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DROID Bionic update ushers LTE improvements

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by Tony Rosario on
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Verizon is now rolling out update 5.9.905 for the Motorola DROID Bionic smartphone. To the overly excited, it may appear as if Motorola has just bypassed Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich all together and went straight to Jelly Bean or even Key Lime Pie, but alas, it’s simply just an update number that has nothing to do with which Android version you’re rocking, which in this case is still Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

The improvements are as follows:

  • Recalibrated volume of the call connect and disconnect tones to be more comfortable for Bluetooth users
  • Improved Visual Voice Mail to ensure delivery of a notification in the Status bar
  • Reduced data stalls to improve 4G LTE data connectivity

So there you have it, people. It sounds like Bionic owners have been dealing with a few annoying bugs for quite some time so it’s good news to finally see them being addressed. Hit the source link below for more info.

source: verizon

Apple Adds Galaxy S III To Lawsuit Against Samsung – Requests Preliminary Injunction

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by Ed Caggiani on
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Raise your hand if you’re sick of all the litigation. Yeah, me too. Apple and Samsung have been doing the legal dance for a while now, talks failing, and it continues. In December, Apple was denied a preliminary injunction against many Samsung products. Now, Apple has filed for more injunctions against more Samsung products… including the shiny new Galaxy S III.

What is Apple complaining about this time? The same thing Apple just fought HTC and Motorola over: a “data tapping” patent regarding the multi-option dialog that appears when pressing a phone number in an email or webpage. On top of that, Apple is also claiming the S III violates a unified search patent, essentially adding Apple’s Siri as the victim. It’s not Samsung’s S-Voice that has Apple’s panties in a bunch, but rather the base Android voice command and search architecture.

So far the presiding judge has not granted Apple the injunction, regardless of how much Apple stresses the importance of the timing before Samsung’s global release.

Let’s hope it stays that way.

source: Foss Patents
via: Android Police

 

Google Patents Location-Based Actions in 2011, Google’s Version of Smart Actions Coming to Android?

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by Stacy Bruce on
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I am sure many of you have heard about Motorola’s Smart Actions application, an app that triggers preset actions based on your current location. Sure, it’s a great feature but if you don’t own a newer Motorola device you would have to use an app like Tasker to set up your own similar location based triggers. Well, in an effort to make things easier for their users, it seems that Google has been developing a similar feature for the Android OS and filled a patent for it back in September of 2011. According to the Patent documents Google plans to use your device’s GPS and network information along with prior travel habits to trigger various actions much like that of Tasker and Smart Actions. The only difference with Google’s method of doing this is that it may eventually become an included feature on all devices running Android (as long as it goes beyond the patent stages). Sounds pretty good to me! Here’s hoping they are still working on the project.

If you are the type who likes to dig through Patent applications feel free to do so through the source link below. Your bound to find some interesting stuff in there.

source: USPTO
via: Engadget

ICS Update For Motorola DROID RAZR/DROID RAZR MAXX Pushed Back To Around June 12th

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by Roy Alugbue on
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Here’s some news that’s sure to make you owners of the Motorola DROID RAZR/RAZR MAXX smartphones unhappy. While we knew the Ice Cream Sandwich update was due any day now, there is a slight snafu which is causing a minor delay with updates being pushed out to devices. While MOTO has yet to issue a statement regarding this, Verizon has gone ahead and highlighted “the cause of the delay was a need to update the servers delivering the goods from Android 4.0.3 to 4.0.4″. Big Red also added the OTA updates will now be pushed out around June 12th, instead of the original May 21st target date. It definitely sucks, but it could be a lot worse we suppose.

Naturally you impatient types can always flash an unofficial build on your devices but hey— you’ve waited this long for the authentic stuff, so a few more days of waiting for that Ice Cream Sandwich glory won’t kill you.

source: cnet

Steve Jobs’ Quotes Against Android Allowed At Motorola/Apple Trial

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by Ed Caggiani on
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By now we’ve all heard what the late Steve Jobs had to say about Android. Specifically, these two quotes from Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography:

  • “I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple’s $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong.”
  • “I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product. I’m willing to go thermonuclear war on this.”

In the upcoming trial between Apple and Motorola over a series of alleged smartphone patent violations, Apple lawyers had requested that these quotes, and any others from his biography, be excluded from testimony. On Thursday, federal Judge Richard Posner refused Apple’s request without explanation.

On Friday, the judge had this to say:

“More broadly, I forbid Apple to insinuate to the jury that this case is a popularity contest and jurors should be predisposed to render a verdict for Apple if they like Apple products or the Apple company or admire Steve Jobs, or if they dislike Motorola or Google.”

In other words, Posner is essentially saying that Apple should not try to influence jurors based on sentimentality over the late Steve Jobs, his popularity, or Apple’s.

The trial begins June 11 in the U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois.

source: gigaom

 

 

Motorola Reveals RAZR V MT887 And MOTOLUXE MT680, Now Available In China

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by Ed Caggiani on
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We previously heard about Motorola preparing to release a whole slew of new handsets, including the RAZR V (MT887), for Chinese markets. Yesterday, Motorola made it official with a press release announcing both the RAZR V and the MOTOLUXE MT680.

The specs for the RAZR V include the following:

  • Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
  • Dual-core 1.2GHz processor
  • 4.3-inch screen
  • 8MP rear camera
  • 1880/2010 of TD-SCDMA, HSPA; GSM 900/1800/1900, EDGE
  • Water-splash guard body
  • 8.35mm thin
  • Available in black, white and shocking pink

Both phones are now available in China, with the RAZR V going for RMB3,299 ($518) and the MOTOLUXE MT680 for RMB1,999 ($314) off contract (or free with a China Mobile Beijing monthly contract).

Hit the break for the full press release.

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Verizon to Push the Android 4.0.4 ICS Update to the Motorola Xoom 4G LTE on June 4th

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by Stacy Bruce on
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In their usual timely manner, Verizon is gearing up to finally push the ICS update to the Motorola Xoom 4G LTE on June 4th. The update will be the exact same Android 4.0.4 IMM76K update that the Galaxy Nexus is getting and will most likely rollout in stages. Big Red has already posted the support documents on their support page so if you want to see the official stuff hit the source link at the end of this post.

As far as what is included, you can expect the usual Ice Cream Sandwich features as well as bug fixes, better stability, improved speech-to-text software and network connectivity, a built-in photo editor, and the swipe to dismiss notifications feature. As I said earlier, not much new but long over due at any rate. These should be welcomed changes to you Xoom 4G owners. Enjoy the Cream, friends.

source: Verizon

 

 

MOTOACTV gets major update to 7.2, Adds Facebook Twitter and more

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by Robert Nazarian on
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The MOTOACTV sports/fitness watch seemed cool when it first launched, but I must say, Motorola has done a fine job with updates and has really made it the best watch to own, even if you’re not a fitness nut. This latest update (version 7.2) now allows you to see Facebook updates and read your Twitter updates. Plus there are more options for golf, better workout planning, and so much more. To get the update, just plug your MOTOACTV into your PC or MAC. Hit the break for the full list of enhancements.

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Motorola Gearing up to Release a Slew of New Handsets Across Many Carriers

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by Stacy Bruce on
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According to sources close to PocketNow, Motorola is gearing up to release a slew of new handsets in the near future. The first device is said to be launching worldwide and is being referred to as the Vanquish, also known as the Droid Razr HD according to some recent Verizon EXIF data. As you might have guessed, this device will sport a 1280 x 720 display and will be the first Droid device to dawn the HD classification. There are a few model numbers that are being referenced for this device, meaning it will most likely launch all over the world. Verizon’s version is said to be the XT926 which we have seen many times as the the Droid Fighter. The other model numbers being associated with the device are XT922 and XT980 which are headed for China, and XT923 (UMTS) and XT925 (LTE) which will land in other parts of the globe.

The next Moto device that has been tipped off is the Motorola Asanti, and is said to be heading for AT&T as the XT898 and elsewhere throughout the world as the XT897 and XT896. The Asanti is suggested to be an LTE equipped QWERTY device with a qHD display sporting a resolution of 960 x 540. It is believed that this will be Ma Bell’s version of the Droid 4 as we have seen it with Big Red. Joining up with the Asanti, AT&T is also slated to get another LTE device, the Motorola Dinara (MB886). » Read the rest

DROID RAZR HD release nearing with appearance in Cellebrite System

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by Robert Nazarian on
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All has been quite at Motorola lately. Earlier in the year they released the DROID 4 and the DROID RAZR MAXX, but they sat back and watched HTC and Samsung show off their latest goods. I’m not sure if the DROID RAZR HD (XT926) will turn anyone’s attention away from HTC or Samsung, but it’s release is getting closer. It just appeared in the Cellebrite database, and as a quick refresher, the Cellebrite system is used by mobile carriers for transferring contacts from an old cell phone to a newly purchased one.

We’ve been hearing rumors about this one since March, and it looks like this will be Motorola’s first 720p display phone in the U.S. Of course the highlight is the 3300mAh battery that will probably go down as the biggest innovation for 2012. Neither Samsung nor HTC could come close to matching Motorola’s prowess on this one, but will it be enough to put Motorola over the top?

source: droidrzr

 

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