Motorola Droid 2 Ad Takes Another Jab at Apple
Posted by Alex Smith
Just before the launch of the Motorola Droid X, Motorola took out a full page ad in the New York Times to poke fun at Apple’s “antennagate” issue and today Motorola comes out swinging with another ad mocking the Apple iPhone.
Motorola has done it again as they’re showing off their latest device, the Motorola Droid 2 which is flash enabled. The very last line of the add says:
It’s compromise-free web browsing. The way it should be.
It looks like we can chalk up 2 for Motorola and 0 for Apple.
Via: Phandroid
Motorola Droid X Gets Slight Battery Tab Modification
Posted by Alex Smith
When the Motorola Droid X was launched, people were confused about removing the battery. The yellow pull tab found when you remove the back cover on your DX was to help with removing the battery. Since there was so much confusion, Motorola decided to make a slight modification making it red and adding the text “BATTERY RELEASE” and added a little do not cut symbol. In the image below, you can see the previous yellow tab that just says “pull.” Thanks to Android Central for bringing this to our attention.
Via: Android Central
Take the Motorola Defy Just About Anywhere
Posted by Alex Smith
When it comes to mobile devices, some consumers are limited to those that can withstand the bumps and bruises of their occupation, which means they are ugly and cheap to replace. Thanks to the Motorola Defy, you can soon have the Android OS along with durability. The Motorola Defy meets IP67 durability specifications and comes equipped with a 3.7-inch Gorilla Glass display at 854×480 resolution.
The Motorola Defy can defy well, just about anything. This device is resistant to dust, scratches, and impact. It can even be submerged in water up to a meter deep for half an hour and run without skipping a beat. This device is currently running Android 2.1 underneath Motoblur but there’s no word on why Froyo didn’t make it to this device. The Defy is running an OMAP 3610 chip clocked at 800MHz and comes with Swype preloaded and is expected to ship to Europe in Q4.
Via: Engadget
Is this a device you need?
Motorola Not Upgrading Droid X Users Running the Leaked 2.2 Build
Posted by Alex Smith
Motorola has came out and said that there is no update path for those who are currently running the leaked build for the Motorola Droid X and they have stated that the only way to receive the update is to flash your device back to its original state.
Over in the Motorola support forums, “Matt” from Motorola published a few things to look out for and the very first thing listed was this:
WARNING: Do NOT load the leaked 2.2 upgrade that has been floating around on the Internets. There is currently no upgrade path from that load to the official 2.2 load that will be released by early September. Unless you have some plan to flash your phone back to the current official load, you could be stuck on the leaked version.
He also stated that the update will be coming in early September, so you might want to hurry up and get your DX back stock if you want the official update or with confidence in Birdman, he’ll have the official update thrown into his custom ROMs that Motorola said couldn’t be done.
Via: Droid-Life
Seeing how HTC and Sprint were kind enough to provide an update path for their leaked build, how do you feel about Motorola not providing one?
Motorola Droid X Gets a Custom ROM
Posted by Alex Smith
Just before the launch of the Motorola Droid X, Motorola stated that with this special efuse chip, it would be nearly impossible for the Droid X to run a custom ROM. Well, as you may have already found out, they were wrong. When they made that statement, members among the Android community did not bow down and accept defeat early, they came together and challenged Motorola and within days the DX fell victim to root access. Recently we learned of a custom recovery image thrown on this beast and now we’re talking a custom ROM.
While instructions aren’t available yet, we would assume that they’ll be available shortly in a simplified method.
Via: Android Central
Many of you have posted comments that you would not own a Motorola Droid X or Droid 2, just because of this issue with Motorola? Have you changed your mind yet?
Motorola BACKFLIP Gains Root Access
Posted by Alex Smith
I love it when an older device gets rooted, especially on a Friday. The Motorola BACKFLIP acquired root using the same method as the Motorola Droid 2. Since the Droid 2 root method derived from the Droid X’s root method, I think we have something here. Maybe this same method will work on all Motorola devices. I’m sure there are people already working hard on that, and we’ll be finding out soon. Be sure to thank Sebastian Krahmer at C skills for rooting this device, I’m sure he wouldn’t mind a beer or two for his accomplishments.
Via: ModMyMobile
Did you just fall in love with your Motorola BACKFLIP?
Motorola Kobe MB520 Spotted by Blurrycam
Posted by Alex Smith
The Motorola Kobe MB520 has slithered itself in the way of Mr. Blurrycam, which has produced several images of the device. Now being rumored as being called the “AT&T Diablo,” this Motorola device is running Android 2.1 and as you can see in the image above, it shows an enhanced Motoblur launcher as well as the new lockscreen found on the Motorola Droid X and Droid 2. This is said to be a midrange device and the blurrycam tipster stated that this device should expect Android 2.2 to come OTA. With a name like “Diablo” it must be a hot device, right?
Via: Engadget
Will this be your next AT&T device?
Motorola Snags Up 280 North
Posted by Alex Smith
With the success of Motorola’s Android devices, it is clear that they plan on sticking with the Android OS and with the recent acquisition of 280 North, they plan on amping up the web-based application market, as well. 280 North specializes in web-based application development and have their own programming language known as “Cappuccino,” that when used with MacOS X can create rich web applications. A spokesperson said to TechCrunch:
“I can confirm that Motorola acquired 280 North earlier this summer. The transaction provides Motorola with specialized web-app engineering talent and technology that will help facilitate the continued expansion of Motorola’s application ecosystem. We believe 280 North will be instrumental in helping us continue to foster the Android ecosystem with innovative web-based technologies and applications. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.”
Via: TechCrunch
What would you like to see come from this acquisition?
Specs Surface For The Motorola Quench XT5
Posted by Alex Smith
Motorola has that niche for creating entry-level devices and the Motorola Quench XT5 is no different. This device physically resembles the CLIQ XT, but its innards lineup to the Motorola Backflip. This is definitely a step up considering the XT5 is shipping with Android 2.1. Advanced Android users simply make fun of devices like these that are hitting the market, but devices like these are great for beginners.
Specs for the Motorola Quench XT5 include:
- Android 2.1
- 5-megapixel camera
- Camera flash
- 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen
- 256MB of RAM
- 512MB of ROM
To those that feel something is wrong with the image, there is nothing wrong Motorola just didn’t add their stupid Motoblur skin over it. That’s really good new for most of you. The previous rumor suggested that this device was headed to China, but we think it might make a few other stops along the way.
Via: CellPassion
Motorblur or stock Android?
Telus Looking For 200 Testers For BackFlip Software Update
Posted by Alex Smith
Telus is currently looking for 200 testers to provide feedback and changes of their upcoming Motorola Backflip OTA update, unfortunately this is not the Éclair update you’ve been longing for. They’re offering the OTA update until they hit 200 downloads so you might want to go into your system settings and check for an update.
If you are one of the lucky ones to receive the OTA update, you are then advised to head to the Motorola Support Forums and report everything you experience with the update. The Changelog and features are in the following language specific links: English and French. Hopefully there are still plenty of downloads left.
Via: Motorola
Anyone care to share their thoughts on the update below?
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