Motorola’s DEFY Mini phone is heading to Australia via Optus. And like I said when it was announced back at CES, it’ll most likely (and is going to be offered as) a pre-paid phone when it comes to Australia. And like the DEFY – it’s dust-proof, water-resistant, scratch-resistant and the screen is protected by Gorilla Glass, making the screen crack-proof.
This is banned in Germany – with Windows 7
A patent dispute between Motorola and Microsoft has now escalated with a German court ruling that the Xbox 360 cannot be sold within the country. Also included in the banned list include Windows 7, Internet Explorer and the Windows Media Player.
This could be banned in the US by Motorola
Motorola appears to have an early win with the US’ International Trade Commission against Microsoft and its Xbox 360 console. The ITC has issued a preliminary report that has said that the Xbox 360 did infringe five of Motorola’s patents.
Germans won’t be getting push email anytime soon with Apple’s appeal to the Mannheim regional court failed. The court basically sided with Motorola Mobility, and agreed with an earlier decision that saw the company forced to remove the service in Germany earlier in February.
Both the European Commission and the Department of Justice in the United States have cleared a deal that will see Google and Motorola finally tie the knot, after the US$12.5 billion deal was announced last August.
Now we all know that our phones are more powerful than a 10 year old desktop, though we aren’t really using this processing power for anything other than answering calls, texts, tweeting and checking Facebook. We have seen initiatives like the Raspberry Pi use this phone hardware for a cheap, low power desktop though nothing that really combines both the phone and desktop experience into one. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could walk into work, and not have to look at all the emails you have just read on your commute.
Also announced by Motorola before CES was the MOTOLUXE, a phone that appears to also target the developing markets except with some premium features. The phone has a sleek design, runs on Gingerbread and has an 8-megapixel camera, something you don’t expect for a phone targeting such markets.
The Motorola DEFY is about to get a lower-priced cousin with Motorola announcing before CES 2012 the Motorola DEFY MINI. Featuring the same water-resistant, dust-proof and scratch-proof (thanks to a Gorilla Glass screen) claim, it features lower specs to possibly attract emerging markets.
The RAZR name is back, and this time running Android and upgraded hardware to combat rivals Samsung, HTC and Apple. However, with such an iconic name, Motorola has a lot of expectations to fulfilled. Can it deliver, especially in a highly-crowded market? As well, how does its thin form factor affect the phone?
A German court has approved an injunction launched by Motorola against Apple and its iOS devices over two patents it claims . However, due to a legal loophole, Apple may not be forced to stop the sales of the devices.
Less than a year when it launched the XOOM tablet, Motorola has announced that it will launch two new successors. It has announced the XOOM 2 and the XOOM 2 Media Edition tablets. The UK and Ireland will be getting the new tablets in mid-November.
Motorola has announced that it will be selling the successor to the popular DEFY phone, the Motorola DEFY+, to Australians customers on Telstra. Despite hardware upgrades, it still retains its water-resistant, scratch-resistant and dust-proof body.
The RAZR is reborn. One of its most successful smartphones ever, Motorola is bringing the name back but with some major hardware upgrades and running Andiron 2.3.5 Gingerbread while retaining its ever slim and lightweight design.
The Motorola XOOM came out at CES this year as one of the hyped tablets of the year, especially since it was seen as the Honeycomb tablet that could compete with the iPad hardware wise. Now its rival Android makers also getting their tablets out, does the Motorola XOOM stand out from the crowd of many Android tablets? The most important question, however, should be: is this an iPad competitor or not?
HTC has said that it is considering buying a mobile operating system. HTC have noted that the company has discussed this internally but will not act “on impulse”.
Now that HP’s WebOS device production has been discontinued, HP have been seeking licensees to purchase the OS and use it on their own hardware. It is speculated that HTC and Samsung are concerned about Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility and may wish to seek over operating systems to keep their competitive edge.