Motorola Pro+ Designed for Business Users

By Ed Hardy | 8/30/2011

Motorola has just taken the wraps off a new smartphone that will target professionals, the Motorola Pro+. This device will run Android but have a design reminiscent of a BlackBerry.

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Googorola: Google's Motorola Acquisition a Case of Deja Apple?

By Mike Grant | 8/19/2011

Analyst Mike Grant points out that Google's purchase of Motorola Mobility could lead to the company becoming more like Apple, a vertical business that produces its own hardware and the software to run it.

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Motorola Droid Bionic Appears Briefly on the Verizon Homepage

By Ed Hardy | 8/19/2011

This morning, Verizon Wireless posted an ad for the Motorola Droid Bionic on its website. However, this must have been an error, because it was quickly removed. Nevertheless, this cutting-edge Android smartphone is expected to be released in a couple of weeks.

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Google's Purchase of Motorola Mobility Is All About Patents

By TechnologyGuide Staff | 8/18/2011

The biggest news in the smartphone world this week was Google's announcement that it is buying Motorola Mobility. Brighthand Site Editor Ed Hardy weighs in on this issue to point out that the deal is not being made for the reason many might think.

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Motorola Mobility Buy Could Make Android More Enterprise-Friendly; say IDC Analysts

By Valerie Sarnataro | 8/17/2011

With the recent news of Google's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility, IDC analysts examine the possible benefits the Android OS might experience in the business world.

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Motorola Droid HD Images and Specs Leak Out

By Ed Hardy | 8/17/2011

Pictures and some of the specifications of the Motorola Droid HD have appeared on the Web, giving the world its best look so far of this upcoming high-end smartphone. Among the highlights of this model will be a very large display, hi-res camera, and dual-core processor.

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Motorola Defy+ Apparently Not Headed for T-Mobile

By Valerie Sarnataro | 8/15/2011

The Defy+, Motorola's newest "life proof" smartphone, will be hitting the international markets this fall, though the U.S. will not be seeing the Android based-handset, even though T-Mobile introduced the original model last year.

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Google Shakes Up the Smartphone Market by Buying Motorola Mobility

By Ed Hardy | 8/15/2011

Google is buying Motorola Mobility, the maker of some of the most popular smartphones running the Android OS, including the Droid line. Motorola Mobility will be run as a separate company which will keep its own name.

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Verizon's Release Dates Leak Out for Motorola Droid Bionic, Samsung Stratosphere, Others

By Ed Hardy | 8/4/2011

An internal roadmap of when Verizon is going to release a number of smartphones running Google's Android OS has leaked out. This reveals the launch dates for some highly-anticipated models, such as the Motorola Droid Bionic.

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Gingerbread Update Now Available for Motorola Droid X2

By Grant Hatchimonji | 8/2/2011

The Google Android OS 2.3.3 (aka Gingerbread) update is now live and available to all Motorola Droid X2 users, who need only to access the update from their phone's settings menu.

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Motorola Droid Bionic Not Launching Until Fall

By Ed Hardy | 7/29/2011

The Motorola Droid Bionic was originally scheduled to debut in the first half of this year, but its release was bumped back. There has been a great deal of speculation about when Verizon will introduce this cutting-edge Android smartphone, but Motorola's CEO says it won't be soon.

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Motorola Photon 4G Debuts Early From Sprint

By Grant Hatchimonji | 7/28/2011

The powerful Motorola Photon 4G from Sprint has been released three days early and is available to the entire public for purchase through the carrier's website.

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