Posts Tagged Motorola

Motorola Xoom coming to Telstra May 2011

US electronics giant Motorola today announced that its Xoom tablet will be arriving in Australia through Telstra next month. The Xoom was the first tablet device to feature Google’s new Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) operating system and has generally received favourable reviews. The 10.1-inch tablet features a dual-core 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 250 processor with 32GB [...]

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Vodafone and Optus spar with new phone deals

The retail smartphone market continues to provide fodder for consumers with Vodafone and Optus sparring today over new phone deals. Optus started the latest spat with news it is now offering the Motoroal DEFY on an exclusive two-year $49 per month contract with $0 upfront. The new DEFY features a 3.7-inch screen and 854×480-pixel resolution. [...]

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Motorola announces Milestone 2 Android phone in Australia

US handset manufacturer Motorola has unveiled its anticipated Milestone 2 mobile phone. The new phone, which features Texas Instrument’s 1GHz OMAP3630 processor, which also powers Motorola’s Droid X phone, includes new Android 2.2 operating system (Froyo), allowing 720p (1280×720-pixel) video recording. However, thanks to Android 2.2, the Milestone 2 can act as a 3G hotspot [...]

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Apple sues Motorola over smartphones – is Google next?

Tech giant Apple has decided to take to the long handle again in its dealings with rival phone makers by launching a lawsuit against its once long-term ally Motorola. The lawsuit is being reported as Apple seeking to address Motorola’s “smartphones and associated software, including operating systems, user interfaces, and other application software designed for [...]

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Demand for pre-paid Android smartphones heats up

The smartphone market has been heating up in recent weeks but as much interest has been garnered by the budget offerings as it has by the high-performance GHz models at the other end of the market. Telstra has been doing a roaring trade on the HTC Wildfire at $349 as a prepaid offer, with the [...]

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