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Motorola wins German iCloud ban: Must post €100m bond to enforce

Chris Davies, Feb 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Motorola has won a permanent injunction against Apple’s iCloud service and the devices that access it in Germany, though the company must risk a €100m bond and the threat of huge damages if Apple’s likely appeals if it actually wants to enact it today. Motorola Mobility’s case against Ireland-based Apple Sales International – Apple’s European sales branch – was brought in April 2011 and swiftly pushed through a full proceeding, FOSS Patents reports; it potentially encompasses sales in Germany of the iPhone, iPad and other devices.

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Motorola DROID 4 hits DroidDoes website, release imminent

Chris Burns, Feb 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

Though we do not yet have an official release date for the fourth of the self-titled DROID family from Verizon, it has officially landed on the site which always deploys a DROID before it's dropped in real life to Verizon. At DroidDoes.com you can plainly see this next in a long line of Motorola Android devices carried by Verizon, it spinning gleefully for your amusement as you prepare for its launch here in the February winter of 2012. The latest leaked roadmap we've seen has February 9th listed as the release date for this device, just so you know. Read The Full Story

Motorola takes on Google Nexus with RAZR Developer Edition

Chris Davies, Jan 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Motorola is taking on Google's Galaxy Nexus at its own game, courting Android coders with a Developer Edition variant of its own RAZR smartphone. The RAZR XT910 Developer Edition is functionally identical to the existing GSM RAZR, but will come supplied with an unlocked bootloader so as to make installing unofficial firmware builds possible. However, in return, Motorola will withhold the warranty, so if users brick their phone they're on their own. Read The Full Story

Motorola Wi-Fi-only Droid Xyboard is now available

Mark Raby, Jan 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

The cheaper, Wi-Fi-only version of Motorola's latest and greatest Xyboard tablet has begun shipping. Pre-orders for the units are now being fulfilled, and the product pages on Verizon's website now show them as being available to purchase. The new products, which were originally scheduled for a January 18 launch, are geared at consumers who want a high-end tablet but don't care about being able to take it online any time they want. Read The Full Story

Motorola reports $80 million net loss in Q4

Rue Liu, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Motorola Mobility released its Q4 2011 earnings today along with its full-year financial results, reporting a revenue of $3.4 billion but a net loss of $80 million in contrast to the $110 million profit in the same quarter the year before. Motorola had warned earlier this month that earnings would miss Wall Street expectations as the company struggles against tough competition in the smartphone market. Read The Full Story

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Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX hands-on and unboxing

Cory Gunther, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Motorola is back with another Android smartphone for Verizon’s 4G LTE network. Adding another DROID to their ever-growing list of phones. Some might say they’ve released too many too fast lately on big red but the new RAZR MAXX is a bit special — and available today. This phone features a standard, built-in 3,300 mAh battery. Something no other LTE handset can even come close to touching. See more after the break.

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DROID RAZR MAXX on sale now

Chris Davies, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

The Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX is on sale now, as expected, with Verizon asking $299.99 for the battery-bloated Android smartphone. Announced officially at CES earlier this month, the RAZR MAXX swaps the original DROID RAZR's slimline battery for a larger, 3,300 mAh pack that Motorola reckons is good for up to 21.5hrs talktime. Read The Full Story

Motorola talks Smart Actions for new smartphones

Shane McGlaun, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you have handed your parents, kids, or significant other a smartphone for the first time and watched them, the devices can be confusing for beginner if they need to wade through settings menus. Motorola has announced plans for bringing new ease of use to its smartphones this year with easy to use Smart Actions that will make it simple for a beginner to manage the device. Read The Full Story

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Droid RAZR MAXX is a slap in consumer faces

Chris Burns, Jan 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

When the original Droid RAZR was released, we were there at the launch event in New York City to see how serious both Motorola and Verizon were about bringing a new era to their combined forces for Droid – now that the next version is out not even a half a year later, I’ve got to question their logic. What sense did it make to release a device which was amongst the thinnest smartphones in the world if the battery inside it wasn’t going to be equitable in excellence? Of course the answer is that there’d be a marketing scheme several months after the release in which the thinness was no longer the coolest factor, the RAZR MAXX having a battery that should very well blow consumers away.

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Verizon DROID RAZR MAXX hits Jan 26 for $300

Chris Davies, Jan 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Verizon has confirmed pricing and availability for the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX, the oversized-battery toting version of the original slimline Android smartphone revealed at CES 2012 earlier this month. The news - that the DROID RAZR MAXX will land on January 26, priced at $299 with a new, two-year agreement - comes as little surprise, however, since Motorola already spoiled the surprise a couple of weeks back. Read The Full Story

Motorola challenges Apple with tablets in the classroom

Chris Davies, Jan 20th 2012 Discuss [17]

Apple isn't the only company with its sights on the schoolroom; just as the company revealed iBooks 2 with new interactive textbook functionality, Motorola has been talking about its own pilot scheme putting Android tablets into students' and teachers' hands. The project began in November last year, using Motorola's XOOM at a San Diego high school in math and science classes, delivering digital textbooks and notetaking, recording multimedia and other content, accessing online learning resources and submitting assignments through Google Docs. Read The Full Story

Google-Motorola deal approval deadline set for February 13 in Europe

Rue Liu, Jan 19th 2012 Discuss [2]

The European Commission has set a February 13 deadline to decide whether or not to approve Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola. The new date comes after the commission suspended the January 10 deadline to wait for additional documents from Google. Read The Full Story