A resurgent Motorola established itself as a company to watch last year with innovative products such as the customizable Moto X. Lenovo then swooped in to buy it from Google for US$2.91 billion. While the acquisition is still going through the approval process, life goes on at Motorola. Yesterday, Motorola’s new COO Rick Osterloh revealed via Twitter that Motorola is […]
Moto G
Videotron launches Moto G
The Moto G appears to be trying to make up for lost time after its exclusivity period with TELUS and Koodo expired. After launching at Virgin Mobile Canada and WIND Mobile last month, Motorola’s budget-level smartphone has landed at Quebec’s Videotron. Here is a refresher on the Moto G’s specifications: Processor: 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Operating system: Google Android 4.4.2 […]
Moto G headed to WIND Mobile (Updated)
Following an exclusive launch with TELUS Mobility and Koodo Mobile last November, the Moto G is now popping up with more Canadian carriers. Following its launch at Virgin Mobile Canada, Motorola today let us know via email that its “smartphone that delivers a premium experience for a third of the price of current high-end phones” is headed to WIND Mobile. […]
Public Mobile unveils updated plans and new smartphones including Moto G
With Public Mobile now part of TELUS, the budget carrier has begun its transition away from its CDMA network over to the TELUS HSPA network. As part of this changeover, customers will need to choose new plans and new devices. Here’s why. We’re moving to Canada’s largest 4G Network, the benefits of which include national coverage, faster wireless data speeds, […]
Virgin Mobile Canada launches Motorola Moto G
We learned a week ago that the Motorola Moto G was coming to Virgin Mobile Canada in the near future. That day is here and Virgin Mobile is now carrying the Moto G. It describes it as a “smartphone that delivers a premium experience for a third of the price of current high-end phones.” Here is a refresher on the […]
Software update headed to Moto G in Canada to fix call issues
It’s turning out to be a busy day for the Moto G. Along with the announcement that the Moto G was coming soon to Virgin Mobile Canada, a new software update is rolling out to TELUS and Koodo owners of the smartphone. Version 173.44.30.en.CA is a maintenance release that addresses a number of issues, most of which center around call […]
Motorola Moto G coming soon to Virgin Mobile Canada
Motorola’s inexpensive Moto G smartphone launched in Canada in December with TELUS Mobility and Koodo. Motorola Canada today announced via Twitter that it will soon be headed to Virgin Mobile Canada as well. Great news, Canada: Moto G is coming soon to @VirginMobileCan! #GetReady #MotoG pic.twitter.com/2G1tvzPZB1 — Motorola Canada (@Motorola_CA) February 26, 2014 Here is a refresher on the Moto […]
Google launches Moto G Google Play edition
We may still be waiting for a Moto X Google Play edition but Google today announced the Moto G Google Play edition. Available in either 8GB or 16GB configuration, it sells for US$179 and US$199 respectively. With the Moto G already being pretty close to stock Android, there should not be too many differences between it and the regular version […]