Tag archive: MOTOBLUR

2011 has been a big year for Google, full of product announcements and growth. However, few announcements can overshadow yesterday's news that Google plans to purchase Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in cash. We'll be addressing the impact of this announcement from many angles, figuring out what it means for Android and the growing patent wars, but first, we'd like to take a moment to speculate on some of the cool ways… Read More

German site PhonePads revealed a thorough look at the Motorola Droid 3 over the weekend. Droid fans will be happy to hear that the next-gen handset will come with some considerable upgrades in tow, including: 8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash 1080p HD video recording MicroUSB and miniHDMI ports Upgraded slide-out QWERTY keyboard (with the alleged five rows we recently heard about – the top two being number only) in addition to a… Read More

Motorola will finally premiere the successor to the Droid X sometime in the near future. Until then, you can enjoy sifting through full specs and photos of the Droid X2 that a commenter on forum The MobiZone got his hands on. The page originally posted is no longer available, but it’s cached here (although photos will not load). Check out the specs: NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core 1GHz processor 1GB RAM 4.3-inch QHD LCD display; 540 x 960 resolution… Read More

In a move designed to enhance the Motoblur platform with location data, Motorola bought Munich-based Aloqa GmbH today. Aloqa is privately held and Motorola did not disclose any of the transaction details. Aloqa’s software proactively displays relevant Web content, such as places, events, and bargains, based on the user’s location and social content. For example, if the user is in a certain region, the software will display special offers of… Read More

Motorola has announced the latest edition to its Android-based smartphone line, the Motorola Charm, will be launching on U.S. carrier T-Mobile later this summer. The Charm features a 2.8-inch color touchscreen and a QWERTY keypad for messaging, and an interesting “Backtrack” navigation pad that's located on the back of the phone behind the home screen: the head is that users navigate around the screen using their fingers on the… Read More

MOTOBLUR is coming to Verizon! Oh, right—and it’s on the Devour handset from Motorola, which is also going to be debuting on Verizon. Verizon Wireless and Motorola announced today that the Devour smartphone will be available from Verizon starting next month. This new Android phone is boasting some sweet—but fairly typical these days—features like a touch-sensitive optical directional pad, 3.1 inch capacitive touch screen display at HVGA… Read More

How sweet it is to finally have Motorola aboard the Android train. Although the company’s full line up has a ways to go, phones like the Cliq and Droid have gone a long way in restoring our faith, and the new Backflip looks to take yet another step.

The Backflip gets its name from its reverse flip design which allows for a touchpad on the back of the screen. The Backflip comes equipped with Motorola’s Motoblur which syncs your all your info and a handy table top mode which transforms it into a hands-free video player.

T-Mobile announced that the Motorola CLIQ was released to stores and available nationwide today. This is Motorola’s first Android phone, but the release seems like ancient history with the Motorola Droid constantly overshadowing this Moto-Android pioneer. The CLIQ includes Motorola’s MOTOBLUR, a device managing feature that integrates various communications—from work e-mail to social networking activity. MOTOBLUR updates to contacts, posts,… Read More