2011

Features

Tweet your way to winning a white DROID RAZR

December 20, 2011 : BY Motorola

UPDATE: Here’s the winner of our giveaway, Hines Buchanan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are you dreaming of a white DROID RAZR by Motorola for Christmas? Make your dreams a reality, with two different ways to win:

  1. If you’re in Los Angeles today, put your clue-deciphering skills to the test in the Cee Lo Green scavenger hunt. Follow @CeeLoGreen on Twitter and wait for clues to where Cee Lo has hidden a white DROID RAZR. The first three people to find a device will win — simple as that!
  2. Whether they’ve been naughty or nice, wish your followers a #WhiteRazrXmas starting at 5pm EST today through December 25 for your chance to win a white DROID RAZR. Six will win, so be sure to spread that holiday cheer! Follow us on Twitter for full details.

For more information, check out the Motorola Media Center. Good luck and happy holidays!

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Software & Apps

Download some holiday cheer

December 20, 2011 : BY Motorola

How do you like to spend your holidays at home? Whether you prefer whipping up batches of colorful cookies, settling in for a movie marathon or cozying up with a book, there are apps to suit your home-for-the-holidays tastes.

Check out some of our favorites:

Recipe Search

A quick and simple way to find recipes for the ingredients you have on hand or want to use. Or, browse the categories to discover more than 70,000 recipes.

 

iHeartRadio

Listen to more than 800 of the nation’s most popular live broadcast radio stations from 150 U.S. cities or create your own Custom Stations with the New iHeartRadio.

 

Kindle for Android

Get access to more than a million books, right at your fingertips. Whatever you like to read (books, magazines, newspapers), you can read it with the Kindle app — no Kindle device required.

 

101-in-1 Games

Enjoy 117 games in a single app! Puzzle games, arcade action, racing, sports, cooking, shooting, sudoku and many more.

 

 

SportCaster

Get real-time play-by-play and commentary from top sports writers, analysts and bloggers, combined with scores and stats for a unique sports experience.

 

‘Tis the season for Christmas apps galore in the Android Market:

Talking Santa

Talk to Santa and he’ll repeat your words! Be nice by offering up some milk and cookies, or be naughty by sending a giant snowball his way. You can also create and share customized Talking Santa Christmas cards by MMS, email, Facebook or YouTube!

 

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

One of the top-selling children’s books of all time, now available for your Android device, including professional narration, background audio and enlarged artwork.

 

Christmas Time Live Wallpaper

Enjoy live effects such as gently falling snow and holiday music. Decorate and light the tree, make a fire or tilt your phone for amazing accelerometer effects.

 

Want more fun apps? Visit the Android Market and check out more recommended apps on Motorola.com.

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Features

Happy Hanukkah from Motorola

December 20, 2011 : BY Motorola

We wish everyone a happy and safe Hanukkah.

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Video Solutions

The Motorola Media Engagement Barometer

December 19, 2011 : BY Motorola

How do we interact with our digital content? The Motorola Media Engagement Barometer answers that question and then some.

Check out the graphic and excerpts below from our Motorola Connected Home Blog for all the details on this study.

Here are some of the findings:

  • Americans are spending 21 hours per week in front of the TV. This is 6 hours more than the global average of 15 hours per week
  • Globally and in the U.S., there is strong interest in Social TV, a service that blends TV viewing and social media together for consumers. In fact, interest grew by more than 1.5 times — to 64 percent from 32 percent last year
  • With increased TV viewing on smartphones and tablets (69% globally, 23% in US), consumers have indicated that they want greater flexibility from their content
  • Converging home devices and home automation are a big interest with nearly a third of the global and US-based respondents saying they would like a Connected Home

You can put in your two cents in the poll on our Motorola Facebook page.

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Products

Get MOTOACTV- Even In Winter !

December 16, 2011 : BY Motorola

Working out or getting a face wash? In the winter, it can be hard to decide which you’d rather do (especially with that Holiday to-do list constantly getting longer).

Three specific MOTOACTV features can help you feel the brrr…n, even when it’s cold.

  1. Smart Music Player- MOTOACTV learns which songs motivate you best and creates a high-performance playlist to move you toward personal bests, whether that’s holiday jingles or the latest fist-pumping beat.
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2. Audio Coach- You think it’s cold? How do you think Santa feels right now? Ok, maybe it doesn’t say that, but the audio coach helps keep you moving on your walk, run or ride with updates on your pace, split times and more, to make sure you’re not leaving anything out there on the field.

3. MOTOACTV Training Portal- Most importantly, this feature is utilized indoors. You can plan your workouts, create long-term goals and analyze your performance right online. Workout data is automatically uploaded to the site wirelessly from your device, so you can chart your progress effortlessly while sippin’ on hot cocoa.

Play the MOTOACTV game on our Facebook page and you could land yourself a free device if you’re one of the winners.

Don’t get left out in the cold this holiday season, be MOTOACTV.

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Products

Twas the day of white DROID RAZR

December 16, 2011 : BY Motorola

UPDATE: To get the latest information on MotoCast, please visit the support page.

‘Twas the day of white DROID RAZR — yes, you heard right
DROID RAZR by Motorola is now available in white

Still sporting the specs that you love the most
Impossibly thin, with SMARTACTIONS to boast

Stream with MotoCast all your favorite tunes
From hip-hop to country and even the blues

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With 4G LTE speeds, you’ll be decking the halls
And skating through apps and the web — go on, you won’t fall!

So check your list and check it twice
Because everyone wants this awesome device

Fill their stocking, a box, or even your bag
You can’t go wrong with this white piece of swag

Available online at Motorola.com and at Verizon Wireless.

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Features, Products

Yesterday evening, we partnered with Bloomingdale’s Chicago to host a fantastic event for some of Chicagoland’s most interesting digital movers and shakers. These ladies spent the night getting to know some of the women who work at Motorola and spending quality, hands-on time with our latest and greatest devices.

[Check out pictures from the event]

A high-tech fashion show rounded out the evening, incorporating gadgets like Motorola PHOTON™ 4G, DROID RAZR and our DROID XYBOARD tablets.

A big thanks to everyone who came out and shared their Wednesday night with us!

Blagica Bottigliero
Global Director of Social Media

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Features

Motorola’s Jim Wicks on being a designer

December 14, 2011 : BY Motorola

In this 6th video in the series, Motorola’s design lead Jim Wicks shares his views on what it means to be a designer and offers some pearls of wisdom for the next generation of consumer experience designers.

In case you missed them, all the other videos in the series will play consecutively below or can be viewed here

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Products, Software & Apps

Software update: DROID Bionic by Motorola

December 13, 2011 : BY Motorola

DROID Bionic users, we have exciting news to report!

We promised an update was coming, and we are happy to announce it is already rolling out. Based on your feedback, we circled back with our product teams and made some significant improvements including:

  • increased data connection stability
  • reduced camera shutter response time
  • increased overall phone stability
  • … and more!

You can look forward to receiving your device updates in the next few days.

Full details below!

 

 

 

Full details:

The software update (Version 5.5.893.XT875.Verizon.en.US) includes numerous fixes and enhancements. For more information on Motorola updates and product support, visit us at www.motorola.com/mydroidbionic

Data

  • Increased stability of data connection
  • Improved transition between Wi-Fi to 4G to reduce lock ups
  • Increased the number of devices supported by mobile hotspot to 8
  • “Data Roaming” pop-up message will now display once when roaming in CDMA internationally

4G LTE SIM Card

  • Improved activation speed of a new SIM card.
  • Improved ability, after changing SIM cards, to successfully log into social networking accounts and receive over the air software upgrades.

Headsets and Bluetooth®

  • Eliminated the high pitched tone sometimes heard when using a wired headset
  • Media played on device can now be heard while using a Bluetooth® headset

Phone Stability

  • Reduced occurrence of random power cycles, including automatic power ups after power downs
  • Improved phone stability when connected to a Bluetooth® headset or HDMI cable
  • Corrected errors that required battery removal to recover from a frozen screen

Camera

  • Improved the camera’s auto focus capabilities to reduce the shutter response time and enhance the quality of captured imagery

Lapdock

  • Improved performance and stability of webtop experience when using a Lapdock
  • Reduced instances where display would turn off during use
  • Reduced frequency of the “Low Memory” warning message

Media

  • Ringtones purchased from the Verizon media store can now be saved to the device

Phone calls

  • Lowered volume on the “Low Battery” alert tone while user is on a call

Apps and Widgets

  • Fixed errors to ensure contacts widget places calls to the appropriate contacts
  •  Improved reliability of Messaging app to display the latest contact information
  • Apps can now be launched from the recent app group
  • Corrected issue that removed shortcut to an app after it had been moved to the SD card.

Additional Information

There is no charge for this upgrade other than the usual data connection charges. Subject to change
without notice. If you have difficulty with this upgrade, visit us at www.motorola.com/mydroidbionic
Certain features, services and applications are network dependent and may not be available in all areas; additional terms, conditions and/or charges may apply. Specific functionality and features with each software version of Android may vary. Contact your service provider for details.
MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC. The Bluetooth trademarks are owned by their proprietor and used under license. Google is a trademark of Google, Inc. All other product and service names are the property of their respective owners. ©2011 Motorola Mobility Inc. All rights reserved. DROID is a trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd. and its related companies. Used under license.

 

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Features, Products

UPDATE: To get the latest information on MotoCast, please visit the support page.

Last month, we resurrected a legend when we launched DROID RAZR. Although definitely reminiscent of the original, the new DROID RAZR isn’t afraid to break new ground either.  Not only is it the thinnest 4G LTE smartphone in the world, it’s also “Business Ready,” delivering some of the most innovative mobile technology and helping build the office of the future.

For many of us, there’s little (if any) separation between our work and personal lives. It’s rare for our work days to begin and end in an office. We check email while grocery shopping, take conference calls from the airport, hold video conferences from remote locations, and review tomorrow’s schedule before heading to bed.

Motorola Mobility spotted this trend years ago, and we’ve invested a lot of time and resources to make all of our devices Business Ready to meet the increased demand for one device that does it all while also ensuring that personal and corporate date stay safe and secure.

Every Motorola product bearing the Business Ready mark means one thing: your device is ready for work. Right out of the box, these devices will easily connect with your office productivity tools, work with your corporate network and uphold your IT department’s stringent security policies.

Motorola gets down to Business

Earlier this year we established an Enterprise Business Unit to focus solely on developing Business Ready products and solutions that enable companies to empower their workers and provide greater flexibility to individuals.

For those who remember our first Business Ready device, DROID PRO, you know it offered a number of security and productivity features. We’ve come a long way since then. Today, every Business Ready device has those standard security features you’ve come to expect — such as password protection and remote wipe capabilities — but now they’re even more secure, more intuitive and more powerful.

DROID RAZR is a great example of how committed we are to rapidly evolving our Business Ready devices. You can now edit Word and Excel documents, take a video conference call from the road, access remote files using MotoCast™, and unlock the webtop app to browse the Web using a full Firefox browser on a Lapdock or HDTV. It even offers U.S. Government-grade security for email, calendar and contacts data. Basically, it’s a smartphone that can handle everything life throws at you.

We need devices that can do more and more while maintaining an environment that keeps personal and corporate date safe and secure. Our Business Ready products meet the challenge. And I promise we’ll never stop innovating and creating new solutions that “M-Power” your life.

Corporate Vice President and General Manager
Enterprise
Mobile Devices

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