Motorola Xoom users will be able to stay cool this summer with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, coming to the tablet June 4.
The Xoom will be the first Verizon Wireless tablet to begin updating to the latest Android OS, bringing with it upgraded functionality like speech-to-text technology and finger-swipe notification dismissal.
Users will also be able to customize the new launch bar, according to Verizon, as well as create folders to access frequently used apps on the homepage.
The update will include promised performance improvements to email, messaging and data, as well as device features like improved stability and imaging capabilities.
According to Verizon, customers can expect ICS upgrades to various handsets in the coming months, including HTC's ThunderBolt, Rhyme and Rezound, Motorola's Droid Bionic, Razr and Xyboard, Samsung Galaxy Tabs and the Spectrum and Lucid by LG.
Last weekend, Motorola released a teaser video that showed off ICS on the Droid Razr.
The Asus Transformer Prime became the first tablet to officially run Android 4.0 when it earned an upgrade early this year. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus was the first smartphone to be released with the upgraded OS in the U.S.
T-Mobile, meanwhile, tweeted today that the Samsung Galaxy S II will be getting the Ice Cream Sandwich treatment starting June 11.
For more, see Which Phones Have Android 4.0 'Ice Cream Sandwich' Now? Also see PCMag's review of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the slideshow below, as well as our review of the Motorola Xoom.
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Motorola’s smart watch gets social with improvements - Gigaom.com
I like Motorola’s approach to this class of device because while I’ve seen and tested a number of wearable connected devices, few have delivered either a positive experience, wide range of useful features, or both. Instead of putting out a half-baked product, Motorola designed and marketed the MotoActv to fitness enthusiasts from the beginning and recently added golf functions while a few smart watch functions went along for the ride. And even those — notifications for email, text messages and caller ID — were first limited to Motorola-branded phones.
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Eventually, the smart watch features were extended to all Android phones, not just those made by Motorola. The company also fixed initial battery issues and at that point, I bought myself a MotoActv for my daily running: The integrated GPS provides route, elevation, pace and time. Once I realized the accelerometer could track steps, I ended up wearing the MotoActv every day, and I still do. But I haven’t been using the phone notification feature. Now that the updated device includes support for Facebook and Twitter, I may enable that feature.
I’ll also be taking full advantage of the more detailed golf tracking included in this software update. Ironically, I just played 9 holes with the watch yesterday, using it to track every shot on the course (and there were quite a few of them!). Here’s an example of the data tracking:
But I had commented to a fellow golfer during the round that I wish the MotoActv didn’t treat all putts the same: It only captures how many putts used on each hole. Lo and behold, just a day later, the new software update allows putt tracking for short, medium and long putts, making the data capture even more useful.
Interesting to me is how Motorola still isn’t positioning the MotoActv as a smart watch, although I think most would consider it one if they knew the capabilities. Then again, many people haven’t yet heard of smart watches. It’s a clever move to instead market the device as a known item — a fitness tracker — and then keep adding smartphone-assisted functions and other improvements. Motorola’s MotoActv may be the best smart watch to date; just don’t call it a smart watch!
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Motorola Solutions Bearish Moving Average Crossover Alert (MSI) - Financial News Network Online
Today, shares of Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) have crossed bearishly below their 10-day moving average of $47.98 on a volume of 580K shares. This may provide short-term investors a chance for a short position, as such a crossover often suggests lower prices in the near term.
There is potential upside of 13.1% for shares of Motorola Solutions based on a current price of $47.23 and an average consensus analyst price target of $53.44. The stock should hit resistance at its 50-day moving average (MA) of $49.56, as well as support at its 200-day MA of $46.64.
In the past 52 weeks, shares of Motorola Solutions have traded between a low of $38.36 and a high of $52.78 and are now at $47.23, which is 23% above that low price. In the last five trading sessions, the 50-day moving average (MA) has fallen 0.3% while the 200-day MA has risen 0.3%.
Motorola Solutions, Inc. manufactures two-way radios and accessories, mobile computers, wireless network infrastructure, private radio systems, bar code scanning and radio frequency identification equipment, and public safety broadband equipment.
Smartphones get tough with the Motorola Defy Mini and Sony Xperia Go - Silicon Republic
Smartphones get tough with the Motorola Defy Mini and Sony Xperia Go
The Motorola Defy Mini
The pocket-sized device that goes everywhere with us is now seeing new models that are tougher and more durable, so your smartphone can stand up to just about anything.
The latest smartphone from Motorola Mobility claims to have style, strength and brains, too, plus it sports a reasonable price tag.
The Android Gingerbread-powered Motorola Defy Mini is ‘life-proof’, which means it’s dust-proof and water-resistant, and the 3.2-inch display is made from scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass. Compact in size (109 x 58.5 x 12.6 mm) but big on power, the handset comes with a large-capacity 1650 mAh battery that offers up to 10 hours of talk time.
Other features included a 600MHz processor, 3MP camera, front-facing VGA camera, pre-loaded social networking apps, GPS navigation and MotoSwitch technology, which means the device can learn which songs you love, who you talk to most and which apps you most frequently use and makes these things readily available to you.
Though it’s lower on specs than more high-end models, this handy little number could be ideal for those of us who aren’t so delicate with our devices. Available in Ireland from today, you can pick up a Motorola Defy Mini from Vodafone Ireland starting at €129.99 on pay as you go or from free on bill pay.
But wait, there’s more
Motorola Mobility isn’t the only smartphone manufacturer tapping into the smart but durable market and Sony will follow suit later this year with the Xperia Go. This 3.5-inch display smartphone has received the highest rating for dust and water resistance (IP67) and can withstand immersion between 15cm and 1m for up to 30 minutes.
More powerful than the Defy Mini, the Xperia Go will feature a 1GHz dual-core processor, plus a 5MP camera, but, chances are, these extras will come in the form of a higher price.
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