With Google having just announced its new Android Wear operating system for wearables, Motorola wasted no time today announcing its latest smartwatch. The Moto 360, billed as “a truly modern timepiece,” comes with a round face and styling reminiscent of traditional watches. The wristwatch has been through several evolutions since it first became a popular fashion accessory more than a […]
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Motorola launches Buggy Night, new Spotlight Story for Moto X
Motorola last year launched its first Spotlight Story for the Moto X. Windy Day featured a mouse, a hat and a pesky wind. Motorola is back now with a new Spotlight Story called Buggy Night. With such a title, it should come as no surprise that it stars a bug and takes place at night. Like last time, a little […]
Minor updates for Motorola Active Display and Assist apps
Motorola has released to Google Play a number of apps for its Moto X and latest DROID smartphones as standalone ones. This allows it to update them without having to go through a more rigorous phone update process, making it easier to release updates for them. Motorola yesterday released two such updates, one for its Motorola Active Display and the […]
MWC 2014: Motorola to launch smartwatch later this year
Motorola today held a small event at Mobile World Congress. As expected, no devices were announced but a number of interesting details were still revealed. In attendance were Rick Osterloh, Motorola’s senior vice president for Product Marketing & moto-maker, Steve Horowitz, senior vice president for Software and Mark Randall, senior vice president for supply chain. Osterloh confirmed that Motorola was […]
Confirmed: Motorola’s Dennis Woodside to become Dropbox COO (Updated)
Following last night’s report that CEO Dennis Woodside was leaving Motorola to take up the role of COO at Dropbox, confirmations of the move have now been provided by both Google, the company’s current owners, and Lenovo, Motorola’s new owners. A Lenovo spokesperson confirmed to Reuters that it was aware of the move: “We are aware of this change, but […]
Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside headed to Dropbox?
With Google having sold Motorola to Lenovo, it’s likely that the Chinese company will want to appoint its own leader to the company it acquired for US$2.91 billion. Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside has seen the writing on the wall and looks to be headed to Dropbox. According to The Wall Street Journal and three unnamed sources “familiar with the matter,” […]
Motorola schedules MWC 2014 press event
You can add Motorola to the list of smartphone manufacturers set to hold a press event at MWC 2014. Motorola’s event will take place on February 25 at the Casa Llotja de Mar in Barcelona. As for what Motorola plans to reveal at the event, the invitation reveals little but does indicate that senior executives will be in attendance, including CEO Dennis […]
Lenovo to leverage current Motorola product roadmap into 2015
Motorola changed hands this week with Google selling off the hardware manufacturer it acquired in 2012 to Lenovo for US$2.91 billion. Along with the well-received Moto X and Moto G, Lenovo has also picked up the Motorola product roadmap and its development pipeline. Much as Google did when it first acquired Motorola, Lenovo will need to decide what to […]