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Motorola offers both Ice Cream Sandwich updates and Bootloader Unlockability

Chris Burns, Oct 24th 2011 Discuss [4]

Believe it or not, all you lovers of both hacking of Androids and updating of Androids, Motorola has today offered clarification of its future with unlockable bootloaders and updates for its products to no less than Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It is Motorola itself that today speaks to the world saying that “without a doubt” the two “hottest topics in [their] world right now” are Ice Cream Sandwich and bootloaders. Imagine that! Having just spoken with Sanjay Jha this past week, I can tell you firsthand that it wasn’t the first (and it certainly wasn’t the last) time he’d spoken with someone about Motorola’s bootloaders and their unlockability as a hot topic.

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Motorola ATRIX 2 Hands-on and Unboxing [Video]

Chris Burns, Oct 24th 2011 Discuss [10]

Here in the USA the very first smartphone to carry a dual-core processor was the first ATRIX from Motorola – what we’ve got now is a wholly new device by the name of ATRIX 2 from AT&T, complete with a different brand processor, bigger display, and a whole new set of accessories to complete the package. The original ATRIX 4G lead the way for Motorola with what they called Webtop, a form of operating system that came from the smartphone but was displayed on either the big-screen TV, the home PC monitor, or the brand new “Lapdock,” a laptop with the ability to plug the smartphone in to the back of it — there’s a whole new Lapdock (or two!), accessories galore, and the form factor on the ATRIX itself is wholly changed.

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Motorola Tablet hits FCC with scant details

Chris Burns, Oct 24th 2011 Discuss [0]

Today the FCC has posted a listing as filed by Motorola for a tablet that should be on its way to USA markets inside the year. That's generally what happens when a device from a big company such as Motorola hits the FCC in such a manner, and with what can only be described as a near blackout of details surrounding the tablet device in the FCC listing here, we must assume that its top secret nature was found to be important enough by Motorola and the FCC to keep it hidden. We know a piece of the FCC ID, that being IHDP56MJ3, the serial number KFLC140080, and that's about it. Motorola was the first group to be chosen by Google to run the very first tablet-based Android system as a hero - are they up to some sweet designs once more? Read The Full Story

Ice Cream Sandwich allows you to hide apps – but so does the Motorola RAZR

Chris Burns, Oct 21st 2011 Discuss [14]

There's a new feature in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich that has quite a few people having a heard attack with glee - the ability to "hide" applications that you'd otherwise not be able to get rid of. These apps are generally calls bloatware because they're added to the basic build of the device and cannot be deleted by the user (unless of course they hack the device.) What this new function will bring is the ability to shut these apps out of your device ALMOST entirely - save for the amount of space they take up in a very rudimentary sense. What you might not know is that both the Motorola DROID RAZR and the DROID BIONIC both have this ability already - no Ice Cream Sandwich required! Read The Full Story

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Here’s why the DROID RAZR is the ideal Android for today’s mobile landscape

Chris Burns, Oct 20th 2011 Discuss [61]

Let me tell you here why Motorola presented the ideal phone for a person like me this week in New York City. And also let me tell you why I’m sad it didn’t come out several months ago. First, the positives – they all begin with the heavy metal that makes up the majority of this device. Then let’s speak about how thin and lovely this device very much appears to be. Then we’ll speak about how even though I will be switching to the Galaxy Nexus sooner than later, you certainly don’t have to. This is the DROID RAZR, the greatest Motorola smartphone ever created and soon to be at once the thinnest and the toughest to break smart handset on the market.

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Tech groups using celebrities as spokespeople: a quick look

Chris Burns, Oct 20th 2011 Discuss [1]

You may have noticed over the past few weeks that celebrities are quickly becoming the spokespeople for technology products, and not only just in the mobile landscape. Smartphones are being promoted by sports stars, reality TV “celebrities” are taking on product launches, and no less than MC Hammer is bringing forth the idea that web search can be much more deep than it currently is. Is this the obvious next step for technology startups as well as established groups across the board? Let me show you three examples of celebrities as spokespeople that’ve popped up over the past couple of weeks in the tech space and you tell ME what you think about it.

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Motorola Admiral push-to-talk QWERTY Android announced

Chris Burns, Oct 20th 2011 Discuss [5]

You didn't think the portrait-style QWERTY smartphone was dead, did you? No way, Jose, it's just beginning! Here with the Motorola Admiral, an otherwise mid-range device with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a single-core 1.2GHz processor, and a 3.1-inch VGA touchscreen, is the first time a smartphone is available with Direct Connect. And not only that, the specs are what Motorola is calling "military spec tough." This device will be available on the 23rd of October for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate via reward card, November 13th in stores -- is this your new work phone? Read The Full Story

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to be an OTA upgrade for RAZR in early 2012

Shane McGlaun, Oct 19th 2011 Discuss [9]

We already know enough about the Motorola RAZR Android smartphone to be able to figure out the thing is pretty darn cool. We had hoped it would land running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich right out of the box, but that didn’t work out. If you are wondering, when exactly the Android 4.0 update would come to the smartphone Motorola has now offered up that detail. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy Nexus, DROID RAZR, and more may launch November 10

Rue Liu, Oct 18th 2011 Discuss [0]

A leaked screenshot of Verizon's product release schedule reveals the tentative launch dates for a slew of upcoming Android smartphones, including what could be the just unveiled Motorola DROID RAZR as well as the soon to be unveiled Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The latter of which we're expecting to see tonight at the Android Ice Cream Sandwich event hosted by Google and Samsung in Hong Kong. Reminder: we'll be there to cover it live at 10pm EST, so stay tuned! Read The Full Story

Motorola DROID RAZR visits FCC with Verizon LTE with global GSM

Rue Liu, Oct 18th 2011 Discuss [1]

Timed perfectly, the Motorola DROID RAZR's FCC approval papers showed up just after the big unveiling announcement today in NYC. The FCC filling reveals that the DROID RAZR packs support for not only Verizon's CDMA, EVDO, and LTE frequencies, but also global GSM 850 and 1900 bands as well as WCDMA II and V bands that could potentially make it the first Verizon LTE device to support worldwide roaming. Read The Full Story

Motorola DROID RAZR gets MotoCast app for easy content streaming

Rue Liu, Oct 18th 2011 Discuss [2]

The just unveiled Motorola DROID RAZR gets preloaded with the MotoCast app that lets you easily stream and sync content in your own little personal cloud. Unlike the iCloud, which stores your data and files on remote servers, the MotoCast simply streams and syncs content to your DROID RAZR wirelessly from what's stored on your own computer. Read The Full Story

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Motorola MOTOACTV hands-on

Chris Davies, Oct 18th 2011 Discuss [5]

Motorola’s DROID RAZR wasn’t the only new Android device the company announced today; there’s the MOTOACTV packing Google’s platform too. It’s a brave move, launching a smart-watch, given the reception to the existing products that have attempted the market, and we’re not entirely convinced that the MOTOACTV will clinch things for Motorola, either. Check out our hands-on first-impressions after the cut.