47 posts and columns on Xoom

Motorola: Act Now and We’ll Include the Previous Owner’s Personal Data on Your Refurbished Xoom Free!

in News on February 3 at 1:11 pm PT

Motorola sells a bunch of refurbished Xoom tablets without wiping them of their previous owners’ data.
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Xoom Gloom: Motorola Shipped Just 100,000 Tablets in Q3

in News on October 27, 2011 at 2:52 pm PT

Remember those early forecasts claiming Motorola Mobility would sell between three million and five million Xooms this year? Best forget them. Reporting third-quarter earnings Thursday afternoon, the company revealed that it had shipped — not sold — just 100,000 Xooms into the channel during the quarter. That’s significantly worse than the 440,000 units shipped in the June period, and even lousier considering Apple’s iPad sales of 11.1 million in its third quarter.

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Motorola Mobility Narrows Loss On Smartphone Sales

in Mobile on October 27, 2011 at 2:49 pm PT

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. increased sales of smartphones by 9.1 percent, helping to narrow its third-quarter loss, even as shipments of its much-touted Xoom tablet ground nearly to a halt.

At Long Last, Verizon Says It’s Ready With Xoom 4G Upgrade

in Mobile on September 28, 2011 at 1:11 pm PT

After months of delays, Verizon says it is ready to start updating Xoom tablets to run on its faster 4G LTE network, AllThingsD has learned.
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Motoogle: BOOM! The Mobile Business Just Got Completely Blown Up

in Mobile on August 15, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Things that make you go “Boom!!!”: Google’s $12.5 billion purchase of handset maker Motorola.
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Apple Sues Motorola Over Xoom Design

in News on August 10, 2011 at 7:48 am PT

Apple legal’s been busy in Europe.
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2020: Still the Year of the iPad

in Mobile on August 8, 2011 at 3:30 am PT

Competing against Apple’s iPad has been a fruitless endeavor for most who have tried, and sadly for the company’s rivals, that’s not going to change any time soon.
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Motorola Sees Tablet Sales of 1.5 Million or Less This Year

in Mobile on July 28, 2011 at 2:23 pm PT

The Android device maker expects Xoom sales to fall in the current quarter, after selling 440,000 tablets last quarter. Two more tablets and the delayed Droid Bionic phone should be out later this year.
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Motorola Mobility Swings to Loss on Various Charges, as Revenue Rises

in Mobile on July 28, 2011 at 1:20 pm PT

The cellphone unit side of Motorola swung to a loss on various charges. Excluding the charges, though, its per-share earnings were in line with the company’s April forecast.
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Samsung Is Only Tablet Maker Giving iPad 2′s Display a Run for Its Money

in Mobile on July 26, 2011 at 9:00 am PT

Analysis firm DisplayMate says that while prior Android tablets were no match for the iPad 2′s screen quality, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 offers a display largely on par with the Apple tablet.
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Android Isn’t Slowing iPad’s Rocket Ride

in Mobile, July 25, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

What’s in Android 3.2 Honeycomb Update? Some Motorola Xoom Owners Starting to Find Out.

in Mobile, July 14, 2011 at 1:03 pm PT

Motorola Chops Price on Wi-Fi Xoom Tablet Amid Tough Competition

Motorola Xoom Owners Still Waiting for That 4G Upgrade

in Mobile, July 5, 2011 at 7:00 am PT

Motorola CEO Says Phone Sales Strong in China

in Mobile, June 30, 2011 at 2:30 pm PT

Another Analyst Sees Apple Padding Its Huge Tablet Lead

in Mobile, May 13, 2011 at 12:35 pm PT

Start-Up iSwifter Brings Flash Games and More to the iPad (Video)

in Mobile, May 2, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

Motorola Mobility Posts Narrower Loss as Mobile Device Revenues Rise

in Mobile, April 28, 2011 at 1:24 pm PT

Sony Jumps on the Honeycomb Bandwagon, Plans Two Android Tablets for Fall

in Mobile, April 25, 2011 at 10:14 pm PT

Xoom Sales Estimate: At Best a Dud, at Worst a Bomb

in News, April 25, 2011 at 2:35 pm PT

First Day PlayBook Sales: Is 50,000 Too Big a Number?

in News, April 22, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

PlayBook Gets Mixed Support From Carriers

in News, April 20, 2011 at 3:29 pm PT

Acer’s Iconia Honeycomb Tablet Notable for Price Tag, if Not Features

Gloom, Doom Loom for Motorola Xoom?

in Mobile, April 6, 2011 at 10:50 am PT

Gartner: Tablet Trend to Boost IT Spending by Billions

in News, March 31, 2011 at 11:01 am PT