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Why Can't We Get a Standard Phone Charger Like Europe?
Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, LG, NEC, Qualcomm, RIM, Samsung and Apple have all agreed to use the microUSB standard in their phones made for the European market. Why can't we have that? More »
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By Jason ChenComment by blackdevil: you want choices and 20 different phone chargers.. lol 27 Responses | Other threads
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Motorola Karma QA1 Built for "Social Networking"
Are you that guy who has 652 Facebook friends but keeps drinking alone in the bar? Motorola thinks you can be even happier and connected with their "social networking" cellphone, the Motorola Karma QA1. More » -
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Is This Motorola's First Android Phone?
The first alleged spy pics of Motorola's long-rumored Android phone, the T-Mobile-branded "Morrison," have filtered their way online, and hint that the company could be taking Google's mobile OS in a new, decidedly mainstream direction. More » -
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Motorola Endeavor HX: Bone Conduction Helps You Annoy Commuters In Clarity
Motorola is rolling out the Endeavor HX1 Bluetooth headset which combines bone conduction and noise cancellation. More »
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By Simon CrispComment by Purple Monkey Dishwasher: Have any studies been done on using bone vibration? I know the vibrations are miniscule, but in the long term... 5 Responses | Other threads
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T-Mobile CTO Reveals Second Android Phone Coming in "Next Few Weeks"
During and interview with mocoNews, T-Mobile's CTO Cole Brodman confirmed that a second Android phone would be coming sometime in "the next few weeks." More » -
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Motorola's W7 Active Edition Is Controlled With Hand Gestures
As the name suggests, Motorola's new w7 Active Edition slider is targeted at sporty types, but the physical effort does not stop with the built-in pedometer and personal trainer application. More » -
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JD Power and Associates Ranks iPhone First Among Smartphones in Customer Satisfaction
Apple took top prize in JD Power and Associates customer satisfaction survey in the smartphone category, while LG ranked first among dumbphones. But one nagging complaint kept the iPhone's scores closer to the competition. -
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Motorola Loses Another $231 Million, Still Praying to God of the Android for Salvation
Motorola's quarterly earnings continue their grisly streak: A loss of $231 million, following the $194 million they lost the quarter before, thanks a 23 percent drop in handset sales. Moto's co-CEO Sanjay Jha promised they're going to have "differentiated Android-based devices in stores in time for the fourth-quarter holiday season." More » -
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Tony Stark Would Not Use Motorola's IRONMAN Android Phone
Hey, look another Moto Android handset, codenamed IRONMAN. Maybe it's just the crappiness of the shot, but Moto's Halo-esque Calgary strikes me more. But like Iron Man, this thing is supposedly loaded. More » -
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Motorola's First Android Phone Calgary Looks Impressive Enough That I Actually Care
I've been tired of "Android on X's phone" stories for a while now, but Motorola's Calgary shot my eyes wide open: It actually looks interesting! And it's on Verizon. More »
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Comment by LuckyLakey: UGh! Looks like they are using the same keypad that was on the RAZR. That seemed to work out well... 12 Responses | Other threads
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Motorola Powering Portable Set-Top Box With Android (UPDATED: They're Not)
Motorola is building a generally unremarkable "au Box" portable set-top box for Japanese electronics company KDDI. But one part of their plan stands out: It'll run Android. UPDATE: According to Motorola, this KDDI box will not run Android. See their full response below. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by hanswurst0815: Did they re-use old VCR cases? more » | Other threads
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Motorola's Co-CEO Sanjay K. Jha is Paid $104 Million To Do I Don't Know What
Matt Richtel of the NYTimes notes that Motorola's Co-CEO Sanjay K. Jha was paid $104 million dollars last year, putting him at the highest end of of salaries for the 200 largest public companies that filed proxies by March 27th. More »
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By Brian LamComment by Adam J Koch: I think nobody at Motorola should get paid until they come out with a new phone that is not a... 8 Responses | Other threads
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home entertainment
Motorola's Media Mover Is a USB SlingBox and Nannycam in Your Pocket
It's easy to forget that Motorola doesn't just make horrible cellphones, they actually make neat gadgets, like the Media Mover: A pocket-sized USB stick that transcodes lots of video and beams it anywhere like SlingBox. More » -
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HANDS-ON Motorola Evoke QA4 Nice, But Will Not Make Moto $$$
Want a consumer-level phone with desirable traits like a capacitive touchscreen, haptic feedback and internet-connected widgets? After a few minutes alone with the Moto Evoke, I think this may be a phone YOU'D like. More » -
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Motorola Evoke QA4 Looks Like the Bastard Son of the iPhone and Pre
The Evoke QA4 may be one of Motorola's very few last chances against their market irrelevance and the unstoppable touchscreen cellphone wave. One that looks like a genetic experiment between an iPhone and a Pre. More » -
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Motorola Sends Teeny Ear Clips In Huge Cardboard Box
Giz reader Thomas just received two 2-inch Bluetooth earhooks from Motorola—in a 320-cubic-inch box. As he puts it, "the package was filled with about 99% air." Haven't they heard of envelopes? More pics: More »
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Comment by bosskev: Perhaps reader Thomas could avoid being such a Negative Nellie and see this as fortuitous. 320 cubic inches would easily... 7 Responses | Other threads
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fakes
Fake Aura Slaps On Fake Louis Vuitton For Ultimate Tackiness
In case the Aura, Motorola's 2008 luxury phone, didn't scream nouveau-riche enough, some Chinese counterfeiters have decked their version out in a Louis Vuitton skin. More » -
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This Rugged Motorola Corporate Has Buttons You Can Actually Click While Wearing Gloves
Despite this giant corporate phone's ruggedness, push to talk, camera and barcode scanner, it is unremarkable. But I am excited to see it has buttons you can use while you wear gloves. Rare! [Motorola via BGR] -
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Moto's Last Flip Phone Ruby VE1 (RAZR3) Might Return to Haunt Us All
What you're looking at is the RAZR3—Ruby—which was reportedly smothered with a pillow in the middle of the night, as Moto shifted to Android. But now we've got a fresh trove of press shots. More »
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Comment by Yehuda Cohnen: It dosn't look like a touchscreen to me - Fail 8 Responses | Other threads
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cellphones
Motorola i356IS Won't Blow Up Gas Stations, Sadly
According to Motorola-and contrary to the cellphone now in your pants-their new i356IS won't blow up gas stations or ignite fuel, sadly getting rid of the last bit of fun left in Motorola handsets. More » -
Financiapocalypse
Motorola CEO Says Windows Mobile 7's Not Coming 'Til 2010
To help lighten the mood a bit after revealing their fourth-quarter $3.6 billion bloodbath, Motoroloa CEO Sanjay Jha revealed that we likely won't see Windows Mobile 7 until 2010 at the earliest. More »
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By John MahoneyComment by Linux Chief hardware engineer: I dont think releasing android phone is going to save them. Android isnt that popular outside the geek community. (i.e.... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Motorola Giving Up on Windows Mobile?
The WSJ speculates that given where the axe is falling at Motorola, not only is their "high-end phone strategy" in danger, but they could be completely ditching Windows Mobile. Officially, Moto says, "nuh uh." [WSJ] -
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Yahoophone Canned On Advice Of New CEO's College Daughter
Valleywag just discovered that Yahoo (with Motorola and AT&T) was working on a Yahoo Phone with Yahoo apps, but canned it partially because new CEO's college-aged daughter preferred another phone instead. [Valleywag]
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By Jason ChenComment by Thats Dr Bear to You: Also reads: "Yahoophone Canned on Advice on Common Sense. I don't know if I'm in the majority or minority on... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Rumors of Motorola's Horrible Situation Might Be (Slightly) Exaggerated
Some pretty dire scuttlebutt about Motorola dropped Monday, but it looks like it's not quite so utterly horrible over there: The Android team is safe from layoffs, and Moto'll be at CTIA. [AlleyInsider, Engadget Mobile]
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Comment by DayWeSpilledThePaint_GitEmSteveDave: If LJ is there, how can it ever be horrible? I'd rather be axed by here than receive a... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Rumor: Motorola Lay Offs Mean Less Than a Dozen Phones a Year
PhoneScoop has heard that Motorola is going lay off up to half of its handset division and cut the number of phones it brings out per year to less than a dozen. More » -
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Motorola's New Phones Are Nice Things in Ugly Packages
Motorola is rolling out three new handsets that'll be available in the next few months. While the concepts are relatively up-to-date (eco-friendliness, military ruggedness, touchscreens), why did Motorola choose designs from 2002? More » -
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Motorola Prizm Gives Diet Advice
Motorola's new touchscreen Motoprizm in Korea that appears to be a takeoff on the Krave—albeit with a few tweaks. Oddly enough, word is that the device also gives daily diet and lifestyle suggestions. More » -
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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 » -
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Motorola Is Officially Junk
Standard and Poor's Rating Services acknowledges what Giz readers have known for a long time: They now classify Motorola as junk. More » -
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The Moto Kraver Strikes at Gizmodo
Yesterday, Joel at BoingBoing Gadgets discovered a very aggressive, um, "fan" of the Motorola Krave trolling their comments for the last couple of weeks. Turns out, he's a frequent pundit at Giz, CrunchGear and Lifehacker (and everywhere else on the internets) too! Did you know that the Krave matches perfectly with a sports car and an alien mountain shelter? It sucks the power out of the shill to actually say you work for Motorola, though, dude. But I guess that constitutes disclosure? Hit the jump to read all about how awesome mgoode says the Krave is. More »
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Comment by Gann: I'm always suspicious of products/brands that substitute a 'K' for a 'C' (Crave -> Krave), always seems a little klanish.... 13 Responses | Other threads
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Motorola QA30 Leaked: Moto's First QWERTY Slider
It appears that Motorola is getting ready to add the QA30 to their Q-Series lineup complete with a sliding QWERTY keypad. It isn't a smartphone and the specs (CDMA, 1x-EVDO connectivity, 2.5 inch TFT, Full HTML browser, 2 MP camera, Bluetooth, MicroSD / MicroSDHC card support, up to 32GB) aren't going to wow anyone, but it might be a decent option for Alltel customers looking for a cheap QWERTY. That is, of course, if you can get past the wonky looking design. More » -
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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 »
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Comment by mycintosh: There is no way, that the RAZR would have stopped that bullet. The bullet would have been way more deformed,... 10 Responses | Other threads
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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 » -
cellphones
Samsung Slips Into Number One Cellphone Slot, Leaves Motorola Sadly Second
Samsung is now the leading cellphone vendor in the US, according to research by Strategy Analytics, and it's assumption of the top slot has pushed Motorola into second place. In the last quarter, Samsung pushed its sales up 6.2 percent over the previous year's results to 47.4 million handsets. More » -
motorola aura
Motorola Legal Contract Won't Let You Hawk $2000 Aura Phone on eBay
Motorola's $2000 exquisitely crafted Aura phone is a perfect eBay item: Rare, ridiculously expensive to start, it would fetch a small fortune. Which is exactly why Motorola is reportedly requiring buyers to “sign into a contract that states they can’t sell it on eBay." More » -
cameraphones
Motorola Zine ZN5 5-Megapixel Cameraphone Hits T-Mobile for $99
Motorola's ZN5 cameraphone's just hit T-mobile today, and we're impressed: the 5-megapixel cam phone is going for as little as $99. That's on a 2-year contract, but it's still pretty impressive given that the phone's quad-band, with Wi-Fi, stereo Bluetooth, FM radio and a "proper" xenon flash unit built in. Is this another hint that Motorola may be able to claw its way out of the miry pit? Only time will tell. [BGR] -
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Moto Lets the Windows Mobile 6.5 Cat Out of the Bag
In today's earnings call, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha made multiple references to Windows Mobile 6.5, explaining that a Moto handset running the software would be released in the second half of 2009. Jha was vague on specifics about WinMo 6.5, but according to PC Mag, he did go on record as saying "I think there are significant new added features which will help the platform." What does this mean for Windows Mobile 7? Last we heard, the mobile OS was also scheduled for a second half 2009 release. Will the multitouch-friendly successor be further delayed? [PC Mag] -
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Motorola's "Focus On Android" Won't Yield an Actual Phone Before Christmas 2009
So yesterday, Motorola comes out with some optimistic sounding news (well, unless you're getting the axe) of streamlining the operation and shifting focus to Android, an OS that is built specifically for its relative ease to bring to market. And then, one day later on their quarterly earnings call (in which they announced a staggering loss of $400 million in one quarter), new president Sanjay Jha says we won't see the first Android-powered Moto phone until Christmas of next year, notwithstanding any further delays? Yeah, I guess that's about right. More » -
android
Motorola To Cut More Jobs, Shift Focus to Android Phones
Motorola's got plenty of problems. A really big one being that their development focus is spread across as many as six cellphone platforms. To help streamline (err, slash up) things, Sanjay Jha, the new head of cellphone operations, plans to do what many have been suggesting and suspecting: reduce that number to three, while shifting tons of resources to Android. More »
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