Tag: Motorola

Is Motorola making the next Google Nexus?

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Rumours of a Motorola made Nexus device were ripe once Google acquired the mobile giant, but plans never solidified, citing reasons like “Google not impressed with Moto’s devices” etc. With LG taking charge of the program last year with the Nexus 4, Motorola was left to work on the Moto X, a Google inspired smartphone that is possibly the first device to come out of this acquisition. But this was no Nexus, it didn’t run the latest operating system nor updates will be pushed by Google, so yet again we were deprived of a Moto Nexus, but if recent rumours are to be believed, especially coming from a prolific tipster from Texas(where Motorola assembles its Moto X), the chances of Motorola making the next Nexus 5 device are rather high.

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Moto X announced with 4.7″ 720p AMOLED display, personalization options

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The much awaited handset developed as a culmination of the take over of Motorola by Google is finally out and it seems to live up to the buzz generated by it. The specifications are through and through mid range but that is not the highlight. Motorola has focused on every day performance, battery life and of course personalization & customization over top of the line specs.
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Motorola posts picture of Moto X being assembled in the USA

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If you remember the first teaser of the Moto X, a picture with two people jumping into the water, it boasted of two things – “Designed by you. Assembled in the USA.”. While the terms designed by you is still open for interpretation, Motorola has practically sealed the case for the next one by posting a tweet with a picture of the Moto X being manufactured at a Motorola plant in the USA.

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Leaked Moto X video reveals an always listening Google Now with a sleeping screen

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Seemingly controlled, yet another new Moto X leak has been let loose on the Internet. This time, it’s not the Google Chariman, but the Canadian carrier Rogers. In a “Tech Talk Experts” video, Rogers shows off the black Moto X, which very much looks like the Nexus 4, but shows off rather intriguing functionality. The Moto X is always listening to your voice for commands, just like the Google glass and will let you talk to it, without touching the phone. Much like the Microsoft Kinect on the Xbox One, Google Now always keeps its ears open for a specific command, in this case – “Ok Google Now”. A few more interesting features have been revealed, but watch the video first –

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Moto X customization options to include engraving, back panel colors

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Ahead of the official announcement, we’re finally getting some concrete details about Motorola’s first handset designed while under Google’s ownership. The handset that will be completely assembled in the US is being called “the first smartphone you can design yourself.” New details have emerged regarding the level of customization that will be offered to buyers of Motorola’s new handset. It will be possible for buyers to select a cover for the back panel and also a trim color. Additionally, Motorola will offer a phone engraving service that will let users place a custom message on the backpanel of the phone. Continue reading “Moto X customization options to include engraving, back panel colors”

Motorola teases Moto X as the first smartphone you can design yourself

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The Motorola Moto X was confirmed by the Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside back in May at the D11 conference that also revealed that the phone would be assembled in the USA. The new newspaper ad that was revealed by Ad Age reveals the Moto X smartphone campaign with a tag line “Designed by you . Assembled in the USA.” It also says that Moto X will be “the first smartphone that you can design yourself”. Continue reading “Motorola teases Moto X as the first smartphone you can design yourself”

Motorola Moto X specifications leaked

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Popular source of pre-release information, evleaks, has one once again delivered by releasing the specifications for Motorola’s upcoming device. If this information is to be believed then the fabled Motorola Moto X may turn out to be a rather mid range handset. The specifications are said to include a 1.7 Ghz MSM8960 Pro chipset paired with 2GB of RAM. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X specifications leaked”

Motorola’s flagship Moto X to be out by October

At the D11 conference, Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside, confirmed that the smartphone manufacturer that has been keeping a low profile will be out with a new smartphone dubbed the Moto X later this year. Expected to be out by October, the phone is geared to have exceptional power management.

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Woodside claims that this will be achieved by the use of dual processors though he did not clarify whether this meant the use of ARM’s big.LITTLE architecture or a physically distinct low power mode chip. Motorola has also been working on the use of low power sensors and the results of that research will be seen in the Moto X which will be a contextually aware handset as claimed by Woodside.  Continue reading “Motorola’s flagship Moto X to be out by October”

Motorola Mobility India Website Shut Down , bye bye Moto

Seems hard to believe but Motorola does not have a dedicated website anymore for India.

Google had acquired Motorola Mobility in a multi-billion dollar deal last year and very recently the company had said that it was indeed shutting down its India operations due to the global restructuring under the new owner . The Motorola India website along with several other country sites have been shutdown and a message pops up when you log on to the site. Continue reading “Motorola Mobility India Website Shut Down , bye bye Moto”

Motorola announces Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update schedule

Motorola has announced the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update for list of devices. The company announced the ICS update schedule back in February, and the Razr and Razr Maxx were the first phones to get the the Android 4.0 update in India first, followed by the Atrix 2 in September. Even though the new update schedule is only for the U.S, the international Razr and Razr Maxx would also get the update eventually. Continue reading “Motorola announces Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update schedule”

Webtop dock gets killed by Motorola

Remember the Webtop by Motorola with the Atrix 4G we had seen at CES last year? Did anyone actually buy it? Well, I have no idea, but apparently it was a fail device from Motorola and they are killing it.

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Rumor: Android 4.2 to be released in a few days as an incremental update for Jelly Bean

Everyone is excited about the next Nexus and also the next version of Android. Rumors are going around that the next Nexus will be announced with a new version of Android, maybe 4.2. But according to software versions spotted on server logs  show that that Android 4.2 will be coming out sooner than expected, within about two weeks and it might be an incremental update for Jelly bean and not Key-Lime Pie as we were expecting it to be.

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Microsoft loses to Motorola on a patent case in Germany

Germany has become a battle ground when it comes to patent cases between top mobile device manufacturing companies. In a recent patent infringement case filed against Motorola by Microsoft which revolves around an application running on various devices, Microsoft lost to Motorola. This news made me a bit happy and surprised as this is Motorola’s first lawsuit they have won in the recent years.

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Motorola pulls out of the lawsuit filed against Apple in August

Motorola had filed a lawsuit against Apple over seven patents in August which if won would ban every device manufactured by Google from iPhone to the iMac. Now reports are that Google owned Motorola is taking a step back and pulling back the lawsuits which they had filed on import ban of Apple products.

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