Motorola

European Commission gives the green light to Google’s acquisition of Motorola

image-Motorola-logo Back in August of last year, Motorola and Google announced that the latter company had every intention of acquiring them. The deal was measured in at $12.5 billion, and today is the day of days for the European Commission to make their final assessment of the proposed deal. According to Google's official blog, that decision has been made, and now the search giant is... Read more »

Motorola DROID 4 for Verizon gets a proper teardown

image-Motorola-DROID-4-teardown When a top-tier new device launches, it usually isn't long before the fine folks over at iFixit get their hands onto it, and inevitably tear it down. That's exactly what we're looking at here, as you see the image above of a skinned DROID 4 by Motorola. There are a few key details that the teardown reveals, but the biggest one may have to do with the keyboard. As... Read more »

Motorola DROID Bionic software update now rolling out

image-Motorola-DROID-Bionic-live1 We've known about the impending software update for the DROID Bionic by Motorola for a little while now, and for owners out there who have been eagerly anticipating getting this new software version on your device, today looks to be the start of the roll-out. As always, Verizon and Motorola are issuing the update in stages, so if you didn't already receive the update... Read more »

Motorola DROID 4 for Verizon sees price drop to $100 on Amazon Wireless

image-Motorola-DROID-4-Amazon-price-drop The DROID 4 by Motorola has only come on sale today, but it looks like Amazon Wireless isn't going to wait to give the device a significant price drop. The handset is available right now from the digital retailer, and as usual, you can get it for cheaper than you would going into a corporate Verizon location. As of right now, if you're a new customer willing to... Read more »

Motorola DROID 4 for Verizon now available

image-Motorola-DROID-4-live1 It's been a long time coming. There were plenty of rumors, speculation and leaks before today, but the day has finally come. The latest addition to the DROID lineage is finally here, ready for you to purchase. And, surprisingly enough, it doesn't bolster the huge price tag that Verizon has made so famous over the course of 4G LTE-based releases with the DROID... Read more »

Motorola DROID RAZR root tool released

image-Motorola-DROID-RAZR-root-tool One of the best qualities of the Android development community, is the way that people go out of their way to help others. Devs have a natural tendency to want to help those who may not be as technically knowledgeable, and that's where root tools come into play. It's a nice little package that developers can put together to help those who may not know, or want to... Read more »

Motorola DROID XYBOARD 10.1 and 8.2 receive update to become global roaming devices

image-Motorola-DROID-XYBOARD-8.2-software-update Now that the first DROID-branded tablets have been out for awhile, it's about time that they receive a much-anticipated update: global roaming. Both tablets are now getting notifications that an update, which is build 1.6.0M_279, is now available for the tablet, and ready to download. Both tablets are seeing the same update, while the DROID XYBOARD 10.1 is getting... Read more »

Motorola executive outlines hardware as main reason for slow Android updates

image-Ice-Cream-Sandwich-logo Over the years, while updates to Android took center stage, there were all kinds of rumors going around. Whether it was Google's fault, or the phone manufacturer's fault is still something that is debated in small circles around the world. The finger usually, and more often than not, gets pointed right at the phone manufacturers who have developed a proprietary user... Read more »

Motorola DROID RAZR and RAZR MAXX for Verizon go BOGO on February 10

image-Motorola-DROID-RAZR-by-RAZR-MAXX-live Now that the Motorola DROID RAZR has two different price models, and the DROID RAZR MAXX is out and about, you may or may not have been tempted to get your hands on one. But if you have waited to pull the trigger and make one yours, then you may have waited just long enough. Verizon has confirmed to PhoneScoop that the Big Red wireless carrier is getting ready to... Read more »

Motorola DROID Bionic for Verizon has changelog posted, update imminent

image-Motorola-DROID-Bionic-software-update As is usual for Verizon, the company has posted an impending software update for a device within their support pages. It's the closest thing we usually get to an announcement, and the update usually starts to get pushed out pretty quickly after the changelog is posted. If you'll recall, the Motorola DROID Bionic was part of a soak test recently, and now a software... Read more »