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Don't call it widescreen: rumors abound about the next iPhone ratio

Posted May 23, 2012 - 11:15 am

Google might be getting its layoff machine rolling again, Samsung’s stylus-oriented Galaxy Note tablet is due soon, and Apple, dear Apple, is having its video ambitions debated in a wide public rumor exchange. Let’s get into this Wednesday’s rumor roundup!
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When an Android upgrade goes nowhere but down

Posted May 21, 2012 - 11:52 am

I once had two friends who were fairly happy with their Droid X Android phones. But after I showed them how to grab an official, over-the-air upgrade to Android 2.3, or “Gingerbread,” they were much less happy with their phones, with Android in general, and almost certainly with me.
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Why did Google pay for Motorola to be behind a 'firewall'?

Posted February 27, 2012 - 1:46 pm

Google says it will keep Motorola's phones at arm's length at all costs. And Motorola's patents are tricky to enforce. So now what?
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No. 8 tech story of 2011: Patent wars

Posted December 26, 2011 - 7:25 pm

The legal battles over mobile technology patents intensified in 2011, with Apple, Samsung and Motorola squaring off in courts around the world.
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'Toby Jones Sex' and other Google Voice Actions craziness

Posted July 20, 2011 - 5:04 pm

Google Voice Actions for Android works like a dream. Except when it works like an indecipherable nightmare.
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Which smartphones emit the most (and least) radiation?

Posted June 3, 2011 - 10:13 am

A non-profit research organization has compiled extensive lists of cell phones ranked by the amount of radiation each emits. How does your phone rank?
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Mystery poet leaks early Motorola Bionic launch

Posted March 18, 2011 - 7:37 am

The HTC Thunderbolt launched yesterday, but if you're in the market for a Verizon LTE phone you might have a second option before too long. At least that's what the clues in this poem suggest.
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I'm sad that I'm happy about the WiFi Xoom

Posted March 16, 2011 - 9:44 pm

The good news is that the WiFi Xoom is confirmed and coming soon. The bad news is that the price seems like good news, and it shouldn't. Confused yet?
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ChangeWave survey shows iPad hurting Kindle sales

Posted March 11, 2011 - 1:34 pm

Even the most ardent consumers of technology can't own everything. And unfortunately for manufacturers of ebooks, laptops and netbooks, a growing number of buyers forced to make a choice are opting for tablets -- specifically Apple's iPad -- at the expense of these other products.
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HTML5 game devs draw the attention of Disney, Motorola [video]

Posted March 4, 2011 - 8:55 am

Yesterday saw news of Disney and Motorola Mobile each spending money on HTML5 gaming tech. Flash-based web games are heavily entrenched and in no danger of becoming obsolete any time soon, but it's good to see HTML5 getting a bit of traction in the gaming space.
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First Xoom reviews hitting the web, and some bad news about that 4G upgrade

Posted February 23, 2011 - 11:22 pm

The Motorola Xoom launches tomorrow but tonight a review embargo has apparently been lifted and we've got links to the first reviews to hit the web. More importantly, we've got a caveat about that free 4G upgrade.
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Motorola Xoom once again listed at Best Buy; price rumors put to rest

Posted February 21, 2011 - 8:51 am

According to the Best Buy website, you'll be able to walk into a store this Thursday and come out with a Motorola Xoom clutched tightly in your tablet-loving hands. The price isn't as bad as we feared, nor as good as we hoped.
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Motorola exec nails it: Windows Phone 7 isn't the problem, Microsoft is

Posted February 15, 2011 - 12:53 pm

Microsoft hopes Windows Phone 7 gets it back into the smartphone game, but the device can't fix whatever problems in Redmond are causing mobile projects to languish in development while competitors roll out products to eager consumers.
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Samsung, Motorola to take on Android's enterprise weaknesses without Google

Posted February 14, 2011 - 2:21 pm

Android presents a number of challenges to mass enterprise deployment. While Google may have plans to remedy that, Samsung and Motorola are both moving forward with their own enterprise security and management agendas.
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Speaking up for mobile voice input

Posted January 24, 2011 - 7:05 pm

Speech-recognition software is no longer a joke or a pathetic pipe dream.
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Motorola Xoom wants to be your pricey Valentine

Posted January 24, 2011 - 4:12 am

The Motorola Xoom Android tablet got lots of positive press during CES 2011, and now we've got (rumored) launch date and pricing information. The good news: the Xoom will be here soon. The bad news: it's going to cost you...
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New Motorola stocks rise in Wall Street debut

Posted January 4, 2011 - 6:40 pm

It was a good first day at school for the two new stocks representing the divisions of Motorola that officially split on Tuesday to become their own publicly traded companies. (Also see: Starting Tuesday, Motorola becomes two companies)
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Starting Tuesday, Motorola becomes two companies

Posted January 3, 2011 - 6:46 pm

Say goodbye to MOT. The long-time ticker symbol for Motorola is being replaced on the New York Stock Exchange as of Tuesday by MMI and MSI, which stand for Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and Motorola Solutions Inc., respectively.
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Motorola Mobility buys cloud-based media streaming start-up

Posted December 22, 2010 - 1:19 pm

Motorola Mobility Inc. on Wednesday announced it has acquired on-demand streaming and cloud-synchronization start-up Zecter for an undisclosed sum.
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Will Motorola, HP scoop the tablet news at CES?

Posted December 21, 2010 - 10:18 pm

CES will be all about tablets. Microsoft may be showing the same old Windows 7 options, but Motorola may have Honeycomb (the tablet-optimized release of Google's Android) and HP may have a tablet version of webOS. Will one of them steal the show?
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Another day, another wave of mobile patent lawsuits

Posted December 16, 2010 - 1:54 pm

Continuing its ongoing legal battle against Apple, Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia on Thursday said it has filed infringement claims against the iPhone maker in the U.K., Germany and the Netherlands covering more than a dozen patents Nokia asserts are its own.
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Motorola shares up after date set for company split

Posted December 1, 2010 - 3:02 pm

Shares of Motorola (NYSE: MOT) rose more than 7 percent in early trading Wednesday after the hardware manufacturer set a date for early next year to split into two separate companies.
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Motorola rides Android to big Q3 profit, shares soar

Posted October 28, 2010 - 12:35 pm

Telecommunications hardware manufacturer Motorola on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $109 million, or 5 cents a share, up dramatically from last year's Q3 profit of $12 million, or 1 cent per share.
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Microsoft's mobile strategy: Take the 'free' out of Android?

Posted October 5, 2010 - 11:22 am

Last Friday I wrote about Microsoft's lawsuit filed against Motorola in which Redmond alleged the handset maker's Android-based smartphones violate nine Microsoft patents.
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Microsoft, Motorola Lawsuit: A Settlement Waiting to Happen

Posted October 4, 2010 - 8:06 am

Microsoft has challenged Motorola for allegedly violating nine Microsoft patents--including two already proven to be weak in an earlier lawsuit. Despite this, don't look for Motorola to challenge the suit.
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