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Tablets Flying Fast and Furious at CES

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 5, 2011 at 5:00 pm PT

This year’s Consumer Electronics Show figured to be the year of the tablet, and so far it hasn’t disappointed. Motorola, Samsung and LG all announced new slates on Thursday, adding to a growing list of aspiring iPad rivals.

In Mobile Gymnastics, the Motorola Backflip Scores a 6

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on March 9, 2010 at 2:47 pm PT

The Motorola Backflip smart phone has a unique design: Its QWERTY keyboard is on the back of the device, so the screen appears to be doing a “back flip” when it opens up for use.

The Android Invasion Continues: Motorola Debuts the Backflip

John Paczkowski in Social on January 7, 2010 at 5:30 am PT

Motorola has added another superphone to its Android portfolio, the Backflip. Unveiled at a press event at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the device is similar to Verizon’s Droid in that it features both a touchscreen and keypad, but with one interesting twist: A reverse “qwerty” flip keypad that folds out from behind the display.

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Motorola: Can It Sell One Million Droids This Quarter?

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on November 30, 2009 at 3:50 pm PT

So, just how many Droid smartphones can Motorola sell in the December quarter? RBC Capital analyst Mark Sue asserted in a research note dated Sunday that he thinks the company has already sold 700,000 to 800,000 Droids, which should make it possible for the company to hit his estimate of 1 million Droids for the quarter.

The CLIQ, Storm2 Join Long Parade of iPhone Threats

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on October 14, 2009 at 6:02 pm PT

Motorola’s CLIQ and RIM’s Storm2 are among the many interesting challengers to the iPhone.

HTC’s Hero May Be Your Scene

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on September 30, 2009 at 6:02 pm PT

Walt Mossberg reviews the new Android-model phone, recommended for Sprint customers and others looking for something powerful and different.

MOTOBLUNDR?

John Paczkowski in Social on September 29, 2009 at 2:42 pm PT

The Cliq, Motorola’s first phone based on Google’s Android operating system, is headed to market and will arrive there Nov. 2. Sales to existing customers will begin Oct. 19 and open to the general public Nov. 4. T-Mobile USA has priced the handset at $199 with a two-year contract, which seems a bit dear considering you can get a 16GB iPhone 3GS for the same price.

Insert Lame "New Moto Phone CLIQs With Investors" Pun Here

John Paczkowski in Social on September 11, 2009 at 10:32 am PT

Motorola is getting a bit of long lost love from Wall Street today, now that it has unveiled the CLIQ–the Android-powered handset with which it hopes to regain market share in the intensely competitive cellphone business. Shares in the company spiked more than seven percent after the CLIQ announcement Thursday, and today they’re up well over six percent.

Insert Lame “New Moto Phone CLIQs With Investors” Pun Here

John Paczkowski in Social on September 11, 2009 at 10:32 am PT

Motorola is getting a bit of long lost love from Wall Street today, now that it has unveiled the CLIQ–the Android-powered handset with which it hopes to regain market share in the intensely competitive cellphone business. Shares in the company spiked more than seven percent after the CLIQ announcement Thursday, and today they’re up well over six percent.