AT&T Motorola Backflip To Include Yahoo! As Default Search Engine
AT&T’s first Android powered handset, the Motorola Backflip, will use Yahoo! as its default search engine.
According to a report by BusinessWeek, the Motorola Backflip will feature Yahoo! as the default search engine, although users will be able to manually change the provider to Google if they wish. The Backflip will be the first Android handset to not feature Google as the default search engine.
Source: Talk Android
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Verizon’s Android-Powered Motorola Devour Debuts Exclusively at Best Buy Stores
The Motorola Devour, Verizon’s third smartphone running Google’s Android OS, is being released today. At launch, the only brick-and-mortar store offering this mid-range device with a sliding keyboard is Best Buy, but a few other online retailers have it as well.
The Devour is a mid-range model with a sliding keyboard, Wi-Fi, and 3G mobile broadband. Best Buy is selling for $100 to new Verizon subscribers who sign a two-year service contract.
Source :Brighthand
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Android Firmware 1.3.18 for Motorola Cliq Brings Issues Along
Mobile phone maker Motorola has recently delivered a new software solution for their first Android-based handset, the Motorola Cliq. The software update 1.3.18 was released over-the-air for all users of a Cliq on T-Mobile, and it seems that the firmware created a lot of issues, tough it was supposed to solve others.
However, a wide range of T-Mobile customers are already reporting on the forums that there are a lot of issues the new solution created, and that some of them are rather serious problems, it seems. Among the issues Cliq owners are reporting on the forums, we can count a problem with the date/time, (set at 31 December 1969 and cannot be changed); problems with the touch keyboard; force close error for Google Voice; issues with the text messages; Gmail, calendar and contacts are also not syncing; or battery life problems. At the same time, there are also some reporting that, following the update, the following message was received, “Error Signing Into account: There is a problem with the clock on the device. Please contact customer service.”
According to the mobile phone carrier, they are aware of the situation and are working on resolving the problems as soon as possible.
Read the full report on Softpedia
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Motorola DROID running Flash 10.1 demo
A video demonstration of a Motorola Android DROID running the Flash 10.1 system.
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Motorola Devour Pre-Order At BestBuy Starts Now, Available February 25th
Best Buy Mobile has just issued a press release announcing the availability of the Motorola Devour on February 25th with the pre-order starting February 16th.
Best Buy Mobile Announces Launch and Pre-Sale of Motorola DEVOUR™ with MOTOBLUR™
The Motorola DEVOUR™ Will Land in Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile Standalone Stores February 25, With an In-Store Pre-Sale Starting February 16
MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Consumers who are looking to purchase the new Motorola DEVOUR™ can do so at Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile standalone stores beginning February 25. The Motorola DEVOUR™ is the third smartphone from Verizon Wireless that runs on Google’s innovative Android operating platform and the first Verizon Wireless phone to feature MOTOBLUR™.
To support the launch of this highly anticipated device, Best Buy Mobile is hosting a pre-sale beginning February 16. Consumers can take advantage of the in-store pre-sale by visiting their local Best Buy or Best Buy Mobile standalone store where they can schedule a pick-up time after February 25 and reserve their spot by purchasing a $50 Best Buy Gift Card.
Customers who purchase the Motorola DEVOUR™ at Best Buy Mobile can avoid the hassle of mail-in rebates with instant savings applied at the point of purchase and can walk out working with access to their email, contacts and favorite content set up by a Best Buy Mobile sales associate.
“Being one of the first retailers to feature the Motorola DEVOUR™ is a win-win for Best Buy Mobile and our valued customers,” said Scott Moore, VP of marketing for Best Buy Mobile. “We saw great response with the DROID by Motorola, the first Android device for Verizon Wireless, and we expect the same response with the Motorola DEVOUR™. Our employees get really excited for these big smartphone launches and we are looking forward to helping bring the Motorola DEVOUR™ to the marketplace.”
Motorola DEVOUR™ features include the following:
* MOTOBLUR™, Motorola’s unique Android™-powered content delivery service
* Happenings Widget – MOTOBLUR automatically pushes status updates, wall posts and photo updates from popular social networking sites to the Happenings Widget on user’s home screen
* Universal Inbox – MOTOBLUR gathers texts, social network messages and e-mails into one home screen widget for quick response
* 3.1” touch screen
* Pre-loaded applications such as Gmail, Google Talk™, YouTube™, Google Search™ and Google Maps™ with Google Maps Navigation
* Through Android Market™ provides access to more than 20,000 applications
Source: Phanaroid
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Hands on T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ XT (Quench)
We expect T-Mobile to launch the CLIQ XT March 10, 2010 and we are still waiting on a price. This phone is essentially the same hardware of the original CLIQ minus the physical keyboard, so expect it to land somewhere around $149 with 2 year contract.
Unfortunately, the device will ship with Android 1.5 which does not support many of the new native applications from Google.
Source: Android and Me
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Motorola Cliq XT: Another Android Phone Lands on T-Mobile
If you’re an Android fan, the network to be on in the US is clearly T-Mobile. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Motorola revealed its eighth Android phone, the Motorola Cliq XT (as it will be known stateside) or Quench (its name everywhere else). The Cliq XT will land on T-Mobile next month. Pricing hasn’t been confirmed.
Like the Cliq, Motorola’s first Android device in the US, the Cliq XT runs Motorola’s MotoBlur user interface over Android 1.5. A big difference between the Cliq XT and its sibling is that the XT lacks a physical keyboard. The Cliq XT has a 3.1-inch touchscreen, which is a bit small compared to other smartphones on the market, Flash Lite support, and pinch-and-zoom capabilities in the browser. It also sports a 5-megapixel camera and comes preloaded with all of the Google services you’d expect on an Android phone.
Source: PC World.
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Motorola spells out Droid update plans
While the official word for those of us in the U.S. it’s still “expected to roll out soon,” the fact that there’s an official page to follow is a big step in the right direction.
Source: Android Central
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Google Gets Angry Buzz Over Lack of Full Android Support
Only devices running Android 2.0 and higher can take full advantage of Buzz, Google’s latest attempt to be all things to all people on the social web. Which means only users with a Motorola Droid or Google Nexus One can enjoy Buzz — the mobile app doesn’t work on Android 1.6, which runs on T-Mobile USA’s G1 and myTouch. And the latest version of Google Maps requires at least Android 1.6, leaving gadgets like the Sprint Hero and Verizon Droid Eris behind.
Astoundingly, the app is fully supported by any iPhone, as Google itself touts here.
Read the full story on GigaOm.
Motorola ‘jumped the gun’ with details of Droid’s Android 2.1 update
Turns out all that excitement and frothing at the mouth was for nothing, as Motorola’s surprisingly nippy move to Android 2.1 on the Droid isn’t going to be all that rapid after all. The Moto Owners’ Forum manager has admitted that a few trigger-happy souls rushed out the details of the Droid’s upcoming OS update ahead of time, and the current situation is quite as it was before this news: your Droid will be chomping down on an Eclair, just not as soon as you might have been led to hope.
Read the rest of the story on Engadget.
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