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LG is working with Google on the next Nexus phone [Rumor]
This is getting interesting. First we heard rumors that Google’s next Nexus phone would once again me made by LG. Then after some time, the fabled X Phone from Motorola, which is running stock Android, shows up on camera. Now, there is word that LG is indeed working with Google [...]
Read More »Google X Phone is leaked in photos, and it looks awesome [Rumor]
Last week we shared with you photos of what is most likely going to be the Google X Phone for AT&T. While those images were nice, they showed the X Phone (or ‘XFON’ as it is labeled) in a case… so we couldn’t really get a good look at it. [...]
Read More »Leaked Motorola phone shows off stock Android and ‘XFON’ label, could be rumored X Phone [Rumor]
It’s been quite some time since we’ve heard anything out of Motorola, and while this is far from an official reveal from the company, it’s nice to see that they’ve definitely been working on something. And this is quite a something: leaks are floating around of a Motorola with stock [...]
Read More »How to root Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx HD on Jelly Bean and Ice Cream Sandwich [Guide]
dotTech has a guide on how to root Motorola Droid RAZR HD. Now we will show you how to root Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX HD, the version that has a much bigger battery life. This guide will help you easily root your Droid RAZR Maxx HD running Ice Cream Sandwich [...]
The first cellphone was invented 40 years ago
Can anyone take a guess as to when cellphones were invented? Well it is hard to say exactly because of ongoing research and development that took place in companies and the military. However, we do know the first ever cellphone call was made on the first ever cellphone on April [...]
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Google X Phone will have Android Key Lime Pie, quad-core Tegra 4i, 4.7-inch display, and 16-megapixel camera [Rumor]
It’s been known for awhile now that Google has been hard at work on a phone that they hope will battle it out for smartphone supremacy with the likes of Apple and Samsung. It’s also been known that they’re planning on making it a Motorola-built device and codenamed the X [...]
Read More »Now even Google feels threatened by Samsung’s massive growth and domination of smartphone market
What’s this? Google versus Samsung? Well, not quite. But in an indirect way, kind of. You see, Google loves that Samsung is so successful. They’re an Android phone manufacturer after all, and Google makes their money through mobile ads on their apps and services. But what if Samsung is getting [...]
Read More »Apple and Samsung accounted for 103% of mobile phone profits in 2012
Before looking at any statistics, most people are aware that the current dominators of the handset market are Apple and Samsung. Just how dominant were the two rivals during 2012? According to Canaccord Genuity, Apple and Samsung accounted for 103% of handset profits for the entire year.
Apple had 69 [...]
Read More »Federal Trade Commission drops cases against Google, and Google promises changes to mitigate anti-competitive concerns
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has closed its investigation of Google’s potentially anti-competitive practices related to Google Search and other services. The verdict? Google’s services are now in the clear and considered good for users and competition. In other words, FTC did not find enough anti-competitive wrongdoing on [...]
Read More »How to root Motorola Droid RAZR HD on Ice Cream Sandwich and keep root after Jelly Bean update [Guide]
Getting your Motorola Droid RAZR HD running Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) is now a piece of cake. Keep on reading to find how you can get your device rooted. Please note that there is currently no direct root method for Droid RAZR HD on Jelly Bean (JB). You’ll also loose [...]
Google and Motorola to take on Apple and Samsung with the ‘X Phone’
While Google has had its hands on designing devices through its Nexus line of phones and tablets, the company has never leveraged their acquisition of Motorola to the extent of outright building and designing a phone from the ground up. The Wall Street Journal reports that this might be changing [...]
Read More »Battery life important to you? Motorola’s Droid Razr MAXX HD provides the best battery life out of all phones — it even beats iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III
If mobile devices had unlimited, never ending power supplies… that would make me shat my pants. Unfortunately (fortunately?), there is no such thing as an unlimited, never ending power supply for a mobile device (yet). However, Motorola Droid Razr MAXX HD comes close… or at least closer than any other [...]
Read More »FTC will likely file a lawsuit against Google for patent abuse, according to report
Google is already in hot waters with the European Union and is being looked at by the United States Federal Trade Commission for allegations of anti-competitive behavior in regards to Google Search. Now reports are emerging that staff at the United States Federal Trade Commission, aka FTC, have formally recommended [...]
Read More »How to install ClockworkMod recovery and root Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE [Guide]
We had earlier shown you how to install TeamWin Recovery Project (TWRP) custom recovery on your Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE and get your device rooted using TWRP recovery. ClockworkMod (CWM) and TWRP are the top two custom recoveries for Android devices. This guide focuses on helping you to install [...]
How to root Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE using TWRP recovery [Guide]
Recently, we had shown you how to install TeamWin Recovery Project (TWRP) custom recovery on your Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE. The next best thing you might want to do to your device might be to get your device rooted. Obviously, installing TWRP recovery on your device has made it [...]
How to install TeamWin Recovery Project custom recovery on Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE [Guide]
TeamWin Recovery Project (TWRP) is a popular custom recovery which has the power to rival ClockworkMod recovery, which may be called the most popular and extensive custom recovery tool for Android devices as of now. While TWRP recovery is available to a relatively lower population of Android devices when compared [...]
How to root Motorola RAZR i [Guide]
Rooting your Motorola RAZR i will help you enjoy the taste of your device to the extreme ends by breaking free of the bounds imposed on the device. This guide reportedly works for Motorola RAZR i running on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), and might not affect the future OTA [...]
Google withdraws complaint against Apple in ITC, is no longer trying to ban iDevices from the United States
Well now, what do we have here. In August Google’s subsidiary Motorola Mobility filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission alleging Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices infringe on seven of Motorola’s patents. This complaint gained particular attention not only because it was, more or less, Google’s first offensive [...]
Read More »Butthurt iSheep accuse Google of concocting a fake address to make iOS Maps look bad
What happens when Apple stumbles with a product release? The competition take advantage of the opportunity, of course. One such example is everyone from Nokia to Samsung poking fun at the failure of iOS Maps. Apparently there is only so much iSheep can take because they are now hitting back, [...]
Read More »Motorola has fun at Apple’s expense with #iLost campaign
I’m not exactly sure what Motorola means by “the full-screen phone” in the ad shown above. What I do know, however, is Motorola is joining the ranks of Nokia and Samsung at poking at fun Apple’s latest and greatest iPhone. In particular, Motorola is having a laugh at the expense [...]
Read More »Apple tops J.D. Power customer satisfaction study, Android is a distant second
Who is the most satisfied with their smartphone? iSheep? Fandroids? According to the 2012 Wireless Smartphone Satisfaction Study by J.D. Power and Associates, people who purchase Apple are.
In its study J.D. Power asked consumers to rate their smartphone on four criteria (performance, physical design, features, and ease of operation) [...]
Read More »Motorola will give you $100 if your phone won’t be updated to Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) [USA only]
Android updates on non-Nexus devices is a drag. Not only are devices often not updated to the latest version of Android despite being relatively not-old, but confirmed updates for devices are often pushed back or delayed for so long you eventually forget about them. One remedy for this nag is [...]
Motorola announces Droid RAZR M, Droid RAZR HD, and Droid RAZR Maxx HD
At its press conference today, Motorola announced three new Android handsets: Droid RAZR M, Droid RAZR HD, and Droid RAZR Maxx HD. For those of your familiar with Moto, you will remember the Droid RAZR and Droid RAZZR Maxx from last year. The Droid RAZR HD and Droid RAZR Maxx [...]
Read More »What does Apple’s victory against Samsung mean for Android? [dotTech Explains]
Appeal aside, Apple has effectively defeated the largest Android manufacturer — and coincidentally Apple’s biggest competitor — in the United States. There are the obvious upfront consequences of this loss, such as Samsung paying Apple a handsome sum of a little more than $1 billion and potential injunctions against guilty [...]
Read More »Google attempts to get iPhone, iPad, and Mac banned from the USA by filing a patent claim against Apple with the ITC
Do No Evil. Tell that to the little boys and girls and grandmas who might miss out on their shiny new iDevice thanks to the latest happenings in patent wars. Google, through its newly acquired subsidiary Motorola Mobility, has filed a patent claim against Apple in the International Trade [...]
Read More »Motorola Droid 4 finally gets official Android 4.0 ICS update along with global roaming
Motorola has been working on the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Droid 4 basically all year and it has finally passed through Verizon; it is now available as an OTA (over the air) update starting today. The difference between Android 2.3 Gingerbread and 4.0 ICS is the [...]
Read More »Google takes first steps in the remaking of Motorola by firing 4,000 people and closing 30 facilities
Google’s $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility was completed earlier this year, in a move that put Moto’s 17,500 mobile related patents squarely in Google and Android’s back pocket. There was much speculation when the deal was announced as to just what Google would do with the hardware division of [...]
Read More »Motorola rumored to launch DROID RAZR HD and DROID RAZR HD MAXX this October
Last year Motorola released DROID RAZR and DROID RAZR MAXX, two top-of-line 4G LTE devices at the time. DROID RAZR MAXX was especially popular because of its super 3300mAh battery that provided amazing battery life. Now rumor has it Motorola is looking to refresh the devices with new HD versions.[...]
Read More »Apple and Microsoft team up against Google and Android for Kodak patents
Apple vs Samsung is raging, as is Microsoft vs Motorola. Time to open a new front in the war of smartphones: Android vs Micro-ple.
Eastman Kodak Co., once a booming photography company, is filing for bankruptcy. As part of the bankruptcy proceedings, Kodak is sell 1,100 patents it owns. On [...]
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