What an interesting mobile show this day turned into! Motorola was just acquired by Google, and now they already have a new device out their product pipeline (;)). Key Features and Specifications of the Motorola Defy+:Powered by Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and features more than 250,000 apps from Android Market™ 1GHz processor that runs 25 percent faster for efficient Web browsing and multitasking Water resistant, scratch resistant and dust proof to withstand all that life throws your way Features scratch resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 3.7-inch...
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Google just announced that they will buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. The deal is expected to close late 2011, or early 2012. Motorola made its comeback a few years ago with the help of their Android line of phones. Today they’re a pretty big manufacturer again. It will be interesting to see what the mother of Android can do to the company! Here is the full press release. Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility Combination will Supercharge Android, Enhance Competition, and Offer Wonderful User Experiences MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif....
Gartner Says Sales of Mobile Devices in Second Quarter of 2011 Grew 16.5 Percent Year-on-Year; Smartphone Sales Grew 74 Percent ZTE Became Fifth-Largest Mobile Phone Manufacturer and RIM Dropped to No. 6 Egham, UK, August 11, 2011- Worldwide sales of mobile devices to end users totaled 428.7 million units in the second quarter of 2011, a 16.5 percent increase from the second quarter of 2010, according to Gartner, Inc. The channel built up stock at the end of the first quarter of 2011 in preparation of possible component shortages following...
Motorola just announced via their Facebook page that european XOOM owners should start receiving Android 3.1 as an over-the-air update now. The update should be delivered during the coming few weeks. Here is what they wrote on their Facebook page: The 3.1 update for Motorola XOOM™ outside the U.S. has started. Owners in Europe can expect updates over the next several weeks until the roll out is complete. The 3.1 update for non-U.S. devices, in addition to many other improvements, also includes SD card activation. Release notes will...
CyanogenMod 7 is about to add official support for Motorola’s Droid X. This release is still in beta, so you should expect bugs in it. Here is some of the things that have been reported to work, and also those that have been reported not to work: Some things that are known to NOT work: camera/camcorder, there have been reports that youtube is hit-or-miss, torch force-closes (flashlight). Things that have been reported TO work: audio playback, radio, 3g/data, calling, video playback, gps, accelerometer, notification lights, battery...
Numerous users have complained around the internet that the recent Android 2.3 update for their Droid X bricked the whole device. Users have reported that the screen will go black and stay that way. The device will not reboot before the battery is reset. Think twice before updating your Droid X with the most recent Android update! Let’s hope Motorola and Verizon come up with a fix pretty soon. ...
Verizon has started pushing out Android 3.1 to their Motorola XOOM owners. The update will be delivered as an over the air update, and has already started going out to end-users. Android 3.1 Honeycomb includes a few interesting features, inlcuding full USB host support and inline HTML5 playback in the stock browser. Android 3.1 Honeycomb for the Motorola XOOM is of build HMJ37. The full changelog can be found here. ...
Verizon Motorola Droid 2 Pro users should see a software update hit their phone now. The new version, 2.26.60 (Version.2.26.60.XT610.Verizon.en.US), brings many new enhancements, including improved voice quality and AES256 encryption of your microSD card. For a full changelog of the update, hit View Post! ...
