Motorola posts Q3 results, Mobile Devices unit loses $183 million
Hot on the heels of announcing the high-end Droid for Verizon, Motorola has just posted its Q3 2009 financial results.
While its Enterprise Mobility Solutions and Home and Networks Mobility units reported operating earnings of $306 million and $199 million respectively, Moto’s Mobile Devices unit is still bleeding money, ending the third quarter with an operating [...]
GSM Motorola Droid caught on video
Shortly after Verizon announced its CDMA Motorola Droid, a GSM version of the phone has appeared over in Vietnam.
The GSM Droid looks like the CDMA one, but its nav-pad is not golden and the phone is obviously not Verizon-branded.
Specs-wise, the GSM Droid should be similar to the CDMA version, so we expect it to have [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid announced, comes on Nov. 6 for $199.99
Motorola and Verizon Wireless have just announced the Motorola Droid, the world’s first Android 2.0 smartphone.
As expected, the Moto Droid will be available from Verizon starting November 6. The price? Well, Verizon asks $199.99 for the Droid, with a 2-yr agreement and after a $100 rebate.
Motorola and Verizon present the Droid as being a “no-fuss, [...]
Verizon to Launch Droid, Droid Eris on Nov 6
When hearing rumors, one must ask themself: What would BGR speculate? This particular rumor brought to us by BGR is rather juicy, as it indicates that both the Motorola Droid and HTC Droid Eris (Desire?) will be launching on November 6.
Previously we expected to see two different launch dates on these handsets, with the Droid [...]
Droid Passes FCC With AT&T 3G
It’s true, Droid news is flying all over the place like crazy. Ready for some more?
If any of you in the US are hoping for a version of the Droid on AT&T, you’re in luck. While a GSM version had passed the FCC just a few days ago, it only had 3G support for Europe; [...]
Droid Will be an Entire Series; HTC Desire Becomes Droid Eris
Some trusty tips from the Engadget peeps reveal one crucially important nugget of enlightened information about the forthcoming Verizon Droid. Up until today the Droid was previously thought of as one single phone known as the Motorola Sholes, but we learned today that it is not just one phone but rather an entire series of [...]
Motorola Zeppelin with Android shows up in China
The Motorola Zeppelin from that leaked Moto roadmap for late 2009 / early 2010 seems to be a real phone, as photos of it have allegedly appeared on a Chinese website.
Like Verizon’s Motorola Droid, the Moto Zeppelin runs Android, and apparently it’s the world’s first Android phone to have both GSM and CDMA connectivity – [...]
Motorola Aura Diamond Edition announced, costs $5,730
Remember the Motorola Aura, the uber-expensive luxury phone announced by Moto last year and promoted by David Beckham? Well, Moto has announced an even more expensive Aura, called Motorola Aura Diamond Edition.
The new Aura is plated with 18 carat gold and has 34 diamonds, 30 of which are embedded above and bellow the phone’s [...]
Official Motorola Verizon Droid specs, site and what not revealed a week early
When I told you about that Verizon Droid mini site and video, it was pretty obvious what phone they were talking about.
It was Motorola Sholes/Tao/Droid, that was leaked, and leaked and leaked again tons of times.
But, up until now, it was still a rumor, floating among blogs without any real confirmation.
Well, today, if a bit [...]
Verizon-Motorola Droid event promises “the most desirable phone of 2009″
Verizon has just sent out invitations to a Droid event that will be held on October 28 (one week from now).
At this event, Verizon will unveil “the most desirable phone of 2009”. Motorola’s logo can be seen on the invitation, so the phone is most probably the Motorola Droid (aka Sholes aka Tao).
As you may [...]