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Motorola has launched its first 720p HD native resolution display based smartphone, Motorola Dinara officially known as the xT928. However, it was currently announced exclusively for China. Well, after Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus with 720p HD native resolution display, it is now with LG Nitro HD 4G LTE and Motorola XT928 Dinara to take the challenge officially. Motorola’s new Android smartphone xT928 is equipped with a 4.5 inch touchscreen display with 1280×720 pixel resolution (manufactured from Corning Gorilla Glass), an enhanced audio output with Dolby Digital Plus sound technology, called Smart Actions, which automates different profile settings, MotoCast, and a Webtop. Quite Interestingly, the Webtop application allows you to use a full-screen web browser, external monitor, smartphone apps and USB peripherals all at the same time. While the Dolby Digital Plus audio technology will serve as an ultimate multimedia package.

This Motorola XT928, which is similar to Droid Bionic, is powered by a powerful a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, together with 1GB of RAM, and runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Moreover this phone as well features dual-mode and dual-standby as a result it could be a dual-networks supporting handset. Motorola Dinara xT928 smartphone is known for its 13.1 megapixel camera, which is capable of capturing of 1080p full HD video and high quality images with Wide Dynamic Range. The phone further also has a 1.3 megapixel front facing camera for video calling.

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Motorola Mobility India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Motorola Mobility, Inc has launched two budget smartphones called Motorola FIRE XT and Motorola FIRE. Google had recently acquired Motorola Mobility for $40.00 per share in cash, or a total of about $12.5 billion. The company had stated that the acquisition would enable Google to supercharge the Android ecosystem and the new launches indicate that the process has already begun. The mobile phones are powered by the Android 2.3 operating system and are available for a price of Rs 13,890 and Rs 9,990 for Motorola FIRE XT and Motorola FIRE respectively.  Motorola FIRE XT has a 3.5 inch touchscreen display and runs on the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS. It has a 5 mega pixel auto focus camera with in-built flash and a front facing camera for video chat. Motorola FIRE has a 2.8 inch touchscreen display and a full QWERTY keyboard and runs on the same OS as FIRE XT. It also has a 3 mega pixel rear camera.

The internal memory of both the devices can be extended up to 32GB with the help of a microSD card (a 2GB microSD card is provided in the box). Both the mobile phones allow users to switch between friends and work-centric modes depending on their requirements with the new MOTO Switch user interface. Both are 3G/ Wi-Fi enabled and support 3G hotspot for connecting up to 5 devices. They devices have FM Radio with radio data system (RDS) support and provide access to Google Maps, Google Talk and Gmail. They also have an assisted global positioning system (aGPS). “With easy multitasking and contact management, faster and easier interactions, the Motorola FIRE XT and Motorola FIRE make for a great mobile experience at a great price,” said Rajan Chawla, Mobile Devices business country head-sales and operations, India and South West Asia, Motorola Mobility.

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Motorola’s DROID HD has been caught on camera, presenting a sizable 4.5-inch touchscreen griped into an unexpectedly slender chassis. DROID Bionic, the DROID HD runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and is equipped with an 8-megapixel camera with autofocus and an LED flash, capable of 1080p Full HD video recording. Furthermore, Motorola’s new DROID HD as well sports microUSB and microHDMI connectivity, together with a microSD card slot. The screen resolution is not confirmed, however given the HD name it looks like qHD is a lock-in; in the same way, there is no proposal of what processor Motorola has used, although the Bionic has a Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 1GHz dual-core.

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Motorola’s latest smartphone is called the DEFY+ and maintains much of the similar exterior with the capacity to withstand great conditions. However inside, it currently features Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread and faster 1GHz processor. Like the original DEFY, this updated version can yet withstand, dust, water, scratches, and impact and meets IP67 specifications for ruggedness. It as well has a 3.7-inch display with 854 x 480 resolution enclosed by Gorilla Glass in addition to a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, equipped with 2GB of Internal storage, which is expandable up to 32GB. Motorola’s DEFY+ smartphone currently runs on Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, nevertheless with the latest MotoBlur custom user interface on top. The original 800MHz processor is at present replaced with a 1GHz processor and the battery life is as well enhanced to 7.1 hours of talk time or 16 days of standby time.

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Motorola has launched three slim stylish dual-SIM mobile phones. Motorola EX212, Motorola EX 119 and Motorola EX109 sport different designs and form factors to accommodate the varied taste of consumers. Motorola EX212 is a compact flip phone with a 6.0cm (2.4-inch) graphical display. Motorola EX119 presents both a full QWERTY keyboard and a 6.0cm (2.4-inch) capacitive touchscreen in a super-slim package while Motorola EX109 is a slim mobile phone which offers a full QWERTY keyboard. All three mobile phones come packed with exciting features and enable users to switch between networks effortlessly. “The fast evolving dual-SIM market is a driving force for us. We are glad to bring these innovative, feature-rich mobile phones in varied designs and form factors to the Indian consumer,” said Rajan Chawla, mobile devices business country head for sales and operations, India and South West Asia, Motorola Mobility. “We focus strongly on the consumer and thanks to different form factors, consumers in India can now easily pick between a keyboard experience, a touchscreen experience or both – all in stylish, slim packages.”

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Another addition to Motorola‘s more affordable Android lineup, the Motorola FIRE XT (SPICE XT in South America and XT531 in Asia) certainly isn’t the most powerful Motorola you can buy, but overall the specifications are likely to suit a large number of consumers looking for a first Android phone. The FIRE XT is an Android 2.3 smartphone with a 3.5″ 480 x 320 pixel display, with a 5 megapixel camera on the back plus a VGA resolution camera on the front for video calling. Inside is an 800 MHz processor with 512MB of RAM which isn’t particularly fast but it should cope with most things you might want to run. The FIRE XT has a multimedia player, FM radio and a 3.5mm audio socket. All the standard Android features are here, including GPS and Google Maps Navigation, WiFi, 3.5G support, Bluetooth and access to the Android Market plus Motorola’s SHOP4APPS store. The handset measures 114 x 62 x 12mm and weighs 114 grams. There is 512MB of internal flash memory expandable to 32GB with a microSD card. Physically, it’s not a bad looking device with curved edges and a two-tone finish. In its Asian XT531 version, there will be a dual-SIM variant available in certain markets in, as well as the standard single-SIM model.

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The Motorola Photon 4G is an absolute powerhouse of a phone. It ships with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a dual-core 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, 4G WiMax speeds, a 4.3-inch qHD display, and a dual-mode GSM/CDMA chipset. Features include HDMI-out, DLNA support, Wi-Fi, Mobile Hotspot for up to eight devices, 720p HD video capture, 1080p HD video playback, and secure data encryption. We also like the kickstand. Call quality and overall performance were great. The Motorola Photon 4G has a large and bulky design, which might not be to everybody’s taste. The Motoblur interface isn’t for everyone, and we found Sprint ID to be an unnecessary add-on. The Webtop dock functionality is pretty cool, but it requires a $129 accessory. We expected better photo quality out of the 8-megapixel camera.

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The Droid 3 is a perfectly respectable handset. It’s fast, solid and well made, with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard that’s one of the very best out there, and a good (if slow) camera. The 4-inch screen is large and colourful but do sample it alongside the Nexus S, say, before committing yourself to emailing and surfing on it for a full 2-year contract.The bulky design also smacks of complacency. Where HTC and Samsung are trying to broaden Android’s appeal, the macho Droid 3 is aimed directly at its core constituency of IT professionals and iPhone haters. The risk is that many of those will be happy to wait for the Droid Bionic, unveiled at CES and due to arrive imminently with a larger 4.3-inch screen and that all-important 4G LTE link.It’s far too early yet to write off the Droid range, and the Droid 3 would certainly make a safe choice for anyone who absolutely demands a physical keyboard. But Motorola should take care. One good idea and reliable build quality will only get you so far – today’s handsets need to be genuine all-rounders. Unless keyboards are your thing, this probably isn’t the Droid you’re looking for.

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Motorola is beginning to roll out Android Honeycomb 3.2 for its Xoom tablet. The Google update includes a couple of key enhancements that will also roll out to other Android tablets in the near future. The update will introduce a new viewing mode, referred to as “zoom to fill,” and fully enable SD card slots. Motorola will be the first tablet vendor to get this update. Imagine viewing your app at the size of a phone screen then zooming in about 200 percent. Stretch-to-fill is the standard layout resizing, while zoom-to-fill screen is the new screen compatibility mode, according to the blog.

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The Droid Bionic, successor to the Droid and the Droid X, looks to be locked for launch.  The good folks over at This Is My Next have published a Best Buy promo advertisement featuring the Bionic. The ad seems real enough, although the poster is missing the precise launch dates and a spec lists. What we can tell from the advert is that the Bionic is aesthetic: a face-lift, some nipping and tucking, and some rounding around the corners. In fact, if you just glance at the Bionic, you could be forgiven for confusing the thing for an iPhone 4. It seems identical, except the Apple home button has been swapped with the familiar Droid button array.

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After blowing us away at CES the Motorola Atrix gained the coveted top spot in 7~3′s Hot 100. First and foremost it’s a powerful, dualcore smartphone. Add a series of docks, however, and it becomes a multimedia hub or even a 11.6-inch laptop. You can also “transform” it into an alarm clock, but maybe that’s not quite so cool. Solid and well built, the Atrix runs Android 2.2 (Froyo) and exudes a restrained air of competence and power, a bit like a top-class bodyguard. It dresses all in black like one, too. The four-inch. 960×540 touchscreen is responsive, bright, with bold colours. There’s less fine detail than on the iPhone 4, but the slightly large’ size and very pure whites do go some way towards making up for that. The dualcore processor means it never feels slow.

You can quickly swap between open browser windows, maps, games and video playback without it batting an eyelid. At the moment there aren’t many games or apps that make the most of the extra processing oomph, but that should change. Another plus is Motorola’s Motoblur, which adds very neat integration with your social networks, as well as some handy apps Dock the Atrix in the Lapdock or HCMI-connected Multimedia Dock, select the Webtop mode and things get seriously next-gen.On the bigger screen, app shortcuts are arranged along the bottom. You can also add bookma-ks or web apps; settings are accessed in the top corner. If you prefer something more familiar, Mobile View displays a mini version of the Atrix’s home screen.

There, you can click any app as normal and use phone features including calls – a pop-up box indicates an incoming call and you get decent call quality through the mic and speaker – contacts and mail It’s easy enough, even if it’s unsurprisingly not as slick as a proper laptop OS. You can read and edit email attachments using Quick Office, access web-based apps such as Google Docs and Sugar Sync and if your business uses Citrix, you can remotely access a fuII Windows desktop, so you can open and use PowerPoint and Word documents – a very simple yet powerful feature. The docks also give you a full-screen Firefox browser. This works a treat on both our 42-inch TV and Moto’s 11.6-inch Lapdock. s:reaming T3 com. YouTuhe and BBC iPlayor at speed over the N Wi-Fi. Motorola’s slick Entertainment Centre also makes a good fist of showcasing your phone’s media -files.

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The first Milestone had a decent screen and a disappointing keyboard. Motorola has largely put that right with the new Milestone, improving the QWERTY by removing the pointless direction pad and adding larger, better-spaced keys. It still has some way to go to compete with the Torch’s keyboard, but it’s the best on an Android. The inclusion of the MotoBlur overlay also makes the Milestone 2 a more enticing proposition. In veterate social networkers will like the way it very fluidly aggregates different forms of communication from your contacts. MotoBlur also backs up your data to the cloud, which could prove extremely handy. In conjunction with Android 2.2, the Milestone 2 is generally fun to use.

Motorola has provided simple ways to navigate across the seven home screens and there are also some good widgets, including a strip of icons to easily turn N Wi-Fi, aeroplane mode, GPS and Bluetooth on or off from the home scre en. Web browsing is fast and video playback smooth. It’s also Flash-compatible so more of the internet is visible than on the iPhone 4. However, although the 1GHz processor  keeps most things running at a good clip, the touchscreen can be annoyingly slow to respond. With the camera taking decent five-meg stills and very good 720p video, this is a strong handset. However the feeling remains that there’s nothing exceptional about it. You might be better off waiting for the Desire Z if you want Android 2.2 with a QWERTY keyboard…

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In a souk in which smartphones become more and more like minuscule, complete computers every day, the Motorola Atrix 4G is taking that evolution to its logical termination.  The Atrix 4G was one of the darlings of CES, and with good cause. The gadget is a amalgam, a wholly functional Android smartphone that can transform into a makeshift laptop on the fly with Motorola’s own custom-built laptop dock, complete with a 11.6″ screen and a full-size keyboard.

The Atrix 4G is a stick out addition to AT&T, a carrier identified more for the iPhone than for really cutthroat Android offerings. But the laptop dock transformation isn’t the Atrix’s only trick. The handset harnesses the speed and power of a dual-core processor, runs on AT&T’s (somewhat contentious) HSPA+ 4G network, and even lets you unlock it through fingerprint recognition. The smartphone is one of the most ruthless we’ve seen in modern memory, but can Motorola truly convey on its promises? Read on to hear what reviewers think about the Atrix 4G, the first dual-core laptop-convertible smartphone.

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The subsequently big thing to appear of Motorola, who has gone entirely Android-crazy, is the much estimated 4G-ready phone the Atrix 4G. The business has gone thus far as to call it The World’s Most Powerful Smartphone yet. For hardcore mobile fans the specs are adequate to start you saving up for this mobile enormous today. The Atrix will facet a dual-core (1GHz each) Nvidia Tegra 2 CPU (+ 1 GB RAM ) under the hood which is over and above enough to spark an interest in the community. It’s only opposition will be LG’s offering in the Optimus 2X that’s also flaunting a Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, ULP GeForce GPU, Tegra 2 chipset. Other features also contain

• A 4-inch capacitive touchscreen encased in Gorilla glass making it scratch resistant and sturdy (540 x 960 pixel resolution, 24-bit color – the world’s first qHD [Quarter High Definition])
• 3 and 4G capable HSDPA speeds (up to 14.4Mbps), Wi-Fi with DLNA compliance
• GPS with A-GPS support and possible a newer version of the MotoNav software
• Bluetooth with A2DP  + EDR
• a 5MP AF camera with an LED flash featuring image stabilization and geotagging
• Stereo FM radio
• HDMI out port
• 3.5mm handsfree socket
• MicroSD card support plus 16GB internal storage (up to 48GB of memory in total)

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The already eagerly awaited Motorola Atrix is making headlines again this time making a hint of 1080p video capture. Having a dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 CPU roaring inside, it should come as no surprise that this monster droid would offer Full HD recording much like the Optimus 2X, for instance.The gadget is set to initially come with 720p video recording and 1080p playback via it’s HDMI port. So far information on the update concerns only the AT&T version, the Atrix 4G, so we can’t be certain if it will be available for the European version as well. It’s some great news for the fans waitig eagerly for the official launch of the Atrix, especially now that the Tegra-loving LG Optimus 2X is already flaunting it’s fullHD capturing capabilities. Since the 1080p video capture will probably be a major selling point of the Atrix 4G, we really hope Motorola doesn’t take long with the update as it did with the updates of most of its other GSM Android smartphones.

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