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Motorola and Verizon announcement coming on October 18th

Motorola and Verizon today announced that they will hold a joint press event on October 18th in New York City. It promises “four reasons to get excited.” A short promotional video reveals little, teasing us with words like ‘Faster’ and ‘Thinner’ and even a picture of a razor (a reference to the DROID RAZR?). What will Motorola unveil? If recent […]

Motorola XOOM Android 3.2 update now rolling out to Verizon customers

Following a more limited deployment that started a couple of weeks ago, Motorola last night confirmed that it has begun to push out the Android 3.2 system update for the Motorola XOOM on Verizon. Identified as ‘software update HTJ85’ by Motorola, it brings with it a number of improvements including: Screen Scaling Compatibility Mode which lets you switch to double […]

First details about Motorola XOOM successor?

The successor to the Motorola XOOM tablet (the very first Android tablet) is now in the prototype stage according to Fudzilla. Early specification details look quite promising. The report indicates that it will be powered by a quad-core NVidia Kal-El processor (like one of the rumoured Amazon tablets) and Google Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It will sport a 10-inch […]

More evidence Google readying Android 3.2

Rumours last month suggested that Google was working on an update to Honeycomb, its tablet-only version of Android. A comment made by a Google employee in reference to an Exchange bug logged on the Android Open Handset Alliance Project suggests that it’s not only real but could be headed to the Motorola XOOM (essentially, Google’s Honeycomb reference device) within days: […]

Motorola DROID 3 and XOOM LTE nearing Verizon launch?

Speaking of that rumoured DROID 3 version of the China-bound Motorola XT883, guess what has surfaced on Verizon’s Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) system? The Motorola DROID 3 is joined by the 4G Motorola XOOM LTE, suggesting that both are nearing launch with Verizon. The imminent release of the Motorola XOOM LTE does suggest that current owners will soon be able […]