Android has become the saving grace for Motorola, which until recently, hasn’t had a “hit” device since the RAZR over five years ago. With the original Droid, and now the Droid X, Motorola is back in the game, but is Android a short-term or long-term solution? Read More »
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Verizon Wireless today introduces the Droid X, a successor to the popular Droid launched last October. Both Verizon and Motorola need a new Droid, but for different reasons. Verizon has no stock of high-end, new Android handsets and Motorola handset sales are slipping behind its competitors. Read More »
Worldwide handset shipments are up 13.8 percent in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period last year, but the rising tide isn’t helping Motorola — sales were down 42.2 percent from the year ago quarter. Is Motorola counting too much on its Droid? Read More »
When it comes to selling a lot of a new phones in a short amount of time, an educated customer base, a pre-holiday launch and a carrier with a huge subscriber base are essential. And launching a phone with a web sales channel is dumb. Read More »
Google is experiencing some notable customer service issues as it works to increase its presence in mobile. While such hiccups may have been predictable, they’ll need to be addressed as Android begins to get legs with mainstream users. Read More »
In the wake of Google’s Nexus One phone launch, some questions are emerging about whether Google is going to be truly open with the Android OS. Yesterday, on a videocast, Chris DiBona, Google’s influential open source program manager, provided some insight into the company’s planned approach. Read More »
Time released its list of the top gadgets of the year, and the Droid rings in on top. The Droid was chosen for being the first Android phone deemed good enough to be an iPhone competitor. Plus, Opera Mobile and Mobile Fennec are coming to Android. Read More »
Droid launched in November 2009 and has sold over 700,000 units. It is inching towards the million mark, thanks to a strong marketing push by its backers Motorola and Verizon. In comparison, Motorola’s Cliq & Dexter appear to be slow pokes when it comes to sales. Read More »
Google today launched its popular Google Maps Navigation (beta) for older devices that use Android OS version 1.6 or higher. It debuted as a free feature on Android 2.0 (Droid) handsets a few weeks ago and was received with much enthusiasm. Now devices such … Read More »
Motorola and Verizon, thanks to their $100 million marketing efforts, are going to sell some 600,000 Droids during the fourth quarter of 2009, according to Mark McKechnie of Broadpoint AmTech, a boutique research firm. He had initially expected about 200,000 device sales following the launch, but … Read More »
If you read the reviews, it becomes obvious that I am part of a small minority of folks who haven’t been blown away by the new Droid, a Google Android OS-based smartphone made by Motorola that Verizon Wireless launched Nov. 5 in the U.S. … Read More »
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