Tag: motorola
Motorola Xoom 2 and 8.2 inch Media Edition zoom into view
Second time lucky for Motorola's Xoom tablet? While the original Xoom slate (the first to feature Android Honeycomb) was met with a positive critical response, it never flew off the shelves in the way that Motorola had hoped. Two next…
Motorola Defy+ gets September UK release
The Motorola Defy+ has been given a September UK street date. The rugged handset is the follow up to last year's Defy, and looks set to go head-to-head with Samsung's Galaxy XCover tough smartphone. Announced alongside the news that Motorola…
HTC's future is with Android despite Google/Motorola deal, says CEO
Despite ongoing fears that Google's takeover of Motorola may lead to a one-horse race when it comes to Android hardware, HTC CEO Peter Chou has stated that his company remains firm when it comes to Android as their lead mobile…
Nokia boss Stephen Elop slams Google/Motorola deal
Motorola and Google execs may be toasting each other's health following this week's big buy-out, but Nokia CEO Stephen Elop believes it could be damaging for the Android OS as a whole. He's suggested that by making Motorola a…
Google buy Motorola Mobility: How fighting the patent war could damage Android
Google, in something of a shock move, revealed today that they had bought Motorola Mobility, manufacturer Motorola's mobile arm, for a reported $12.5 billion. For years Google have been rumoured to be entering the hardware manufacturing game, testing the…
Google buys Motorola Mobility in $12.5 billion deal
Here's a story we weren't expecting to see today; Google have splashed out a massive $12.5 billion to buy Motorola Mobility, the smartphone and tablet arm of Motorola. Looking to "supercharge" Android, Google now has the means to push its…
Motorola may yet jump on the Windows Phone 7 wagon
Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha has suggested that his company may eventually work on Windows Phone 7 handsets, if they could work out a similar deal with Microsoft as that which has been offered to Nokia. "I think we're completely…
Android 3.1 touches down for the Motorola Xoom in UK
Android 3.1 is now rolling out to UK Motorola Xoom owners following the release of Android 3.2 for users in the US. Confusingly, the 3.1 update for UK users features many of the same features found in the 3.2 version,…
Motorola Fire XT531 warming up pockets from Autumn
Motorola's latest Fire/ Spice handset, the XT531, has been given a rough street date of Autumn 2011 for its European launch. Very much a budget, entry level phone, it'll let owners get in on the Android Gingerbread on the…
Motorola Droid Bionic specs confirmed
The Droid Bionic may be expected to touch down through Verizon Wireless in the US this week, but we've still heard no official confirmation of what specs to expect from this Android smartphone-powerhouse sequel. It may not be an…