Back in January, we picked up a story from Reuters involving Motorola ( NYSE: MOT ) which said they’ll use Baidu instead of Google on their Android smartphones in China . Now we have the same company [Motorola] announcing a deal with Microsoft ( NSDQ: MSFT ) to use Bing. So one wonders – what’s happening here?
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Motorola to use Bing Search and Maps services on its Android smartphones for China
The big buzz on the Canadian mobile scene these last few weeks has been Motorola ( NYSE: MOT ). News hit us hard that they’re bringing a ton of Android and MOTOBLUR love to the true north strong and free via the BACKFLIP , DEXT and QUENCH . The devices would be sprinkled amongst the ‘big 3′, giving consumers nationwide a good look at what Moto has to offer these days
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TELUS to Launch Motorola’s iDEN ‘Opus One’?
Remember that Motorola Opus we’ve seen back in December of 2009 ? The iDEN based device seems to be heading towards the official announcement, possibly at the CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas next month. The new thing is the name – instead of Opus, Motorola ( NYSE: MOT ) will call it i1 (meaning the i2 and maybe even i3 is in development?).
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Motorola Opus rechristened to i1
Once again, MetroPCS ( NYSE: PCS ) is teaming up with Mister Cartoon — renowned tattoo artist, car customizer and illustrator — to launch a special edition device. This time it’s the limited edition black and chrome Motorola VE440 , which is sold along with two interchangeable back covers featuring Mister Cartoon’s artwork
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MetroPCS does it again with another Mister Cartoon handset – Motorola VE440
The new TELUS Motorola Milestone seems to be getting a lot of attention up in Canada these days. The Canadian version of the Motorola ( NYSE: MOT ) Droid is doing well as far as I can tell, no doubt due to the great marketing efforts the Canadian carrier has put forth.
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TELUS Motorola Milestone Twitter Contest Underway
I thought it would be prudent to do a proper introduction as I’m the new guy and you’ll be seeing my mug around here a lot. I’m a tech reporter who’s written about mobiles for InformationWeek, CNET, Androinica, Know Your Cell and various other sites.
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Hi, I’m Marin and I’ll be your editor
The FCC is looking to free up to 500 megahertz of spectrum for wireless broadband over the next ten years and it will try to buy the airwaves from broadcasters. The move would help avert what FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski calls a “ spectrum crisis ” that could leave data-hungry mobile devices like the iPhone, Droid, and 3G-enabled laptops starving for wireless data AT&T ( NYSE: T ), for example, has seen a 5,000% increase in mobile data usage over the last three years thanks to the iPhone. Existing airwave holders like Fox, NBC, and ABC will be able to voluntarily give up spectrum for a cut of the auction proceeds
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FCC seeks more wireless spectrum for mobile broadband data networks
It looks like AT&T ( NYSE: T )’s network upgrades are paying off, as the carrier’s 3G network bested Sprint ( NYSE: S ), T-Mobile ( NYSE: DT ), and Verizon ( NYSE: VZ ) in PCWorld’s 13-city mobile data test. The report said AT&T’s download speeds were 67 percent faster on average than its competitors, with an average download speed of 1410 kbps and 773 kbps upload. This is a major turnaround for AT&T because it performed poorly in a similar test conducted last spring
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ATT tops 3G speed test
So Megan Fox didn’t sell you on the Devour, eh? Oh, neither did the hands on video ? Well, what about the news that Best Buy Mobile will be offering the MotoBlur device for only $99? Do we have your attention yet? The Devour has been available for preorder for a week now, and since the announcement, there had been no announcement of pricing.
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Motorola Devour priced at $99 at Best Buy?
After getting a chance to put hands on the Motorola ( NYSE: MOT ) Devour’s sharp-angled, metallic body, we can’t wait to see the Devour going live on Verizon Wireless . To help us pass that anxious time between discovering a new handset and actually getting to put one in our pockets, Motorola has posted a new demonstration video that takes us on a fairly in-depth tour of the Moto Devour
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Motorola posts Motorola Devour video tour