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Motorola Announces Droid Bionic on Verizon Wireless

Droid Bionic Smartphone

Motorola Droid Bionic

Motorola has announced a new version of its Android based Droid smartphone – the Bionic, which will launch on Verizon wireless. This smartphone has a dual-core processor with each core running at 1GHz providing a total of 2 GHz processing power and 512 MB RAM. The device has a front-facing VGA camera and a rear facing 8 Megapixel cameras which can record videos and take pictures. It has a 4.3 inch qHD screen and also comes with HDMI connectivity which enables consumers to connect the device to their HD televisions. It has a 4G mirror mode function that enables simultaneous streaming of video to the TV and on the device. The smartphone comes equipped with corporate email, remote wipe and data security and encryption capabilities IT departments appreciate. It also features productivity tools such as Quickoffice for document review and editing, full calendar management, one-click access to conference calling, and a full suite of Google applications and services. Continue reading Motorola Announces Droid Bionic on Verizon Wireless

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Motorola Introduces Atrix 4G – a Smartphone that Converts into a Laptop

Motorola Atrix 4G

Motorola Atrix 4G

Motorola has unveiled a new Android operating system based smartphone– the Atrix 4G in the currently running CES exhibition in Las Vegas. The unique feature of this smartphone is that it can let you surf the net, edit documents and photos, make phone calls on a bigger laptop like screen with a full touch-type keyboard and mouse pad using an additional accessory – the laptop dock, which this smartphone can connect to. The laptop dock has an 11.6-inch screen, full keyboard, stereo speakers, 36Wh three-cell battery that delivers up to eight hours of battery life and weighs 2.4 pounds. The Atrix 4G smartphone docks into the back of the laptop dock to give users a laptop like experience and functionality – which is entirely powered by the smartphone. The laptop dock has a built-in webtop application that has the Mozilla Firefox 3.6 browser and supports Adobe Flash player. It also projects the smartphone screen on the dock screen, so you can interact with any of the applications on your smartphone on a bigger screen. Continue reading Motorola Introduces Atrix 4G – a Smartphone that Converts into a Laptop

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BlackBerry PlayBook 4G Version to Launch on Sprint

Blackberry's Tablet Device - PlayBook

BlackBerry PlayBook

Blackberry has announced a new model of its Playbook tablet which supports Sprint’s 4G Wide Area Wireless connectivity and will be available through Sprint in summer. Its 4G wireless network can provide customers a download speed 10 times faster than a 3G network – the company claims. Blackberry’s Playbook is a tablet device like an iPad with a 7” LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA screen that supports multi-touch and gesture support. The tablet has a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, dual HD cameras, 3 MP front-facing for video chats and 5 MP rear-facing for recording 1080p HD videos. The device has HDMI video output, built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. It will have up to 64 GB of internal storage and will be available in 16, 32, and 64 GB versions. It will support HTML 5 and Adobe Flash Player 10.1. The tablet measures 5.1”x7.6”x0.4” and weighs less than a pound, 0.9lb approximately. Continue reading BlackBerry PlayBook 4G Version to Launch on Sprint

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Motorola Launches an iPad Competitor with Xoom


Xoom tablet from Motorola

Xoom Tablet from Motorola

Motorola has launched a new tablet device called Xoom which will compete with iPad. Xoom runs on Google’s Android 3.0 Honey comb operating system, which is designed from the ground up for tablets. This tablet has a 10.1 inch widescreen HD display and a dual core processor with each core running at 1GHz, delivering up to 2 GHz of processing power. It supports 1080p HD video and it has HDMI output to display content on larger HD screens. It has a front facing 2 Megapixel camera for video chats and a rear facing 5 Mega pixel camera that can capture video in 720p HD. The device has a built-in gyroscope, barometer, e-compass, accelerometer and adaptive lighting for new types of applications. Continue reading Motorola Launches an iPad Competitor with Xoom

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