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Motorola to cut 20% of staff, release fewer phones each year
Motorola is looking to steamline its business through job cuts and focusing on fewer phone releases each year. 20% of Motorola’s staff are expected to lose their jobs in the move, with a third of them coming from inside the US, leaving the rest in Asia and Europe. Motorola is also going to cut some [...]
Ice Cream Sandwich rolling out to Optus Motorola Razr handsets
For a phone that was launched the same day that Ice Cream Sandwich was announced this update has taken an inordinately long time to arrive, but finally owners of the Motorola Razr from Optus are starting to see Ice Cream Sandwich update notifications as the OTA update starts rolling out to handsets. The Optus update [...]
Optus and Motorola launch Razr V – Available from 3rd of August
Optus and Motorola have just announced the Motorola Razr V, which will be available from tomorrow at Optus stores and Optus resellers on a 24 month contract at $35 per month with a monthly handset repayment of $4 per month the total cost of the package is $936. The phone is being aimed as a [...]
Motorola Xoom 3G and Wifi editions – Your Ice Cream Sandwich is ready
Long suffering owners of the 3G and Wifi editions of the Motorola Xoom your day has come at last. Motorola has announced via their Facebook page that Ice Cream Sandwich is now available for download, they advise that you should really do this over Wifi to avoid any excess data charges : We’re pleased to [...]
Vodafone 3G Motorola Xoom owners to get Ice Cream Sandwich July 30
The latest Vodafone Software update blog has a listing that should excite Motorola Xoom owners, they will finally receive their long awaited update to Ice Cream Sandwich on the 30th of July. Xoom owners have been waiting patiently since Ice Cream Sandwich was announced back in October last year and then when Motorola advised the [...]
Motorola delays Ice Cream Sandwich update for Motorola Razr
It’s been a pretty big morning for news on Ice Cream Sandwich updates from Motorola, unfortunately there isn’t much in the way of good news from them. They’ve advised via their Facebook Page that the ICS Upgrade has been delayed and won`t be delivered in Q2, the full statement : For those fans asking about [...]
Telstra now testing Motorola XOOM 2 ICS update, should arrive in Q3
There has been an update from Motorola Australia regarding the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the XOOM 2 on Telstra. That being that the update has been submitted to Telstra for initial testing. There’s no definite timeline for release, however, Motorola Aus stated they expect final testing to finish for a release of [...]
Ice Cream Sandwich update for Motorola Xoom Wifi and 3G could be coming June 21st
Motorola has just updated their Facebook page with long awaited information regarding the Wifi and 3G versions of the Motorola Xoom, they have advised that an update has been submitted to carriers for testing and if no issues are found it could roll out to users on June 21st. This is a change to the [...]
Motorola releases ICS walkthrough videos, real thing still months away
Way to go, Motorola, why not just release videos of Ice Cream Sandwich instead of the actual update. Well that’s what has happened. So if you’re interested in seeing what your device will be running in a matter of months be sure to check out the videos below. They’re all in a foreign language, but [...]
Motorola sale to Google completed
We first learned about Google purchasing Motorola Mobility back in August last year and today Larry Page has taken to the Google Blog to announce that the deal has been completed, just days after Chinese regulators approved the purchase. The current CEO Sanjay Jha has stepped down and will be replaced by long-time Googler Dennis [...]
Motorola purchase by Google approved by Chinese regulators
Last years 12.5 Billion dollar purchase of Motorola by Google kind of came out of the blue and shocked everyone. Eurpoean and US regulators approved the purchase earlier this year but the Chinese have been more hesitant however they have finally approved the deal with the stipulation that Google keeps Android free for a minimum [...]
Motorola updates Ice Cream Sandwich rollout schedule
Motorola has updated its schedule for rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich to devices, they’ve also included details on the upgrade development cycle, to help explain at which stage of planning or implementation the upgrade is at for your device. It’s an interesting read anyway, but I do think that the speed of updates needs to [...]
Motorola announces Defy Mini for Australia
Today Motorola Australia has announced the launch of the Motorola Defy Mini, the phone will be available on Optus pre-paid for an RRP of $199 which includes $30 of credit it will be available today from Dick Smith and Optus retailers and from Kmart and Target on Monday 22nd of May. The phone which at [...]