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It looks like Motorola’s X phone won’t be the next in the Verizon exclusive Droid line. The Verge had the scoop today, reporting that Motorola’s much hyped new device line will be separate from its long-standing Droid series of Verizon exclusive phones. Motorola’s forthcoming Moto X phone will not be a Droid device on Verizon,…
Motorola is publishing a huge new newspaper advertisement for the upcoming Moto X tomorrow in all major publications. It doesn’t detail the phone itself since it’s clearly meant to be a teaser, but it sure does stir up excitement. The headline reads “The first smartphone designed, engineered, and assembled in the USA is coming.” That…
It’s been a while since Motorola released a new Android smartphone, but rumors suggest the handset maker is gearing up to release a few new phones for Verizon Wireless. Evleaks originally claimed that Verizon and Motorola were working on the Droid Ultra along with the Droid Mini and the Droid Maxx. A slip on Motorola’s part…
In an interesting twist of events Motorola and Verizon decided to bring the Jelly Bean update to the carrier-specific versions of the Motorola Xoom 2 (and Xoom 2 Media Edition) while leaving Wi-Fi only models stuck to Ice Cream Sandwich. Yeah, it sounds weird but apparently that’s going to happen as you can see for…
Looks like Motorola is working on a couple of new handsets that will soon be available through Verizon Wireless. According to EVleaks, the carrier will be adding the Droid RAZR Ultra and RAZR M Ultra in the near future. We’re not sure what these two are all about and can only speculate they either bring…
After a long silence from Motorola Mobility following Google’s acquisition of the company, a new logo has appeared today, signaling the next chapter in Motorola’s future. The new logo drips with Google’s design aesthetics, while keeping the brand recognizable to those hardcore Motorola fans. The same stylized “M” remains, with a multi-colored circle surrounding it.…
Motorola did say it plans to make its upcoming XFON available on a number of carriers and in that sense we’ve already heard about few different variants of the device: Verizon will get the XT1060, XT1056 is coming to Sprint, and the XT1058 is heading to AT&T. A new version of the XFON, marked as…
UPDATE: It’s an augmented reality game, check out the video here. The official promotional Twitter account of the Droid line, @DroidLanding, sputtered to life today. It put out its first tweet in nearly 2 years, giving rise to speculation about new Droid devices. The tweet indicates something new coming down the pipeline, but doesn’t…
It’s been awhile since we’ve heard about the rumored Moto X handset from Motorola, and today a new leak from @evleaks sheds some light on the specs of the device. Previous rumors have suggested specs ranging from the decidedly mid-range to the ridiculously high-end, and details from @evleaks are pegging the device as a mid-range…
Motorola Mobility is taking over a former Nokia handset factory in the US with the idea to manufacture its next smartphones in the country. The Fort Worth, Texas-based facility will be used to make the upcoming Moto X smartphone, which will apparently be released in October. Moto’s boss Dennis Woodside said that this would be…