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Google and Chinese government’s showdown has risked a lot of companies that used Google services. Motorola was one of them who used their Google Search and Maps for Android phones. However, now they’ve announced that beginning this quarter, Motorola will offer Microsoft’s Bing Search and Maps services on their Android phones. Quite a win for [...]

 
Verizon has got its first phone from Motorola running Moto’s MOTOBLUR. Dubbed as DEVOUR, the phone will take advantage of Verizon’s superior 3G to deliver content synced with MOTOBLUR. For the uninitiated, MOTOBLUR brings contacts, social networking, e-mails, chat logs everything under one roof.
As for the features, Motorola is yet to spill out the [...]

 
I have my apprehensions of using a split keyboard phone but apparently, Motorola deems there are many wanting a split keyboard-styled phone. Nonetheless, Engadget has scored a blurry picture of an upcoming Motorola phone, dubbed as MOTOSPLIT that features – yes – a split keyboard. Other spec details are unknown for now but it’s claimed [...]

 
There’s a lot been going between Google and the Chinese government in the past few days. After threatening to pull out of China and uncensoring search results, Google has decided to postpone launch of two Android devices meant for the Chinese market. The phones were due tomorrow but Google’s spokesperson confirmed that it won’t be [...]

 
The weirdly designed phone that was leaked couple of months back has now been officially launched. Motorola has named it Backflip due to its ability to reverse flip to use phone in different ways. The phone runs Android and boasts Motorola’s acclaimed MotoBlur UI. Backflip comes with a 3.1-inch HVGA touchscreen but you can reverse-flip [...]

 
Motorola Opus One’s specs has been leaked, thanks to one of BGR’s sources. Opus One will be the first iDen Android device for Nextel and though there is not much to boast about, it is rumored to sell at an attractive price point. Opus One will make use of “Zeus” processor that will run Android [...]

 
DROID users wanting Android 2.1 do not need to tinker with the system image file anymore. Greek35T from AllDroid has released a stable Android 2.1 ROM for DROID that can be installed by following few simple steps. It claims to run almost everything, including all Google services. However, we should not forget that this ROM [...]

 
Want to make your Verizon DROID a bit like Nexus One? Well, here’s a port of the Android 2.1 (Flan) update for the DROID to make it happen. However, before you jump in excitement let me warn you, this ain’t for weak hearted or inexperienced modders. It is a system image file that does not [...]

 
Verizon has let loose DROID’s first firmware update bringing lots of improvements. Few notable changes include improved battery life, OS stability, improved camera auto focus and better audio quality. The update will be automatically executed over-the-air or users who can’t wait for Verizon to notify, can download the 10MB file and update it manually by [...]

 
Motorola Sholes has been in the news for the past couple of days. First, pictures of few of its features hit the interweb, then a picture of a Motorola phone surfaced yesterday (which is said to be Sholes) and now we’ve got latest pictures from Androidin who shows off a China-limited variant of Sholes sans [...]

 
Well, well, what do we have here? Another Motorola Android phone, of course. Dubbed as Motus the phone’s image was leaked on a Russian forum, which is said to be from the Cliq family with the new external design. Specs are unconfirmed as of now but Androidandme claims some meaty specs like quad-band GSM, 3G, [...]

 
Its like a ritual for new gadgets to go through the dissection ordeal. So it’s not surprising that DROID too, got the obligatory treatment. This time it’s Phone Wreck who does the needful by ripping apart each and every component just for our pleasure. Head over here to go through the teardown with a detailed [...]

 
After setting its foot in Europe, Motorola’s Milestone will next be seen in Canada. It will be the first Motorola Android device to be available in Canada and Telus will be the exclusive carrier.
The Canadian Milestone seems unchanged from the European unit and features a 3.7-inch WVGA display, HSPA, 5MP camera with dual LED [...]

 
Well, that was quick. Motorola has unwrapped the GSM variant of DROID and as we all know, calls it MILESTONE. Interestingly, MILESTONE has got what DROID has lacked – a multi-touch display that will support for pinch, zoom gestures. It won’t have Google’s Navigation App because of the US restriction but expect it to get [...]

 
UPDATE: Its official.
A new leak and a bit of sleuthing by BGR have confirmed that Motorola DROID’s GSM version will be known as MILESTONE. A German blog leaked an O2 doc showing off the MILESTONE’s price while BGR unearthed an official picture lurking on the O2 website. The features except the swapping of the cellular [...]