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Google Play Music on your DROID RAZR M BY MOTOROLA

December 11, 2012 : BY Motorola

You’ve spent years building up your music collection and now have thousands of tracks to choose from. Only problem is, your MP3 player either doesn’t hold them all, or restrictions are placed on uploading and downloading them at will. If this sounds familiar, and you want all your music where, when and how you decide, it’s time to visit Google Play Music. The free Android app from the Google Play Store lets you listen to your music collection anywhere you have an internet connection, and even let’s you save favorites for offline listening for those times when the signal just isn’t there. The DROID RAZR M by Motorola is the perfect replacement for your old MP3 player, and all Motorola phones running Android 2.2 and up are ready to rock as well.

All your music is stored online, so no need to worry about syncing or storage space, and music purchases from Google Play automatically appear in the app. The best part is, you can add up to 20,000 more songs from your personal music collection for free. Whether they’re on iTunes, Windows Media Player or anywhere on your hard drive, the time for getting them all organized and streaming to you anywhere has arrived. Share a free full play of the songs you purchase from Google Play with your friends on Google+. The Google Play Store also has plenty of free songs available for download, and of course millions of songs available for purchase.

Listen to you music anywhere, instantly.

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Google Now on DROID RAZR M BY MOTOROLA: What you need before you even ask

December 10, 2012 : BY Motorola

Swipe up from the bottom of your screen. Yep. That’s all. With Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean, and Google Now, that one motion gets you helpful info right away. Google Now uses contextual data from your phone and other Google services—like the time, your location, and much more—to keep you one step ahead of your day.

So, now you’ll know about the thunderstorm warning as you’re getting dressed in the morning (Read: pack your umbrella) and the accident that’s backing up the freeway (Hint: consider the train) as well as the score from last night’s game (ouch, sorry you missed it).

Having the DROID RAZR M with Google Now will make you feel like you have your own personal assistant.

Check out this video to see Google Now in action.

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Tagged as: android 4.1, google now, jelly bean, jellybean, motorola

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Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean is rolling out to DROID RAZR HD & DROID RAZR MAXX HD BY MOTOROLA

December 3, 2012 : BY Motorola

We’re pleased to announce that Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean is rolling out to DROID RAZR HD by Motorola and DROID RAZR MAXX HD by Motorola owners. The new upgrade offers a host of fantastic features that personalize your phone to deliver an incredibly smooth experience. The current upgrade will be delivered to users on a rolling basis with the availability to manually update your device coming soon.

So what enhancements can you expect to the phones that deliver stunning HD resolution and incredible battery life? Check out the list below for a few of our favorites:

Google Now – Shouldn’t your phone be able to anticipate what you’ll need throughout your day? With Google Now, you get answers before you even have to ask. Real-time notifications let you know whether you should pack an umbrella for later in the day or if you need to grab the train to avoid the accident that’s backing up I-495. Plus, you’ll receive the score of your favorite team’s game from last night. Though Google Now can’t make your morning coffee, it will provide you the convenience you want to keep you one step ahead.

Voice Search – Want a voice-search experience that doesn’t only work in TV ads? Google Voice Search on Android™ 4.1 lets you speak your questions directly into your phone. Run a quick search that will give you everything from great Italian restaurants on the Lower East Side to the next train leaving from Clark and Lake. And if you want to test Google Voice Search’s foreign language skills, go ahead. It currently supports 34 languages from around the globe.

Richer Notifications – Its always good to see a missed call or new email notification, but wouldn’t you rather just take action? With Android™ 4.1, now you can. You just received a meeting reminder and know your call is running long. No problem, you can tap once to email the team that you’ll be there in a few minutes. Missed calls can be returned with a single tap, all right from the notification shade.

To learn more about Android™ 4.1, visit our Prepare and Learn site here for more details.

Tagged as: android 4.1, droid razr hd, droid razr maxx hd, google now, jelly bean, motorola, notifications, voice search

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Motorola APPy Hour: Google Play Books

November 29, 2012 : BY Motorola

To be or not to be? That is the question. We say, why not both? Shakespeare isn’t for everyone, so if your style is more courtroom drama, romance, self-improvement, or even the latest celebrity chef effort, Google Play Books has you covered. The app is really all about giving you what you want, when and where you want it.

Choose from millions of titles on Google Play including new releases, New York Times best sellers, up-and-coming authors, and free books. Easily personalize your reading experience, pick up where you left off on your phone, tablet, or computer, and get reading today!

You can download the app onto your computer, your Motorola tablet and your Motorola smartphone to have a seamless experience wherever you go.

Forgot part of that new recipe you’ve been working on and planned to take to the dinner party tonight? No problem, just open up your Google Play Books app and you can go right to that recipe with the bookmark you placed. Didn’t quite finish that novel you stayed up until the wee hours trying to get through? Take the train into work, and finish it on your MOTOROLA ATRIX™ HD.

The Google Play store not only has millions of titles for sale, but they offer recommendations based on your reading list, and can organize titles by top sellers, genres, seasonal and weekly specials. And best of all, to get you started, there are always a bunch of free downloads right on the homepage. If you can’t make up your mind on what to buy, keep yourself reading with the top free titles, including such classics as Treasure Island, Great Expectations, Wuthering Heights, Einsteins Theory of Relativity,  and many more. With Google Play Books, you’ll never be without something to read, and with the long lasting batteries of the DROID RAZR Family of phones, you’ll be ready to take that reading mobile and get through to the last page without the dreaded black screen ruining your experience. Check out this video to see more about Google Play Books:

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Tagged as: ebooks, google play books, motorola, play store

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Google Translate on DROID RAZR M BY MOTOROLA with Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean

November 27, 2012 : BY Motorola

Translation apps were a great accomplishment when they came out, and can still be useful on occasion. Unfortunately, by the time you open the app, type in the words you want to translate, and then wait to read back the translated text to the recipient, the moment is lost.

Fortunately the fumbling and typing is no longer necessary with Google’s voice translate features that are part of the Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. Now with your DROID RAZR M BY MOTOROLA and other Motorola devices that will soon be upgraded to Jelly Bean, you can speak your sentences into your smartphone and get a translation read out loud right away. You might still get some sideways looks for not speaking the local language when you travel, but at least they should respect your technological acumen for getting what you want to say out and translated in seconds.

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Tagged as: 4g lte, android 4.1, droid razr m, google, jelly bean, motorola, translate, verizon, voice translate

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The Convenience of Google Now on DROID RAZR M BY MOTOROLA

November 19, 2012 : BY Motorola

Android™ 4.1’s new features are sure to make your life easier on the DROID RAZR M. Shouldn’t your phone be able to anticipate what you’ll need throughout the day? With Google Now, you get answers before you even have to ask. Real-time notifications let you know whether to pack an umbrella for later in the day or if it’s necessary to grab the train to avoid the accident that’s backing up I-495.

And hey, DROID RAZR M with Android™ 4.1 will even provide you the scores from last night’s game on your way into work. It can even make sure you make that vacation to Tahoe on time.

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Tagged as: android 4.1, droid razr m, google now, jelly bean, jellybean, motorola, razr, razr m

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APPy Hour – Getting ready for the holidays apps

November 15, 2012 : BY Motorola

Thanksgiving and the avalanche of Holiday activities are just around the corner, signaling a time of family get-togethers, work parties, and lots of great food, drinks and traveling. It can get pretty overwhelming if you’re not prepared, so we put together a list of apps from the Google Play store to help make you look like a seasoned pro, even if you’re not. We covered the essentials you’ll need to take care of all the main points, including a handy checklist tool, travel info for flights and hotels, recipes galore, and gift ideas and deals, and all run perfectly on  the latest Motorola smartphones. When you’re done with these apps, you can rest assured you won’t be getting a lump of coal this year.

Ultimate Checklist

Fully configurable checklist / planner pre-loaded for 52+ different occasions (and growing) with 12,000+ items. You can still edit them, add to them, copy them, move them, export them and do whatever you want. Saves you weeks of typing. Comes with all features a checklist can offer. Checkout our evergrowing list of features.

Recipe Search

Allthecooks is the #1 community for people who cook. It’s home, sweet home, for people who like cooking and sharing ideas! Follow and get followings from people all around the world!Easily scan through our 150k recipes just by saying ingredients you have and discover great recipes!

Tripadvisor Hotels and Flights

Plan and have your perfect trip with TripAdvisor. With over 75 million candid reviews and opinions by travelers, TripAdvisor makes it easy to find the best hotels, great restaurants, and fun things to do, wherever you go. Our robust flight search helps you find airfare deals, even on the go. And booking options for hotels, restaurants, and airfare are just a tap away.

Google Shopper

Google Shopper helps you find information on millions of products. Google Shopper recognizes products by cover art, barcode, voice and text search. You can find local and online prices, reviews, specifications, videos, and more to help you make the best purchasing decision. With one click you can save items to your shopping list and share with your friends.

Tagged as: apps, appy hour, holiday, motorola

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Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean and the future of Motorola software

November 9, 2012 : BY Punit Soni

UPDATE: Check out our new upgrade page featuring the latest news on Android software upgrades around the world at moto.ly/upgrade

At the new Motorola, we’re focused on making fewer, bigger bets that will redefine the mobile experience for our users.  And one of our top priorities is delivering great software upgrades. To that end, we’d like to share with you our latest developments:

DROID RAZR M BY MOTOROLA gets Android 4.1™ Jelly Bean

We’re excited to announce that DROID RAZR M is getting upgraded to Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean. Starting today, the upgrade will be rolled out to users in phases. Jelly Bean includes a number of fantastic new and improved features, including Google Now, Voice Search, and improved notifications. Check out Motorola.com/jellybean to learn more.

Looking ahead: software upgrades will be available for preview

We know it’s important for many of you to get the latest Android software upgrades onto your phones as quickly as possible. With that in mind, we’re also introducing Test Drive, a new program that will allow consumers to take our major software upgrades for a trial run and provide valuable feedback before we launch the upgrade publicly.  Starting with Android 4.2, the next iteration of Jelly Bean, we will release a preview of our software to a few hundred consumers that sign up for Test Drive.  More details on how to sign-up and participate will be announced on the blog soon.

Going forward, we are going to focus our efforts so that we can deliver consistently high quality experiences to our users.  Unfortunately that means not all phones will be getting upgrades.  If you own a device that’s not getting upgraded, we’ve created the Motorola trade up program.  The trade up program gives you $100 back on a new Motorola smartphone when you trade-in your old one–so you don’t have to miss out on Jelly Bean.  For qualifying devices and more details, check out Motorola.com/tradeup.

Clearly, there’s a lot going on at Motorola, and we have no intention of slowing down any time soon. DROID RAZR M is only the first of many devices to get Jelly Bean (the full schedule is here).   We’re a new company with a new approach, and a big part of how we’ll do business going forward is to keep our customers in the loop.  You can always reach out to us on Google+ as well as our other social media channels with questions or feedback.

Punit Soni, Product Management, Software

Tagged as: android 4.1, droid razr m, google now, jelly bean, motorola, notifications, voice search

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Field Trip App on DROID RAZR HD BY MOTOROLA: Phoenix area

November 1, 2012 : BY Motorola

In our second in a series of outings around the U.S., we deployed the Field Trip app as our guide to the cool, hidden, and unique things in the world around us. It runs in the background on your phone and when you get close to something interesting, a card pops up with locational details. No click required. If you have a wired or Bluetooth® headset connected, it will read the info to you. Check out this post with video from Google Online Courses Google+ Page

With our DROID RAZR HD BY MOTOROLA in hand, we focused strictly on historical sites and a few current artistic venues this time, relying  on Arcadia Publishing for the treasure trove of information on the early days of Phoenix and some surrounding areas. But for those of you more interested in the present, the app offers plenty of dining, shopping and fun things to do around town with the some of the other partners, including Zagat and Google Offers.

Discovering Phoenix from the 19th through 21st centuries
We headed out with a DROID RAZR HD to check on what ghosts of yesteryear were all around us, brought to our screen by the Field Trip app. The app peels back the layers of time to reveal the realities of the past. Some of the milestones we found: the first Schoolhouse with one teacher that taught every grade in 1873; the first fire-fighting apparatus in 1903; the Phoenix Railroad connecting to Tempe in 1910; their first Cotton Grading site in the 1920s; the Arizona Reptile Gardens in 1930;  the United Producers and Consumers Cooperative for distributing water around town in the 1940s; the Phoenix Art Museum built in 1959 and expanded to its’ current size; and the Eye Lounge, a modern Artist Collective that showcases up and coming talent year round.

Just as was the case in Chicago, this app is all about the art of the wander. Streets you’ve walked down before, or never knew existed, become alive in new ways. A tone and vibration alerts you when crossing another marker.  Stop, look, listen and above all enjoy your journey.

Tagged as: apps, arizona, droid razr hd, field trip, historical phoenix, history apps, motorola, phoenix, screenshots, tempe

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Motorola APPy Hour: A scary selection of Halloween apps

October 25, 2012 : BY Motorola

Trick or treat? These free Apps are definitely a treat for kids and any kids at heart. And they’re sugar-free and calorie-free, too. Compatible with most Motorola smartphones, you can find them in the Google Play Store.

Bubble Blast Halloween

Trigger an Halloween Chain Reaction. In this puzzle game you burst Halloween characters to trigger a chain reaction in order to eliminate them.

Coin Dozer Halloween

Brave the haunted house to drop coins into the graveyard for prizes and treats! Watch out for ghouls and ghosts! Try not to push the coins into the glowing side pits where monsters could be lurking. Collect jack-o-lanterns, candy, the witch’s cauldron and more for special bonuses or even more coins!

Doctor Bubble Halloween

Dr Bubble Halloween is a classic bubble shooting game in which you have to form groups of 3 or more microbes to clear the board entirely. In the challenge mode, you will be faced with increasingly difficult levels. Strategically shoot the microbes at the right spot and create the right combinations to clear any given level and move on to the next level for more bubble shooting fun.

Connect’Em Halloween

Connect’Em Halloween is a puzzle game in which you will have to strategically connect blobs together. Each blob only has a set number of connections available. So you have to make sure they all connect to each other the right way

Tagged as: appy hour, halloween apps, motorola, scary apps

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