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If you happen to own either the Motorola Droid RAZR or the Droid RAZR MAXX, here is some delicious news as you start to wind down the week and prepare for the weekend. Motorola has announced that they will deliver the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for both devices, although this particular rollout will happen in stages as usual, so do not fret if you own one of those two puppies mentioned, it should be able to come with Project Butter smoothness in due time.

With Android 4.1 Jelly Bean running on the Motorola Droid RAZR and the Droid RAZR MAXX, you can be sure that a slew of new features and apps that come with Jelly Bean will make you feel as though you have a spanking new handset in your pocket, although it has been the same phone for a while already. Who would have thought that a simple operating system update would have resulted in a new lease of life? [Press Release]

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If you happen to be a contented user of the Motorola Droid RAZR and the Droid RAZR MAXX, here is some news for you that would up your contentment level to new heights. Of course, this only applies to those who are subscribers of Verizon, as there were reports trickling in that owners of either handset have already started to receive the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update from Verizon via Over The Air (OTA), making this a pleasant surprise this Christmas.

The update is said to be rather large in size, so you might want to do the needful and make sure that your smartphone is hooked up to a power outlet all the time, and falling back on your home’s Wi-Fi connection is a good idea as well, since you can never quite tell just how stable (or unstable) the cellular data connection is. Some of the improvements that accompany Android 4.1.2 would include Google Now and Project Butter, where the latter is more than welcome to make the user experience a whole lot more pleasant, especially when you take into consideration your ageing hardware.

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During Motorola’s keynote on Wednesday, the company announced a nice little bonus for loyal fans — should your 2011-or-later handset not receive a Jelly Bean update, you’ll get $100 if you upgrade to one of its new models. Well, a website for the deal has gone live and the initial Ts&Cs don’t make it sound like an immediate discount, but that the Benjamin will instead be reimbursed as a gift card, carrier credit or a cash equivalent of Motorola’s choice. We’re still in the dark about which specific phones will be denied a taste of Android 4.1, although the list is expected “very soon.” In the meantime, you can sign up at the source link below to receive details of how to update, or how to claim the rebate once the fate of your old handset has been decided.

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Motorola’s rebate site goes live: $100 credit if you need to upgrade to get Jelly Bean originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Engadget has gotten its hands on some leaked specs and pictures of what could be Motorola’s next phone—the Droid Razr M 4G LTE—the device that will presumably be announced in a September 5 event. More »

Motorola won’t have had much of a break following the dismissal of a key Apple lawsuit, after all. In a low-profile move, Fujifilm has sued Motorola for allegedly violating four particularly broad patents on camera and phone technologies — we’re talking basics such as transmitting data outside of a cellular network. The camera designer has supposedly been pushing for a licensing deal since April of last year without much success, and it’s asserting that “at least” a wide swath of Motorola devices released both before and after that time are the key offenders, including the RAZR MAXX and Xyboard lines. The complaint is scarcely into the docket and makes it difficult to gauge just what kind of chance Fujifilm has to win in court; we just know that Motorola’s (and now Google’s) patent lawsuit headache is developing into more of a migraine.

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Fujifilm sues Motorola over broad camera and phone patents, claims RAZRs and Xyboards are at fault originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 Jul 2012 12:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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