Ina Fried in Mobile on January 10 at 4:05 pm PT
The Android phone maker says to expect a slowdown in the rapid-fire release of new models as it looks to concentrate its marketing behind several key products.
Shayndi Raice, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 3, 2011 at 10:49 am PT
AT&T Inc. is cozying up to Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. as the carrier seeks to bulk up its smartphone portfolio running on Google Inc.’s Android operating system in the wake of losing its exclusive hold on Apple Inc.’s iPhone. To attract new customers, AT&T Mobility Chief Executive Ralph de la Vega said the forthcoming Motorola Atrix 4G will be the carrier’s leading device in its portfolio
Emily Steel and Yukari Iwatani Kane, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 27, 2010 at 5:15 am PT
Mobile-phone companies are experimenting with a new way to steal their rivals’ customers: the mobile insult to the device in hand.
Their new tactic involves mobile ads that appear when a person using a competitor’s phone or network launches an application or browses the Web on their phone. The basic message: Oh, you could do better than that thing.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 7, 2010 at 2:42 pm PT
At
D: Dive Into Mobile today, AT&T’s Glenn Lurie underwent intense scrutiny by Walt Mossberg on the state of AT&T’s wireless network and the ability to make calls.
But Lurie’s strongest opinions were reserved for when it came time to talk about the company’s iPhone exclusivity, which by many reports is coming to an end in the new year.
Ina Fried in Mobile on December 2, 2010 at 12:02 pm PT
Arguably no company gained as much from Verizon’s lack of an iPhone than Motorola. But with a Verizon iPhone appearing imminent, it’s also true that it is one of the companies most at risk.
John Paczkowski in News on November 6, 2009 at 5:15 am PT
Droid, Motorola’s most anticipated cellphone since the launch of the Razr in 2004, arrived at market today, to a warm reception by most accounts. Some 2,000 Verizon Wireless stores opened early this morning, many to lines–though admittedly, the lines are far shorter than those that accompanied the launch of certain rival devices.
John Paczkowski in News on August 27, 2009 at 9:20 am PT
When Motorola announces its new Android handsets at a scheduled Sept. 10 event in San Francisco, AT&T isn’t likely to be among their carriers. Sources close to the company tell MKM Partners analyst Tero Kuittinen that AT&T balked at Motorola’s Sawgrass and Heron handsets, allegedly because of their dated display technology.
John Paczkowski in News on August 27, 2009 at 9:20 am PT
When Motorola announces its new Android handsets at a scheduled Sept. 10 event in San Francisco, AT&T isn’t likely to be among their carriers. Sources close to the company tell MKM Partners analyst Tero Kuittinen that AT&T balked at Motorola’s Sawgrass and Heron handsets, allegedly because of their dated display technology.
John Paczkowski in News on June 23, 2009 at 12:04 pm PT
Is Google’s Android OS a panacea for the decrepitude and irrelevance that are now the hallmark of Motorola’s handset division? The company is betting that it is. “People familiar with the matter” tell The Wall Street Journal that Verizon and T-Mobile USA both plan to offer Motorola handsets running the OS by the end of the year.
