Motorola reportedly doing all Android in 2010
Motorola is among the top Android phone manufacturers right now, and it looks like it’s going to increase its standing in 2010. CNet Asia spoke with Spiros Nikolakopoulos, VP and GM of Asia Pacific and International Distribution for Moto’s Mobile Devices end, who says:
- Look for 20 to 30 smartphones worldwide in 2010 “and, at this moment, all of them will run Android.”
- One-third of Moto’s Android engineering team is in the U.S., another third in Korea and another third in China. No word on how many people that entails.
- The “Motoroi” brand is specifically for Korea. the Chinese version of the phone will go by a different name. (And we assume the U.S. version, too, if and when it comes here.)
- Opening up MotoBlur is “on the cards”, but no time frame was given.
Source: Android Central
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Motorola launches MOTOROI for Korean market
This evening Motorola announced the MOTOROI, the first Android-powered smartphone to be launched in the South Korean market. The MOTOROI runs on the Android 2.0 OS and features multi-touch browser zooming, Google services like YouTube, Maps, and Gmail,and an 8 megapixel camera that is capable of recording 720p HD video and optical character recognition. The device, which will be sold by SK Telecom, is also the first HDMI capable device in Korea.
The MOTOROI sports the same type of large, high-res display as found on the DROID, a 3.7-inch, 854 x 480 pixel WVGA capacitive touchscreen. The MOTOROI also is equipped with a 3.5mm headphone jack, TDMB television support, and plenty of storage space (up to 8GB).
Source: Android Authority.
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Motorola introduces Android-powered home phone
At CES Motorola introduced an Android-powered home phone — the Motorola HS1001.
This gadget is basically a cordless phone that has been upgraded to support Android. The device is slated to be one of the first Android-powered home phones. The HS1001 has dual WiFi technology to connect to its base station and a home WiFi network.
Preliminary specs include:
- DSPG Arm9 240 Mhz processor
- 2.8 inch resistive touch screen (QVGA)
- 256 MB flah ROM / 128 MB RAM
- MicroSD expansion slot
- Powered by stock Android 1.6 (no Motoblur)
Motorola expects to launch the phone in the UK first, followed by a Q2 2010 United States release date. The estimated retail price is $149.
Source: Android and Me
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CES 2010 to see two new Motorola Android phones?
Apparently Global Equities Research analyst, Trip Chowdhry and stated that during CES 2010 in Las Vegas next week, Motorola just might be planning to announce a couple of new Android platform mobile phones reports an article over on Barrons.
Chowdhry, in a research note claims Motorola “may announce” a new Android toting phone for AT&T, which apparently sources indicate will sport a physical keyboard, OLED display and might run the “Google experiences” software rather than MotoBlur.
Chowdhry also stated that Motorola “may announce” another Android mobile phone this time destined for Verizon Wireless, which will pack a soft keyboard and OLED screen.
Motorola’s CES event is scheduled for the 6th of January ahead of the official keynote and a day after Google is expected to announce the Nexus One; more on this as and when we hear it.
Source: Phones Review
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3 Motorola Android phones you can’t have
Motorola is planning over 20 Motorola Android phones for 2010 and Android and Me has some details about three Motorola Android phones that aren’t coming to the US soon:
Motorola MT710
The MT710 is a stylish tablet style phone headed for China Mobile. The device runs the latest version of the OPhone platform (China Mobile’s version of Android) and will support their TD-SCDMA 3G network.
Motorola XT800
The XT800 is another China bound phone with some interesting features. A Cortex A8 processor (same as Droid) is powering the device but the speed is unknown. This phone will also capture high definition video and support 720p playback via HDMI. The XT800 also doubles as a bedside clock with built in FM radio and an optional desktop dock.
Motorola XT701
Finally we have the XT701, which many people have been referring to as the Sholes Tablet. This phone is said to feature the same specs that we saw in the Verizon Droid, with a few minor tweaks. Most notable is the lack of a physical keyboard that came with the Droid. Other changes will include an 8 megapixel camera with xenon flash and a FM radio.
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Should Motorola And Sony Ericsson Merge?
The idea: in view of Motorola’s and Sony Ericsson’s low global handset market share – less than 5% each – shouldn’t they merge? The geographies work: Sony Ericsson has a decent market share in Europe (12.4%), Motorola has a good share of the U.S. (17.3%), Sony Ericsson does OK in India (10%), while Motorola is fine in China (10%).
There would naturally be cost savings from merging R&D and marketing functions. Currently, Sony Ericsson will spend around 15% of revenue on R&D and 13% of revenue on SG&A, and it’s estimated that Motorola spends around 33% of revenue on operating costs for devices.
Sanford Bernstein estimates, that by merging, the companies could reduce operating costs by 10%. This would be a useful uplift as last quarter – admittedly a poor one for all industry players – Sony Ericsson had an operating margin of minus 12%, while Motorola’s was 2.3% after being slightly negative the previous quarter.
But there may be another factor: Next year, there will be a whole new raft of phones based on Google’s Android operating system.
Android has only been up and running commercially since the summer and is a long way behind Apple Inc.’s iPhone by any metric. But only around a dozen handsets have been available so far and around 30 more are expected next year, many of which will come from Asian suppliers.
Read the full story on WSJ
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Android Hits Consumer Radars
The slew of Android phones entering the market this year, particularly the Motorola Droid, have helped the Google operating system register with consumers, comScore said.
The market-research firm said in a new report that 17% of American cellphone shoppers are considering an Android device in the next three months, compared with 20% who said they’re planning to buy an Apple iPhone (either 3GS or 3G).
Android phones, which include the Motorola Droid as well as the Motorola Cliq and Samsung Galaxy, represented only 3.5% of the smart-phone market in October, comScore said, but the platform has gotten buzz with multiple device launches, as well as the increasing attention that app developers are paying it.
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Motorola XT800 to bring high-end Android to Sprint?
Motorola has been developing a high-end full touchscreen phone that could give American CDMA carriers their first high-end, touch-only Android phone from the company. A pair of leaks show the XT800 to center on an 854×480, 3.7-inch touchscreen like that of the Droid but in a more rounded design. It should additionally be more powerful: it should play 720p video to a TV through an HDMI output and capture the same resolution for videos from its 5-megapixel camera.
An FCC filing hints the XT800 may arrive in the US next year as the Titanium with EVDO Revision A and destined for either Sprint or Verizon. The former is the most likely as Motorola is already expected to provide a keyboardless Droid early next year.
Source: Electronista
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Unknown Motorola Android Titanium visits FCC en route to Verizon or Sprint?
The previously unknown Motorola Titanium visited the FCC with some information that lets us make an educated guess as to which carrier(s) this handset will end up on. The device runs over Ev-Do rev. A which tells us that the Titanium looks Verizon or Sprint bound. Wi-Fi is enabled on this phone and since Motorola is not really doing much in the way of Windows Mobile gadgets these days, we can make the assumption that this will be powered by Android.
Source: Phone Arena
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SHOP4APPS: Motorola’s Android application store revealed
Android and Me discovered the Motorola Android application store: the app store is web based and can be browsed from any Android phone. Since the store is web based, it can also be easily browsed from a desktop computer. Motorola is also currently developing a native client for Android called the MotoAppstore.
Update: Motorola has taken down the store and it is no longer accessible.
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