Here’s what happens when you think you can take the night off, Motorola goes and teases their next-generation smartphone, a device they say will change the companies direction. Highlighting the manufacturing process taking place in the US, Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside confirmed the device and it’s “Moto X” name. He would only say the device… Read more
Verizon has had a habit of offering colored variants of their RAZR line-up since it began. The latest two to receive a fresh paint job are the DROID RAZR M and the DROID RAZR HD. They’re not exactly a full re-coloring though and the DROID RAZR M certainly gets the better end of the deal. The RAZR M has its metal sides and casing around the screen as… Read more
We’re set to see a whole lot more of Sundar Pichai in his new role as the head of Android later this week at Google’s I/O keynote. Before that, Pichai spoke to Wired and talked a little about what we will see later this week, the future of Android, slow Android updates and how Android and Chrome can live together. Admittedly it’s disappointing to hear… Read more
The FCC can often give away to a company’s deep, dark smartphone secrets and that may be especially true in the case of this new Motorola filing. Labeled “XT 1058,” the device is listed with having AT&T-compatible LTE bands, bluetooth 4.0, NFC and other various traits that have us believing this is a high-end smartphone. With the images of a… Read more
Today, evleaks tweeted these photos of a “blackboxed” Motorola device, looking a lot like earlier X Phone leaks. However, it has the prototype shell on it to disguise it. The photos show off the software, which looks like mostly stock Android. However, you’ll notice that the device is running on AT&T and even has AT&T bloatware on it, so it is no Nexus…. Read more
The QWERTY phone is a dying breed, and Motorola held onto it longer than most. Their most recent QWERTY on Sprint was the Photon Q, and for owners of the device, we have great news. Sprint and Motorola are now rolling out the Jelly Bean 4.1 update for you, so get downloading! The update is version 9.8.2Q-122_XT897_FFW-5, and will roll out in stages…. Read more
Every time Google Chairman Eric Schmidt publicly speaks, Android has reached a new milestone in daily activations. As of today, there are 1.5 million activations a day, a staggering number that just keeps growing. The Android train isn’t slowing down, folks! This totals up to 740 million Android phones currently in use, spanning 320 carriers and 160… Read more
We really never thought this day would come, but it has. Multiple Motorola phones now have their bootloader unofficially unlocked, by way of a new tool made by Dan Rosenberg. The tool will unlock the bootloader of the Motorola RAZR HD, RAZR MAXX HD, RAZR M, and Atrix HD. This only applies to these four phones; other phones, especially OMAP based phones,… Read more
It looks like Motorola is preparing a Jelly Bean update to their older DROID BIONIC device. DROID BIONIC owners have reported receiving invitations to test the upcoming Android 4.1 Jelly Bean release. We are not sure when Motorola plans to implement their soak test, but we’ll let you know when we receive any new information. Don’t forget to let us… Read more
The current batch of rumors for the fabled Motorola X Phone are pretty crazy: it won’t be one phone, but a personalized deal. You’ll be able to customize and personalize it when buying it (RAM, color, internal storage, etc), making a unique device. It’ll be a lot like the current PC industry, or maybe the luxury car industry? Guy Kawasaki recently… Read more
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