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Verizon DROID RAZR price slashed

Chris Davies, Jan 18th 2012 Discuss [1]

Verizon has slashed the price of its DROID RAZR, the super-slim Android smartphone now $199.99 with a new agreement, though you'll have to supply your own memory card. The discounted handset - which first hit US shelves in November 2011, with a $299.99 price tag - has seen a ton sheered from its price, though Verizon now no longer bundles a 16GB microSD card with the phone. Read The Full Story

Apple loses Motorola patent strike in preliminary ruling

Chris Davies, Jan 14th 2012 Discuss [5]

Apple's patent violation claims against Motorola Mobility have been rejected in a preliminary ruling, with the US ITC suggesting that none of the infringements alleged by the Cupertino company hold water. Although still relatively early in the process - with a final decision yet to be settled upon by the US International Trade Commission - the preliminary ITC ruling [pdf link] indicates that Motorola hasn't overstepped the mark with regards to three patented technologies Apple claims have been infringed by the DROID line of devices. Read The Full Story

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX coming Jan. 26th with 3,300 mAh battery in tow

Cory Gunther, Jan 13th 2012 Discuss [27]

Earlier this week Motorola announced another handset to invade the signals of Verizon 4G LTE in the DROID RAZR MAXX. Stating this wasn't a replacement over the original RAZR just recently launched -- but an improved version with a larger battery. We were able to run it down on the showroom floor at this weeks CES 2012 and you can see our hands-on below. At no point was a release date detailed or confirmed -- until now. Read The Full Story

Intel considers iPhone and Windows Phones for Medfield chips

Rue Liu, Jan 12th 2012 Discuss [1]

Intel has already struck a deal with Lenovo and Motorola for its smartphone chips, focusing the first batch on Android devices. Although Apple is unlikely to pick up Intel in lieu of its own proprietary A series processors, Intel isn't ruling out iOS for its Medfield chips and says it's been "talking to everybody." Intel also considers Windows Phones, but says its a conscious decision at the moment to focus on Android. Read The Full Story

LG signs patent deal: Microsoft collecting fees from 70% of Android OEMs

Chris Davies, Jan 12th 2012 Discuss [2]

LG has become the latest Android device manufacturer to ink a deal with Microsoft of patent licensing, as the software giant continues to leverage its IP portfolio to squeeze cash out of those using Google's platform. The agreement covers all of LG's tablets, phones and "other consumer devices" which run either Android or Chrome OS. LG is the eleventh Android and/or Chrome OS device manufacturer to concede to Microsoft's licensing terms, something the company is quick to crow about. Read The Full Story

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CES 2012 Smartphone Round-Up

Chris Davies, Jan 11th 2012 Discuss [11]

If Ultrabooks have been one of the key themes at CES 2012 this week, then smartphones have to be close behind: Motorola, Samsung, Sony and more have all rolled out new handsets to whet our cellular appetites. AT&T has pushed ahead with its eight-strong LTE range, including Nokia’s first 4G Windows Phone, while Intel has also staged its long-awaited push into smartphones. It’s enough to give anyone a headache, so read on for the SlashGear CES 2012 smartphone round-up.

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Motorola plans pared and polished Android range in 2012

Chris Davies, Jan 11th 2012 Discuss [4]

Motorola is hoping to reduce its portfolio of devices in 2012, the company's CEO has revealed, assuming it can persuade carriers that they don't want dozens of minor smartphone variations in a veneer of differentiation. The hope is that better use can be made of Motorola's marketing budget, Sanjay Jha told The Verge at CES 2012 today, avoiding the need to stage campaigns for multiple phones showing "incremental innovation." However, carrier demands may scupper the whole plan. Read The Full Story

Intel inks Motorola and Lenovo Atom smartphone & tablet deals

Chris Davies, Jan 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Intel has detailed its push to get x86 processors inside next-gen smartphones, confirming deals with both Lenovo and Motorola Mobility to use its Atom Z2460 chip. Motorola will "deliver smartphones and tablets based on Intel's Atom processor to consumers and businesses," according to CEO Sanjay Jha, while Intel has already demonstrated its Lenovo Racer-A reference design to SlashGear earlier at CES. Read The Full Story

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Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX hands-on

Cory Gunther, Jan 10th 2012 Discuss [10]

Motorola earlier today announced the rumored DROID RAZR MAXX. For those confused as Motorola just recently launched the original DROID RAZR, the RAZR MAXX is almost the same phone only slightly thicker and offering unparalleled battery life -- especially for a 4G LTE device. This new addition comes complete with a 3,300 mAh battery and manages to stay almost RAZR thin. Read The Full Story

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Motorola Droid 4 Hands-on

Chris Burns, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [4]

The folks at Motorola have finally come clean with the next in line DROID device for Verizon's 4G LTE network, this a qwerty keyboard slider running Motorola's own user interface over Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread and having the same capabilities, to a point, that the RAZR has: this is the Droid 4. What we've got going here is a rather tough (or solid, however you look at it,) slider with a backlit set of keys, a dual-core 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM, and they've put it on paper that it'll be running Ice Cream Sandwich in the near future. Read The Full Story

Verizon reveals purple DROID RAZR and DROID RAZR MAXX

Rue Liu, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

Verizon announced some new additions to the DROID family today at CES 2012. It confirmed the DROID 4 earlier and now it's revealing a purple-colored DROID RAZR and a new variant called the DROID RAZR MAXX that boasts a longer-lasting battery while maintaining a still incredibly slim form at only 8.99mm thin. Read The Full Story

Verizon DROID 4 by Motorola official with QWERTY and LTE

Chris Davies, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [1]

Verizon has finally got around to launching the much-anticipated (and, for that matter, much-leaked) Motorola DROID 4, the Android device apparently taking the record for the "thinnest and most powerful 4G LTE QWERTY smartphone." Hiding a slide-out five-row QWERTY 'board behind a 4-inch qHD touchscreen, the DROID 4 has a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM, and runs Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread with an Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade in the pipeline. Read The Full Story