Motorola ROKR EM35 Debuts, Nokia Unveils N97 and More
Added on 2008-12-03 04:55:00
by Tanya Palta
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 Motorola ROKR EM35 unveiled, Nokia unleashes a whole slew of products including Nokia N97, new Nokia Messaging services and more. Here is today’s mobile round up.
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Motorola releases new handsets, iPhone firmware 2.0.1 released, and more...
Added on 2008-08-05 13:37:00
by Marianne Schultz
 Here's a summary of today's top cell phone news items, starting with big news from Motorola and its announcement of three model additions to its ROKR line and Apple's release of 2.0.1 firmware for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Additionally, the Blackberry Bold will appear in Chile first, Samsung launches the a237 on AT&T, and there's an interesting concept called the Plica to check out...
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| Tags: motorola, apple, iphone, 3G, at&t, plica, iphone 3G, blackberry, bold, samsung, rokr, em25, em28, em30, 2.0.1, a237 |
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CES 2008: Conclusions
Added on 2008-01-14 08:01:00
by Mark Brezinski
 So we're all back from CES, and we can definitively say it wasn't the best show for cell phones. We knew it wouldn't be CIAA, but the sheer dearth of anything interesting was a bit surprising. We made video previews for a few interesting handsets: Sony Ericcson's w760 and w350, Motorola's Z10 and ROKR E8, and Samsung's Serenata. We've written First Impression reviews on three of these: ROKR E8, Serenata, Z10. We'll be posting a First Impression review on the w760 soon as well.
Cell phones were certainly much bigger players at CES in the past. Why was there such a poor showing this year? Honestly, we think niche-oriented shows, such as CTIA or 3GSM, are the reason. With a huge show like CES that covers so many different fields of electronics, it's easy for smaller, more finesse-oriented gadgets to get lost in the shadows of the 150" plasma TVs and the giant trucks that are 65% speakers. CES seems to be more about flashy hardware than great software; it's hard for a tiny brick with a 2-3" screen to pull many eyes away from the grandeur of the rest of the show. We think the fear of being lost in the shuffle is causing cell phone manufacturers to stay away from general electronics shows, concentrating instead on niche shows like CTIA. When you only have other phones to compete against and all the press is there specifically for cell phones, your handset has a much better chance of getting noticed.
We'll be at the next CTIA, checking out all the phones that were too skittish to show up at CES.
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| Tags: CES, Motorola, Sony, Ericcson, Samsung, w760, w350, Serenata, ROKR, E8, Z10 |
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Motorola announces ROKR E8 and Z10
Added on 2008-01-07 12:22:00
by Mark Brezinski
 Motorola has announced two new handsets: the ROKR E8 and the Z10. The ROKR E8 is a candybar with an touch keypad. The E8 boasts a different sort of haptic feedback than the usual vibration pulse, and should feel like hitting an actual button. It will feature a 2-Megapixel camera, but Motorola doesn't have the best track record with quality photo. You shouldn't run into memory issues, however, as the 2GB on-board memory can be augmented with a MicroSD card. The Z10 is a sequel to the Z8, and is essentially the same handset barring a few upgrades. You'll be able to edit video with the phone, which is an incredibly rare feature on a mobile phone. The Z10 has a 3.2-Megapixel camera and also accepts MicroSD cards.
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ROKR E8 Hands On by BGR
Added on 2007-11-19 11:07:00
by Tanya Palta
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Motorola ROKR U9 Spotted
Added on 2007-09-06 05:02:00
by Tanya Palta
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MOTOROKR T505 Bluetooth music system
Added on 2007-07-27 10:14:00
by Randall Bennett
 A first glance might illict a confused look or two, but Motorola's MOTOROKR T505's specs will clear up the confusion over a Bluetooth speakerphone and wireless music system. Rather than a simple speakerphone over Bluetooth headset profile, this oval shaped wonder can take advantage of A2DP for some higher quality music streaming, and then stream that back out over RF to a car stereo. Sounds like signal interference madness to us, but if Moto's got it figured out, the device might become a must-own for car driving A2DP-ers out there.
[Via Gizmodo]
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ROKR U9: Two Moto phones no one likes have a kid
Added on 2007-07-12 15:57:00
by Randall Bennett
 Here's a bit of fun, two phones Americans didn't really love, the PEBL and ROKR, and combined them for one new edition: the ROKR U9. While the bigger-than-RAZR clamshell didn't have enough to appeal to RAZR crazy Americans, the newest iteration looks like it'll be unique. Phone Scoop says the ROKR U9 will become a media centric device, and others are speculating that the 9 in U9 means it'll get some 3G love. No word on carriers yet, but both the ROKR and the PEBL were GSM devices, so if this were to be a true child, we'd see it on the SIMmed radio bands.
[Via Engadget]
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