Software patents are the absolute worst. Instead of rewarding innovation, they’ve instead become a kind of ammunition used by the smartphone heavyweights, trying to chip away at each other’s success. If you’re wondering why you don’t have an HTC EVO 4G LTE at the moment, you can blame just the kind of legal shenanigans these [...]
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Motorola Import Injunction Is The Latest Ridiculous Consequence Of Software Patents
May 19th, 2012 
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Tags: Consequence, Import, Injunction, Latest, Motorola, Patents, ridiculous, Software 
Comments OffMotorola updates ICS upgrade roadmap, Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX scheduled for Q2
May 19th, 2012 admin Motorola has update their upgrade schedule for devices in the US giving us a better idea of when to expect Android 4.0 for a range of smartphones and tablets. Motorola DROID RAZR and Droid RAZR MAXX owners will be first to see the official version of Ice Cream Sandwich along with the WiFi + 3G [...]
ITC bans importation of Motorola devices after Microsoft patent ruling
May 18th, 2012 admin The ITC is passing down judgement in a patent spat between Motorola and Microsoft, and the decision doesn’t fall in the Android smartphone manufacturer’s favor. After an initial ruling in December of last year found Moto guilty of infringing on at least one of seven Microsoft patents, the international body has agreed and ordered a [...]
Posted in Mobile Phones Tags: After, Bans, devices, importation, Microsoft, Motorola, patent, Ruling Comments OffMotorola updates its ICS rollout schedule, Razrs getting update in Q2
May 18th, 2012 admin Motorola updated the rollout schedule for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The upgrade table lists the most recent rollout date and upgrade status for each handset. As expected, the Droid Razr and Razr Maxx will be among the first to get ICS, while Bionic owners will be near the end. It’s meant to be encouraging to [...]
Motorola: Droid RAZR On Verizon Getting ICS This Quarter
May 18th, 2012 admin Motorola has a fantasist list available for users who are interested in learning when Ice Cream Sandwich should be coming to their smartphone or tablet. Two months ago, we saw the company update that list with its latest data, advising that the international RAZR would be seeing ICS arrive sometime in Q2 2012. We already [...]
China may be roadblock to Google’s accquistion of Motorola
May 18th, 2012 admin Google’s plans to buy Motorola Mobility may not happen if China has anything to say about it. They agreed to buy the handset maker last year, and shareholder and other key players have signed off on the deal, but there’s still one more step. China’s antitrust regulators have to approve. That fact could be [...]
Motorola DROID Bionic gets leaked 5.9.905 OTA
May 18th, 2012 admin It looks like another build for the Motorola DROID BIONIC has leaked. It’s not Ice Cream Sandwich, but it is yet another update that should make the device that much smoother. And we’re sure these updates are all preparing the phone for the transition to Android 4.0 before too long. Users should be happy that [...]
Android 4.0 ICS update now available for Motorola Xoom users in Canada
May 18th, 2012 admin Motorola has announced and begun rolling out the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for those sporting a Xoom tablet in Canada. The update is available for the Wi-Fi only Xoom tablet and will be coming as an over-the-air update. In other words, keep an eye on your device for an update notification. And while [...]
RIM and Motorola submit revised nano-SIM design
May 18th, 2012 admin Who knew there would be so much drama over something as simple as a new SIM card standard? Apple, Nokia, RIM, and Motorola have all clashed over the issue, with RIM and Motorola saying they would find a compromise on the new design that would please all parties. That revised design was submitted last night, [...]
Motorola brings three new RAZR’s with ICS to China
May 18th, 2012 admin Motorola isn’t wasting any time tossing new powerful handsets onto the market in other parts of the world. Just like with Verizon here and the DROID branding, they’ve continued to update at a very fast pace. Today Motorola announced three brand new Motorola RAZR smartphones for China. All looking a little different but all running [...]
