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Motorola’s Moto G Might Stand for “Great” Budget Phone
Willing to sacrifice 4G/LTE? Moto G, at $179, is the mid-range, contract-free phone to beat.Calling Overseas on Wi-Fi
Walt Mossberg answers a reader’s question about using Wi-Fi to make international calls.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.News Byte
Motorola Launches a Low-Priced Phone for the Holidays
Motorola launched the Moto G in the U.S. on Tuesday. A relatively low-priced smartphone that will soon run the latest version of Android (KitKat), it costs $180 for the eight gigabyte version, and $200 for the 16GB version — both off-contract.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.News Byte
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.News Byte