Motorola today revealed what it has in stock for CyberMonday. It announced today via Google+ that it will offer a US$150 rebate on an off-contract Moto X. This includes both devices customized with Moto Maker as well as the Developer Edition. Thinking about Cyber Monday already? We’ll be offering a $150 discount on any off-contract Moto X, including Moto Maker […]
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Moto X wooden backplates coming in time for holiday shopping
There is more good news from the Motorola camp today. Following the earlier than expected U.S. launch of the Moto G (albeit only directly from Motorola) comes word that the wooden backplates for the Moto X will be available in time for the holiday shopping season. According to Reuters reporter Sinead Carew, Motorola will launch them in the “coming weeks.” […]
Verizon begins Android 4.4 KitKat Moto X upgrade rollout
Motorola today announced that it has begun to rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat to the Moto X. First up is Verizon Wireless in the U.S. Not only is Motorola the first manufacturer to ugprade a non-Nexus smartphone but it looks set to beat out its parent company Google in rolling out the update to its own Nexus 4 smartphone (but coming […]
Android 4.4 KitKat update for Moto X coming within weeks
The new Moto G may have garnered most of the attention today at Motorola’s Sao Paulo event but there was good news for its Moto X sibling as well. Company CEO Dennis Woodside confirmed during the event that the Moto X will be updated to Android 4.4 “in a matter of weeks.” While we already knew that Motorola was working […]
Motorola Moto Maker now available to all four major U.S. carriers
Motorola today announced that its Moto Maker customization tool for the Moto X smartphone is now available to all four major U.S. carriers. The news will be welcome by those who enviously looked at AT&T customers who could customize their Moto X with a variety of backplates, front plates, button colours and accessories since August. Joining AT&T today are Sprint, […]
Motorola still planning to offer wood backplates for Moto X
It has been quiet on the wood backplates for the Moto X front for a while now. A rumour at the end of August suggested that Motorola would launch the four new backplate options at the same time that it offered a price cut on the smartphone. The price cut has taken place (U.S. carriers now offer it for as […]
Google rolls out Moto X camera update via Google Play
Continuing a growing trend, Google and Motorola have taken to Google Play to roll out the latest Moto X camera update. While an earlier one was rolled out over-the-air, this latest one will join a growing number of apps that no longer require carrier involvement to be updated. Here is what you’ll find in version 3.1.5: Brightened camera viewfinder so […]
Moto X now available on Fido
The “coming soon” label is down; Fido today launched the Moto X. Moto X is ready when you are. It responds to your voice – no touching necessary. Instead of a generic, unhelpful blinking light, information important to you quietly appears on the screen. When you pick it up, Moto X is curved to fit in your hand. Twist your […]