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Android leads Motorola from the cellar to viable business

September 1, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Motorola has greatly benefited from CEO Sanjay Jha’s calculated bet on Android. The company was losing hundreds of millions of dollars when Jha took over in 2008, but it has since reversed fortunes and i…

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Motorola brings some ruggedness to Europe with the Motorola Defy

September 1, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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If you are hard on your phone and have been upset with the lack of “extreme” devices that you have had to choose from, many of them being non-smartphones, then Motorola hopes that you check out its ne…

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Motorola Milestone 2 is official, coming Q4

September 1, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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A prematurely-released promotional video outed the Motorola Milestone 2 yesterday. Less than 24 hours later, Motorola has officially announced that Milestone 2, the upcoming phone that serves as the seque…

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Motorola Milestone 2 packs MOTOBLUR, 1 GHz processor [VIDEO]

August 31, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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First came the Motorola Droid, and then came the Motorola Milestone, its GSM cousin sold in Europe and Canada. And just as the Moto Droid gave way to the Droid 2, the Milestone is being succeeded by the Milestone 2…

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First custom ROM hits the DROID X

August 30, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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We’ve seen that the DROID X has been able to be rooted, even though people said it couldn’t be done. Now the DROID X has its first custom ROM available via ROM Manager for rooted devices. If you have t…

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Motorola Charm unboxing. What do you want to know?

August 28, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Motorola has been the most diverse member of the Open Handset Alliance, delivering Android phones in a variety of form factors. The latest design features a bite-sized phone with a 2.8 inch screen and a keyboar…

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Is AMOLED bad for battery life? Not necessarily.

August 26, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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LAPTOP Magazine recently conducted a battery test to determine which Android handsets perform the best. The company created a tool that would repeatedly launch the browser and look at the same group of websit…

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Firmware updates

Canadian Motorola Milestone will get Froyo…in 2011

August 24, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The Motorola update woes keep coming for our friends north of the border. Not only has Motorola refused to say when – or more accurately, if – the Backflip, Dext, and Quench would be updated to Andro…

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When will your Motorola get Eclair or Froyo? Find out here

August 23, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Motorola has thrilled some and chilled others with the recent changes made to its update schedule. Motorola Droid X owners were happy to hear that they would have Android 2.2 by the end of the summer, which is a ve…

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More Verizon leaks: Moto DROID Pro, Tablet, and suped-up DROID 2 now in VZW’s systems

August 16, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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A little over a week ago we got news via The Boy Genius Report that Verizon had an interesting 6-18 months of announcements and device releases for consumers. Today, BGR got another mini-leak of Verizon’…

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Droid 2 has new commercial, early upgrades for select customers

August 13, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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It’s no secret that Verizon always blankets the airwaves whenever it launches a new device. The latest commercial promoting “the next generation of does” is the Motorola Droid 2, which ju…

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Cellular South says this Milestone’s for you

August 11, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The original Droid has reached its end of life on Verizon now that the Droid 2 has arrived, but Cellular South has that old-time feel for users wanting the same form factor. Today Cellular South announced the ava…

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Droid 2 pre-sale starts August 11, R2D2 version coming in September

August 10, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Verizon Wireless has confirmed that the Motorola Droid 2 will be available for purchase through a pre-sale that begins August 11. The Droid 2 will cost $199.99 after a mail-in rebate and new two-year agreement…

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Rumor: Verizon Wireless 2010/2011 Roadmap is all about Android and LTE

August 9, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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It’s no wonder that big electronics companies and providers don’t want you to know what devices are in the pipeline. When consumers know that something better is coming for the same price they can…

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Android’s #1, but what are the Top 5 Android Phones?

August 4, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Earlier this week, market analysis firm Canalys reported that Android has increased phone shipments 886% since Q2 2009. Nielsen then jumped in saying that Android has the top market share among new cell phone…

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Android 2.2 coming to Verizon Motorola DROID next week

July 30, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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Well it’s Friday and it’s time to party as well announce that your beloved Motorola DROID will join the likes of the EVO and Desire and get that Froyo update. PCMag is reporting that Verizon has offi…

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