As expected, Motorola used today’s event to announce that its flagship Moto X is making its way over to Europe in the coming weeks. It will go on sale in France, Germany and the UK on February 1. It had previously been available only in Canada, the U.S. and Latin America. The European version of the Moto X is effectively […]
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Motorola drops price of Moto X to US$399 outright in U.S.
And 2014 is off! Motorola’s Rick Osterloh, Senior Vice President – Product Management, today announced that the company is dropping the price of the Moto X to US$399 outright in the U.S. The news comes as people told Motorola that they wanted “a new premium smartphone at a reasonable price without having to wait for a contract upgrade.” So from today forward […]
Video: Interactive print ad shows Moto X customization inside magazine
While it’s easy to show just how many customization options there are for the Moto X in a TV or online ad, the same cannot be said for printed media. Sure there are ways but Motorola and interactive agency Digitas have come up with a very innovative approach: An interactive full-page ad that lets readers press buttons to change the […]
Bamboo Moto X backplate appears on Motomaker
Following a teaser just a couple of days ago that wooden backplates were finally about to launch on Motorola’s Motomaker, the first one is now available. You can now order a Bamboo Moto X backplate but it will come at a premium. Not only will it delay shipping (into January 2014) but it will add US$100 to the price of […]
Motorola teases Moto X wood backplates coming soon
We caught our first hint of wood backplates for the Moto X the same day that Motorola unveiled the smartphone. There have been a few “coming soon” rumours since then but nothing official out of Motorola since then though. The latest one surfaced earlier this month, promising that they were “still coming.” It now appears that the Google-owned smartphone manufacturer […]
Moto X wood backplates “still coming”
We’ve known that Motorola was planning to offer Moto X wood backplates for as long as the Moto X has been around. While Motorola itself has been quiet, the usually reliable @evleaks has, as recently as last month, tweeted that they are on their way. He took to Twitter tonight to again say that they are “still coming.” THEY ARE […]
How to take advantage of Motorola’s Moto X 2-Day Holiday sale (Updated)
In preparation for its upcoming Moto Maker 2-Day Holiday sale, Motorola has revamped how the promotion will work and today outlined how it plans on avoiding the issues that prevented it from holding its original CyberMonday sale. Rather than rushing through the checkout, customers will be able to sign up for a promotion code as long as they last. This […]
Motorola reschedules Moto X CyberMonday sale after website issues
If you tried to get yourself on a Moto X yesterday during Motorola’s CyberMonday sale, chances are that you found out that Moto Maker was down or simply not working properly. It turns out that Motorola underestimated demand and faced an “extraordinary spike in concurrent orders” that crashed the site. Unable to restore full site function, Motorola finally decided to […]