True story: My Pop (my father-in-law, but since my dad passed away he’s the only Pop I got) accidentally dropped his iPhone–a present from Sami and I–out of his truck while he was away on a job. Using the iPhone “Find iPhone” utility, he was able to track it down. Where, miraculously, it was still [...]
Tag Archives: Motorola
Trade in Your Motorola Device to Upgrade to Jelly Bean and Get a $100 rebate
You friendly Gear Diary team has been paying attention to the Motorola Atrix for quite some time–Dan, for example, got some hands-on time with it all the way back at 2011 CES. But now the Atrix is a bit old hat, and maybe (if you got yourself one) you’ve been thinking it’s time to move [...]
HTC and Motorola Remind Us that EVERY Android Sale is an ‘As Is’ Screw-Over
Apple is far from perfect, but if there is one thing they have demonstrated in the mobile space, it is how to ensure that nearly all users have the latest possible operating system revision as quickly as possible, and to keep updating those systems as long as the hardware is sustainable (obviously this is setting [...]
Motorola Adds Three New Razr Smartphones on Verizon!
Yesterday was a smartphone lovers delight, to be sure. Piling on earlier announcements from other companies, Motorola had an event where they announced three cool looking new smartphones to add to their wildly popular Razr line-up. They updated the Droid Razr with Here are the basics: • DROID RAZR M: An impossibly compact smartphone that [...]
OnLive, Moto Mobility and the Harsh Reality of Tech Wars for Real People
Over the weekend we heard about the founder of OnLive basically shuttering the company in order to protect himself and the property by using a California loophole that allowed better creditor repayment than bankruptcy, but for workers … they were totally screwed just as if the company went totally belly-up. But that doesn’t mean all [...]
The Waiting (for Android Updates) is the Hardest Part
I have a Motorola Droid 4 – and I really love it. That said, it is lousy being not just one but TWO VERSIONS of Android behind … I mean, this is the sort of thing Google said they were eliminating. Anyway … that is about to end! Yesterday I read that the ‘Ice Cream [...]
U.S. Cellular Adding Two Hot New Motorola Phones This Week!
Have you seen the recent U.S. Cellular campaign on Twitter? It is called #HelloBetter and it focuses on recent data showing how dissatisfied most people are with their carriers, and highlights how U.S. Cellular has the highest satisfaction ratings of any carrier. Unfortunately as a regional carrier, only certain folks have access to their service [...]
Droid 4 Revealed – Like a Moto Razr with a Slide-Out QWERTY Keyboard
When it comes to mobile devices I tend to be fairly platform agnostic, owning Android phones, iPod Touches (well, iPods since the original one in 2001), and both iPads and Android Tablets. But there is one place where I have clear bias (well, aside from gaming performance), and that is my preference for physical keyboards. [...]
The Motorola Droid RAZR Android Phone Review
The battle for “World’s Thinnest” presses on with the release of Motorola’s latest flagship. Resurrecting the name of a phone that became an icon, the RAZR is back, but aside from the name, it bears little resemblance to the phone-in-skinny-jeans of 2004. The new RAZR, or the XT910 as Motorola define it, is an Android [...]
Farewell, Android
(image courtesy ThinkG33k) As regular readers of Gear Diary may know, I used an original Droid for almost two years. In fact, up until a few months ago, I was totally convinced my next phone would be an Android device. But Android and I had a falling out, and I picked up an iPhone 4s [...]
To Bionic or Not to Bionic
I have been angsting over a new phone for some time now. My original Droid is barely hanging on, and I am due for an upgrade. It was disappointing that Verizon didn’t pick up the Galaxy S II along with the other carriers, but the Motorola Droid Bionic hung on the horizon. I have been [...]
Android Phone Review: Motorola Droid Pro
Given how much I love my iPad and iPod Touch, and that I have constantly had a top-end Mac laptop as well as a PC laptop for nearly two decades, many people assume I would use an iPhone. I don’t – I have used an Android phone since I got the Motorola Droid as my [...]
Yet Another Reason Why It Seems Android Users Love to Relive Their Windows Suffering
I have been an Android user since 2009, and have no intent on switching. But let’s be honest – in many ways the OS mirrors DOS and Windows. For example, on my original Droid, the split between the internal storage and SD card was absurd – I would have 14GB of memory on my SD [...]
#1 Reason the Motorola Xoom WILL Fail (But Shouldn’t)
Everyone seems to be freaking out about the recently revealed pricing for the upcoming Motorola XOOM tablet. On the surface that seems silly: the XOOM has a dual-core processor, a 1280×720 10.2 inch touch screen, two cameras (a 5MP rear camera with flash and a 2MP ‘webcam’), as well as the latest Android 3.0 operating [...]
GD Quickie: Not Even Mother Nature Can Stop the Android Army
The National Guard does not get called to handle problems on the home front, well at least not in Southeast, Pa we don’t. The overhyped ice storm we had yesterday caused some panic and the governor activated us just in case things got a little crazy. Well despite Mother Nature’s efforts we didn’t have much [...]
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