto PNIS could just be a weird shadow, but it's a bit too penisy to just dismiss. Check your Moto, and if you've got this on your clock image, let us know. [Howard Forums via Boy Genius]
  • #cellphones

    Motorola promises new phone announcements next month and that they won't "ride one horse to the bitter end again" like did the RAZR. Guess we'll see. [NYT]
  • #cellphones

    Motorola RAZR2 On Sale Now

    As expected, that hot damn RAZR2 just went on sale for $250 little green doggies at Sprint. This is a far cry from the $500 that the original RAZR went for at its launch. Expect other carriers to be following suit now or later with their RAZR2 variants. [Sprint]
  • #handson

    The Unknown Differences Between the RAZR2, Carrier to Carrier

    Apparently, every major carrier is getting a RAZR2. But that doesn't mean they're identical. Between the stores, network technology, and the custom UIs, each is different...and some better than others. Here's a brief guide to which RAZR2 has what, which hasn't been documented at all until now: More »
  • #cellphones

    Sprint Launches Motorola RAZR 2

    After Verizon announced its launch of the RAZR 2 this morning, now Sprint jumps on board, saying it will also launch the new Motorola clamshell. Sprint's touting its RAZR2's ability to watch videos on its 2" external screen, even when the flip is closed. But just like Verizon, the company says little about the phone itself, rather it shills for its services including NFL Mobile, the Sprint music store, Sprint TV with 50 channels of live video and the company's version of TeleNav, giving you turn-by-turn GPS directions. It goes on sale August 22 for $249 with a two-year agreement. Well, if Sprint doesn't want to talk about the beauty of the RAZR2, we'll just show it to you in this gallery: More »
  • #business

    Motorola's Revenues Down 4 Quarters in a Row, May See Early Termination Fees For Ed Zander

    Motorola's revenues were down 19% from a year earlier, reporting a second quarter loss of $28 million. You'd think making the same phone 19 times would guarantee big money, but we guess not! As we said around the RAZR2 launch, the phone is just another RAZR design evolution, not something drastically different enough to make a new flagship phone for Moto. More »
  • #therearestrings

    Wireless WildCharger for RAZR and iPod Nano Coming This Month

    WildCharge has finally announced their first production unit—the Motorola RAZR. For $89.99, you get the starter bundle including charging pad and phone adapter. The adapter is really a back plate replacement for the RAZR that has a "charging arm" that plugs into the phone. In other words, wires are involved, just not between the charging pad and the phone itself. Expect sales to being sometime this month, possibly tomorrow if they are on schedule. The second device to be produced by WildCharger will work with the iPod Nano. More »
  • #historylesson

    iPhone May Sell Fast, But Not RAZR Fast

    It's no wonder Steve Jobs got into the phone business. He introduced the iPod in October 2001, and by April 2006, he had sold over 50 million of them. Now, 50 million units in less than five years is good, but Motorola sold 50 million RAZRs in less than two. It took Motorola months to reach 750,000 in RAZR sales, a feat Apple may achieve by the end of the iPhone's first week. Does this mean Apple will beat Motorola's cellphone sales speed record? More »
  • #motoporn

    Motorola RAZR 2, A Huge Gallery Covering Every Angle

    The Motorola RAZR 2 is slimmer and sexier than before, so what better way to show you its pulchritude than a gallery spread of cool shots? Feast your eyes, cellphone mavens and even those of you who can't stand the sight of the things. Even you may like this one. Feast 'em good. – Charlie White More »
  • #cellphones

    RAZRs Turn Purple For Mother's Day

    If your mother's one of the few in the country who still wants a RAZR, this limited-edition Mother's Day one makes a decent gift. Get it before Prince stockpiles them all. – Jason Chen More »
  • #cellphones

    Delude Yourself With the iPhone Skin For MotoRAZR

    BlackBerries got it. So do Windows Mobile and Palm OS phones. Now you can make your piece of crap Motorola RAZR look like the iPhone. Except, of course, that putting lipstick on this pig still gets you a pig you're ashamed to show off to your friends. – Jason Chen More »
  • #cellphones

    Motorola RAZR MAXX Ve in the Wild

    Boy Genius, the man boy who manages to pull some special strings to get his grubby hands on the latest and greatest phones, now has the Motorola RAZR MAXX Ve that we heard about yesterday.
    Sportin' a much larger external display than it's GSM cousin, the Verizon unit looks dramatically better. Some other changes are a 2 mega-pixel Auto Focus camera, and keypad layout. Everything seemed to be pretty fast, for a Verizon UI. The camera worked very well auto-focusing shots before taking the final click, and MP3 controls on the outer screen were responsive.
    I hate to say it, but that is one sexy looking RAZR variant. –Travis Hudson More »
  • #cellphones

    Motorola RAZR maxx Ve Marketing Materials Leaked, Still No Release Date

    According to this leaked marketing image, we can still expect the Motorola MAXX to come out on Verizon Wireless. (We originally pegged the Motorola RAZR MAXX to come out on Verizon Wireless last fall, but fall has come and gone and there's still no MAXX in sight. What gives?) Verizon has christened the cellphone the maxx Ve and you can still anticipate using a 2-megapixel camera and surfing the mobile Internet with EV-DO. Alas, there's still no official (or unofficial) release date in sight. One piece of bad news: don't even think about tapping into Verizon's V Cast TV with the maxx since the two don't appear to be play well together. – Nicholas Deleon More »
  • #cellphones

    Reviewed: Samsung M610 (Verdict: World's Thinnest Clamshell)

    I've had the Samsung M610 for a few days now, but I'll defer to Laptop magazine for their in-depth, mostly-fair review. Author Jeff Wilson gives it 3.5 out of 5 stars, and promises if you like small cellphones with tons of multimedia options, the M610 will do the job. I agree with this point. But some of the review is just nit picky. For instance... More »
  • #cellphones

    Motorola Making RAZR-based Linux Smartphone

    Seen in this fuzzy slide off some guy's undoubtedly boring presentation, Motorola seems to be preparing a Linux-based RAZR PDA-phone sometime this decade. We already know how Motorola likes Linux for various phones, so it's not out of the question for them to slap a version into a RAZR, pat themselves on the ass (no cupping, Ron), and call it a day. More »
  • #cellphones

    Motorola RAZR Amp'd Edition

    Seeing as Amp'd is the only cellphone service provider other than "Orange County Cellular Shack - Covering Orange County and Parts of Ventura"—they really gotta work on that name—that doesn't have a RAZR, it's probably safe to say that no other version of this old-ass phone will ever be released. Of course, we're probably wrong, and OCCSCOCAPOV will get one soon, but let's just pretend for now. More »
  • #feature

    Low End Theory: The Great Razr Swindle

    By Brendan I. Koerner More »
  • #cellphones

    T-Mobile Tattoos MOTORAZR V3s

    Just launched from T-Mobile, these tattooed MOTORAZRs let everyone know that even though they've been around the block a few times, they can still break a pool cue over someone's head with the best of them. Designed by Ami James, the tattoo artist on Miami Ink, the dark grey "Dragon" and the pink "Cherry Blossom" still have the old RAZR V3's VGA camera, but work with T-Mobile's myFaves, which you can read more about here. More »
  • #cellphones

    Motorola MAXX RAZR Going to Verizon

    Motorola is going MAXX to the XTREME with their latest RAZR handheld. Just when there weren't quite enough variants of the RAZR, they are throwing one more out there. The MAXX is a high-end RAZR that has a 2-megapixel camera, touch-sensitive buttons, microSD expandability, EV-DO and Bluetooth, of course. More »
  • #cellphones

    Sizemodo: MOTOKRZR K1 vs. MOTORIZR Z3 vs. MOTORAZR V3i

    In this corner, we have Motorola's newest flip phone, the successor to the popular RAZR, the MOTOKRZR K1! In the opposite corner, we have the venerable MOTORAZR V3i, the phone that's starred in more Entourage episodes than Kevin Dillon! And in the third corner, we've got the dark horse, the upcoming MOTORIZR slider phone. More »
  • #cellphones

    Sprint Getting Red RAZR For the Red Campaign

    You may be familiar with the red campaign, an organization created by Bono and Bobby Shriver to raise awareness for The Global Fund by making red versions of different products. One such product is the upcoming Red RAZR for the Sprint CDMA network. It's going to be $289.99, and come with a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth and a micro SD slot. Won't be out 'til November though, so start saving now for a good cause—and a pretty cool red phone. – Jason Chen More »
  • #cellphones

    T-Mobile's Upcoming Phones: T-Mobile Dash and Motorola RAZR V3t

    A T-Mobile mole dropped this future T-Mobile brochure on our doorstep this morning—we'd have preferred a basket of muffins, but whatever. The image details the two upcoming phones, the Windows Mobile 5-based T-Mobile Dash and the Motorola RAZR V3t. More »
  • #cellphones

    Sprint Adding Motorola KRZR, RAZR and SLVR to its Lineup

    If you're a Sprint customer (or don't mind becoming one) and you've taken a liking to Motorola's latest phones including the KRZR, RAZR and SLVR, Sprint announced it's going to be adding those three cell phones to its lineup come November. Along for the ride will be EV-DO, opening up the doors to NFL Mobile, Sprint TVSM and Sprint Movies. More »
  • #cellphones

    Video of Motorola Vending Machine

    This lousy video of the Motorola vending machine is blurry because it was taken on a Motorola RAZR. Still, you can see that it looks similar the the Sony one we saw before, and features various RAZRs and SLVRs waiting to drop down into your ham-soaked hands. More »
  • #gadgets

    Motorola Testing Phone Vending Machines

    Like the iPod and Sony vending machines before it, Motorola's vending machine will sell accessories and even phones, dispensing them with the convenience zero human interaction. More »
  • #cellphones

    iTunes-Friendly Motorola RAZR V3i Launches on Cingular

    Nobody's told Motorola that the RAZR isn't "cool" anymore, so we'll just have to live with the cellphone's constant revisions, the latest of which is the V3i, now available on Cingular. RAZR fans stuck with Cingular now have the opportunity to enjoy iTunes music on a trendy-two-years ago RAZR. The main physical differences between the V3i and its predecessors are the inclusion of a dedicated music button and a microSD slot for music storage. Beyond the cosmetic differences, Motorola has also thrown in an airplane mode (never mind that we'll all soon be forced to fly completely naked); they've left out EDGE support, of course, because something actually useful is not allowed to be included in a RAZR. More »