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Jan

18

2012

Ice Cream Sandwich update for Motorola XOOM WiFi-only is officially rolling out to all

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by Robert Nazarian
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Last week we told you about the project for owners of the Motorola XOOM WiFi-only version. Yes, it’s the Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich update. Some of our readers let us know that they received the update last night so it’s now officially rolling out to all, but as usual it will be in stages [...]

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Jan

17

2012

2012 Is the Year for Better Battery Life, At Least At Samsung

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by Jack Holt
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All those fancy features in your 4G LTE phone are amazing. A dual-core, soon to be quad-core processor, with 8+ MP cameras, huge HD displays with the added speed of 4G LTE in a tiny frame is something sought after in today’s phone market. However, having these state of the art parts in our handheld [...]

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Jan

17

2012

5.9.902 Update for the DROID Bionic Heading to Testers

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by Jack Holt
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The DROID Bionic, the phone to rule all phones, came out with some pretty big bugs. Some of the bigger bugs included the 3G/4G signal issue, and even the whine that some users were complaining of. Well it was roughly 3 months after the fact that the phone received its first major bug fix and [...]

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Jan

14

2012

Apple Patent Dispute Ruled in Motorola’s Favor

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by Jack Holt
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Add this to the Motorola win over Apple column because according to the Administrative Law Judge appointed by the International Trade Commission in the Apple v. Motorola case, Motorola Mobility has not violated three patents held by Apple. Senior VP and general counsel of Motorola Mobility, Scott Offer issued a statement following the ruling: “We are [...]

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Jan

13

2012

Motorola Web Site Says RAZR MAXX Available January 26th

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by Jack Holt
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You know that new DROID RAZR phone that boasts the 3300 mAh battery with the darn near 24 hours of talk time? I’m talking about the DROID RAZR MAXX announced at CES this year. Well what we didn’t know was when this beast of a device would be released. Now we do. According to the [...]

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Jan

11

2012

Motorola Announces It Will Sell Fewer Devices For 2012, We Breathe A Sigh Of Relief

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by Roy Alugbue
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Motorola is using CES to provide a clearer picture of its strategy for 2012. In a roundtable discussion, CEO Sanjay Jha highlights the company intends to release fewer devices this year— not an onslaught such as what we saw particularly in the 2nd half of 2011. Jha himself summed it up best: “A lot of [...]

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Jan

10

2012

Hands on with the DROID 4 at CES [Video]

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by Robert Nazarian
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The DROID 4 was finally announces yesterday with a release in the coming weeks. The DROID 4 continues the tradition of having a slide-out QWERTY, but this one might be the best one yet. It’s also the first DROID QWERTY style phone that is compatible with Verizon’s 4G/LTE network.  

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Jan

10

2012

Hands on with the DROID RAZR MAXX at CES [Video]

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by Robert Nazarian
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Yesterday Motorola and Verizon announces the DROID RAZR MAXX. This is one is a slightly thicker DROID RAZR, but trust me it’s a good thing. They put in a 3300mAh battery in this bad boy, which is exactly what you need for LTE/4G. They’re promising nearly 24 hours on one charge, and basically it adds [...]

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Jan

10

2012

RAZR MAXX to have 3300 mAh Battery, Heavy Users Breathe Sigh of Relief

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by Jack Holt
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Motorola had big news yesterday at CES with the addition of both a purple RAZR and the RAZR MAXX. The MAXX boasted a 21 hours of talktime which is unheard of on a 4G LTE device. Sadly it added a little bit more thickness and heft but not much as the phone is still just [...]

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Jan

9

2012

Motorola and Verizon announce the DROID RAZR MAXX and DROID RAZR in Purple

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by Robert Nazarian
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On the heels of the official announcement of the DROID 4, Motorola and Verizon just announced the DROID RAZR MAXX. This one was originally leaked a month or so ago. It won’t be as thin as the DROID RAZR, but there is a reason. It looks like Motorola is putting a bigger battery in this [...]

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