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  Motorola’s next supposed high-end phone, Olympus has been leaked. The phone comes by way of a Gizmodo tipster who apparently bought the phone from some market. Although he could not confirm about the existence of a dual-core Tegra 2 processor, he did confirm that the phone will arrive on AT&T and will feature Android [...]

  Motorola has announced a new Android phone to lure Indian smartphone users. Dubbed as Charm, it’s a compact Android 2.1 OS-running phone boasting a full-fledged QWERTY keyboard. The phone features a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen display, 3MP camera, Bluetooth 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, 3.5mm headphone jack and Motorola’s unique Backtrack tech that is a trackpad-like surface [...]

  Motorola has replied to Microsoft’s patent infringement complaints by filing a new complaint against Microsoft with the U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of Florida and the Western District of Wisconsin. Motorola alleges Microsoft also infringes 16 of its patents that are used by Microsoft’s PC and server software, Windows Mobile and Xbox [...]

  Verizon Wireless has announced the release date for Motorola’s candybar-QWERTY device. The Droid Pro is available as a pre-sale order from today while it will be available in stores from November 18. Droid Pro features a 1GHz CPU, Android 2.2 OS, GSM/CDMA network support, 3G with Hotspot capability, 3.1-inch HVGA screen, 5MP camera with [...]

  Motorola has unveiled a new Android smartphone targeted squarely at the ladies. The Flipout is the latest offering that runs on Android 2.1 OS and has a unique square design that swivels out to reveal its five-row QWERTY keyboard. To spruce things further, Motorola is also bundling five different colored battery covers – Licorice [...]

  Apple has announced to countersue Motorola alleging that the US-based mobile company uses its touchscreen software as well as other display technologies “purposefully.” Apple has filed the case with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin and claims that “Motorola’s infringing activities have caused and will continue to cause Apple irreparable [...]

  Motorola has announced a new affordable Android handset for Indian consumers. It’s the Quench XT3 that offers decent features at a modest price of around Rs.12,990. The Android 2.1-running Quench XT3 is just 12.5mm thin and features a 3.2-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen display, 600MHz CPU, 512MB/256MB ROM/RAM, 3.5G support, 3MP camera with LED flash, [...]

  Apple is already entangled in a legal battle with HTC and Nokia and now Motorola has joined in claiming that Apple products infringe some of its patents. Motorola has filed a complaint with the U.S. ITC that Apple’s iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and some Mac PCs infringe Motorola’s 18 patents. These patents are related [...]

Motorola at the CTIA expo has unveiled a flurry of new smartphones targeting right from the business user to a casual one. The phones announced are Bravo, Citrus, Flipside, Spice and Droid Pro and are powered by Google’s Android OS. Bravo is a compact smartphone running Android 2.1 OS with Motorola’s customized UI aka Motoblur. [...]

  Since Motorola’s comeback in the mobile phone market, they’ve exclusively made Android smartphones. Now, Motorola’s co-CEO Sanjay Jha has confirmed that they’re open to Windows Phone 7, despite Microsoft suing them for infringing few patents used in their Android devices. “I am open to finding ways to work with Microsoft but it has to [...]

  Microsoft has filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC) and U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington against Motorola for infringement of patents. Microsoft claims Motorola’s Android phones infringes nine of its patents related to “smartphone user experience, including synchronizing email, calendars and contacts, scheduling meetings, and notifying applications of [...]

India’s dual-SIM phone market is too big to ignore for phone manufacturers. After Samsung recently unveiled its new dual-SIM offering, Motorola has come up with its first two dual-SIM handsets for the Indian market. First is EX115 that features a full QWERTY keyboard, 2.3-inch QVGA display, 3MP camera, quick access to social networking sites, FM [...]

  Motorola has announced the limited edition Droid R2-D2 phone. The phone will be exclusively available on Verizon Wireless from September 30 for $249 after $100 mail-in rebate and 2 year contract. The R2-D2 is an iconic device created to commemorate the Star Wars series. Its design looks like the Astromech Droid from the Star [...]

  Motorola has got a little treat for its smartphone users in India. Milestone, Milestone XT720 and Backflip users now get a free maps update, enabling them with updated maps, points of interests and directions. The maps are provided by MapsmyIndia and gives users free access to voice-guided navigation to over 620 cities and 576,000 [...]

  Motorola’s latest power packed phone has got the Froyo goodness. Droid X users can now upgrade their phones to the latest Android 2.2 build. The over-the-air update is about 70MB, so you might want to download it over Wi-Fi rather than 3G. Another good news is that users will be able to root the [...]