By Jacob Kleinman |
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) released its yearly customer satisfaction rankings for various industries yesterday. Apple is still holding on to the number one spot among mobile phone makers, but the Cupertino-based company lost points from last year while its biggest competition gained ground. Apple…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Yesterday we reported on a rumor that the Motorola “XFON,” likely slated for an AT&T release as the XT1058, could also be coming to Verizon as the XT1060. Now a third “XFON” model, the XT1056, has surfaced. The XT1056 was first sighted passing through the FCC…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Motorola’s XT1058 “XFON” smartphone is expected to hit the market for AT&T in the near future, but until recently Verizon subscribers had little reason to believe that Google’s new smartphone would land on their network of choice. However, according to a new leak found on…
By Brandon Russell |
From a consumer perspective, this week’s Google I/O will be relatively light. We’ll see customary Android improvements, and maybe a product or two. But otherwise Google is allegedly planning to focus on its relationship with developers. It sounds like Android 4.3 and other improvements to…
By Brandon Russell |
An actual Motorola device, right now known as XT1058, might hit AT&T relatively soonish, finally ending the company’s unusually long dry spell. Thanks to the accidentally reliable FCC, we’re getting a small glimpse of said device before any official announcement has been made. However, it’s…
By Brandon Russell |
The supposed X Phone is a strangely nebulous project that really only seems to exist on the Internet, and not necessarily something we’ll ever see. Under the guidance of Google, Motorola has been reportedly working day and night on a device, or series of devices,…
By Todd Haselton |
The European Union recently said that Motorola Mobility, now a part of Google, was abusive toward Apple as an owner of GPRS patents in an effort to win an injunction against Apple products in Germany. The ruling in favor of the injunction eventually forced Apple…
By Brandon Russell |
We just crossed into May and Motorola hasn’t announced a single flagship device, though Google’s confidence in the company’s lineup assures we’ll see some pretty great things. Still, what little information we’ve heard has made us restless—though enough to keep us interested—but today @evleaks unveiled…
By Brandon Russell |
A possible AnTuTu benchmark of Motorola’s upcoming X Phone has appeared online, and it includes a mention of Android 5.0, thought to be Key Lime Pie. The score itself is on the lower end, 15479, possibly indicating the power of Motorola’s unannounced flagship, or the…
By Sean P. Aune |
The RAZR ended up being both a blessing and a curse for Motorola, but there is no question that it changed how we thought about cell phones forever. How was such a hugely successful phone a curse for a company? Easy. Motorola hung on to…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back to tackle the biggest tech rumors of this week! In this episode of Rumor Roundup, Jon talks about Microsoft’s plan to introduce a smartwatch with a 1.5-inch display and magnetic wristbands. Jon also talks about Samsung possibly hiring students to post…
By Todd Haselton |
Motorola is working with Google to develop pure Android smartphones. That means no extra skins on top of Android, just an unfiltered version of Google’s latest mobile operating system—likely Android Key Lime Pie. Sounds pretty phenomenal, doesn’t it? The news was recently revealed to PCMag by…
By Todd Haselton |
Google’s Motorola Mobility unit is reportedly working on a new superphone dubbed the “Motorola X.” It might be delayed until August, but Google’s Eric Schmidt said the company has plenty of other compelling products to wow consumers. “[Motorola Mobility has] a new set of products,…
By Brandon Russell |
Motorola’s upcoming lineup (what lineup?) of Android devices is apparently not up to Google’s standards. We’ve heard a lot about a potential X Phone, but little to show for it—and the rumors have been conflicting. While many are expecting the company, which is under the…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back with an all new show where he rants and raves on various topics in and out of the tech world. On this week’s episode, Jon is wrapping up his list of the top 10 phones of all time. The five phones…
By Brandon Russell |
Google and Motorola’s rumored X Phone project is murky at best; it’s difficult to narrow everything down into one specific product. At first we thought one big flagship was being worked on to take out devices from Apple and Samsung, and then we heard a…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back with an all new show where he rants and raves on various topics in and out of the tech world. On this week’s episode, Jon changes up the format and brings us a list of his favorite phones. Our viewers often…
By Todd Haselton |
Codenames are weird. Motorola’s codenames are weirder than most we’ve seen before. The company is apparently working on three new devices that will launch in the United States. The first two are codenamed the Yeti and the Sasquatch, and Droid-Life said it has learned those phones…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back to tackle the biggest tech rumors of this week! In this episode of Rumor Roundup, Jon talks about Apple’s plan to include NFC and fingerprint scanners in the next iPhone set to launch later this year. Jon also talks about the…
By Brandon Russell |
Despite previous rumors pointing to a single flagship, the Motorola/Google X Phone project will reportedly offer consumers “build-to-order” devices. According to Android and Me, one of these devices—which we already saw leaked—could hit as early as July, and carry a retail price of $199 off-contract.…
By Todd Haselton |
We know that Google and Motorola are working on a top secret next-generation Android smartphone that’s either being called the “X” or the “NXT.” Now it appears that there’s a totally different device that’s also being tested. The device, dubbed the XT912A right now, was…
By Todd Haselton |
Motorola and Google are allegedly working on a secret project together to develop the Motorola X, a next-generation superphone that will apparently pack features unlike any we’ve ever seen in a smartphone before and will specifically target Apple and Samsung’s efforts. The device is now…
By Sean P. Aune |
Motorola Mobility is set to cut another 1,200 jobs, or more than 10 percent of its workforce, in an effort to cut costs. According to an email obtained by the Wall Street Journal, Motorola is set to cut 1,200 jobs in the coming weeks. ”While we’re…
By Brandon Russell |
Motorola is rolling out Android 4.1 to DROID RAZR and RAZR MAXX owners, the company said on Thursday. And up goes Jelly Bean’s distribution that much more. You should know the drill by now: Jelly Bean offers an array of wonderful new features, including Google…
