Motorola was founded in 1928 and started off making mostly radio related products. They have since evolved into one of the largest mobile phone brands around. In 2005, the company's RAZR line of phones sold over 120 million units making them the second largest mobile device company at the time. Motorola currently makes Android smartphones with their own Blur UI. Thier DROID series of smartphones, which launched in October 2009 has become very popular. Read on for the latest Motorola news, reviews and videos:
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by Stephen Schenck | February 13, 2013 12:59 PMRead OnRecent rumors of Motorola's X phone have focused on its hardware details, including some of that Kevlar the company's so fond of using and a big, Maxx-like battery. This week, we're back to talking about its software, which sources have been saying will be unlike anything else out there. According to reportedly reliable Motorola sources, "Google has been working on this device for a long time. It has software features and capabilities that are not available on a Samsung Galaxy smartphone or Apple iPhone. The software is really powerful and it pulls together Google services like no other ...
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by Joe Levi | February 11, 2013 11:58 AMRead On"Hey, is that the new Galaxy?" No, it's a Android-powered Galaxy Nexus. "Yeah? I love Droids!" Those are from Verizon, and they're primarily made my Motorola, this one's on T-Mobile and made by Samsung. "Oh! So it is a Galaxy!" - #FACEPALM - ARGH! Face it, you're either on the frustrated side of that conversation, or you're the one doing the frustrating. But it's not your fault: Android-powered smartphones and tablets are suffering from an identity crisis. I love that Android is as successful as it is! We have 53.4% of the market share. I've got co-workers that have a Note II, a ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | February 2, 2013 12:49 AMRead OnThe rumored Motorola X-Phone might or might not be unveiled at the upcoming Google I/O in May, depending on what reports you tend to believe, but its existence, at least the project, has been confirmed by a recent job posting. New reports try to shed some more light on the device, aside from what we've already heard: 5-inch, edge-to-edge, no-bezel, screen, and Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie as the OS of choice. The super-phone will allegedly be made out of Kevlar, at least the chassis, which will make it more durable. Motorola is no stranger to Kevlar (just take a look at recent offerings) and ...
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by Stephen Schenck | January 31, 2013 4:11 PMRead OnRumors of Motorola's "X Phone" popped up last month, supposedly arriving as one of the company's 2013 flagship models. Even though Google is reportedly going to be heavily involved with the phone's release, to the extent that it might even be announced at Google I/O, there has been some reason to believe that this isn't a full-on collaboration, but could be something Motorola had started working on before Google even acquired the company. Regardless of those details of its development, it sure sounds like it could be one of the big phones to arrive this summer. While we've yet to see any ...
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by Stephen Schenck | January 23, 2013 3:32 PMRead On
Ever since we started hearing about Motorola's so-called "X Phone", we wondered if this would be the first big product to feature Google's influence as a result of its acquisition of Motorola Mobility last year. Such a project seems like an inevitability, but the question remained of just when Google might be ready; we had already heard in December that there simply hadn't been enough time since Google bought Motorola for it to get involved with anything new. Now we're finding ourselves reconsidering if the X phone could really be this first foray into Google/Motorola design, after ...
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by Michael Fisher | January 23, 2013 1:45 PMRead OnLife frequently defies our expectations. For example, if it's your first full season covering mobile-technology trade shows, sometimes you find your expectations for a nice, quiet lull between CES and MWC completely upset -toppled, really- by reality. For this editor, that reality came fast and fierce, delivering an unbelievable bounty of rumor and speculation at his doorstep on the morning of this week's Pocketnow Weekly podcast. The bright side: you get to hear all the latest news and gossip surrounding Galaxy S IV and Note 8.0 speculation; HTC's Droid DNA upgrade with a very James ...
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by Michael Fisher | January 23, 2013 7:02 AMRead OnIn case you missed it yesterday, a photo has surfaced which purports to be an actual product image of the highly anticipated Galaxy S IV, Samsung's presumed 2013 Android flagship. The image has generated the predictable buzz, with much speculation about its authenticity cris-crossing cyberspace. Yesterday afternoon, I was asked on Twitter whether I thought the photo was real. My response -"if it is, I'm bored already"- was a quick off-the-cuff reply, but as the day wore on, I realized just how true it was. Aesthetically speaking, the pictured device is about as dull a smartphone as I can ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | January 19, 2013 2:38 AMRead OnIt started off as a rumor initially, coming from people "familiar with the matter", but it seems to have stuck. Motorola is rumored to be working hard on a certain "X Phone", and we're led to believe that it will be a super-Android. More recent reports are bringing the X Phone back in the headlines, this time with new alleged info. According to the report the phone will be a 5-inch, edge-to-edge, no-bezel, device. While not a Nexus device, the new theory claims that this will be the first phone from Motorola which will be a cross-carrier-branded device, hence the "X". That doesn't stop ...
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by Stephen Schenck | January 17, 2013 4:15 PMRead OnGoogle CEO Larry Page isn't a man known for giving too many interviews, yet we've been hearing an awful lot from him lately. Last month, he spoke to Fortune about his company, touching on subjects like the possibility of a Motorola Nexus phone. Today, we've got a brand new Page interview to check out, and once again he addresses several topic near and dear to our smartphone-loving hearts. Just like last time, he has a little to say about Motorola, and while he once again shies away from too many specifics, he does have some intriguing things to say. In particular, he talks about places for ...
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by Michael Fisher | January 14, 2013 11:54 AMRead OnCES 2013 is over, and despite the fact that we cranked out about thirty videos covering products ranging from super-phablets to fuel cells, some of us still came away a little disappointed by what was ultimately a very light show, hardware-wise. Whether you were encouraged, let down, or completely unmoved by CES 2013, two things are true. First, you probably missed something amid the torrential downpour of 24-hour news; fortunately, our own Anton D. Nagy has you covered with an extensive wrap-up of our coverage from start to finish. Second -and more germane to our current focus- the ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | January 9, 2013 8:42 AMRead OnThe Holidays are now behind us but that doesn't mean OEMs and carriers are not prepping other promotions, like this one, which will reportedly be a Verizon offer for Valentine's Day. There are no specific pricing or availability details attached but the report claims both of the phones mentioned below will go for less than $50 on contract. The Nokia Lumia 822 will be, according to the report, available in red, as pictured above. The phone is currently being offered for $49.99 on a two-year contract and comes in black, grey and white. We've reviewed the Lumia 822 in December so give that a ...
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by Jaime Rivera | December 28, 2012 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we wrap-up 2012 with some Galaxy Note II rumors that include new color variants. We then talk about the possible Galaxy S IV and some possibilities of an S-Pen to be included in the box. Samsung keeps the spotlight next as we talk about some holiday deals that they're offering to those who register their device. Then we move to the Motorola Droid RAZR M HD rumors, which include more than a long and ridiculous name. We end today's show, and this year's last show as well, by discussing tablet sales and how they've now surpassed smartphone sales. All this and ...
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by Michael Fisher | December 28, 2012 2:50 PMRead OnOnly seven billion remain following the Great Mayan Apocalypse of 2012, and three of them have joined forces in this new dystopian future-world to talk technology. Closing out 2012 is a tough endeavor, but thankfully the pre-holiday news explosion quickly gave way to a post-holiday news respite, and the resulting abbreviated topic list gives us a little breathing room at the tail end of this year. In this episode, we talk about the future of Windows RT tablets, the rumored Apple iOS-running smart watch, Motorola's mysterious "X" project, first impressions from a week with the Galaxy ...
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by Stephen Schenck | December 28, 2012 11:38 AMRead OnAlongside the RAZR HD and RAZR Maxx HD earlier this year, Motorola introduced the smaller, slightly lower-end RAZR M with a 4.3-inch qHD display. Now a new rumor suggest that Motorola is already looking to create a successor to the RAZR M, with some specs arriving to describe a so-called RAZR M HD. Sure enough, the M HD would supposedly move up to a 720p screen, and while it would grow slightly to 4.5 inches, would still be a little more petite than the RAZR HD's 4.7. The processor and RAM would stay unchanged, but the phone might get 16GB built-in flash. Besides that higher-res display, ...
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by Stephen Schenck | December 27, 2012 7:58 PMRead OnLast week, The Wall Street Journal reported on some rumors its sources provided about Motorola and Google's work on a mysterious high-end "X phone". Ever since Google scooped up Motorola Mobility, I've been curious to see what hardware would come of the new partnership, so of course upon hearing this rumor I found myself conflating "X phone" with "neXus phone". After all, wouldn't the obvious way to showcase this new relationship be taking full advantage of Motorola's engineering chops and Google's software and design skills to create the best Nexus device we've ever seen? I'm sure a great ...