Infamous Motorola X phone will come out by October and is packed with several different sensors

by Macky Evangelista on May 29th 2013, 8:31pm
tagged motorola, Phone, sensors, x

Well folks, some actual “real” facts have finally surfaced concerning the infamous Motorola X phone. Coming from Motorola’s own Dennis Woodside himself, the device will come out this October and most of it will be built in Fort Worth, Texas. Woodside even gave a slight tease mentioning the device is already in his pocket.

You can expect the device to feature a galore of sensors. One being a sensor that can detect when the device has been taken out of the pocket, and even a sensor that will detect how fast you’re currently traveling if you were to be in a car that way the phone will act differently for safety measures.

Sadly that’s all we know about the device, screen size, processor and everything else is still up in the air. I’m sure more about the device will surface sometime this summer as it will eventually have to pass through the FCC. Stay tuned!

source: All Things D

Dark Maze – a game reminescent of Labyrinth [Courtesy of XDA]

by Jim Farmer on Sep 23rd 2011, 2:03pm
tagged accelerometer, Dark Maze, game, maze, Phone, tablet, XDA

Dark Maze

A cool thing about phones and tablets are their accelerometers. Those accelerometers make games like Dark Maze a perfect match for these devices. Now granted there are quite a few maze type games in the market, but this one is a bit more special. The maze starts out dark until you explore an area, and those dark areas, well lets just say sometimes you won’t knew what hit you. The mazes are littered with traps; cannons, spikes, holes, and the dreaded buttons which either initiate doom devices are open the exit. The game has really simple control, just tilt, you’ll be a pro in no time. For people like me, it’s also refreshing to hear that this free game works great on both phones and tablets.

Video and download after the break

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Acer Iconia Smart Slated For Release In September

by Axl Logan on Aug 11th 2011, 12:11pm
tagged 2.3, 4.8, 4.8-inch, Acer, Android, Gingerbread, iconia, Phone, phoneblet, tablet

Remember the Acer Iconia Smart? How could you, with its massive 4.8-inch display? Is it a phone or a tablet? Yes, to answer your question. We’ve finally received some word on a release date courtesy of Acer’s Facebook page. According to Acer, the device is slated for a release date in September. The device’s specs still remain the same sporting a 4.8-inch capacitive touch display, a single core Snapdragon CPU, Gingerbread 2.3 and dual cameras. You can expect to pay close to a whopping $710.00 bucks US for the monster. That’s a little pricey for yesterday’s specs if you ask me. However, to each his own. We would have liked to at least seen a dual-core chip set on board. Feel free to leave us your thoughts in the comments below.

[via fb by engadget]

Android Now at 40% of Smartphone Share

by Dustin Karnes on Aug 5th 2011, 2:58pm
tagged 7, Android, apple, blackberry, Google, iOS, market, microsoft, Nokia, Phone, rim, share, symbian, windows, wp7

We all know Android is growing; there’s no denying the numbers. Just like there’s no denying that Apple has a large share, RIM is dying, and Windows Phone is off somewhere by the fence huffing spraypaint. In the latest mobile subscriber number results from comScore, Android has now gobbled up a whopping 40 percent of the market share as of June, up 5.4% from March. This is leaving Apple farther and farther behind, which is at 26.6%, and Microsoft, RIM and Symbian all lost share.

Check out the results below, and let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Top Smartphone Platforms 3 Month Avg. Ending Jun. 2011 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Mar. 2011 Total U.S. Smartphone Subscribers Ages 13+ Source: comScore MobiLens
	Share (%) of Smartphone Subscribers
	Mar-11	Jun-11	Point Change
Total Smartphone Subscribers	100.0%	100.0%	N/A
Google	34.7%	40.1%	5.4
Apple	25.5%	26.6%	1.1
RIM	27.1%	23.4%	-3.7
Microsoft	7.5%	5.8%	-1.7
Symbian	2.3%	2.0%	-0.3

[via techcrunch]

Microsoft pulls in 3 times as much profit in Q2 from Android than from Windows Phone

by Dustin Karnes on Aug 5th 2011, 2:53pm
tagged 7, Android, Google, microsoft, Phone, sales, windows, wp7

Here’s one for everyone who thinks the patent parade doesn’t have a huge affect on sales when it comes to the mobile industry. As many of us are aware, due to a patent infringement lawsuit brought on by Microsoft, the company receives a share of profit from every Android device sold. According to estimations, Microsoft made three times more profit in Q2 from Android sales than they did from their own Windows Phone platform. The same analyst, Horace Dediu of Asymco, estimated that those numbers were even higher this past May, coming in at 5 times the amount made from WP.

Microsoft is said to have pulled in $21 million from 1.4 million Windows Phone unit licenses at $15 each, while the $5 royalty they receive from Android got them an additional $60 million in Q2. While these numbers aren’t official, it looks as though Microsoft is riding the easy train… and Google is shoveling their coal in the back. Anyone else find this pathetic? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

[via bgr]

Mozilla is working on a Android-based mobile OS [Video]

by Robert Nazarian on Jul 26th 2011, 2:40pm
tagged B2G, Boot to Gecko, concept, mozilla, Phone

Just when you thought we did not need another mobile OS, Mozilla is gearing up with their Boot to Gecko (B2G) mobile platform.

B2G aims to clean up mobile fragmentation with an open-sourced standards-based web technologies OS. It appears to be in the beginning stages, but they plan on publishing source code as its developed so devs can add to it and help them out.

What makes B2G interesting is that Mozilla is building it by taking the Android code that lets it work on hardware, and adding a UI pulled from Firefox’s cross-platform layout engine Gecko. This appears to be like any other Android phone with HTC Sense or Samsung Touchwiz, but Mozilla said they won’t be adopting the Java language used in Android, nor will they support native code programming.

Last September, Mozilla showed of a prototype cellphone dubbed the Seabird. It has an 8MP camera, two pico-projectors, and inductive wireless charging. We could see something like this in the near future with B2G. You have to check out the video after the break because this could be the coolest phone on Earth someday.

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Xperia Active Available For Pre-Order At 3G.co.uk

by Axl Logan on Jul 19th 2011, 6:39pm
tagged 2.3, active, active life style, Android, camping, dust proof, ericsson, Gingerbread, outdoors, Phone, rugged, sony, sport, sports, sporty, water proof, xperia

Remember “the fitness phone” we mentioned last month, the Xperia Active? Well, it’s now available for pre order over at 3G.co.uk. The device is a match made in heaven for those exhibiting an active lifestyle. The handset sports a 3-inch capacitive touch display, a 1Ghz CPU, a 5 meg camera and will be dust proof and water resistant. It’s style meets function meets the outdoors.

In addition, there are a number of pre-loaded sports applications to suit your continuous active lifestyle. Among them are the iMapMyFitness app which works with the device’s GPS, compass, heart rate & pulse monitor and barometer. Furthermore, you’ll get Gingerbread 2.3, a 2GB micro sd card along with Bluetooth and WiFi. This thing has everything but the kitchen sink in it. Head over to 3G.co.uk to pre-order yours now for £229.99. Hit the break to check out a demo of Maria Sharapova testing the device’s waterproof capabilities and a commercial put out by Sony themselves. Don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comments below. » Read the rest

From the Rumor Mill: Samsung Galaxy Q Tablet(ish)

by Michael Murphy on Jul 18th 2011, 10:08am
tagged galaxy q, IFA, Phone, Samsung, tablet

Question: Is an Android device with a 5.3-inch screen a really big phone, or a really small tablet? I lean towards the former, but it’s definitely a gray area. Regardless, the rumor goin’ ’round is that Samsung is launching a device at exactly that size, and they seem to think it qualifies as a tablet. Maybe it doesn’t have phone capabilities? Anyway, the Samsung Galaxy Q is expected to be revealed publicly at IFA in Berlin this September, and maybe we’ll get the full scoop then. Word is it’ll have a Super AMOLED screen and probably rock a dual-core CPU. Stick around, we’ll keep you posted as more news becomes available. In the meantime, hit the comments and tell us what you think the ideal size for a tablet is.

[via phandroid]

Android top of Mobile OS usage for 7th straight month

by Dustin Karnes on Jul 17th 2011, 12:41pm
tagged Android, apple, blackberry, iOS, market, mobile, Nokia, OS, Phone, rim, share, symbian, windows

According to the latest mobile mix report from Millenial, Android is *still* on top of mobile OS usage – for the 7th straight month in a row. That’s right, folks… 2011 has been the year for Android, and it’s showing no signs of letting up. With a whopping 54% of the mobile OS share, that’s more than enough to say it’s #1, especially with the next contender, iOS, coming in at less than half that – 26%.

Granted, the iPhone is still the top mobile device on the market, but hey – we’ll take what we can. The totals for OS usage were:

Android – 54%
iOS – 26%
RIM – 15%
Symbian – 3%
Windows – 2%

Be sure to hit the break for a full rundown of Millenials findings, and let us know what you think in the comments!

[via bgr]

iRiver Vanilla Android phone and Tab tablet leak, remind us of days gone by (in a bad way)

by Dustin Karnes on Jul 14th 2011, 1:17pm
tagged Android, iriver, leak, Phone, tab, tablet, Vanilla

A few weeks ago, the world saw a leak of the iRiver MX100, and didn’t quite know what to think. Today, more info leaks, and the confusion is no clearer. Apparently, the tablet will have a little smartphone brother, and we’ve got the scoop. The tablet will be dubbed “Vanilla”, while the smartphone will have the wildly outrageous name “Vanilla”. Having trouble picking up on the sarcasm? That’s okay… we’ll wait.

Both devices will have Android 2.2… that’s right, folks… last year’s latest and greatest. The specs aren’t exactly dressed to impress either, with the tablet sporting a 7-inch LCD and a 1GHz Hummingbird CPU, along with a 5MP camera and up to 32GB of expandable storage. Oh, and Bluetooth, as well. The Vanilla phone, however, takes up the rear in the specs race with a 3.5″ QVGA LCD display, wifi, GPS, bluetooth, and a whopping 4GB of storage. Processor? Yeah, we’d like to know, too.

So, folks, it looks like iRiver won’t be wowing any crowds with these new devices, but I don’t suppose that’s what anyone was expecting in the first place. Be sure to sound off with your opinions in the comments.

[via engadget]

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