Posts about Motorola

4G Phones Are Fast But Spotty Service Is A Real Drain On Your Battery
With Verizon's 4G network covering a good chunk of the country and AT&T gaining ground, more smartphone users have access to the fastest wireless service available. But because 4G coverage isn't truly continuous in many locations, users' batteries are taking a big hit. More »

If You Resold A Xoom Tablet Last Year, Someone Else Might Have Your Info In Their Hands
Having your personal photographs, documents, emails and passwords compromised isn't always due to a hacker or a scam — if you're one of 100 former owners of Motorola Xoom tablets resold through Woot.com last year, someone else could be holding your personal information literally in their hands. More »

How Heavy Is A Phone That Promises Up To 21.5 Hours Of Continuous Talk Time?
Earlier this week at the Consumer Electronics Show, Motorola unveiled the latest member of its RAZR family of cellphones, the Droid RAZR Maxx, which the company says can deliver up to a whopping 21.5 hours of continuous talk time. More »

This 19" Portable TV Was 'The Supreme Achievement Of The Television Age' In 1959
Imagine a portable TV with a 19" screen that has a fuel cell that recharges from your wall outlet, and can be disguised as a weirdly heavy briefcase. Not impressed? Maybe you would have been if it were still 1959, when Motorola introduced this amazing television with its futuristic rechargeable "energy cell" (sold separately.) More »

Motorola Wins Patent Battle And Potential For Injunction Against Apple In Germany
Apple is having a tough go of it over in Europe, as they're involved in various lawsuits in several countries, including one they just lost. Motorola Mobility just scored a big hit against Apple, winning a patent infringement suit against them in Germany. More »

25 CEOs Who Made More Than Their Companies Paid In Income Taxes
The Institute for Policy Studies has just released its 18th annual review of U.S. executive compensation and found that 25 out of the country's 100 highest-paid chief executives actually earned more in 2010 than their companies paid out in corporate income taxes. More »

T-Mobile Keeps Replacing Defective Phone With More Defective Phones
Some months ago, Elliot upgraded the phone on his T-Mobile plan. He chose the Motorola Defy, which turned out to be a poor choice. At least, it was for Elliot, who enjoys having a phone that actually works. T-Mobile has cast him into smartphone replacement purgatory, where he will be stuck until he gives up and changes carriers, or his warranty expires and he pays for a new phone. More »

Verizon: Sorry Your Phone Doesn't Work. Want To Buy Another?
Austen owns an original Motorola Droid. Well, technically, he owns his fourth Motorola Droid since he bought it on the day the phone was originally released. He's had three replacements of defective phones, and Verizon has helpfully offered to upgrade his phone. If he pays for a new, upgraded phone. He is, understandably, not too thrilled with the idea of purchasing a new phone that might also cast him into smartphone replacement purgatory. More »

Motorola Tries To Stop Microsoft From Selling Xbox 360
At the request of Motorola, which claims Microsoft is violating its wireless technology patents, the United States International Trade Commission is conducting an investigation that Motorola hopes ends with Microsoft forbidden to import Xboxes. More »

Report: "Exploding" Droid 2 Might Not Have Exploded After All
Last week, the internet was abuzz with the story of a man who claimed his Droid 2 shattered when he held it up to his ear. However, a new report claims the phone was already damaged before the incident. More »

Motorola Droid 2 Screen Shatters In Man's Ear, Blood Everywhere
A Texas man showed up at the hospital with blood streaming down his ear after his Motorola Droid 2 screen shattered in his ear. More »

Verizon Sends Customer One Pre-Broken Droid After Another
Colin would like a functioning smartphone. Unfortunately, he purchased the original Motorola Droid from Verizon, and tells Consumerist that somehow the company is unable to provide him with one. His fifth replacement phone was shipped to a Verizon Wireless store, where Colin had to convince the manager that there was actually a problem with the phone...all for nothing, since the manager didn't note his account about the broken phone as promised. More »

10 Companies That Were Once Great But Now Kinda Suck
There was a time when many of us got our videos at Blockbuster after shopping for a Sony Discman at Sears, all while talking on our Motorola phone. All of these companies have had their glory days, but now they're on the U.S. News & World Report's list of 10 Companies That Have Lost Their Edge. More »

Is The Droid 2 A Signal-squandering, Battery-Sapping Dud?
Tech blogs and forums have been ablaze over perceived Droid 2 shortcomings since the phone was released late last week. I can personally vouch for the word on the street, that the phone has problems picking up a signal and suffers pathetic battery life — an issue that's likely related to the first problem, since the phone is constantly scanning for signals — PhoneArena speculates. More »

Don't Buy A Droid If You Plan To Actually Use The GPS
GPS functionality is an important selling point of smartphones. Brandon writes that he wanted to do more with his Droid's GPS than check in to Foursquare: he wanted the device to shout turn-by-turn directions at him. When his phone's GPS stopped working well enough for navigation, he went to Verizon for a replacement. That phone's GPS didn't work very well, either, so he sought another replacement. Then, another. Finally, a Verizon employee wondered: why doesn't Brandon just go buy a standalone GPS if this is so important? Why, indeed? More »

Watch Out, iPhone 4: Droid X Sells Out Online After First Day
Apparently, these are the droids consumers have been looking for: Early numbers indicate that the new Motorola Droid X, carried by Verizon Wireless, has been a big hit, selling out online and in many stores since its debut on Thursday. Time to get scared, iPhone 4. More »

Consumer Reports Video Faceoff: Droid X vs. iPhone 4
Playing like a polite re-enactment of a gadget blog comments section flame war, two Consumer Reports journalists pit the features of the iPhone 4 against the new Droid X in this video thunderdome. Who will win? Will the iPhone's Retina blind the Droid's amber oculus? Or will the Droid's tapered top-knob bash the iPhone into shards? "Two phones enter... one phone leaves..." More »