Jan 11

Motorola laying off throngs, focusing on Android alone for smartphones

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Phone Scoop is reporting that doomsday is imminent for Motorola, possibly as soon as this week. First off, up to half of employees from the company’s handset division will be shown the door, though the other divisions — Enterprise Mobility Solutions and Home & Networks Mobility — will be unaffected. Fewer employees inevitably leads to fewer phones, and it’s being said that Moto will produce just twelve models per year; among smartphones, only Android will be considered. What’s more, the company is pulling out of April’s CTIA show — the largest mobile event in the States — so it looks like that Android gear won’t be coming until later on. We’ll have more on this as soon as we know what’s up.

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Motorola laying off throngs, focusing on Android alone for smartphones originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 08

Motorola SURF A3100 video (and pictorial) hands-on

Posted in: Features, hands-on, HandsOn, moto, motorola, Today's Chili

Like the Curve 8900, it turns out that Motorola’s SURF is a device that kinda needs to be seen in the flesh to be fully appreciated. In light of TouchFLO and its endless competitors, the skin Moto’s developed for this thing — while tasteful and seemingly finger-friendly — really isn’t anything to get terribly excited about, but it does an adequate job of making the superficial surface of Windows Mobile reasonably finger-friendly. The screen feels great, and yeah, the SURF includes a stylus — but hey, what WinMo phone doesn’t? Ultimately, we think it’s going to be a totally serviceable alternative to, say, a Touch Diamond — only problem is that the Touch Diamond is like 8 months old. If Moto had launched this running Android instead of WinMo, on the other hand, it would’ve been the runaway hit of the show. Follow the break for a super-quick video tour of the UI!

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Motorola SURF A3100 video (and pictorial) hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 06

Motorola’s SURF A3100 headlines three-pack of new phones

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If these fine specimens look familiar, well, they should — one’s already been announced (albeit on a different carrier) and the other two have been thoroughly scooped. Motorola’s CES haul includes the eco-tastic Renew W233, a simple candybar destined for T-Mobile that features a neutral carbon footprint and components made of recycled water bottles; the Tundra VA76r, a rugged 3G flip with push-to-talk that previously launched on Rogers and has its sights set on AT&T this time around for a January 13 release; and the headliner of the bunch, the SURF A3100. The WinMo 6.1-based SURF — alias A3000, alias Atila — features a full 2.8-inches of touchscreen adorned with a custom skin designed by Moto, 7.2Mbps triband HSDPA, a 3-megapixel autofocus cam, AGPS, and support for microSD cards up to a purely theoretical 32GB in size. Though the radio is fully equipped for North American action, no stateside launch is in the cards just yet; for now, you’ll find the SURF in Asian markets before the quarter’s out.

[Via Phone Scoop]

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Motorola’s SURF A3100 headlines three-pack of new phones originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 02

Motorola Aura gets unboxed

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We’ve seen it up close and even knocked-off already, but when it comes to a $2,000 phone, we’re guessing that a proper unboxing is as high on your list of must-sees as it is on ours. Thankfully, the folks at T3 have come through and done the honors and, as far as unboxings go, this one certainly doesn’t disappoint. As you can see above, the phone comes packed in a rather stylish and sturdy box that likely won’t be seeing too many trash cans any time soon and, of course, the phone itself is looking as envy-inducing as ever. Hit up the link below for plenty more shots, and keep an eye on T3 for a complete review that’s promised to be coming soon.

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