Showing posts with label Motorola. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Motorola. Show all posts

Friday, June 15, 2012

Motorola launches second Android phone

Motorola Inc. introduced its second phone based on Google Inc.’s Android software, fighting for a bigger share of the growing market for Web-equipped phones to reverse more than a year of sales declines.
 
The phone, called the Droid, features a larger screen than Apple Inc.’s top-selling iPhone and has higher resolution.

The phone, called the Droid, features a larger screen than Apple Inc.’s top-selling iPhone and has higher resolution, said co-chief executive Sanjay Jha. It will be available Nov. 6 on the Verizon Wireless website and in retail stores, Motorola said. The price will be US$199.99 with a two-year agreement after a US$100 mail-in rebate.

Motorola is rebuilding its mobile-phone division around the Android operating system to entice consumers who abandoned its handsets in favour of the iPhone and Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry. Motorola’s share of the phone market dropped by almost half in the second quarter from 10% a year earlier, according to Gartner Inc.

“We’ve been missing from the market,” Mr. Jha, 46, said in an interview. The Droid “absolutely does” get Motorola back into the game with a better operating system and a faster Internet browser, he said.

Based on Android 2.0, a newer version of the Google operating system, the device allows users to run multiple applications at once, features voice-driven Web searches, and has one of the “fastest Web browsers available today,” Mr. Jha said.

T-Mobile USA Inc. will begin selling the Schaumburg, Ill.-based company’s first Android phone, the Cliq, on Nov. 2 for US$199.99 with a two-year contract.

“Droid boasts impressive specs and reviews from the blog community have been very favourable thus far,” said Matt Thornton, an analyst with Avian Securities LLC in Boston. “This should give some indication as to how the device will be received by the consumer, the press and the investor community.” Thornton has a “positive” rating on the stock.

Motorola plans more Android devices. At least one of those will be sold through a third carrier, Mr. Jha said. The Droid will be available through multiple carriers outside the U.S. later this year, he said.

Mr. Jha declined to comment on how Android phones will affect earnings. The company will report third-quarter results tomorrow. Analysts predict profit of less than 1 cent a share, excluding some items, the average of estimates in a Bloomberg survey.

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

TIMELINE: Motorola banks on Google phones for comeback

Motorola Inc, seeking to regain market share, unveiled a cellphone on Thursday based on Google Inc's Android mobile software, in what is viewed as the handset maker's most important product launch in years.

Here is a look at Motorola's highs and lows over the years.

* 1928: Galvin family establishes Galvin Manufacturing. Its first product was a power converter.

* 1930: Changes name to Motorola. Three generations of Galvins lead Motorola until Christopher Galvin's 2004 ouster.

* 1943: First public offering of Motorola stock for $8.50.

* 1973: Motorola's Martin Cooper makes the first mobile phone call on a prototype of DynaTAC.

* 1984: DynaTAC becomes commercially available. It is later known as the "brick" when surpassed by lighter, smaller phones.

* 1989: Launches its first flip-phone, MicroTAC, which has a plastic cover that flips open to reveal its keypad.

* 1994: Motorola dominates cell market with a 32.5 percent share, versus Nokia's 21 percent, according to Gartner.

* Mid-1990s: The first digital wireless networks are built in Europe, but Motorola is slow to discard analog for digital.

* 1996: Launch of StarTAC, first of Motorola's clamshells with a lid that hinges open to reveal screen and keypad. It is popular, but Motorola's market share still slips that year.

* 2000: Motorola's market share is now 13 percent versus Nokia's 31 percent, according to Gartner. Motorola's market share hovers in mid-teen range for next few years.

* 2004: Late in the year Motorola launches Razr, an ultra-thin phone that quickly becomes a design icon. It is promoted by Cingular, now part of AT&T Inc.

* 2006: In July, Motorola says it has sold 50 million Razr phones and CEO Ed Zander promises sales of 500 million. But by late 2006, carriers are heavily discounting Razr. Some give it away to attract new subscribers. Motorola results start to disappoint and its market share peaks around 23 percent.

* 2007: Motorola shocks with a big first-quarter loss and its market share drops to 17 percent. Activist investor Carl Icahn begins pushing for the company to split up, buy back shares and fire its CEO. By July, the clamor for Zander's ouster increases after Motorola posts its second quarterly loss in a row and Apple Inc ups the ante with the launch of the iPhone. Motorola ends 2007 with 9 percent market share.

* January 2008: Greg Brown replaces Zander as CEO. Motorola posts a loss for three out of four quarters of that year.

* February 2008: Motorola says to spin off phone unit. Plan has since been postponed to "beyond 2009" amid continuing losses in its cellphone unit.

* April 2008: Motorola ends Icahn proxy battle.

* August 2008: Sanjay Jha becomes Brown's Co-CEO and head of mobile devices. Analysts, investors applaud the choice.

* October 2008: Jha reveals plan for Android phones, thousands of job cuts and refocusing Motorola on fewer operating systems. Motorola ends the year with less than 7 percent market share.

* December 2008: Jha, Brown promise to cut their own salaries by 25 percent.

* 2009: Motorola investors flee after a first-quarter loss, but the stock rallies again on a second-quarter profit. Jha's progress reports help push Motorola shares up more than 150 percent to a close of $7.85 on Wednesday, September 9, from a March low of $3.10.

* August 2009: Motorola flags September 10 Android announcement. Shares jump 11 percent in a single day ahead of the news.

* September 10: Motorola unveils Android phone.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Motorola Phones: Mobile Phones With A Difference

In today's time, the youths quite surprisingly, outnumber the other age groups, specially in regard to the usage of mobile phones. Teens and youngsters can be rarely seen without a mobile phone these days. Mobiles phones have become a necessity for them. But they don't select any handset for them at random. Their taste demands, cool and attractive in looks along with funky features such as a good camera, music player qualities and great storage capacity. However, among the youngsters, the Motorola is the favourite brand without any second thoughts.

The Motorola handsets appeal a huge number of youngsters because of their smart and trendy looks and equally smart features. It's not that only youngsters who are attracted towards the Motorola mobile phones, even the adults drool over them. Of late, the latest Motorola handsets, which have become the eye candies for the mobile phone lovers are the Motorola Jewel and Motorola Rokr E8. Both these handsets come enhanced with unique styling and plethora of features.

The Motorola Jewel mobile phone, has been provided with superb styling. This handset is rightly named jewel because of its stupendous and glittering looks. The fine and clear finishing, further makes the appearance of this gadget very similar to a precious jewel. This device comes in a flip design with 90 x 48 x 16 mm dimensions. This gadget is also pretty easy to carry as it is light weight i.e., of 95 grams. The users are privileged with a smart external screen displays time, caller name, new message etc. This device also has some wonderful imaging features. The gadget is provided with 2 mega pixels camera supported by outstanding features like 8x digital zoom, multi shot, landscape mode and quality video recording. Quite interestingly, this widget is also capable of providing musical entertainment.

This handset has been powered with music related features such as music player, music library,
auto pause control and touch sensitive music keys. For network availability, this handset has quad band technology which enables it to access four different 2G network spectrum. This device can also connect you to high speed internet with the help of GPRS and EDGE technologies. The Motorola Jewel also has some other fantastic utility features which makes it a pretty useful device.

On the other hand, the Motorola Rokr E8 model is a state of the art music phone. This gadget has the potential to deliver crystal clear audio quality to the music lovers. This device even has the FM radio option along with music player and high end music management softwares. The gadget can also store large number of tracks with the help of external memory. The external memory can be expanded up to 4 giga bytes with the help of a microSD card. The mobile phone also has an embedded 2 mega pixels camera. The embedded camera comes complimented with extra features such as 8x digital zoom, camera setting and camera modes to capture best shots. For transferring music files, picture etc., this phone is provided with Bluetooth and USB port. The Motorola Rokr E8 handset is has been designed with perfection. This device has touch sensitive keypads and a navigation scroll wheel which would definitely add spice to your connectivity options. The widget has dimensions of 115 x 53 x 10.6mm and weighs 100 grams.

Both Motorola Jewel and Motorola Rokr E8 handsets have their own unique features and unique style. The choice is up to the users to select the one which would perfectly suit their requirements. Last but not the least, it would prove to be a tough decision to select anyone as both these motorola phones have qualities which are highly admired.
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Monday, April 9, 2012

Motorola luxury Aura Celestial phone launches in Selfridges

The luxury phone costs £1750 sim-free and is not available on contract

The Motorola Aura Celestial handset has taken over a whole room in the Selfridges department store in London to celebrate its launch.

Promotional material as well as the luxury handset has taken up a large section of Selfridges ‘wonder room’.

The phone is only available at Selfridges and costs £1750 sim-free and is not available on contract. The phone will be available from Harrods and then David Morris.

The rotator handset phone includes; a two-megapixel camera, 2GB of internal memory, and circular display with crystal sapphire lens.
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Friday, April 6, 2012

Htc Legend – Vodafone Gets The New Htc Android Phone

HTC have now released their upgrade handset to the Hero which is also known as the Touch G2 on T-Mobile, the new HTC Legend takes on a very similar design but incorporates some new technology and features not found in the original model.

The manufacture of the HTC Legend is also different to that of the Hero handset and closely resembles the recently released Google Nexus One (which is also manufactured by HTC) in as much as both phones are moulded from one piece of aluminium for extra robustness and strength.

The Legend handset has been released alongside the new HTC Desire as a more compact phone using the original dimensions of the Hero’s touch screen at 3.2 inches. This seems to be pretty standard with many manufacturers such as the Sony Ericsson Vivaz, Nokia X6 and Motorola Milestone.

A major improvement over the previous HTC Hero is the inclusion of a new optical trackball rather than the rubbery one which is also found in the Nexus One phone, this new feature lets you simply slide your finger across to navigate the phones many screens and features. This same technology id also present in the HTC Desire and means that even with extended use there is no chance of the wear and tear found on the older trackball solution.

The HTC Legend features a similar 5.0 mega pixel camera found in the older model which offers geo-tagging, auto focus and an LED flashlight for low light situations, the handset runs on the latest Android 2.1 operating system as found on the HTC Desire and Nexus One phones and over the top the manufacturer has included its own Sense user interface which make menu navigation a breeze.

This new HTC device also incorporates the new FriendStream application which pulls together updates from social networking sites like Facebook, tweets from Twitter, emails and text messages for a continuous stream of friend activity all in one place.

Unlike the previous Hero phone, the new HTC Legend’s brushed aluminium body is far superior to the plastic finish of the older model, this should ensure the phones popularity as bringing this handset out of your pocket is likely to draw some attention.

The distinctive angled base of the phone remains unchanged from the Hero handset and although many think it is to bring the microphone closer to the mouth when in conversation it actually acts as a protector to the main touch screen when the phone is sat face down.

Competitors to the Legend include the HTC Desire form the same stable as well as the newly released Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, there are also good Android alternatives from other manufacturers including the Motorola Milestone, Samsung Galaxy Portal, Acer Liquid and LG GW620.

The Legend is now available on a range of third party Vodafone pay monthly tariffs from free with further network launches expected over the coming days.
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

LG, Motorola Launches Android Phone in India


Google’s mobile operating system Android is catching up with major handset makers with Korea’s LG Mobiles and US’s Motorola announcing the launch of Android phones in the Indian market.


While LG’s ‘LG GW620’ is priced at Rs 16,490, Motorola’s smartphone ‘Milestone’ would be available at Rs 32,990 based on Android systems. Currently, Symbian mobile operating system is the dominating network.


Android is a mobile operating system, initially developed by Google and later by the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 47 hardware, software and telecom companies.


Being an open-source operating system, Android allows developers to design applications independent of the handset type.


HTC, Samsung and Sony Ericsson have already launched their Android-powered handsets in the Indian market.


LG GW620, with the Android operating system, is equipped with three-inch touch-screen and a side-slider QWERTY keyboard, five-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi and high speed EDGE and GPS connectivity.


“LG’s first Android phone, LG GW620, further reiterates our commitment to push boundaries in mobile phone innovation and design. We are sure that with LG’s accumulated technology leadership in mobile phone industry and our strategy to support every existing operating system, LG will provide better choices and benefits to our consumers,” LG Mobile Communications Business Head Sudhin Mathur said in a statement.
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Saturday, March 31, 2012

Motorola Milestone Launched in India

Motorola has introduced Milestone, that is set to become the first Android 2.1-powered phone for India.

Powered by Android 2.1, it offers the ability to use multiple applications at once and one of the world’s thinnest QWERTY sliders (13.7mm or 1.37cm). The Milestone also boasts a hi-resolution, pinch and zoom display. A suite of Google mobile applications including Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail and YouTube are also integrated onto the device. Plus users have access to thousands of apps and widgets from Android Market.




Milestone comes preloaded with lifetime free access to fully voice-guided street-level navigable maps of 401 cities in India. This offers voice-guided navigation and routing in the cities and across major national and state highways. With this the Indian consumer can drive to 400,000 towns and villages6 and explore over one million points of interest like budget/premium hotels, petrol pumps, eating joints, ATMs, hospitals as well as tourist and religious spots. All the consumer needs to do is to launch ‘India’ maps from the MOTONAV application to enjoy an unparalleled navigation experience. The GPS navigation service is free with no activation or data charges, independent of mobile networks and can be used even without inserting the SIM card, as the maps are fully loaded on the Milestone.

“Milestone is a smart phone without compromise, delivering a wiser, richer web and messaging experience. This is possible through the combination of Motorola’s expertise in design and a truly differentiated Android experience,” said Faisal Siddiqui, Country Head, Mobile Devices, Motorola India. “The Milestone is targeted at the well informed, ‘socially’ connected individual. This consumer is an accomplished, driven and engaged professional looking for an outstanding web experience as well as a high tier messaging device. So, we invite you all to come and experience the Milestone!”

Key Milestone features include:
9.39cm (3.7 inch) widescreen display with 854 pixel width and more than 400,000 total pixels
High-speed, cortex A8 processor
Pinch and zoom, double tap zoom
5 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash, AutoFocus, and image stabilization.
Motorola Media Link and Motorola Phone Portal to manage and share media content across desktop, phone and the Web5
Stereo Bluetooth/BT 2.1, USB 2.0 High Speed
3.5mm (0.35cm) headset jack
CrystalTalk Plus for superior talk quality
8GB memory card

Additional functionality and apps include:
Full suite of the Google applications: Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, and Google Talk,
Unified Google, Microsoft Office and Facebook Contacts
Navigation: GPS, MOTONAV turn-by-turn navigation with India maps1 & 6
Email Support: IMAP, POP3, Gmail and Exchange
IM Support: Google Talk
Calendar: Exchange, syncs with Google Calendar
Milestone will be available in India at select retails outlets in select cities at an MRP of Rs. 32,990.
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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Motorola Launches FR Series Mobile Phones in India

The Motorola is one of the leading brands in mobile market. They have the wide range of mobile & now company is coming with new FR series in India the two newest launches in the FR68 & FR6000 are predictable to enhance output in no. of businesses.





Both the mobile phones are comes with
3G phone, an built-in GPS among higher abilities, 1D code scanner, 3G WAN, LAN, PAN as well as IrDA connectivity. It also provides consumers once-over from the 1st day of the h/w buy. The scheme includes broken displays as well as keypads to compensation of inner & exterior components. However, the repair is covered only while the plan is active.
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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Five New Entry Level Handsets launched by Motorola

Motorola has recently made an addition to its existing range of MOTOYUVA brand with the launch of 5 new mobile phone models which will be the entry level handsets. These mobile phones are named as MOTOYUVA WX181, MOTOYUVA WX260, MOTOYUVA WX265, MOTOYUVA WX290 and MOTOYUVA WX295. These latest mobile phones will be loaded with all needed features like that of capturing images, texting, talking, listening to music and others at an affordable price.

The Motorola Devices & Home Vice president of Marketing, Andrew Morley stated that “The aim was to meet the changing needs of our Indian consumers and make mobile communication available to the widest possible audience.”

The recently launched MOTOYUVA WX range from the company will come loaded with features like Bluetooth, expandable memory up to 2GB so that you can store all your data, FM radio, digital camera, GPRS and integrated torch light.

These latest handsets from Motorola are launched with affordable price tags ranging between Rs.1490 to Rs.2890.
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Saturday, March 10, 2012

Fujitsu seeking an entry to Smartphone market in India

Fujitsu has undoubtedly a very good market reputation worldwide for digital cameras, video recorders and other camera optics related accessories but who would have guessed that one day Fujitsu would be interested in making mobile phones.

Although we are not sure whether their products are good or bogus but still I expect them to show some real flare via their handsets because without something new and original, they are just going to end up like Lemon or Pine or GeeFive, nameless and identity less.

We have come to know that Fujitsu has embedded their skills in photography and optics to mobile phones. Yeah! Surprisingly one of their phones has a 12.2 MP camera. This sounds familiar as recently revealed Nokia N8 and Spice S-1200 also have a 12.2 MP Camera.

Fujitsu has also customized their phones’ user interface called NX to make them exclusive. Some of its phones have chosen one of the most reliable operating system in this universe; you guessed it – Android OS.

Fujitsu cell phones are also made compatible with Indian environment due to addition of water-resistant and dust resistant body, display screen and keypad.

We have heard of phones that have dual input methods – touchscreen and QWERTY keypad, Nokia N97 Mini for example. We have also seen phones having triple input methods, touchscreen, QWERTY keypad and optical trackpad, Motorola Charm but have you ever heard of detachable phones?

Fujitsu has come up with this new idea to make detachable phone, I am not sure the reason why they are so intrigued about that but surprisingly this can make their phones work like two separate devices.

You can use phone like flip phone with keypad and then remove the keypad to have a smart, sleek and slim touchscreen device. Now that is something, I must say.

Finals Words for Fujitsu Mobile Phones

Companies today are spreading their names in everything they can; it won’t surprise me if Nokia comes up with its own tablet PC in a few months.

So, it is not a big deal if Fujitsu have decided to storm the smartphone sector.

When Creative, a brand known specifically for creating audio systems and headphones can create an Android Tablet PC for itself, anything is possible.

I have no idea what future holds for Fujitsu smartphone but one thing is for sure, if Fujitsu mobile phones are launched in India, they are going to face some real competition.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Swissvoice launches 5 mobile phones in India

Swiss mobile phone firm Swissvoice launched five mobile phones in the price range of Rs 2,999 to Rs 5,999 thus making its grand entry to the Indian market.

“Initially, we will target the youth segment in the tier II and III cities in northern India. From next month, we will launch the handsets in southern states,” Swissvoice India Director Dollar Gulati said.

The European company launched the handset through its Indian subsidiary Swissvoice India. The Swiss company aims to sell around 30,000 handsets every month in the hugely crowded Indian handset market. Besides the internationla giants like Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Samsung and LG, in the recent past Indian market has seen local competitors in Spice, Micromax, Lemon, Lava, Karbonn and Zen mobile phones.
and manufactures its products in China with R&D being conducted in Hong Kong, the company said.
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