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Jul

14

2011

Motorola Photon 4G launching with Sprint on July 31st – $199 with a two year

by Jesse Bauer
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About a month ago, we got word that Motorola would be launching a new Android smartphone with Sprint called the Motorola Photon 4G. This device is not to be taken lightly, as it packs some of the best specs you can get in a handheld. We were all informed of the specs, but not of [...]

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Jul

14

2011

U.S. Cellular Q3/Q4 roadmap includes the Motorola Electrify (aka Photon) plus 10 other Android phones

by Robert Nazarian
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Back in June, we reported that U.S. Cellular would be launching 7 new Android phones and 1 tablet by the end of 2011. Well their Q3 and Q4 roadmap leaked, and it features 11 Android phones as well as the HTC Flyer. The Motorola Electrify arrives in October and it appears to be the Photon [...]

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Jul

13

2011

Canada Offering The Motorola Xoom For $499

by Joe Sirianni
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The Xoom continues to make headlines as we noted earlier today that Woot.com was offering the Honeycomb device for as low as $399.  And although that price is for a refurbished unit, it’s still a fantastic deal.  In keeping up with Xoom news it looks like our fellow Canadians are now offering the device’s WiFi [...]

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Jul

13

2011

Cricket launches the Huawei Ascend II for a no contract price of $180

by Robert Nazarian
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With 5.8 million subscribers, Cricket is one of Amercia’s smaller wireless operators. They have just announced the Huawei Ascend II, which is the successor to the Ascend that launched last year. It has a 600MHz processor, a 3.5-inch (480 x 320) screen, 5MP camera, and Android 2.3. More importantly the Ascend II can be yours [...]

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Jul

13

2011

Motorola XOOM WiFi gets Android 3.2, brings SD card support and “Zoom to fill screen”; LTE module passes through the FCC

by Robert Nazarian
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The Android 3.2 update started rolling out yesterday for the WiFi-only version. This update brings support for 7-inch devices, but more importantly, it will finally bring SD card support, which hasn’t been available since the February launch. It will also include the new “Zoom to fill screen” feature that we reported a couple of days [...]

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Jul

8

2011

Motorola Xoom getting Android 3.2 update first in a few days?

by Jesse Bauer
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There has been some rumors around which devices will be seeing the Android 3.2 update, and it looks as though we may have found a clue. In the Android Open Source Project under Issue No. 16992, there’s discussion over Android 3.1 and the Xoom with regards to the faulty exchange support. This was addressed by [...]

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Jul

7

2011

Motorola Titanium branded by Sprint, Coming July 24th

by Adam Johnson
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What do you want to know about the Motorola Titanium other than the Sprint release date? How about the price at $149.99. And as the ad states, its Sturdy + QWERTY. This phone has been designed to be rugged and durable, meeting “Militarty Specs” as the Motorola fact sheet will point out. Also you find the Nextel [...]

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Jul

7

2011

Motorola releases 20 tutorial videos for the Droid 3

by Robert Nazarian
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As we reported earlier, the Droid 3 is now available online for $199 for a two-year contract or $459 without. Motorola released 20 videos to help you understand all the features. Some of these videos were leaked a month ago. For a lot of us, these videos won’t serve a lot of purpose, but I [...]

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