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Moto G is now available from US Cellular which is selling it for $99 without any long-term commitments. That’s the same amount Verizon Wireless is asking while requiring you to put a signature on a two-year contract. You will need some minutes, texts and data; and that’s where US Cellular hopes to make some money.…
MWC 2014 is about to commence in Barcelona, and Motorola will be there with bells on. The almost Lenovo owned company will be holding a press event on Tuesday, February 25th in Barcelona, at Casa Llotja de Mar, which sounds super fancy. You can bet your bottom dollar that Motorola won’t be taking to the…
The Android 4.4.2 update for Verizon’s variant of the Moto G has begun its rollout, just a month or so after the Motorola rolled out the update in the U.S. Android 4.4.2 is the newest version of Android KitKat around, bringing the Verizon Moto G up to par with its brethren on other U.S. carriers.…
Last week, Lenovo acquired Motorola from Google. Few days later we’ve heard some additional details and here we want to quickly sum it all up. Here are 5 things you should know about this deal. 1. Price Lenovo paid $2.91 billion for Lenovo. 2. Project Ara Project Ara, which envisions a modular phone, is apparently…
Google has released their Q4 2013 earnings, coming up a little shy of expectations but still delivering huge profits due in part to Google Play Store sales, Chromecast and the Nexus 5. This marks the first time in Google’s history that the company’s revenue hasn’t been driven by advertising alone, with hardware and Android apps…
It’s earnings season folks, and next on the list is Google. The search giant’s Q4 2013 earnings call begins today at 1:30 PM PST or 4:30 PM EST. Aside from the company’s Q4 2013 numbers, which are exciting enough, Google will be having an open Q&A session which will bear the most fruit. With Google’s recent…
Google will keep Project Ara under its belt, since the Advanced Technology and Projects group was NOT included as part of Lenovo’s acquisition of Motorola. Instead, this team will be integrated with Google’s Android team, headed by Sundar Pichai. Regina Dugan, who leads the Advanced Technology and Projects group will report to Pichai, while maintaining…
Google has just announced that it has struck a deal with Lenovo to purchase Motorola for $2.91 billion. The announcement comes as a pretty big surprise, given that the search giant has only been at the helm of the handset maker for less than two years. Larry Page further elaborates as to why this deal…
Haven’t gotten your Moto X yet? Today is a great time to pick one up off-contract. For one hour only from 3 to 4PM EST, Motorola will knock $100 off of your customized off-contract Moto X smartphone. You can even get wood with that, as Motorola’s wood backing options are now live and available for…
As far as we know, Android 4.4.2 has yet to start rolling out en masse, but some lucky Sprint Moto X users are beginning to see the update available on their devices. Motorola has remained pretty mum when it comes to the exact availability date of Android 4.4.2 KitKat for Moto X devices, but we’re…