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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Megan Fox in a bathtub with the Motorola Devour
The Motorola Android Devour stared with Megan Fox on the Super Bowl commercial of Motorola.
Source: Android Central.
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What is this Motorola Android phone?
The folks at Gizmodo Brazil got their mitts on this device, and it looks like a Backflip without the crazy keyboard. The front is described as “more garish” than the Backflip. It’s running MotoBlur.
Because it has MotoBlur, it’s running Android 1.5. There’s no way to tell if this will get a wide release in European and the U.S. market.
Source: Androinica
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Motorola Android Backflip now available – in China
Motorola Backflip is available now in China as what’s being billed as the ME600 on Motorola China’s Web site. It’s going for about $629 US and comes with a car charger and 8GB storage card.
As for a U.S. debut? We’re still hearing march.
Source: Android Central.
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Motorola Teases Their Super Bowl Ad
Motorola has just put up a teaser video for their commercial. According to Motorola, the ad will air during the 3rd Quarter and feature a well-known celebrity. Check out Motorola’s Facebook page for more info.
Source: Android Central.
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Motorola App Store, SHOP4APPS, now official…in China
Today Motorola finally announced SHOP4APPS which will be included on several Android phones headed to China Telecom and China Unicom.
Developers can begin immediately to submit their Android applications for inclusion into the SHOP4APPS store in China at http://developer.motorola.com
No details were provided about a possible United States launch.
Some of the key features within SHOP4APPS include:
- Discover apps tailored for you. SHOP4APPS can be easily tailored to present the user with applications that will be most meaningful for them based on their existing preferences, region and carrier.
- Download or Purchase Once. Keep It Forever. Purchased apps get stored in your personal storage area called “My Locker,” making switching handsets or restoring applications seamless and easy.
- Promote your Innovation. For developers, SHOP4APPS is an easy and effective way to showcase, sell and distribute their applications for Android-based devices in China. SHOP4APPS offers developers an innovative set of resources, starting with tools for testing their applications, as well as marketing and promotional tools for marketing their applications to the end-user.
Source: Android and Me
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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 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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In new ad, AT&T, Luke Wilson say Verizon is slow
The battle between AT&T and Verizon has been peppered by startling doses of objectivity. So to demonstrate the clear, obvious, incontrovertible fact that Verizon’s 3G is but a Wendy’s-stuffing, cake-loving, 15-beers-a-night slob when compared with AT&T’s Usain Bolt, Wilson performs a side-by-side that would put the Pepsi Challenge to shame.
Source: Cnet
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T-Mobile USA offering $50 discount on Moto CLIQ, BlackBerry Bold 9700, and Samsung Highlight this weekend
T-Mobile USA has announced that it will be offering 3 of its most popular phones for US$50 less than normal this coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (November 27, 28, and 29). The sale is part of the carrier’s big push for the Black Friday weekend, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season in the U.S.
Two of the devices on sale are hot smartphones. Both the Android-powered Motorola CLIQ and the brand new BlackBerry Bold 9700 will be available this weekend for $149.99, when picked up with a new contract. The third device is Samsung’s Highlight, a full touchscreen equipped feature phone. The highlight will be available for $49.99 this weekend, with a 2 year agreement.
The $50 discount also applies to phones purchased for full retail price without a contract, for those users interested in saving some money with a contract-free T-Mobile Even More Plus plan.
[Source: Mobile Burn]
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