HP Snaps Up 3Com, Tech Mergers Heat Up Nov 17, 2009
HP's move also comes after news earlier in the day that Motorola Inc is looking for a buyer for its unit that sells network equipment to telephone companies. Edward Hemmelgarn, president and chief investment officer at Shaker Investments, said the recent string of deals reflected an improving economy. (Datamation)
Dell to Hawk Smartphones Internationally Nov 17, 2009
Hapoalim Securities USA analyst Kevin Hunt said it was tough to see how Dell could have any advantage over established phone makers using Android, including HTC Corp, Motorola Inc and Samsung Electronics. "They could have modest success. I wouldn't see it being a big driver," Hunt said, also noting that Dell is unlikely to make much higher margins in phones than it does in computers. (Datamation)
The Pink Gadget Hall of Shame Nov 17, 2009
The other is the Motorola Droid, carried by Verizon. The iPhone came out with a cheaper 4GB model last year, and Motorola is answering back with the Verizon Droid Eris, a cheaper version of the Droid. (Slate)
Smarter candles: No match needed Nov 17, 2009
The latest hotly anticipated "app phone" -- one of those devices that can download thousands of free or cheap add-on programs, or apps -- is the Motorola Droid, which Verizon will offer on Friday. (It's $200 after $100 mail-in rebate, with contract. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Microsoft previews digital TV update Nov 17, 2009
It has already signed up companies that have pledged support for the technology, including Advanced Digital Broadcast, Concurrent Computer, MetaTV, Motorola, SeaChange International and Two Way TV.. It is also (Internet Protocol television) products with a number of telecommunications companies. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
Seven predictions for handset OEMs Nov 17, 2009
Apple, Motorola, Nokia, Palm, Samsung and others have rolled out new products. So how are these products doing. (EETimes)
Motorola To Acquire IPTV Vendor BitBand Nov 17, 2009
Motorola announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Israel's BitBand Technologies, a provider of content management and delivery systems specializing in video-on-demand for IPTV. ... BitBand will be integrated into Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility business ... Separately, Motorola is reportedly considering selling off the Home & Networks Mobility unit. (Multichannel News)
* Dell eyes China, Brazil as it enters smartphone fray Nov 15, 2009
Hapoalim Securities USA analyst Kevin Hunt said it was tough to see how Dell could have any advantage over established phone makers using Android, including HTC Corp, Motorola Inc and Samsung Electronics. They could have modest success. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Motorola Sheds Fiber-to-the-Node Product Group Nov 15, 2009
Motorola announced Tuesday that it has divested its fiber-to-the-node product family to Communications Test Design Inc., an engineering, repair and logistics company, for an undisclosed amount. The sale, effective July 2, will enable "both companies to focus on technologies that will grow their businesses and position their customers for success in the long term," Motorola said in a statement ... Motorola's telco-focused FTTN unit, located in Lowell, Mass. (Multichannel News)
Apple Closes Gap on RIM in Q3 Smartphone Sales Nov 14, 2009
"Android already demonstrates this trend: Individual manufacturers have deployed their own user interfaces such as HTC Sense, and some, like Motorola's Motoblur, go deep into the part of the operating systems that manages contact information," she said ... 5 percent, though many of the smartphones running Android, such as Droid, HTC Eris, Motorola Cliq and HTC Hero, launched only recently. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Motorola vendors upgrade production lines Nov 14, 2009
GEORGE TOWN: Motorolas local small and medium vendors are upgrading their production lines in anticipation of rising orders for their products next year ... Qdos is now involved in six early supplier involvement projects with Motorola, aimed at preparing the vendors for the next generation of telecommunication products ... We are currently involved with Motorola in 12 of its new product introduction projects to produce future generation of flexi-circuits, managing director Ooi Eng Leong said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Dell unveils first smartphone Nov 14, 2009
Most notably, U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless last week began selling the much-hyped Droid, made by Motorola, and the more modest Droid Eris, made by HTC.. 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. (CNN)
Everest mobile call effort begins Nov 14, 2009
Mr Baber is sponsored by Motorola who has provided the phone he will use to make the call and send a text message from the summit. The final push for the summit usually takes 6-8 days, weather permitting, and is due to start in late May. (Yahoo News -- Wireless Technology)
Dell debuts Android phone in China, Brazil Nov 14, 2009
The lack of technical detail suggests the initial Dell handset may not sport much differentiation in its internal design from existing Android handsets from HTC, Motorola and Samsung. Dell may be seeking to leverage its brand and supply chain to deliver a low cost point, although it also did not comment on the handset's price. (EETimes)
* LCD TV and handset shipments expected to grow Nov 14, 2009
In the contract phone business market, US giant Motorola is still playing a main role as it releases major orders to local contract makers, with its shipments expected to account for about 20 percent of total Taiwanese volume in the current quarter, it said. Meanwhile, sales of HTC Corps (Fq) Android phones in the US market would be the key indicator of Taiwanese own brand shipment volume, it said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Early Bloomer Droid Lays Claim to 25% of Android Web Traffic Nov 14, 2009
Verizon, in partnership with Google and Motorola, last Friday launched the high-end handset juiced up by Android 2 ... While it's too soon to tell if the Droid will deliver on the hype surrounding the release -- Motorola is expected to sell about 1 ... The data comes as the Android OS starts to gain traction in the marketplace on the heels of several smartphone releases, including the HTC Eris, the myTouch, HTC Hero, Samsung Moment and Motorola Cliq. (HardwareCentral)
Comcast's plans for consistent DTA experiences may have hit a snag. Customers... Nov 14, 2009
The MSO is using DTAs from Motorola, Cisco Systems, Pace and Thomson, and the devices from all four of those manufacturers function and are installed in exactly the same way, Reynolds said ... At this point, Taylor said Comcast is in the process of re-encrypting those signals, and that all the DTAs in Cisco and Motorola systems are completely compatible with the CA.. (Multichannel News)
Risk Increases With Late-Stage Patterns Nov 14, 2009
NEW YORK Motorola is in the early stages of looking into a potential sale of its $4 ... Motorola (MOT) is in the early stages of seeking buyers for the unit, whose suitors include private equity firms and other. (Investors Business Daily)
Moto's Cable Unit: Breaking Free From Mobile Phones Nov 13, 2009
Motorola is said to be shopping around its Home & Networks Mobility division, asking for (see ) ... The win-win scenario of selling Home & Networks Mobility, on the other hand, is that it would help Motorola pay down its $3 ... 9% operating margin) in the third quarter is apparently what prompted private-equity firms TPG and Silver Lake Partners to approach Motorola about buying it. (Multichannel News)
* Motorola mulls selling unit: WSJ Nov 13, 2009
Motorola mulls selling unit: WSJ ... Motorola declined to comment AP, NEW YORK AND BLOOMBERG Friday, Nov 13, 2009, Page 10 ... Motorola Inc is seeking to sell its largest division, which makes equipment for cable and wireless companies, the Wall Street Journals (WSJ) Web site reported on Wednesday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Continental AG bows out in Elma Nov 13, 2009
The 20-year-old, 200,000-square-foot plant at 611 Jamison Road was operated for years by Motorola sold it in July 2006 to Continental, a German company with U.S. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. Customers of Continental, which is Europe s second-largest auto parts maker, include , and. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Motorola may sell the last division in Valley Nov 13, 2009
Motorola may sell the last division with a Phoenix-area presence ... Motorola may sell the last division with a Phoenix-area presence ... Motorola Inc. is trying to sell the last of its divisions with a substantial headcount in the Phoenix area, according to news reports. (AZCentral -- Business)
Is Salesforce.com an Acquisition Target? Nov 13, 2009
com has been focusing its efforts for the past few years on moving up market, and it can now claim the likes of CNN, Motorola and Starbucks as customers. The trouble is that just as Salesforce. (Datamation)
Will Andoid Kill the iPhone? Nov 13, 2009
The goes on sale today on the nation's largest wireless network, along with the smaller, less expensive Droid , following the kick-off of the Motorola Cliq on T-Mobile and HTC Hero on Sprint ... "It all comes down to economics, and the only company interested in making the iPhone ubiquitous is Apple. On the other hand, you have Google, Verizon, Motorola, all these big companies together, the cumulative market value is huge," McLaughlin said. (Datamation)
* Smartphone Q3 sales grow almost 13% Nov 13, 2009
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ltd slipped to fifth place behind Motorola Inc, which is introducing a new phone using Google Incs Android system. Full-year phone shipments will be flat, the researcher said, upgrading its previous forecast of a 4 percent fall. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Multichannel Newswire Nov 13, 2009
Motorola is said to be shopping around its Home & Networks Mobility division, asking for upwards of $5 billion (seeGoodbye Moto. . (Multichannel News)
Blockbuster Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Nov 13, 2009
Announced exclusive mobile integration deal with Motorola. Entered strategic alliance with top-10 cable MSO. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
India exports 60 million mobiles Nov 13, 2009
The countrys not just a small car hub, handset manufacturers such as Nokia, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson and Motorola are shipping 60 million mobiles each year from the country to more than 60 countries mostly in Africa, South-East Asia, Middle East and South Asia ... Motorola launched the first made in India mobile in December 2005 with a price tag of Rs 1,700 ... Handset manufacturers such as Nokia, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson and Motorola are shipping 60 million mobiles each year from... (India Times)
Motorola Global Handset Sales Rebound; Q4 Rise Nov 13, 2009
3% 24,070 Motorola 13,913 4. 5% 24,634 Sony Ericsson 13,410 4. (SmartMoney)
Review: New BlackBerry Storm improves on original Nov 12, 2009
2 megapixel camera to one-up rival Apple and its popular iPhone especially as other phone makers including Motorola are incorporating cameras that leapfrog the 3 megapixels on the iPhone. The Storm2 comes with a 16-gigabyte microSD card, doubling the amount of storage space for photos, videos and music. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Newsweek: Can Apple avoid mistakes of the '90s? Nov 12, 2009
Besides, Droid has backing of Verizon, Google, and Motorola. Unlike how iPod handily dominated the MP3 market this the phone market is different. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Report: Silicon Valley firm could be possible buyer of Motorola unit Nov 12, 2009
-based Motorola (NYSE:MOT) is considering about a $4 ... The Journal reported that the sale possibility emerged after Motorola was unable to spin off its mobile phone business. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Microsoft previews digital TV update Nov 12, 2009
It has already signed up companies that have pledged support for the technology, including Advanced Digital Broadcast, Concurrent Computer, MetaTV, Motorola, SeaChange International and Two Way TV.. It is also (Internet Protocol television) products with a number of telecommunications companies. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
Report: Motorola looking at selling unit Nov 12, 2009
Motorola Inc. is seeking to sell its largest division, which includes Tempe operations, according to a report Wednesday. Motorola has a location in Tempe at 2900 S. Diablo Way ... A Motorola spokeswoman said the company would not comment on "rumor or speculation.". (AZCentral -- News)
TiVo sues EchoStar over DVR patent Nov 12, 2009
TiVo may also be experiencing competition in the DVR market from cable provider Comcast, which in early December said it planned to by the end of 2004, using Motorola set-top boxes. (). (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
Possible strike a concern for shoppers Nov 12, 2009
"I know the people. I know where everything is," the retired Motorola engineer said outside the store at 40th Street and Thunderbird Road in Phoenix. "When I can't find something, they'll come show me.". (AZCentral -- News)
Motorola's Set-Top-Box Unit: A Hard Sell Nov 12, 2009
Given the mixed track records of its set-top-box and network-equipment businesses, Motorola may be hard-pressed to find buyers for the units ... During Motorola's last attempt to sell off a big business, the company was forced to take a detour ... For years, Motorola () has been toying with the prospect of selling parts of the division that includes set-top boxes and network equipment, say people close to Schaumberg (Ill. (BusinessWeek)
Six gadget gifts under $299 Nov 12, 2009
The Droid's "iDon't / Droid does" marketing campaign has raised quite a few eyebrows because of its seemingly preposterous suggestion that Verizon's new Motorola smartphone can hold its own against Apple's iconic iPhone. But the initial reviews are in, and they've been largely positive -- some testers have even said they were pleasantly surprised with the Droid's functionality. (CNN -- Tech)
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Report: Motorola looking at selling unit - Yahoo ... Report: Motorola looking at selling unit ... NEW YORK Motorola Inc. is seeking to sell its largest division, which makes equipment for cable and wireless companies, according to a report Wednesday. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Report: Motorola may sell mobility unit Nov 12, 2009
Report: Motorola unit including Tempe facility could be sold - Phoenix Business Journal ... Report: Motorola unit including Tempe facility could be sold ... -based Motorola (NYSE:MOT) is considering about a $4. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Business briefs Nov 12, 2009
MotorolaMotorola is looking to shop its division that makes cable television set-top boxes, and is see 00004000 king about $4 ... Motorola is looking to shop its division that makes cable television set-top boxes, and is seeking about $4. (New York Post -- Business)
CPI, which is a branch of MCTV, is the best cable/internet/voip provider I've had... Nov 12, 2009
Meanwhile, buying the cheapest Motorola boxes with integrated security for customers to attach to their analog TVs would have run $7 ... According to Egan, the two cable technology incumbents -- Motorola and Cisco Systemshave no incentive to deliver low-margin adapters ... John Burke, Motorola senior vice president and general manager of digital video solutions, countered that the company will deliver on operators requirements for adapters: Certainly, we want to help our customers. (Multichannel News)
Goodbye Moto? Nov 12, 2009
Motorola Looking to Shed Set-top Unit for $4 ... Motorola is reportedly exploring a sale of its Home and Networks Mobility unit, which includes its set-top box and mobile-phone network equipment operations, and has hired investment bankers JP Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs as advisers ... According to a report in The Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the matter, Motorola is in the early stages of seeking a buyer for its Home and Networks Mobility division. (Multichannel News)
Multichannel Newswire Nov 12, 2009
Motorola is reportedly exploring a sale of its Home and Networks Mobility unit, which includes its set-top box and mobile-phone network equipment operations, and has hired investment bankers JP Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs as advisers. According to a request for comment issued Wednesday, the FCC has tentatively concluded that there are five chief barriers to broadband adoption. (Multichannel News)
Booming Gray Market Threatens Cell-Phone Industry Nov 12, 2009
"We discourage the use of phones acquired through unknown channels for a very simple reason: doing so may ultimately saddle the consumer with an incomplete experience and raise the possibility that what they are buying through gray markets is not a genuine Motorola product," Motorola () said in a statement. Apple and China Unicom didn't respond to requests for comment. (BusinessWeek)
Nokia's Mini-Tablet Smartphone N900 Ships Nov 12, 2009
The Android crew includes the Cliq and Droid from Motorola, the Hero and Eris from HTC and most recently the Moment and Behold II from Samsung, with Acer's Liquid, Dell's Mini 3iX and Sony-Ericsson's X10 in tow. LATEST NEWS. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Moto looks to sell set-top box unit: Journal Nov 12, 2009
Analysts say Motorola may be shopping the business in an effort to build up cash required to split its phone and public-safety businesses into separate companies ... Motorola, Inc. (Motorola) is engaged in providing technologies, products and services for mobile; Gregory BrownCo-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer - Broadband Mobility Solutions, Director Sanjay JhaCo-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer - Mobile Devices, Director From The Lists Your resource for... (Crain's Chicago Business)
Google makes inroads into mobile advertising Nov 12, 2009
The massive adoption of smart phones like the Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid and Palm Pre creates "an opportunity to bring new types of content to mobile users and the opportunity to serve really engaging and targeted ads to those users," said Susan Wojcicki, vice president of product management at Google. For Google, mobile is about ensuring that its huge lead in online search and advertising translates into an era in which most surfing is done over handheld computers. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
TiVo sues EchoStar over DVR patent Nov 11, 2009
TiVo may also be experiencing competition in the DVR market from cable provider Comcast, which in early December said it planned to by the end of 2004, using Motorola set-top boxes ... A panel of judges from CNET.com take a look at the Motorola Droid and the iPhone 3GS to determine which is the better touch-screen smartphone. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
Television and Digital Media Industry Leaders to Gather at Prestigious Future of Television Forum in NYC, November 18-19, 2009 Nov 11, 2009
Entertainment Products, Motorola Media Solutions Jacqueline Weiss, Co-Founder & CEO, National Datacast (PBS) Phil Wiser, Co-Founder, Chairman & President, Sezmi Pam Zucker, EVP, Marketplace Ignition, Mediavest. Event sponsors and media partners include CEA, Rovi, Cisco, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, ClipSync, NATPE, TAG Strategic, Beet. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Good opening weekend for Droid sales Nov 11, 2009
Motorola Verizon Wireless sold about half of the Motorola s Droid smartphones it stocked over the weekend, analysts estimate ... McKechnie projected that Motorola (NYSE:MOT) will sell 1 million Android-equipped devices by the end of this year and another 10 million in 2010 ... Motorola's Droid is selling for $199. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
* Google snaps up mobile ad startup for US$750 million Nov 11, 2009
With the increasing sophistication of handheld computing devices such as Apple Incs iPhone and Motorola Incs just-released Droid, millions of people are regularly connecting to their favorite Internet services when they are away from their home or office computers. The trend is opening new -opportunities for advertisers to peddle their wares. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Dell Gets Android Phone OK Amid New iPhone Buzz Nov 11, 2009
As Palm (NASDAQ: PALM) continues to nurture its own ecosystem built around its webOS software and its Pre and Pixi phones, and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) rolls out the Storm2, Motorola just issued two new Android smartphones, the Cliq and Droid. HTC is also getting lots of attention with the HTC Hero and Droid Eris. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Everest mobile call effort begins Nov 11, 2009
Mr Baber is sponsored by Motorola who has provided the phone he will use to make the call and send a text message from the summit. The final push for the summit usually takes 6-8 days, weather permitting, and is due to start in late May. (Yahoo News -- Wireless Technology)
Verizon sold 100,000 Droids over first weekend, analyst says Nov 11, 2009
Mark McKechnie an analyst at Broadpoint AmTech, put the number of Droids sold between last Friday and Sunday at about 100,000, or roughly half of the 200,000 Droid phones that Motorola had initially supplied to Verizon stores ... Roger Entner, an analyst at Nielsen Co., said in a telephone interview that selling only half the initial supply of Droids over the first three days is somewhat troubling for Verizon, and even more so for Motorola, which is staking much of its wireless phone future on... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Microsoft previews digital TV update Nov 11, 2009
It has already signed up companies that have pledged support for the technology, including Advanced Digital Broadcast, Concurrent Computer, MetaTV, Motorola, SeaChange International and Two Way TV. ... A panel of judges from CNET.com take a look at the Motorola Droid and the iPhone 3GS to determine which is the better touch-screen smartphone. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
Google buys in mobile ads Nov 10, 2009
The massive adoption of smart phones like the Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid and Palm Pre creates "an opportunity to bring new types of content to mobile users and the opportunity to serve really engaging and targeted ads to those users," said Susan Wojcicki, vice president of product management at Google. For Google, mobile is about ensuring that its huge lead in online search and advertising translates into an era in which most surfing is done over handheld computers. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
The Droid you're looking for Nov 10, 2009
The Motorola Droid, which went on sale last week for $199. 99 (after a $100 rebate), is a study in just that kind of striving. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Court Throws Out Cable-Modem Patent Claims Nov 10, 2009
The cable operators in turn requested indemnification from their suppliers, leading six manufacturers -- Cisco Systems, Motorola, Arris, Thomson, Ambit Microsystems (now called Ubee Interactive) and Netgear -- to countersue Rembrandt and seek a judgment that their products. In a statement, Comcast said, "We are pleased that the court rejected Rembrandt's claims and imposed appropriate conditions on their dismissal. We have maintained that Rembrandt's claims had no merit, and the court affirmed... (Multichannel News)
Google Buys Mobile Ad Firm for $750 Million Nov 10, 2009
Google's free Android operating system already provides the basic software that powers many of the newer phones, including the recently released Motorola Inc Droid, and which compete with Apple's popular iPhone. Privately-held AdMob makes technology for serving graphical, display ads on mobile phones and maintains a network that allows advertisers to place display ads on mobile Web sites and directly within specialized smartphone applications. (ABC News -- Wire)
Review: Motorola Cliq Smartphone Nov 9, 2009
Motorola's Android Cliq. The Cliq is the first in what promises to be an avalanche of Android handsets from Motorola over the next 12 months ... Motorola co-CEO Sanjay Jha said the company plans to release 20 smartphones by the end of 2010, most of which will be running Android. (TechWeb)
Cambridge storyteller Brother Blue remembered for compassion, inspiration Nov 9, 2009
He had such a loving heart that people got what they needed, said Kevin Brooks, 51, a storyteller and Motorola designer who said he was struggling with doctoral exams at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology when he met Hill. He inspired me and got me through those exams, Brooks said with a smile. (Boston Globe)
Cutting Edge: Gadget is netbook and e-reader Nov 9, 2009
As much as I enjoyed playing with Motorola s new Droid recently, I sure hated how it sounded. With the Droid propped on the dashboard of my wife s new Beetle, and tuned into Pandora, I felt as if I was back in the 1970s, listening to the single dashboard speaker in my dad s Datsun B-210. (Boston Globe)
Deadline looms for Kraft to make Cadbury bid Nov 9, 2009
Motorola's shares surge with unexpected profit. The turnaround effort long sought at Motorola Inc. finally could be on track ... Though sales continued to fall, the results marked Motorola's second straight quarterly profit after heavy losses and shrinking market share in the cell phone business. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
* Technology Nov 8, 2009
Motorolas new Droid is a fine example of things to come: fast, powerful, handheld PCs with a flexible Linux-based operating system ... A bit of expertise is required to install the Quake files into your phones SD card, and the game is a bit sluggish on the Google G1, though smoother, more fluid game play is possible on the newer and faster Android devices that are coming out this year (such as the Motorola Droid). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
