Back during the summer, Google decided that it has the OS wrapped up with Android and wanted to add hardware maker to its bag of tricks. That meant that the search giant went looking for a mobile device maker to gobble up. Google ended up going with Motorola and offered to buy the mobility side from Motorola for $12.5 billion.
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Motorola Pro+ Review
Motorola’s DROID Pro made a play for the disloyal BlackBerry crowd, pairing Android with a QWERTY keyboard and touchscreen in a candybar form-factor. Blocky style and a low-res display did the Pro no favors, however, and so Motorola has returned with the Pro+, a smartphone targeting mobile professionals who don’t want to be entirely embarrassed by their – or their IT department’s – choice of handset. Read on for the full SlashGear review.
Why Are Mobile Device Ads So Bad?
It has become fashionable to praise Apple’s serene iPhone ads and rail against its competitors advertising, with Verizon Wireless’ obnoxious DROID and LTE ads drawing particular ire. In case you don’t watch any television or live outside the U.S., the Verizon Wireless ads include women battling cyborgs (this has to do with smartphones how, exactly?), people skydiving and firebombing cities with lightning balls (shouldn’t Homeland Security be intervening?), and unidentified objects slicing through cities (not an ad for a disaster movie, but a visual pun for the DROID RAZR). Meanwhile, Apple’s ads calmly explain the latest features and apps, sometimes with bold adjectives (“magical,” much?) but an even tone and methodical manner.
DROID Razr torn down with Dozuki saw and video effects
While Verizon and Motorola assure us that the back of the DROID RAZR by Motorola is not meant to be removed and that the battery is certainly not meant to be replaceable, the folks at iFixit never ever take no for an answer, starting their traditional teardown process with no less than the traditional Japanese saw known as the Dozuki. Of course there was no real need for this since there actually is a fingernail hole at the top of the device and snaps all around the edges that a non-terrifying instrument like your finger could work apart, but the glue between the battery and the back will make for a more difficult take-apart process for you. Then take note of the Kevlar, and be sure to remember that Kevlar in this state is both flexible and definitely not bulletproof - iFixit reminds us that bulletproof Kevlar is actually layers and layers of similar material backed up with a ceramic plate -- in other words, no bullets please!
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Motorola Razr on Amazon at big $188 discount for limited time
We mentioned this morning that today was the day for those of you lusting after that thin Motorola Razr to get your hands on the smartphone. Amazon Wireless has a very low price on the smartphone that adds up to about $188 off the normal price of the smartphone. The normal price of the Razr is $299.99.
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Motorola Lapdock 500 spied at FCC, Droid Razr tags along
Motorola has been offering Lapdocks for some of it smartphones for a while now. These things look like notebooks, but are docks for smartphones that take some of the stuff you see on the screen of the smartphone and put it on a larger notebook size display. The keyboard of the Lapdock makes it easier to work, email, and text from your smartphone when using one of the docks.
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DROID RAZR on sale now
It’s 11.11.11, which means the Motorola DROID RAZR is up for grabs on Verizon Wireless. Priced at $299.99 with a new, two year agreement, the DROID RAZR is – for the moment, anyway – the skinniest Android smartphone around, just 7.1mm for the majority of its chassis, and fronted by a 4.3-inch 960 x 540 qHD Super AMOLED Advanced touchscreen.
DROID RAZR ads cut to the chase: what do you want to know?
For the brand new DROID RAZR, Motorola and Verizon's newest hero device, ad spots appear to be continuing the trend of sparing no expense for high theatrics and above average action and adventure stylings. What you're about to see are two ads, one of them showing off how undeniably thin the device is as it cuts through the urban environment, dicing everything it flies directly through. The other, having just been released this week as we come ever so close to the 11.11.11 release date, emphasizes the tagline for the device "Too Powerful to Fall Into the Wrong Hands" and makes it clear that this smartphone is so awesome, only kung-fu Batman James Bond-type character is worthy of stealing it from the set of black-van drivers that possess it (we must assume that these vans represent either Verizon or Motorola, not sure which.)
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HTC Edge by April 2012 but Samsung, LG, Moto readying Tegra 3 rivals
HTC’s recently leaked Edge smartphone is expected to drop in March or April 2012 complete with NVIDIA’s freshly confirmed Tegra 3 quadcore chipset, sources have suggested, but the company may be pipped to market by Tegra 3 handsets from Samsung, LG and Motorola. All three rival firms have already committed to using Tegra 3, DigiTimes‘ sources claim, while of course ASUS will use the new chipset in the Eee Pad Transformer Prime.
Motorola DROID RAZR Review
Motorola’s DROID RAZR has a lot to live up to – and a clear warning around how to drop the ball in mobile strategy. Named after the slimline clamshell handset that changed Motorola’s fortunes in 2004, this new dual-core Android promises to be the world’s thinnest smartphone with power and performance to match. Thing is, Motorola quickly milked the original RAZR to death, pushing out special edition variant after variant while the market left its underwhelming specifications behind. Is this new DROID worthy of the RAZR name? Read on for the full SlashGear review.
Motorola MOTOACTV Accessories Review
This week marks the launch of the Motorola MOTOACTV device, one made to work with you to make your exercise-centered life not just more organized, but fun as well – and what better way to compliment our full MOTOACTV review than with a full accessories review as well! What we’ve got here are several of the accessories available for you to purchase in addition to the MOTOACTV device itself. You can buy the MOTOACTV by itself and get the Clip and the SF200 headphones in the package – but why not expand your MOTOACTV life with a strap or two?
Motorola MOTOACTV Review
It’s time to rock and roll all night and get active every day – Motorola MOTOACTV, that is, a tiny Android-based device which can clip to yourself in a host of ways, it feeding data to you on your exercise regiment on the daily. With this device you’ll know how many steps you’ve taken, the calories you’ve potentially burned, and plays your music when you want it, all of this connected (if you want) to the MOTOACTV.com database on the web where you can compare and contrast with friends – and opponents! Have a peek with us here at how this little beast will change your everloving jogging, biking, and running life!
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