pcmag.com - 10/30/2008
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confirmed Thursday that it will eliminate its MOTOMAGX and Symbian platforms in order to focus on the Google Android , Windows Mobile , and P2K 3G solutions. The company will also delay plans to spin off its mobile business into a separate entity. The company is moving more toward a mobile ...
online.wsj.com - 10/29/2008
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online.wsj.com —
Motorola Inc.'s new cellphone chief is moving quickly
to scale back the struggling division, simplifying the way
it makes devices and cutting additional jobs. Sanjay Jha, who also became Motorola's co-chief executive in August, has decided to focus ...
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Motorola Speed Dials Cell Overhaul
mobile-review.com - 10/27/2008
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mobile-review.com —
Print this review First look at Motorola MOTOAURA
Motorola has been through a lot of hardships and
its current condition, while still critical, isn't the worst they've been in. At any rate, it hasn't affected their ability to create out-of-this-world ...
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review.com First look at Motorola MOTOAURA
reghardware.co.uk - 11/3/2008
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reghardware.co.uk —
Exclusive Once you’ve grown tired of your mobile
phone then it’s your prerogative to flog it on
eBay, right? Not if you buy Motorola’s upcoming Aura phone , because the firm’s penned a contract to prevent secondhand sales. A source close to the ...
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Motorola legal tie to pull pricey Aura phone off eBay | ...
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Windows Mobile 6.5 new features? Moto chief points to future
Gadgetell —
... looking OS. Windows Mobile 6.1 brought more usability to MS phones but they don’t have to look like something made using Word’s drawing tools.
A big thanks to Motorola’s Jha for giving us hope that Windows Mobile isn’t satisfied letting HTC re-skin their hard work. These upgrades are things that should be “easy” to make a 6.5 without radical design to merit a 7.0. What do you think? Did we miss any?
Read [PC Mag]
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Moto CEO casually name drops Windows Mobile 6.5 in conference call
Engadget —
... We've all been waiting patiently for Windows Mobile 7 to drop since the crust of the Earth was still cooling, and it this point, Windows 7 proper could theoretically beat it out of the gate. What's a perpetually delayed platform to do, then? Come up with ...
Windows Mobile 6.5 Got Mentioned
SolSie.com —
... their phone OS to 3 platforms: Google Android, Windows Mobile and their proprietary P2K. Jha mentioned something that woke up Windows Mobile enthusiasts: Motorola expects to release a phone based on Windows Mobile 6.5 platform in the second half of 2009…as well as Android based phone as Moto’s mid- and high-tier market. We knew WM7 release is scheduled hopefully for 2010 but this is the first time we heard the interim WM 6.5 from an executive. There is no further details. [via PCMag ] [image] [image] Leave a comment Name (required) E-mail (required) URI Your ...
Moto Lets the Windows Mobile 6.5 Cat Out of the Bag [Moto]
Gizmodo —
... Mobile 6.5, explaining that a Moto handset running the software would be released in the second half of 2009. Jha was vague on specifics about WinMo 6.5, but according to PC Mag, he did go on record as saying "I think there are significant new added features which will help the platform." What does this mean for Windows Mobile 7? Last we heard, the mobile OS was also scheduled for a second half 2009 release. Will the multitouch-friendly successor be further delayed? [PC Mag] ...
Windows Mobile 6.5 mentioned by Motorola’s CEO
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... seems Microsoft will be releasing Windows Mobile 6.5 before releasing version 7. Apparently, Motorola handset business’ CEO, Sanjay Jha, mentioned this in a recent interview.
“Windows Mobile 6 has not delivered the experience that I think Apple has been able to deliver, but as you look at the plan that Windows Mobile 7 and even 6.5, I think there are significant new added features which will help the platform.”
A PC Magazine story states that a Motorola smartphone sporting Windows Mobile 6.5 will be ...
Motorola Spills the Beans on Windows Mobile 6.5
Mobility Site —
... 6.5, I think there are significant new added features which will help the platform.”
The story states that a Motorola handset sporting “Windows Mobile 6.5″ will be released in the second half of 2009. More as we get it on this. We know nothing about this OS, so it’ll be interesting to see what develops.
Of course, this is rumor and you shouldn’t get too excited, but we shall see.
Source : pcmag via Coolsmartphone via Mobius
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Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 coming in 2009
Tech Ticker —
... We first came to know about Windows Mobile 6.5 from Motorola’s CEO during his interview with PCMag. The Windows Mobile OS which was heard for the first time is actually a real deal. Steve Ballmer on his visit to Australia spilled the beans on the next update of the Windows Mobile OS. Its gonna be WinMo 6.5 taking up the phones next year followed by Windows Mobile 7. The details on the OS is next to none but it’s not unrealistic to expect some nice improvements over the current 6.1. We’ll keep you posted as more details emerge. ...
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Slipping into a loss this quarter, the company said it will have its first smartphone based on Android, the open source mobile operating system from Google, in the market in ...
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Will Motorola Go All-In On Android? It Has No Other Choice.
techcrunch.com 10/29/2008 — Motorola’s new co-CEO Sanjay Jha has a plan to save the beleaguered mobile handset maker: go all-in on Google’s Android mobile operating system. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal (behind the pay wall): Sanjay Jha, who also became ...
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You’re doing it wrong: Motorola astroturfs just about everyone
crunchgear.com 11/26/2008 —
Joel at BBG has found a bunch of threads from MGOODE08, apparently a shill for Motorola who posts comments to gadget sites about the Motorola Krave.
I’m so glad my boss isn’t like that! I’m working with Motorola right now, and ...
Motorola Krave ZN4 now available through Verizon
crunchgear.com 10/26/2008 —
The Motorola Krave ZN4 is up on Verizon’s website for $149 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year contract. Verizon and Motorola are billing the Krave as “the first interactive clear flip full-touch phone,” so keep that in mind just in case you ...
Motorola Bets Big On Android
blog.wired.com 10/29/2008 —
As one of the first members of the Open Handset Alliance , Motorola has been an early backer of Google's Android operating system.
But now it looks like the company's support for Android will run deeper than previously expected.
Motorola is ...
Motorola Media Center - Press Releases
motorola.com 10/14/2008 — Motorola Krave™ ZN4 at Verizon Wireless- The First Interactive Clear Flip, Full-Touch Phone Available Today, Exclusively Through Verizon Wireless, Motorola Krave Puts the Flip on Touch BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., October 14, 2008 – ...