High-res pics of Motorola’s Tegra powered Honeycomb tablet

Posted in Tablet PC by Conner Flynn on December 8th, 2010

We had a look at Andy Rubin fiddling with an Android-powered Motorola tablet during the D:Dive Into Mobile conference, but those pics were from a distance. We know that you want to see some quality pics of the device and luckily for you, some higher resolution pictures of the device have surfaced.

Is it a Galaxy Tab killer? We don’t know yet. But it looks pretty sweet and sexy.

Man claims Motorola Droid 2 exploded in his ear

Posted in News by Conner Flynn on December 5th, 2010


The Motorola Droid 2, like a rookie soldier in Vietnam, has just claimed it’s first ear. The Droid 2 used by Aron Embry of Texas supposedly blew up on him when he was getting into his car. In an interview with Fox4 he claims, “I heard a pop. I didn’t feel any pain initially. I pulled the phone down. I felt something dripping. I realized that it was probably was blood.”

He goes on to explain: “As I got into the bathroom and once I got to the mirror and saw it, it was only then I kinda looked at my phone and noticed the screen had appeared to burst outward.” Maybe the phone didn’t like his death grip?

Motorola Olympus spotted

Posted in Motorola by Conner Flynn on December 1st, 2010

The Motorola Olympus had previously been sighted in a blurry picture, and now someone out there claims that he managed to purchase the phone at a flea market. Yeah, sounds fishy enough, but you never know. He powered it up and was even able to access the developer menu that offered various features, like bypassing the activation screen.

From the pictures, the phone features an HDMI port and the usual microUSB port. There’s also a forward-facing camera that’s said to be larger than the Motorola Defy, hinting that the screen is larger than 3.7-inches. Hopefully we will learn more very soon.

Moto Citrus for Verizon to ship tomorrow for $50

Posted in Mobile Phones by Conner Flynn on November 10th, 2010

Are you a Verizon subscribers looking to pick up a budget Android phone? If so, we have some good news. Verizon has released the details of the Motorola Citrus. The phone will only cost $50 after a $100 rebate and a two-year contract.

The Citrus ships with the standard MotoBLUR UI on top of Android 2.1 and offers Swype keyboard input. One downside is that Bing search is forced on users. Some other features include a capacitive touchscreen display, 3-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, and the backside trackpad.

Motorola Droid Pro gets official on Verizon

Posted in Motorola by Conner Flynn on November 8th, 2010

No surprises here. The Droid Pro will hit Verizon tomorrow, with pre-sales at selected Verizon Wireless stores and the carrier’s online store. It will hit the real store shelves on November 18th. The price is $179.99 on a two-year contract, with a $100 mail-in rebate.

The Droid Pro is great for business types with it’s unusual portrait QWERTY keyboard as well as a dual-mode CDMA/GSM wireless chip. Other features include a 3.1-inch display, 1GHz of processing power, and a 5 megapixel autofocus camera.

Droid 2 Global launching on November 11th?

Posted in Motorola by Conner Flynn on November 4th, 2010

Word is that Motorola’s Droid 2 Global will be coming in two colors, one of which could be coming on next Thursday, November 11th. According to a leak, it will be the blue version of the phone. The white model isn’t mentioned, so we aren’t sure if Verizon is planning on holding that one back for a bit longer.

The white version may be too close to the R2-D2 edition and so perhaps they want to give that one a bit more exclusivity before having another white model. Anyhow, are you excited yet? It shouldn’t be long now.

Motorola Droid 2 global specifications leaked

Posted in Motorola by Conner Flynn on November 2nd, 2010

The folks over at Droid Life have obtained some specifications on the new Motorola Droid 2 Global and they are looking good. It will come with a 3.7 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 854 x 800 pixels, while processing comes in the form of a 1.2GHz processor.

There’s also a five megapixel camera with dual LED flash, 8GB of built in storage, plus an 8GB SD card and it will come with Google Android 2.2. Other specifications include, Dual band CDMA and quad bands GSM, Flash 10.1, and it will be available in two seductive colors, Dark Sapphire and Winter White.

DROID Pro launching on Verizon for $299 on 2-Year Contract?

Posted in Motorola by Conner Flynn on October 24th, 2010

Motorola’s Droid Pro worldphone has been spotted at a Verizon test website for $299 on-contract and as much as $700 unsubsidized. If the 1GHz unit arrives as shown without a rebate, it would be the most expensive Android handset offered, at $50 more than Samsung’s $250 Epic 4G.

That’s pretty strange for a 320 x 480 resolution phone without a huge Super AMOLED screen. This pricing may just be preliminary though. We should find out soon at any rate. Hopefully it will be cheaper.

Motorola DEFY arrives on T-Mobile November 3rd

Posted in Motorola by Conner Flynn on October 24th, 2010

The Motorola DEFY is more or less aimed at teens, with some good features and good looks. It runs Android 2.1, sports a 5 megapixel camera, a 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen and the promise of T-Mobile-backed WiFi routed calls in the near future.

It’s priced at just $99.99 with a new, two-year agreement. The smartphone also has Flash Lite and an LED flash, and is waterproof/dustproof. You won’t have long to wait as it hits T-Mobile on November 3rd.

Motorola Flipout announced on AT&T

Posted in Motorola by Conner Flynn on October 5th, 2010

The Motorola Flipout Android handset is finally debuting on AT&T in the U.S. The handset isn’t available yet, but users can sign up to get notified about when it will be offered at att.com/flipout. The Flipout features a 90-degree screen spin and an orange back battery cover, along with a 5-row QWERTY keyboard.

The Flipout runs Android 2.1, and has MOTOBLUR 1.5. There’s also a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen, a 600 MHz TI OMAP 34100 processor, and support for HSDPA and EDGE bands on AT&T’s network.

AT&T announces Motorola Bravo

Posted in AT&T by Conner Flynn on October 5th, 2010

AT&T will also be getting a higher-end Motorola Android smartphone in its lineup. The Motorola Bravo. This one will feature a 3.7-inch FWVGA touchscreen display. The Bravo will be a tablet oriented smartphone without a sliding hardware keyboard.

It will launch with Android 2.1 with MOTOBLUR 1.5, with 2 GB of internal storage, which can be augmented with a memory card. We don’t have any additional specs for CPU, camera, or video resolution yet though. We do know that it will have an FM tuner and supports the carrier’s HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA 2.0 Mbps protocols.

AT&T announces Android Motorola Flipside

Posted in Motorola by Conner Flynn on October 5th, 2010

AT&T has announced the Motorola Flipside, an Android smartphone. The Flipside has a sliding keyboard form factor, with a front trackpad. It sports a 3.1-inch HVGA screen and Motorola’s CrystalTalk technology for noise cancellation.

Some other features include MOTOBLUR, Android 2.1, and a TI OMAP 3410 processor with HSDPA 7.2 Mbps support. There is 512 MB/256 MB ROM/RAM and a 2 GB microSD card in the box. Bluetooth, WiFi b/g, and GPS are standard.

Motorola Milestone Ferrari Edition

Posted in Motorola by Conner Flynn on October 3rd, 2010

The Motorola Milestone (Motorola Droid) might not be the latest and greatest phone anymore, but the guys over at Boy Genius have spotted a Ferrari-branded version of the phone, giving it some new life. It looks pretty good in Ferrari red.

The device has been produced in limited quantities of course and has been given to members of the board, as well as some vip customers. Specifications are the same as the standard Milestone, so it is simply a facelift.

Motorola DROID 2 first pictures

Posted in Motorola by Conner Flynn on September 22nd, 2010

At first glance there doesn’t appear to be any difference between this thing and the Droid 2 that you can buy today, but the differences are subtle. The only obvious internal change is that it can be used globally. Droid Life claims that this is the Droid 2 World Edition.

It sports a pearly white back and a lighter chrome bezel in front. It might replace the original Droid 2 completely, but until we see some official information no one knows for sure. The OMAP3630 core is apparently clocked up to 1.2GHz. The plain old Droid 2 does 1GHz.

Motorola Defy confirmed for T-Mobile US

Posted in Motorola by Conner Flynn on September 13th, 2010

Motorola has confirmed a North American version of the Defy for T-Mobile. The rugged Android phone will ship by the holidays and is also getting some show time on the Oprah Winfrey Show today apparently. It’s being called a US exclusive for the carrier.

The Defy is one of the first touch-only phones to be designed this rugged. It has resistance to dust, scratching and water, and is also the fastest with an 800MHz TI OMAP chip. It runs Android 2.1 with the full Motoblur social networking layer on top and currently only supports Flash Lite for a plugin. It also has a typical 3.7-inch display, a five-megapixel camera, GPS and Wi-Fi, but its outdoorsy design gives it a dual microphone that reduces wind noise and other background sounds.