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Motorola RAZR is now available in India for Rs. 29,990. The phone was launched in India last November for Rs. 33,990.It is just  7.1 mm thick and has KEVLAR fiber at the back. It features 4.3-inch (960 x 540 pixels) Super AMOLED hyper-vibrant display and it is powered by 1.2 GHz dual core processor and runs on Android Gingerbread 2.3.5.

It comes with a 8MP rear camera with 1080p HD video capture and image stabilization and front-facing HD camera, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, 1GB RAM, 16 GB on board and 16 GB microSD card pre-installed and a powerful 1780 mAh battery.

The Motorola RAZR is now available from Flipkart and LetsBuy for Rs. 29, 990, which is pretty good deal for its features. Do check our review of the Motorola RAZR.

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Apple on Friday filed suit against Motorola Mobility in a U.S. district court over the use of Qualcomm chips in Apple's iPhone 4S.

The appeal to the Southern District of California court has a bit of a twist. The iPhone maker isn't claiming that Motorola is infringing on Apple's own patented technology. Rather, Apple is suing Motorola Mobility for breach of contract with regards to Motorola's own IP, which is used by Qualcomm in its MDM6610 baseband processors. Apple is asking the court to bar Motorola from suing Apple in Germany for using those chips in its latest iPhone.

The suit in U.S. district court follows a ruling in Germany on Friday that dismissed one of Motorola's more general claims regarding Apple's use of 3G/UMTS wireless technology.

Apple says in its U.S. filing that it has been assured by Qualcomm that "Qualcomm has already paid Motorola for the licenses and covenants for Qualcomm and its customers, including Apple."

At stake is Motorola's claim in Europe that Apple has infringed on its patent. Apple claims that Motorola's declaration to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute ("ETSI") that the technology is essential to practicing the ETSI's GPRS standard makes this a matter of what's called "fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory" or FRAND licensing.

What that means, according to Apple, is that Motorola is in breach of a commitment to FRAND licensing, which is an agreement by companies owning standards-setting technology to extend licensing under fair terms to rivals when technology essential to a meeting a standard could be withheld to block market access.

"Apple believes that parties who commit to license their standards= essential patents on FRAND terms have obligations they cannot ignore, evade, or apply only prospectively after an abuse has occurred," Apple's lawsuit states.

In earlier litigation brought by Motorola last spring against Apple in Germany for alleged infringement on its GPRS-related technology, Motorola makes no mention of the iPhone 4S, which hadn't been released yet. But in a January 2012 response to an Apple appeal, Motorola did reference the iPhone 4S, claiming it was subject to a German court's December order to Apple to cease and desist selling products infringing on Motorola's patent.

But Apple's counter-claim Friday holds that the contract between Motorola and Qualcomm includes a covenant Motorola made to not sue Qualcomm customers for infringement of the patent in question. As a third-party beneficiary of that contract, Apple contends it cannot and should not be sued by Motorola in any jurisdiction.

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After two recent patent-related victories over Apple in Germany, Motorola was dealt a setback today when a Manheim court threw out one of its claims regarding 3G/UMTS wireless technology.

As noted by patent blogger Florian Mueller, the Mannheim Regional Court said Motorola "failed to present conclusive evidence for its infringement contention."

In its suit, Motorola said that any implementation of 3G/UMTS will inevitably infringe on its patent rather than bringing forth any Apple products that actually do so.

"Since the asserted patent claim is centered around the 'means' used to generate a number that optimizes wireless transmissions, the court would have wanted to see proof that Apple's products contain such 'means,'" Mueller wrote. "But [Motorola] didn't show any kind of actual implementation (neither hardware nor software), and arguing merely on the basis of the specifications of the standard was insufficient to win."

Today's ruling comes after two wins for Motorola. In December, a Manheim judge found that certain Apple products infringe on Motorola patents for data packet transfer technology (GPRS). That prompted the temporary removal of several Apple products from its German online story earlier this month.

Also this month, meanwhile, the Manheim court granted a permanent injunction against Apple's iCloud push email notifications.

As a result, Mueller argued, Motorola and its legal team probably think that "two out of three ain't bad."

Motorola is demanding that Apple pay 2.25 percent of the net selling price of its 3G/UMTS products as a royalty, Mueller said. Not surprisingly, Apple is not in agreement.

Motorola Mobility, meanwhile, is in the process of being acquired by Google. The EU is set to rule on the merger by Feb. 13, and recent reports suggest that the Department of Justice in the U.S. could approve the deal as early as next week. For more, see Google Acquires Motorola Mobility: What You Need to Know.

Motorola's new Droid 4 hits stores today; for more, see PCMag's full review and the slideshow below.

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Apple looks to end Motorola patent attack in Germany with U.S. suit

By AppleInsider Staff

Published: 05:03 PM EST (02:03 PM PST)

Apple stayed on the legal offensive Friday, filing a new lawsuit in a U.S. court that claims Motorola Mobility's recent patent barrage of patent claims in Germany is in breach of a licensing agreement between the RAZR maker and Qualcomm.

The complaint, lodged in the Southern District Court of California, asserts that Apple buys and uses Qualcomm wireless baseband processor in its iPhone 4S product and should therefore be a third-party beneficiary to Motorola's license agreement with the chip maker, reports Reuters.

Apple's suit also claims that the patent rights Motorola is exerting in Germany are exhausted in both Europe and the U.S., thus any current or future litigation regarding said patent would be in violation of the patent's original contract.

The patent in question relates to certain how devices connect to UMTS an GPRS networks, a piece of Motorola technology that was licensed by Qualcomm to build baseband chips like the MDM6610 chip found in the CDMA version of the iPhone 4S. In December, a German court handed down an injunction against the iPhone and 3G-capable iPads, saying that the devices infringed on Motorola-owned European Patent 1010336.

In today's filing it is contested that when Qualcomm paid Motorola to use the patent, the company also bought the rights for its customers, including Apple.

From the complaint:

This is a lawsuit asserting claims for breach of contract, declaratory, and injunctive relief related to Motorola?s European Patent No 1 010 336 (?the ?336 patent?) and the equivalent
U.S. Patent No. 6,359,898 (?the ?898 patent?). Motorola has sued Apple in Germany, claiming infringement of the ?336 patent based on Apple?s use of Qualcomm components in Apple?s 26
iPhone 4S product. Motorola?s German lawsuit is in direct breach of a Patent Licensing Agreement between Motorola and Qualcomm. As a Qualcomm customer, Apple is a third-party
beneficiary of that contract. Moreover, under this same contract, Motorola?s rights under the ?336 and the ?898 patents are exhausted.

In total, today's filing seeks judgment on the following five outlined counts:

Breach of contract to which Apple is a third party beneficiary.
Declaratory judgment that Apple is authorized to use Qualcomm components under a covenant not to sue.
Declaratory judgment that Motorola's patent rights are exhausted.
Permanent equitable injunction.
Permanent anti-suit injunction
Qualcomm MDM6610 baseband chip in iPhone 4S teardown. | Source: TechRepublic

With the suit, Apple is looking to end the prosecution enforcement of Motorola's German claims, a permanent injunction of further lawsuits regarding the patent, damages for breach of contract and compensation for legal fees incurred during the hearing process.

Motorola has lodged numerous patent claims against Apple in Germany over a variety of patents, most recently losing a suit in Mannheim over certain 3G/UMTS technology. The telecom has dealt blows to the iPhone makers, however, and is expected to enforce an injunction in the the country related to iCloud's push services.

The U.S. District Court case is Apple Inc. and Apple Sales International v. Motorola Mobility Inc., 12-cv-355.

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Motorola puts blame on Google for lag on Android updates

By Josh Ong

Published: 03:00 AM EST (12:00 AM PST)

A Motorola Mobility executive has said Google's practice of creating a flagship model for each software update for its Android mobile operating system is the reason that vendors have a hard time keeping their devices up to date.

Christy Wyatt, senior vice president and general manager of Motorola's Enterprise Business Unit, pointed a finger at her employer's future parent company in an interview with PC Mag earlier this week. According to her, optimizing Android to specific hardware profiles is a difficult task that handset makers must deal with after Google releases the software into the wild.

"When Google does a release of the software ... they do a version of the software for whatever phone they just shipped," she said. "The rest of the ecosystem doesn't see it until you see it. Hardware is by far the long pole in the tent, with multiple chipsets and multiple radio bands for multiple countries. It's a big machine to churn."

After support is finished for a handset's hardware, Motorola's custom software must then be added before the devices are re-certified by carriers, she said. Working with carriers also makes it difficult for Motorola to provide specific projections on when the updates for its devices will arrive.

"I would have to know that every single operator I have is going to want to upgrade every single product, and sometimes they'll want to control the timing ... it's just not easy to make that blanket statement," she told the publication.

Wyatt did boast that Motorola has beat out its competitors on multiple occasions. "More than once we've come out as the fastest to get to market with an upgrade," she said.

Several Android vendors, including Motorola, spoke up late last year to explain why the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update would take months to arrive on their own devices. At the time, Motorola also attributed the delay to Google's decision to work with one device partner for a "Google Experience Device."

Though Motorola may be hoping to get an earlier look at Android software once Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of it is completed, Google has said it will run Motorola as a separate business and Android will "remain open."

In fact, Google has sent mixed messages about what exactly it intends to do with Motorola. A blog post from CEO Larry Page shortly after the deal was announced implied that the acquisition was mainly about shoring up Google's intellectual property portfolio to protect it from legal attacks by Apple and Microsoft. Chairman Google Schmidt, however, has emphasized the move was about more than just patents, as Motorola "has some amazing products." Meanwhile, Motorola competitors have said that Google reassured them that it would not become a "hardware manufacturer" by acquiring Motorola.

Samsung could stand the most to lose if Google begins to favor Motorola, as it has grown to become the world's second-largest smartphone largely by piggybacking off the Android platform. The South Korean handset maker has reportedly moved to strengthen its Bada smartphone platform and signed a patent licensing deal with Microsoft because it was unsure of the future of its relationship with Google.

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Motorola unveiled the Droid 4 and Droid RAZR MAXX at CES. We got to take a hands-on look at them.

LAS VEGAS—CES has been full of exciting announcements, and Motorola didn't disappoint, introducing two new additions to the Droid family. There's the Droid 4, which is the thinnest 4G LTE smartphone currently available, and the Droid RAZR MAXX, the longest lasting LTE device in Verizon's lineup. PCMag got to take a hands-on look at both of them.

Let's start with the Droid 4, the latest in Motorola's keyboarded Droid family. The Droid 3 was a disappointment, because while it was powered by a dual-core processor, it lacked access to Verizon's 4G LTE network. That's been changed with the Droid 4, which joins the Samsung Stratosphere as the second keyboarded LTE smartphone on Verizon.

Though nowhere near as svelte as the Droid RAZR, the Droid 4 is surprisingly thin, given the keyboard and LTE support, two qualities that usually make for a thicker phone. It measures 5.0 by 2.7 by 0.5 inches (HWD) and weighs 6.3 ounces, but it felt lighter than that. Check out the slideshow to see how thick is looks next to the Droid RAZR MAXX.

The Droid 4's 4-inch qHD (540-by-960-pixel) display looked great in person. It's also really comfortable to hold, with the keyboard open or closed. Motorola claims the device is enclosed in a water-repellant nanocoating, but it didn't make a noticeable difference in the way the phone felt. There's an 8-megapixel camera on the back of the phone with 1080p video recording, plus 16GB of internal storage, a free microSD memory card slot, and a mirroring mode that allows you to easily view images or video on an HDTV.

The real draw here, though, is the keyboard. And what a keyboard it is. The keys are chiclet-style, which Motorola claims was done to mimic a laptop keyboard. They've been laser cut, so they're super sharp and precise. Coated in soft touch plastic, the keys are backlit by an LED light and felt absolutely fantastic to type on. I was able to type quickly, easily, and accurately on the Droid 4. Other Verizon phones should be put on notice: This is the keyboard to be beat.

Motorola is also stressing the business-ready capabilities of the Droid 4. It comes with government-grade encryption (FIPS 140-2) for email, calendars, and contacts. It's also been preloaded with Citrix Receiver for Android (available in webtop) for desktop virtualization and access.

Another exciting new addition to Verizon's lineup is the Droid RAZR MAXX. This one's simple to explain: It's basically a Droid RAZR that's put on a little weight. Luckily, that weight comes in the form of a larger 3300 mAh battery (that's compared to the RAZR's 1780 mAh battery). It adds a bit of depth to the original RAZR's ultra-slim profile, but get this: That larger battery should be good for an astounding 21 hours of continuous talk time on a single charge.

The RAZR MAXX is 0.35 inches thick, or only 0.07 inches thicker than the regular Droid RAZR. Other than that, the MAXX is essentially the same exact phone as Droid RAZR—it has the same software and hardware. The display looked great and the phone felt plenty responsive as I swiped between home screens and loaded up apps.

Both the Droid 4 and Droid RAZR MAXX will ship with Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread). Motorola has promised an upgrade to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) for within the second quarter of the year. Additionally, both phones work with Motorola's host of companion accessories that, among other things, allow you to use the phones as Linux-based laptops.

Pricing and release dates have not been announced, but Motorola says that both phones should be available in the coming weeks. Check back with PCMag for a full review of each phone as soon as they are available.

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You might have seen the unboxing pics of Motorola RAZR  and now we have a short video of the handset being unboxed. As you might see in the video , the box is very compact and reminds us of a box of sweets or something like that. We do have a sweet looking handset inside the red-themed package.

Also you must check out the hands-on  and let us know if you have any questions about the Motorola RAZR ?

Varun Krish is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast and has been blogging about mobile phones since 2005. His current phones include the Nokia E6 and Apple iPhone 4. You can follow him on Twitter @varunkrish and on Google+

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Remember the good old Motorola RAZR ? Now the Moto RAZR is back in a sexy new avatar in the form of a incredible Android phone.The Motorola RAZR XT910 was officially launched in India only yesterday and here we have some unboxing pics of this beautiful device and a video is processing as we speak.The device  comes in pretty small square box with a touch of red to it. The RAZR XT910 is the GSM variant of the Motorola DROID RAZR which was launched on Verizon in the US. The device is powered by a 1.2 GHz Dual Core processor and packs 1 GB of RAM. The display is a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Advanced display. It packs a 8MP camera which is capable of full HD 1080p recording. The handset is incredible thin at just 7.1 mm except in the top. Tons of pics in the gallery below. Make sure you click the thumbnail to get the big picture.

Unboxing Video

Motorola has surely done a impressive job with this handset and whats more impressive is launching it in India soon. The pricing is on the higher side but for the specs and just the kick ass design , consumers wont mind splurging on this one.

EarphonesAC plugUSB DataCableUser ManualNo Battery as the phone uses a inbuilt battery

4.3 inch display

Wow Kevlar !

Kevlar is a material used in making bullet proof chests and folks at Moto have managed to cram it onto this phone. There is a 8MP camera on the back along with a Flash. No Removable battery.

microSIM card slot and microSD memory card slot

Seems like the RAZR is back with a bang ! Do you want to know more about this beast ?  Let us know !

Varun Krish is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast and has been blogging about mobile phones since 2005. His current phones include the Nokia E6 and Apple iPhone 4. You can follow him on Twitter @varunkrish and on Google+

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When I was expecting the Motorola RAZR to arrive today , I had a question in my mind. Does this phone use a microSIM card. The Motorola DROID RAZR for Verizon uses the smaller SIM card but there was no mention about it in the Europe / Asia product pages. To my surprise when I opened the box earlier today, I noticed that the RAZR had a flap which covered the microSIM card slot and the microSD memory card slot.

For a device which is just 7.1 mm thin except near the camera, using this smaller version of the SIM card seems like a good choice. The phone had a sticker on top indicating the various buttons and ports. Also the getting started guide indicates the location of the SIM card slot and the right way to get a microSIM inside the device. The Motorola RAZR might be the first Android phone to sport such a SIM card slot which was first adopted by Apple in the iPad v1 and in subsequent devices such as iPhone 4 , iPad 2 and iPhone 4S. Nokia launched the N9 which uses the same type of  SIMcard. Nokia has also launched it’s Windows Phones – Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 which follow the same standard.

Here is the location of the flap on the Motorola Razr which exposes the underlying slots.

Airtel is offering these type of SIM cards and so does Tata Docomo. Aircel , Vodafone and BSNL also offer a microSIM card to customers on request. Recently when I had trouble getting the iPhone 4S working in India , I had a lot of trouble getting one of these. None of the operators were interested in offering a factory cut microSIM, but offered to chop them down instead.

With 3 big names in the mobile handset space adopting the standard , more and more new handsets will use this format of SIM card forcing operators to support them in a better way. Have you used a microSIM ? If yes in which device ?

Varun Krish is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast and has been blogging about mobile phones since 2005. His current phones include the Nokia E6 and Apple iPhone 4. You can follow him on Twitter @varunkrish and on Google+

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Photographs have leaked of a Motorola Android tablet which is aimed to be a replacement for media center remote controls. The tablet which is said to come with an inbuilt IR blaster is aimed at the home automation set who might want to replace their universal remotes with an Android tablet which offers extended functionality.

The tablet is said to be equipped with a 4000 mAh  battery which will enable several days of standby time. The WiFi equipped tablet runs on Android 2.3 and can be seen mirroring the television UI on its screen. Considering the low end price point being targeted for this , we don’t expect high end specs. We’re quite interested to see how Motorola innovates on this concept as it could lead to some very interesting applications and open up a new domain for Android tablets.

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At the recent Motorola RAZR press briefing in London, Motorola announced a range of new accessories designed for the RAZR. These new accessories are designed to be compatible with other Motorola devices going forward. It is not known if these will work with older devices like the Atrix.

The first was the Multimedia Dock, which is basically a souped by cradle that allows the RAZR to be docked, charged and connect to a TV. Behind the dock resides three full size USB port, a mini HDMI out port and 3.5mm audio out port. The cradle feels weighty which is always a good thing to have on a dock, though I do find that the footprint to be a tad large.

The new Multimedia Dock can be used with a new wireless keyboard by Motorola. For those who owns a none-HDMI compatible monitor or projector, Motorola has also shown a portable HDMI to VGA adapter.

Also shown to us were two new Motorola Lapdocks. The Lapdock line of accessories were first introduced with the Motorola Atrix as an accessory for people who want to get more out of the Android phones, by turning the Atrix into a full size netbook and laptop. The Lapdock 100 features a 10.1? display, while the Lapdock 500 features a more generous 14.1? screen. The keyboard has a traditional none-chiclet type, so it feels comfortable to use, but on a whole the Lapdock looks like a cheap generic netbook design.

Unlike the Atrix’s Lapdock, the new Lapdocks comes equipped with a cable instead of a dock, a less elegant way of docking but at least it opens up the new Lapdocks to other Motorola Webtop enabled phones. Personally I am not keen on the idea of using a Lapdock in public with an expensive smartphone hidden at the back, only secured via a cable.

Finally, we were demonstrated the new Smart Controller, a Bluetooth remote control for your Android phone. The remote control features the four buttons that are typically found on an Android smartphone, as well as a multitouch trackpad above the buttons that mimics the touchscreen functionality.

The idea behind this accessory is to be able to connect your Android phone to a TV, but instead of having to bend forward to control the phone, a user would instead control the phone from far away using the Smart Controller. A mouse cursor will appear on the screen. Because the accessory uses the HID Bluetooth profile, it is compatible with any Android smartphones.

But the Smart Controller is more than just a simple remote controller. You can use the Smart Controller as a wireless Bluetooth phone. A speakerpiece and microphone resides on the back. Just flip it backwards and press the button to answer the call. It’s actually rather neat and I can see the Smart Controller as being a popular accessory for both home and office use.

While no availability and pricing info has been announced yet, Motorola has promised that  these accessories will be available in the next coming weeks.

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Motorola Defy+ that is the successor of the Motorola Defy is now available in India. The phone was announced this August and it features 3.7 inch (480 x 854 pixels) display and is Water and scratch resistant and dustproof. It is powered by 1GHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It comes with a 5 MP camera with LED/Supercap flash with video recording at 30 fps. It is 13.4 mm thick and weighs 118 g.

Other features include 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio, Mulit-format audio and video player (MP3, MPEG-4, H.264, AMR NB, WMA v9) that can playback videos up to 30 fps. It has 512MB RAM, 2GB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD. The connectivity features include, 3G (HSDPA 7.2 Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b,g,n, Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR, aGPS and USB 2.0. It comes with a 1700 mAh that offers up to 6.8 hours talk time and up to 9.9 days standby.

This would also be a great competitor to the recently launched Sony Ericsson Xperia Active. The priced difference between the Motorola Defy that was launched earlier this year and the latest Defy+ is negligible. The Motorola Defy+ is priced at Rs.17,990 and available in the Indian Market and the online retailer Flipkart.

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Motorola has launched two new tablets, Motorola Xoom 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition in UK and Ireland. Both these feature Android 3.2 (Honeycomb), a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, displays with Corning Gorilla Glass and a splashguard coating. Both these tablets comes with 1.3 MP front and 5 MP rear-facing HD cameras with digital zoom, auto focus, and LED flash, 1GB RAM and 16 GB storage.

The Motorola Xoom 2 features 10.1 inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass, Splash-guard and special flattened edges for easier holding. It is 8.8 mm thick and weighs 599 g. It is aimed for business users with enterprise-grade security and Active Sync for work email, contacts and calendar. USB and Ethernet connectivity, pre-loaded Citrix Receiver and Citrix GoToMeeting and MotoCast so you can access and stream your files from your PC or Mac to your tablet. It offers 10+ hours Web usage and over 1 month stand-by.

The XOOM 2 Media Edition features 8.2 inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass with Display optimisation for wide 178 degree viewing angles. It is 8.99 mm thick and weighs 386 g. It is Preloaded with MotoCast that lets you access and stream your files from your PC or Mac to your tablet. It has a 20 percent improvement in graphics performance over the original Motorola XOOM for smoother gaming, features adaptive virtual surround sound with multiple speakers and booming bass. It offers 6+ hrs Web usage and more than 3 days of music playback.

Motorola XOOM 2 and Motorola XOOM 2 Media Edition, Wi-Fi variants will be available in the UK and Ireland in mid-November. UK customers can pre-register the tablets from Carphone Warehouse.

Press Release

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Motorola unveiled the Motorola Xoom 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition, Android Honeycomb tablets yesterday. The Clove UK, online retail site has announced the prices of the Motorola Xoom 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition tablets and they are taking pre-orders for these tablets.

The Motorola Xoom 2 features 10.1 inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass, Splash-guard and special flattened edges for easier holding. and the XOOM 2 Media Edition features 8.2 inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass with Display optimisation for wide 178 degree viewing angles.

Both these tablets are powered by 1.2 GHz processor and runs on Android 3.2 (Honeycomb). Both these tablets comes with 1.3 MP front and 5 MP rear-facing HD cameras with digital zoom, auto focus, and LED flash, 1GB RAM and 16 GB storage. Both these tablets comes with MotoCast that lets you access and stream your files from your PC or Mac to your tablet.

The Wi-Fi variants of the Motorola XOOM 2  is priced at £325 (US$520), (£390 inc. VAT) and Motorola XOOM 2 Media Edition is priced at £299 (US$479), (£385 inc. VAT). Both the Motorola XOOM 2 and the Motorola XOOM 2 Media Edition are now available for pre-order from Clove UK site and are expected to ship within the end of November. The 3G versions of these tablets are likely to arrive soon, but the prices and availability are not announced yet.

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The search gian, implored that the other Android manufacturers had nothing to be vexed about, when Motorola was taken over by Google. Not allowing it any particular favors or privileges, they would operate Motorola as a wholly discrete unit. Ingeminating this claim, during a Wednesday evening interview at AsiaD, Google mobile chief Andy Rubin said ‘that the companydidn’t buy Motorola for its hardware, but for its patents.’

                                                                                                                             

“I’m focused on delighting a lot of consumers, but there are other folks focused on putting me out of business,” said Rubin, indicating that Motorola’s registered portfolio will be influential arsenal in the intellectual property wars that torment the mobile industry these days.

Rubin reiterated that a Google-owned Motorola would operate “at arm’s length” from its Android unit, as far as it goes for the hardware business.

“I don’t think you should consider Google’s acquisition of Motorola as Google entering the hardware business,” Rubin said.“This is going to be an arm’s length thing… Motorola isn’t going to get any special treatment.”

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Spirnt has announced the  Motorola ADMIRAL, the first smartphone that boasts Sprint Direct Connect speed. It is powered by a 1.2GHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It feature a 3.1-inch (640 x 480 pixels) touchscreen display and QWERTY keyboard. It has push-to-talk capabilities with Sprint Direct Connect that uses Sprint 3G (EVDO Rev. A) network.

Motorola ADMIRAL is designed to meet Military Standard 810G for dust, shock, vibration, solar radiation, low pressure and high and low temperatures and features Corning Gorilla Glass scratch-resistant display. It ha 5MP camera with 720p HD video capture, flash and 4x zoom, Wi-Fi – 802.11 b/g/n, aGPS, 4GB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD and a 1860 mAh Lithium-ion battery that offers up to 9h talk time.

The Sprint Direct Connect offers push-to-talk services that allows individuals and groups get connected with just the push of a button. Other Sprint Direct Connect services include, Guaranteed Talk Permit , Call Alert with Text, TeamDCSM, NextMail and Availability Notification.

It supports Microsoft Exchange and other IT security features that could be managed using Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server, including password support, remote wipe and data encryption. It offers standard PIN and password lock support and alphanumeric password lock. It comes with Quickoffice to view and edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as Adobe PDF documents.

The Motorola ADMIRAL would be available through Sprint direct ship sales channels, including Sprint Business Sales, Telesales (1-800-SPRINT1) and Web Sales and can be ordered at Sprint Stores beginning October 23, for $99.99 with a new line or eligible upgrade and 2 year service agreement, after a $50 mail-in rebate via reward card. It would be available from all Sprint sales channels on November 13.

Source: Press Release

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The Motorola Atrix 2 , codenamed Edison, was recently spotted by The Verge. The phone was given a thorough hands on revealing a large 4.3? qHD display. The display ditches the pentile matrix panel resulting in much clearer text.

The phone does not seem to have the LTE chip which means that the network speeds will top out at HSPA+ . The processor running the show here is the dual core 1Ghz TI OMAP chip. The phone also has a single stage shutter key along the right side which should make taking photos with the 8MP camera a bit easier. The Android based smartphone will be available on AT&T later this year.

[Via - The Verge]

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I heard that many people were having problems with the manual rooting method for Droid 3, but now the Droid 3 owner don’t have to worry about rooting their devices as a very simple 1 click rooting method has already been released by  and Framework43 and psouza4. Currently this method is only for the people with Windows PC.

Note:

you will VOID the warranty of your device if you follow the procedures given belowPerform the procedure only after the instructions are read more than twice.

Downloads:

Get Motorola drivers from hereGet Droid 3 1 click root from here

Procedure:

Download and install the driversDownload Droid 3 1 click root and unzip itEnable USB debugging (Check USB debugging in Settings>Application>Development)Attach your phone to the PC in charging modeGo to the Droid 3 easy root folder and select ‘click to root your Droid3.bat’Follow the instructionYou will have root access after all the procedures have been done

Source: Rootzwiki

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