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Smartphone Innovation Is Dead

There’s a load of hype around smartphone models such as the “Facebook phone” and the “budget” iPhone. But they’re budget phones! Why would anyone care? Because smartphone innovation, right now, is kind of dead, even though the smartphone market has never been more vibrant.


The Mobile Phone Turns 40

Forty years ago, senior Motorola engineer Marty Cooper made one very important phone call. From midtown Manhattan, Marty called Joel Engel, then the head of rival research department Bell Labs. When Joel picked up, Marty uttered something rather unexpected: “Joel, this is Marty. I’m calling you from a mobile phone, a real handheld portable mobile phone.”


Does This Mystery Motorola Reveal Google’s Influence?

A mysterious new phone, which purports to be a Motorola-made Android, has surfaced — and it appears to shun the usual Moto design aesthetic in favour of something a little more Google-inspired.


How To Get The Best Exclusive Features On Any Android Smartphone

A Samsung Galaxy phone won’t go to sleep as long as you’re staring at the screen. An LG Optimus handset lets you run apps in tiny windows on top of the desktop, while Motorola RAZR devices can perform key tasks according to a schedule. Some call the proliferation of custom features Android fragmentation, but I call them innovation, as OEMs are adding functionality faster than you can say “Google”.


Google To Axe 10% More Of Motorola’s Staff

Ever since Google acquired Motorola Mobility, it’s been making cuts, and it’s still having to lay people off. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is getting rid of a further 10 per cent of Motorola’s staff.


Google Says The Next Motorola Products Aren’t Really ‘Wow’ Impressive

When Google bought Motorola, a lot of people thought it would mark the beginning of an onslaught of awesome Motorola Android phones. It didn’t really happen like that. In fact, it looks like it’s getting worse. Google just described Motorola’s upcoming products as “not really to the standards that what Google would say is wow — innovative, transformative.” That’s, um, honest.


According To You, Apple’s Smartphones Are More Reliable Than Samsung’s

There’s no shortage of photos of iPhones with cracked glass, so you might assume the device is the delicate flower of the smartphone world. Not according to troubleshooting site FixYa, which, using its database of support request as a data source, has determined it’s actually the most reliable.


Motorola RAZR M Gets Jelly Bean Upgrade

Motorola’s RAZR M is a top little device, but one of its major problems was not having the latest version of Android. Motorola re-affirmed its commitment to actually give users new software today by bestowing Android 4.1 Jelly Bean onto the RAZR M.


Motorola Job Listing Hints At Moto-Google X-Phone

It looks like Motorola is finally about to prove its worth to Google, with the existence of the previously rumoured Android “X-Phone” confirmed by a job listing. Motorola’s hiring someone to manage this “Next Generation Smartphone Platform”.


Google’s Acquisition Of Motorola Is Still A Bust And Will Be For A While

During Google’s earnings call today, Google executives made it clear that the acquisition of Motorola comes with quite a bit of baggage. More specifically, Google has inherited “12 to 18 months of product pipeline,” said Google CFO Patrick Pichette. Yikes.


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