Recent post from the Guardian's Technology Blog has a graphic representation of all current and completed lawsuits in the mobile business. Interesting stuff, so we guess suing is a big hit nowadays.
Microsoft, the world's largest software company, claims that Motorola infringes nine of its patents in mobile phones running Google's Android operating system; specifically, email, contacts and calendar synchronisation, scheduling meetings and notifying applications of changes in signal and battery strength. The increasingly-popular Android software is also at the heart of a legal battle between Oracle and Google, while Nokia is embroiled in a long-running legal battle against Apple, and Apple is separately suing manufacturer HTC. Manufacturers have become quick off the mark in launching legal action against rivals, owing to a dynamic smartphone market across continents.
Since HTC EVO 4G appeard on US market, we have waited for a similar device from other manufacturers. Well, Motorola has made a bigger one. Droid X has a huge screen and following specs:
4.4" FWVGA screen (854×480)
Android 2.1 with Motoblur
8MP camera with 720p video recording capabilities
1GHz ARMv7 processor (OMAP3630?)
8GB of internal storage space
More info, gallery and side-by-side pictures with HTC EVO 4G available at Engadget
We're continuing our "What to choose?" series of reviews with Motorola Milestone vs HTC Desire. This time around, we are simply pointing out key differences between them, and highlighting some important features of Motorola Milestone. You can read more about it here.
Motorola's new Android smartphone is ready to hit the streets in a few days. It will be available exclusively for Verizon Wireless, and it looks like it will have some rather interesting features. Most prominent of them is certainly slide-out four-row QWERTY keyboard with raised keys. We can only guess how comfortable it will be for prolonged typing, but having numeric keys in their separate row is pretty sweet. Also, there is in-browser support for Flash, and MOTOBLUR interface (aka Blur), with improved integration with social networks (you can simultaneously monitor updates from more than one network, and, also, simultaneously post on them). Lets not forget Google Maps navigation with turn-by-turn voice instructions, and Motorola Phone Portal, very interesting application for browsing your phone's content from your home computer via Wi-Fi.
Other than that, device is packed with Android 1.6, Qualcomm's 600MHz processor, HVGA screen, and 3MP camera.
You can watch demo of Devour, presented by Rick Osterloh from Motorola:
According to various sources (see below), next week should be noticed by something other than Windows Mobile 6.5 launch. We just may see the coolest Android phone yet – Motorola Tao (aka Sholes, aka Droid). Verizon could help Motorola to get back on track, and we feel that this device is exactly what they need – the most powerful Android device on the market.
3.7-inch touch-sensitive display with a resolution of 854×480 pixels, 16 million color depth. Physical screen size is 45.7 mm by 81.3 mm.
512MB/256MB ROM/RAM
microSD / microSDHC expansion slot
Camera: 5.0 megapixel with autofocus and video recorder packing dual LED flash
Connectivity: USB2.0, 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, Wi-Fi
Operating System: Android 2.0 (1.6 likely?)
Package Contents: Phone , battery, charger, USB cable, 8GB / 16GB MicroSD memory card and other literature
Besides being the greatest Android phone yet, it could also be the thinnest qwerty phone on the market. There are also rumors that the device will be available in keyboard-less form sometime in 2010.
