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Motorola Mobility Profits Slump
The latest manufacturer to release details of Q4 2011 profits is Motorola, and they make rather painful reading. Operating profits dropped to a pretty abysmal £44.6m operating loss. Sales were up 5 percent on 2010, with full year sales up a healthy 22 percent across the division. The overall operating loss for 2011 was £181.4m. Unit sales in Q4 2011 were 10.5 million phones, of which 5.3 million were smartphones, whilst Tablet sales were at 200,000. In total during 2011...
Motorola Defy Plus Limited Edition with JCB
The Motorola Defy Plus is a handset marketed on its ability to deal with the everyday knocks and bumps of daily life. Now Motorola have teamed up with JCB, creating a special version of one of the toughest phones on the market. Whilst the 'lifeproof' elements of the Defy Plus make it an ideal choice for the active user, the Defy Plus is also perfect for hard working environments, such as those found on building sites, where dust and debris...
ASA Bans Misleading Motorola Defy Ad
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a Motorola ad for the Motorola Defy Smartphone, which made the claim that the device was 'life proof'. In the ads, the Defy was seen being dropped onto the floor and not receiving any damage. However customers who had brought the phone complained that the ad was misleading after accidentally dropping their phones and damaging the screen. The ad made claims that the Defy was built to be 'pool party proof', 'dance floor proof',...
Android 4.0 Coming to Motorola in Early 2012
Motorola has joined HTC and Sony Ericsson in confirming the arrival of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to several of its Android devices, stating via Twitter the updated OS could be coming by the beginning of next year. The first device to rollout with Android 4.0 is the Galaxy Nexus, which was announced on the same day as the updated platform. Since then many existing users have been hoping that ICS would be coming to their device sooner rather than...
Motorola Launch Android RAZR, World’s Slimmest Smartphone
Motorola has announced the Motorola RAZR, a powerful Android smartphone, that sets a new standard for slim smartphone devices. Measuring just 7.1mm thick, Motorola have managed to cram in an amazing feature set into such a slim device. Boasting a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Advanced Display, the handset has a stainless steel core frame, Kevlar back and uses Gorilla Glass to give the RAZR a strong, sturdy feel, quite a feat for such a slim device. Adding to the protective...
ASA Force Motorola to Withdraw Atrix Advert
The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in to force Motorola to withdraw a TV advert which claimed the Motorola Atrix as the 'world's most powerful smartphone'. The ASA upheld two complaints received from fans of the Samsung Galaxy range, challenging the claim by Motorola. The complaints held that the Atrix could not be the world's most powerful smartphone, as the Samsung Galaxy S II i9100 has a more powerful processor. Motorola conceded that the Samsung device has a 'slightly faster'...
Motorola Announce Updated Defy
Busy day for Motorola yesterday, as well as the big news with the purchase of Motorola Mobility by Google, Motorola also found time to announce the pending release of an updated version of the popular Motorola Defy, the Motorola Defy+ Following on from the original, the Motorola Defy+ also offers outstanding durability, being scratch resistant, dust proof and water resistant, with an IP67 certification. Gorilla Glass offers extra protection on the display, and in mind of the potential audience for...
Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5bn
Google has announced that they have an agreement to acquire the mobility division of Motorola for $12.5bn, with the deal expected to be finalised by the end of 2011, or early 2012. Google CEO Larry Page made the announcement of the purchase via a blog post on the official Google Blog, and says the purchase will 'enable Google to supercharge the Android ecosystem', bringing enhancement and competition to the mobile computing industry. Page also added that the move will 'enable...
Orange Confirm Release Date for Motorola Atrix
Orange has confirmed the release of the Motorola Atrix, with the powerful Android device expected to be available from early May. The Motorola Atrix is another premium Android device, with a feature set that can hold its own against the recent products from HTC, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. The Atrix offers a 5.0 Megapixel camera, HD Video Recording, 4.0 inch Capacitive Touchscreen HSDPA, WiFi, DLNA, Biometric Fingerprint Reader, 16 GB Internal Storage, Dual Core 1 GHz Processor, GPS, HD Video...
Motorola Atrix Heading to T-Mobile
The Motorola Atrix will be one of the most advanced mobile phones when it is released, and for those eager to get their hands on one of the most powerful Android devices to date will be pleased to hear that T-Mobile has confirmed the Atrix will be part of their forthcoming range of new handsets. The Atrix boasts a dual core 1 GHz processor plus 1 GB RAM, with a qHD touchscreen display, 5.0 Megapixel camera and front facing VGA...
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