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Dell Tablets at Bargain Prices
The Dell Venue 7 is a heck of a buy for a brand-name Android tablet, says Walt Mossberg, but if you can spare more money, you’ll get a better experience in a more expensive small tablet.
Google Makes Its Own Social Ads, With a Twist
On Twitter and Facebook, marketers can turn “native” content into ads. Google is trying the same thing — with one big difference — with Google+.
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What Might It Look Like if Siri Drove a Car? Meet Steeri. (Video)
A new parody video introduces Steeri, a humorous look at what might happen if the iPhone’s virtual assistant were given the keys to a car.
Motorola Hits Redial After Website Glitches Hang Up $349 Moto X Cyber Monday Deal
The company now says it will offer twice as many devices at the sale price, with the offer due to be made available on Wednesday at noon ET, and again next Monday.
China’s Kingsoft Raises $50 Million, Opens Palo Alto Office in Effort to Crack U.S. Market
The company offers free Microsoft Office-compatible document-editing software for PCs and mobile devices.
Motorola Taps 3D Systems to Help Make “Project Ara” Customizable Phone a Reality
A phone whose individual modules can be replaced sounds appealing, but it still needs to win support from component makers, carriers and regulators — not to mention consumers.
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Motorola: KitKat Coming to Moto X on Verizon Today, Others Soon
Google’s Motorola unit said Tuesday that the KitKat version of Android is being made available for Moto X phones running on Verizon’s network, with other carriers and countries coming soon. “Our software strategy is to build on a pure Android foundation and complement existing Google services, not compete with them,” it said in a blog post.Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside on How the $179 Moto G Can Change the Low-End Smartphone Game
Until now, most low-end smartphones had limited processing power and were running older versions of Android. But Woodside says that needn’t be the case.
Moto X Price Drops to $99 as Moto Maker Customization Comes to All Major Carriers
Hoping to capture a greater share of holiday sales, Motorola is dropping the contract price of its phone and bringing its customizing option to all four major carriers.
With 190,000 Smartwatches Sold, Pebble Boosts iPhone Support
Pebble has gone from a tiny outfit trying to deliver promised smartwatches to its Kickstarter backers to a growing 40-person company looking to cement its role as a serious player in wearable technology.
Motorola Teases Moto G Launch for November 13
Though short on details, the invitation to reporters featured a photo of a lush-looking globe, perhaps an indication of the company’s global ambitions for the device.
Android Co-Founder Rich Miner on How He Is Spending Google’s Money
The Google Ventures partner tells AllThingsD that even the deals that start out not being about mobile eventually end up being about mobile.
