We’re sure many of you guys are wondering what exactly Motorola has up their sleeves with the upcoming Moto X. Rumored specs unfortunately don’t seem too exciting, although rumors of the device apparently available in wood, ceramic, and metals does […]
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We’re still waiting to hear something official from Motorola and carriers about when the Moto X will be making its way to consumer hands, but a leak has surfaced suggesting that it won’t be too much longer. On the Moto X forums over at Android Central, a picture of an internal US Cellular document has surfaced with all the data blanked out except for two dates, with one showing the handset’s launch.
According to the leaked image, the Moto X will be launched on August 26, with the carrier receiving the “Motorola X Launch Kit” the day before that. The image specifies the launch on that day will be “Wave 1, 2, & 3″, which is being suggested as possible US Cellular retail stores in various markets. If that is true, certain other markets could see a delay in getting the handset.
The Moto X has been seen in numerous leaks, with everything from specs to videos and back again. Earlier this week, a video surfaced showing an official Rogers promo for the Moto X, giving a look at its functionality, including its voice commands capabilities and a brief look at the camera software. The video seems to confirm what we already heard – that in Canada, it will be a Rogers exclusive.
Aside from many images that have cropped up said to be of the handset, it was spotted in use by Google’s Eric Schmidt. We’ve also already seen the purported launch dates for the flagship offering on Verizon, which is pegged at August 23. You can see the rest of the (quite numerous) leaks in our Moto X tag portal.
According to leaked specs, the handset will feature either a 4.3- or 4.7-inch 720p display, as well as Bluetooth 4.0 + EDR and support for 802.11AC wifi. The Android on the device is said to be either stock or near stock, according to some leaks, and, of course, the handset will be available with numerous customization options, including engravings and different colors.
SOURCE: Android Central
US Cellular’s Moto X launch date leaks as August 26 is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Those looking for a win sooner than expected from Motorola in this week’s earnings announcements from Google will not be finding themselves overjoyed. According to Google’s report, GAAP operating loss for Motorola Mobile was up significantly compared to the same quarter last year, this shown in stark contrast to Google’s own operating income, the larger overarching company’s fortunes increasing at a rate that’s ever-so-slightly smaller than Motorola bleeds.
It would appear that though Google remains a growing business, they’ll be pushing for a big with with the upcoming hero phone “Moto X” when the company releases it later this year. As GAAP operating loss for Motorola mounted to $342 million in the second quarter of 2013 – compared to last year’s $199 GAAP operating loss during the same quarter, it’s nothing compared to the same quarters for non-GAAP operating loss. These same quarters had Motorola lose $49 million in the second quarter of 2012 and $218 million in the second quarter of 2013.
Google itself is doing quite a bit better with a GAAP operating income at $3.47 billion for the second quarter of 2013, up from a GAAP operating income of $3.44 billion this same quarter one year previous. As for non-GAAP operating income, Google hit $4.21 billion here in the second quarter of 2013 up from $3.99 billion one year ago.
We’ll see Motorola pushing not only the Moto X this next quarter, but three new DROID-branded smartphones with Verizon in the USA as well. It’s likely these devices will find themselves released in slightly modified iterations for international markets and/or non-Verizon carriers in the USA while Moto X leads the way through the end of the year. Have a peek at SlashGear’s Motorola tag portal for more through the future as well!
VIA: Google
Motorola loss mounts as Google places faith in Moto X is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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In a bit of a leak of information this weekend, Google’s next-generation software spilled on the heels of the upcoming Motorola smartphone Moto X. This device will be working with Google’s next iteration of their mobile software and will act as a bit of a centerpiece for said software, showing off abilities like voice commands with a system that’s able to listen all the time.
While this sort of constant listening ability isn’t new, it’ll certainly stoke the flames with users fearful of the privacy-invading abilities of miniature monitors of all kinds. If you take Google Glass for example, you see so much fear of the unknown that it’s striking – just because the device allows a camera to be mounted to a person’s face, the public loses its collective mind over Big Brother-esque possibilities.
Here with Google’s next version of Android – at least as it rests in the Moto X, you’ll have sound being drawn upon at any given moment. Google Glass also has abilities similar to this with its own always-on voice recognition system.
Starting at 0:23 – “Your Moto X is ready to listen and respond. Talk to it, and it learns your voice. With the power of Google Now, it tells you what you need to know, even when you’re not touching the screen.”
But how different is that from the Wi-Fi detecting abilities of smartphones, tablets, and notebooks we’ve been using for years? The difference is that we humans cannot transmit the signals these devices have ben seeking with their wireless data radios – with the “always” button tapped in a device’s voice recognition engine, all will be heard.
See more on the Social Implications of Google Glass – “Staring” and all.
Consider the idea that any smartphone right this minute could have its voice recorder activated. How different is this from Google’s next-generation software, save its intended purpose?
Head to 3:09 into this video to see what’ll happen if you use Open Mic incorrectly. Make sure you’re not calling Mom on accident.
NOTE: Back when Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was first introduced, there was a feature – and there continues to be a feature – tagged as “open microphone”. This is an experience that currently works with Android devices allowing voice dictation and streaming voice recognition – at the moment it does not work with voice commands.
“Android 4.0 introduces a powerful new voice input engine that offers a continuous “open microphone” experience and streaming voice recognition. The new voice input engine lets you dictate the text you want, for as long as you want, using the language you want. You can speak continuously for a prolonged time, even pausing for intervals if needed, and dictate punctuation to create correct sentences. ” – Google for Ice Cream Sandwich About
This system is translated, therefor, to the next version of Android with streaming voice commands, aka “Open Mic”. This update allows you to work with everything introduced with the newest version of Google’s online search engine and allows it to listen in at all times. That’s Conversational Search in Chrome if you’d like to try it right now.
You will still have to press or tap a button to make it all work, of course. In the future you’ll only have to press a button once and you’ll have your Android smartphone there listening to you whenever you like – easy and fun, right?
Open Mic: New Android phones will always be listening is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This afternoon two rather up-close-and-personal videos have appeared showing the Motorola smartphone Moto X, the following involving a CPU/GPU test which shows a bit about this machine’s innards. What we’re told here by the user leaking the smartphone (once again) is that this smartphone works with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core SoC – but what we’re able to see quite clearly in the tests he runs is that this is merely an upgraded MSM8960 with an Adreno 320 GPU, meaning it’s one step above the Motorola RAZR HD, but still below the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S 4.
This test shows that the combination of CPU and GPU we’ve got brings this device up to an MSM8960T, that being the Snapdragon S4 Pro one step above the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus released in the waves of smartphones shown in 2012. This device’s processor is closest to the LG-made Nexus 4 and Sony Xperia Z, working with just a couple of different bits and pieces:
• MSM8960T 28nm LP ARMv7 dual-core Krait (up to 1.7GHz) Adreno 320 (WUXGA/1080p) Dual-channel 500MHz memory
• APQ8064 28nm LP ARMv7 dual-core Krait (up to 1.7GHz) Adreno 320 (QXGA/1080p) Dual-channel 533MHz memory
The first of these, again, works in the Moto X while the second works in the LG Nexus 4. While this system reader says the machine works with MSM8960dt, MSM8960T should be close enough for what the end-user will be concerned with.
The results of the test run here on the device – with non-final software, we must assume – shows that the processing power is near that of the Snapdragon 600. This bodes well for the processor’s ability to roll out on the competition even though it’s from a previous generation. It’s also quite possible that this app test is not entirely accurate, of course, and that the processor itself is only tagged MSM8960dt because the library the app works with only has said name available with the CPU/GPU combination.
UPDATE: Above you’ll see another result from what we must assume is the same exact model, not just the same phone, from a collection shared by TechKiddy.
We shall see! Meanwhile you can get a whole heck of a lot more information on this smartphone by heading back to the aforementioned second leak of a look made by Rogers. There you’ll see the Moto X’s ability to hear your voice when it’s asleep, power your camera on with a flick of your wrist, and work with voice commands galore – with Google Now, of course.
VIA: Android Community
GSM Moto X spills with early processor power test [UPDATE] is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This afternoon, a video showing off the basics in the Motorola Moto X software experience have been leaked complete with several next-generation innovations for Android vanilla software builds. If you’re planning on picking the Motorola Moto X up inside Canada, it would appear that your only choice will be to jump onboard with Rogers. This video suggests that the smartphone will be a Rogers exclusive while we’re confident that here inside the USA, multiple carriers will be onboard with the machine.
This video suggests that the carrier will be bringing Moto X in August of this year in white or black, a likely indicator of availability at other carriers inside the USA, while Motorola handles the customization features we’ve heard so much about already. If this device does indeed come to Rogers by August, we can expect at least AT&T and/or T-Mobile to be onboard with the device by then as well. Meanwhile Verizon has been tipped to be launching the phone on August 23rd specifically.
In the demonstration you’re about to see here, Rogers representatives show the Moto X’s ability to work with Google Now as well as active voice recognition. While the user works on a PC, the smartphone is able to sit to the side and listen in for questions the user might have, actively answering in kind whenever needed.
You’ll also find this machine’s ability to launch it’s camera at a flick of the wrist. Taking the Moto X out of one’s pocket and flicking it twice launches the smartphone’s camera, while tapping its screen will take a photo. Holding a finger down on the display while the camera app is open will take several photos in quick succession.
This device also works with “Active Updates”, as they call them, showing what’s happening with notifications on-screen instead of with a notification light. You’ll find this particular model showing a message coming in from Facebook Messenger, disappearing after a few moments as the user decides they’ve heard enough for the day.
The Moto X here is shown in black and, in several close-ups, is proven to be working with black all around – back cover, bezel, edges and all. The white model seen last week was suggested as coming with black bezel and edges while its battery cover worked with a textured white. This machine also appears to be working without a removable back as indicated by the microSIM card slot on its side.
Don’t forget the pure Android experience from top to bottom, also – barely seen but quite apparent here in brief.
You’ll also see a light emitting from this device’s microUSB port – this could just be leaking from the device’s inner bits, but it’s just as likely there’s some use for this piece of flare than not. Keep tuned as we continue to run down the investigation!
VIA: AusDroid; Android Community
Moto X leaks in up-close video tour is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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