• Motorola Flipside Motoblurs Android 2.1 with QWERTY & MS Exchange

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    One of the two flip-style Android 2.1 smartphones announced today by AT&T, the Motorola  Flipside, is called a workhorse smartphone with the new enhanced Motoblur, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3.1″ high-res HVGA touchscreen, web browsing with Adobe Flash Lite 3, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a GPS, 3-megapixel camera, 256MB RAM x 512MB ROM, and 2GB microSD card (Supports 32 GB.)

    The Motorola Flipside has virtual and slide-out keyboard that offer multiple messaging options.  CrystalTalk PLUS technology amplifies your voice while filtering background noise, so friends and colleagues can hear you no matter where you are.

    Users can stay connected to work with full push corporate e-mail, support for Microsoft Exchange, unified inbox and enhanced features for IT compliance, such as remote wipe and password enforcement.


    It features Wi-Fi connectivity, and qualifying AT&T customers receive access to the entire AT&T national Wi-Fi network, which is included as part of their data plan.  AT&T’s has the nation’s largest Wi-Fi network with more than 23,000 U.S. hotspots.

    Motorola Flipside will be available for .99 with a two-year service agreement and two-year smartphone data plan in AT&T stores, online and in business channels by this holiday period. (No rebate required.)

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  • Review: Droid X (Verizon) by Motorola Review of Reviews

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    Droid X Rated 4.5 out of 5 by Wireless and Mobile News Review of Reviews

    Reviews of the Droid X by Motorola reveal that it is excellent and one of the hottest phones of the summer. The 4.3 inch (WVGA 854 x 480) touchscreen is referred to as gorgeous, beautiful and a knockout. The processor is speedy, making the Droid X the most powerful Android smartphone. Given Editor’s Choice by PCMag, the Droid X, marks the eXcellent spot  for Wi-Fi hotspots, Bluetooth voice dialing, video/multimedia, great call quality with super noise cancellation and good to great 8 megapixel camera.

    Reviewers liked that the Droid X onscreen keyboard has multi-touch hold down shift key at same time some thought the keyboard was awesome while other found it the large screen a little too big. Droid X data download speeds were excellent. Noise cancellation works well on phone calls and video recording.  The Droid X runs Android 2.1 and because it has GPS, you can use it for free Google navigation. Of course it offers email capabilities. Motorola has added Moto Blur for unified social networking that works well even though it is timed delayed for Twitter.
    Some reviewers loved that the Droid X has an HMDI cable to play
    video on other devices. One review, however, pointed out that the HDMI
    video out cable only works with the built-in photo/video app not YouTube
    or V CAST. The full HTML browser allows for up to 8 open browsers and
    pinch to
    zoom.  DROID X
    owners  get Android 2.2 and Adobe Flash
    Player 10.1 with an over-the-air update in the latter half of the
    summer as well as an update the faster FroYo Android 2.2.

    Verizon
    customers who have contracts ending by 12/31/2010 are elligible for an
    upgrade without penalty.  DROID X by Motorola
    will be available online
    and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores beginning July 15 for
    9.99
    after a 0 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.
    Don’t forget to use the
    Instant Phone Rebate Only Available with Online Purchase

    coupon-link to avoid waiting for a rebate (after you try it out in the
    store.)

    Verizon

    Wireless
    has had considerable success with the Droid line
    of smartphones the well-reviewed
    HTC Droid Incredible continually sells out and does not ship for
    a few weeks. There have been shortages of the high-end components
    smartphones need, we’re thinking if Droid X does neXt for your
    smarphone, you may want to order it at 12:01 am July 15 online

    Sascha Segan at PCMag rated the Droid X 4.5 out of 5 because it is THE most powerful Android smartphone. He liked the speedy processor,Wi-Fi hotspots, Bluetooth voice dialing, excellent reception and noise cancellation. It may be too big for some and if you don’t want Moto Blur, you are stuck with it.  He called the Droid X excellent and a little excessive. He gave it Editor’s Choice. He called the screen beautiful, the keyboard adequate, and Swype great for everything except urls and passwords. Data download speeds were excellent and he expects battery life to be better than Evo.The Moto Bllur automatic mix of Twitter and Facebook is great but messages can be a bit stale. The 1-GHz TI OMAP 3630 processor is faster than the Snapdragon. Music playing is fine, the camera is one of the best and video watching is excellent. He felt cheated because the video out cable only works with the built-in photo/video app not YouTube or V CAST.

    Bonnie Cha at CNET rated the Droid X 4 out 5, for gorgeous touchscreen, video, 8 MP camera, HDMI out and Wi-Fi hotspot. She doesn’t like the sluggishness of the camera, Moto Blur and absence of front facing camera. She found the SWYPE keyboard accurate/quick and the standard Android onscreen keyboard awesome. It felt solid overall. The buttons are true physical mechanical, not screen. Moto Blur is less evasive and more refined. Video recording includes sound noise cancellation. The camera has effects, dual LED flash and 720 p video capture. It come with 8GB of onboard storage along with a 16GB microSD card, which can hande 32GB cards making it possible for
    40GB of storage. Other features include Bluetooth, 3G, GPS, and integrated Wi-Fi. Call quality was great. Some data calls dropped. Photo quality was mixed.

    Ginny Miles at PC World rated the Droid X 4.5 out of 5 for it’s beautiful 4.3 inch display and intuitive software as well as multimedia playback, network performance and features.  She called the Droid X the one of the hottest phones to debut this summer, but found performance sluggish at times. She liked the rubberized back and buttons, finding the design elegant. She misses the kickstand of the HTC EVO 4G. The 4.3-inch, WVGA 854-by-480-resolution display is a knockout. She found the multi-touch onscreen keyboard natural and Swype useful.  The 8 megapixel camera is respectable.  She found it to be speedy and  call quality good.

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  • Motorola Announces Flipout

    Motorola has officially announced the Flipout Android device after months of leaks and speculation. The device is much like the Nokia Twist on Verizon Wireless with a swiveling hinge that conceals its keyboard. 
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  • Android 2.1 Motorola phone for MetroPCS leaked

    Metro PCS is rumoured to be getting a new Motorola [MOT] smartphone that runs the Google [GOOG] Android 2.1 operating system.
    The Android handset has a slide out QWERTY keyboard that has four rows of keys with the addition of a .com button to the left of the space bar. On the front of the device [...]
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  • Bluetooth SIG Tips Two Motorola Devices, Goldfinch 8208 & Bei Hai TD

    Motorola has been plenty busy with Android this year and it seems the company is in no hurry to change strategies.  Yesterday found us learning that the handset maker expects upwards of 20 Android phones this year. Thanks to the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), we might be looking at two from the roadmap.

    First up is the Goldfinch 8208 which is a quad-band touch tablet with a 3.2-inch display, a 3 megapixel camera,FM Radio, and a DTV ISDB-T receiver to enjoy TV programs on the go.  Geographic availability indicates it could be headed to Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.  It’s hard to say for certain at this point but I wouldn’t look for this one in the United States any time soon.

    Next up to bat, the GSM Bei Hai TD, is headed for Asia with a 5 megapixel camera capable of 720p HD capture/play back/output on HD TV.  I’m assuming this has HDMI-out but I could be wrong.

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    NOTE: Bluetooth SIG Tips Two Motorola Devices, Goldfinch 8208 & Bei Hai TD originally appeared on AndroidGuys. If you are reading this elsewhere, it was done without the consent of the author.

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  • Motorola i1 for Nextel Launching 6/20!!

    That’s right, the Motorola i1 is almost here!  So for all Nextel customers out there who have been waiting for something a little better than say the i680, your wait is about to come to an end. The phone will release on June 20th for direct ship only. However, there is still no word on when we will see this phone in the store. Read more about it by clicking the phone and reading below.


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  • Rumor Mill: MetroPCS landing Motorola Android phone

    MetroPCS (NYSE:PCS) is preparing to enter into the Android game with the launch of a smartphone made by Motorola (NYSE:MOT), according to leaked pictures and descriptions from the blog AndroidGuys.

    Cellular South has begun advertising the Motorola Milestone.The unnamed device is reported to run on Android 2.1 and Motorola’s MotoBLUR user interface. The device has a slide-out Qwerty keyboard and a 3-megapixel camera. There is no rumored price or release date. A MetroPCS spokesman declined to comment and a Motorola spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

    If confirmed, it would be the latest example of Google’s mobile platform moving to smaller, regional carriers. Last month regional wireless operator Cincinnati Bell introduced its new Android-powered Blaze smartphone for after a rebate and with a two-year service contract. Additionally, Cellular South said yesterday it will be launching the Motorola Milestone (better known as the Motorola Droid in the United States) later this summer.

    MetroPCS’ chief prepaid rival, Leap Wireless (NASDAQ:LEAP), has not formally announced its first Android phone, but the carrier is expected to support the Kyocera Zio M6000 later this year.

    For more:
    - see this AndroidGuys post
    - see this Electronista post
    - see this Cellular South page

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  • Motorola MILESTONE XT720 Android Phone Launched

    Motorola [MOT] has announced the Motorola MILESTONE XT720 for those of us in the UK.
    The new Motorola MILESTONE has dropped the keyboard and also now includes hi-def recording and output. With the keyboard being dropped, the new MILESTONE is now slimmer than the previous version. It measures 10.9mm now compared to the 13.7mm when the [...]
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