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Three Motorola MING Smartphones with Android Power and China-Specific Features

by lyn_l on 31/08/10 at 6:59 am

Motorola expanded its iconic MING product line with the introduction of three new Android smartphones that are especially designed for China. These phones offer a fantastic Android touchscreen experience along with modern MING design and features. These new smartphones include the MT810 for China Mobile’s TD-SCDMA network, the A1680 for China Unicom’s WCDMA network, and the XT806 for China Telecom’s CDMA-200. Since they are the latest additions to the Motorola MING, these models are also equipped with unique design like superb Chinese handwriting support as well as intuitive and useful PDA functions.

The MT80 comes with a distinctive dual-touch system and its 3.2-inch display offers a resistive touchscreen that’s ideal for both finger and stylus input. The screen’s transparent cover is a second capacitive touchscreen delivering full finger touch functionality. It is capable of taking 720×480 video capture, 720p HD video playback, as well as powerful audio-video functionality. The XT806, on the other hand, is Internet-connected and is built on Android 2.1. It also has 3.2-inch screen with truly sharp 300dpi display, great GPS navigation services, and 720p HD video capture and playback.

Moreover, the A1680 combines Android and a design that shows the classic yet trendy elegant MING heritage. Its 3.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen delivers a crystal clear display and remarkable touch capabilities. This unit is equipped with intelligent handwriting recognition software and a sixth-generation SoftStylus handwriting system that captures your personal penmanship style easily. If you’re interested in purchasing one of these units, check out the price and availability of Motorola MING at Amazon.

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CHARM – Motorola’s Baby With Android 2.1 and MOTOBLUR Enhancements

by lyn_l on 07/07/10 at 6:33 am

True to its commitment to providing its customers with an increased customizable user experience, Motorola has announced its newest masterpiece – Motorola CHARM. This is a touch screen smartphone loaded with a social networking punch with its MOTOBLUR enhancements, Android 2.1, compact design, and a BACKTRACK feature making screen navigation more intuitive. Its pocketable design makes messaging a breeze with the perfect blend of QWERTY keyboard and touch screen. The unit’s BACKTRACK navigation pad, which looks like a laptop touch panel allows clear view of text messages, the Web, news feeds, and e-mails.

Motorola CHARM is the first in the U.S. to offer an improved version of MOTOBLUR built on Android 2.1, which actually syncs photos, messages, posts, contact, and many others in manageable streams from various sources including Gmail, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, as well as in personal and work e-mails. With the CHARM, customization is always possible. In fact, users can resize and move pre-loaded home screen widgets so you can personalize up to seven home screen panels for a more custom experience. Also, users now have a way to control their phone’s battery consumption by choosing various power modes to conserve battery.

The Motorola CHARM also comes with Moto Phone Portal which allows users to access and manage their phone’s data from just about any browser via Wi-Fi connection or a USB. This means that you are free to edit content or view important information even when you’re at home or on a travel. The CHARM will be available in the U.S. market this summer. For the meantime, you can check out other mobile phones from the same company like the Motorola QWERTY at Amazon.

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MOTOROLA ES400 – Your Enterprise Digital Assistant

by lyn_l on 21/06/10 at 6:45 am

We’re now living in an era when important information is disseminated across several gadgets. So if you want to be ‘in’, get yourself a Motorola ES400. This is a state-of-the-art mobile Enterprise Digital Assistant (EDA) that enables mobile managers and their workforce to be not just informed but also accurately empowered by providing them with the necessary tools as well as access to important enterprise-class applications needed to get the job done well no matter where they are. Instead of giving information to your workforce, why not supply them with the things they need to be able to take action especially in front of your customers.

Through the Motorola ES400, your mobile workers will be able to take videos, photos, documents, and barcodes right away so they will never miss an important scene. Best is, it enables you to get real-time access to crucial backend systems as well as the ability to interact with various applications that offer the most up to date information and allows updates. It also comes with 600MHz processor and a micro-SD card slot supporting up to 32GB of extra memory.

The ES400 also takes pride in being equipped with an industry first dual 3.5G broadband WAN that connects both to CDMA and GSM networks. You can also enjoy a customizable user interface that can be tailored for the enterprise. With this, you can put the functions and applications you need just exactly right at your fingertips. This means easier and faster access to the things that are really necessary. Check this out along with other products like Motorola Windows mobile at Amazon.

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Motorola H17txt with MotoSpeak Headset: On-the-Road to Safety Using Text-To-Speech Technology

by twinks on 09/04/10 at 6:12 am

Imagine the large number of road accidents that happen every year and using the mobile phone while driving contributes to that. That’s why Bluetooth technology is popularly known nowadays to reduce or somehow avoid hands-on usage on mobile phones while driving on the thoroughfare. When it comes to Bluetooth technology, one company makes it name for being the leader in producing Bluetooth headsets, Motorola. This time, a new product called the H17txt with MotoSpeak will definitely advance the power of Bluetooth connectivity and promote responsible driving.

The Motorola H17txt with MotoSpeak headset works by converting the text message to voice message so there’s no need to check your mobile phone and read it. Simply download the text-speech application on your mobile device and pair it with the MotoSpeak headset and then comes notable features in your own expediency. These include auto-response message that gives you the option of either sending an automated text message when someone is calling and notifying them that you are driving and will just call back or selecting your personalized message. Additionally, aside from hearing the text message every time the MotoSpeak is activated, you will be informed of who in your phonebook is trying to text you. The H17txt with MotoSpeak can even translate 150 acronyms so you’ll always get the idea when hearing the text messages. You can also enjoy listening to music, streaming media, videos, and games without the need to use your hands and keep your attention off the road.

You can purchase the Motorola H17txt with MotoSpeak headset at Verizon Wireless Communications stores or online. Might as well check out a Motorola H17 here.

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Keep Updated and Keep In Touch with New Motorola Devour

by twinks on 08/02/10 at 6:20 am

It’s good to know that Decepticon’s Frenzy wasn’t the outcome when Motorola decided to merge their latest MOTOBLUR -enabled mobile phone with Android 1.6. The new phone is the Motorola Devour and although it sounds predatory and has a name that Megatron would give one of his henchmen, Devour is actually loaded with social networking friendly features and applications. The Devour comes with Motorola’s MOTOBLUR, a special social networking version of Google’s Android. One of Motoblur’s handy features is the Happenings, Status and Messaging widget on the homes screen. The widget frequently monitors and keeps you updated on what’s the latest on your favorite social networks like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter without having to open a separate application. Motoblur also supports phonebook and social network synchronization, and photo sharing. Another great feature of Motoblur is the centralization of your different messages into one common inbox. With this “universal inbox” feature, you can read and reply to all your messages with relative ease whether it’s an email, SMS or a social networking site message or update. To protect your phone and privacy, this phone comes with an online back-up and GPS for tracking and remotely wiping the phone “clean”.

The new Motorola Devour is an extruded aluminum design slider phone which sports a 320 x 480 pixels 3.1-inch touch screen. Asides from the touch screen display, Devour features a QWERTY keyboard and a touch receptive navigation pad to navigate the phone. Additionally, the phone is 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enabled, and comes with an 8GB pre-installed memory card.

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