Several new Motorola phones where introduced last week at CES, and lost amongst the shuffle was the new MOTOMING with Edge. The MING is a sleek and stylish new phone which runs off of Linux-based software, and features a large transparent window.

Utilizing the EDGE technology, the MOTOMING is a communications and entertainment powerhouse. Users can sync their music collections with RealPlayer and download music from your favorite online stores. It also features an integrated media player with multiple audio file support, FM radio, Bluetooth stereo technology, 2GB of option microSD memory, and the unique "play while closed" capability. Other features include a 2 megapixel camera, a business card reader, document viewer, Bluetooth, Kodak Easyshare Gallery compatibility, and a high performance personal information manager.

The Motorola MOTOMING is the company's first mobile device with a dual-language "talking" dictionary. Users can enter a word in a native language; the on-board handwriting recognition allows the text to be entered naturally by writing directly on the large 1.5" x 2" screen. The word is then "spoken" aloud by the device in a foreign language. Simultaneously, the definition of the word is displayed on-screen in the native language. Alternatively, when a foreign word is entered the MOTOMING will pronounce the word in that language and display the definition in the user's native language.

The MOTOMING with EDGE technology is expected to be released in Q1 2007. No pricing information is yet available.

Express Office Automation Co. has come up with a neat little device that allows you to transmit your mobile phone calls and MP3s stored on your phone through your FM radio.
If you are interested in this device, the company has put up a demostration video on YouTube that will give you a good idea of how this works. It is designed to work with Nokia and Motorola phones.

With Nokia hogging all the limelight at the CES 2007, how could arch rival Motorola stay behind? The folks today officially (and we stress on officially) announced the highly anticipated Motorola Q Pro! Yes folks the MotoQ Pro will soon be a reality and will land in our grubby hands sooner than we expected!

The Moto Q Pro is an ultra-thin smartphone and provides a much needed relief from all those bulky handsets. The Q Pro measures 116 x 64 x 11.5 mm and weighs around 115grams and no doubt its sleek form factor will appeal to one and all. The phone is pretty much identical to the Moto Q when it comes ergonomics but the Pro has been loaded with a host of utilities and applications, ideal for the professionals on the go.

Just when I was praising the Lord for Motorola not releasing yet another RAZR Lookalike handset, what do the good folks at Moto do? They release yet another RAZR inspired phone! This time its the Motorola Z6 which also continues Motorola's tradition for playing havoc with the English vocabulary!

Jokes apart, the MOTORIZR Motorola Z6 is quite sexy and is ideal for the audiophiles out there. Thus one comes across features like; Windows Media Player 11, support for a number of audio formats (including Janus DRM, AAC+, and AMR NB), microSD expansion slot, and USB for high speed data transfers.

The Motorola Z6 will also appeal to all the ladies out there (hey I'm already hooked) with its chic slider design and a mirror-like finish. Yes there is a 2 megapixel camera with video too and expect the phone to debut anytime in the first half of this year.

Looks like Sprint is all set to start the New Year with a bang as the company made it plans public to launch the Smart Device MOTO Q later this month! Expect the Moto Q to experience blistering fast speeds, thanks to the Sprint Mobile Broadband Service which operates on the Sprint Power VisionSM Network.

Its no secret that the Moto Q is a Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone and is ideal for the professional on the go. However unlike many business phones, this one has a host of multi-media functions which are further enhanced on Sprint! For instance one can access on demand content like sports, weather, news, money and movie information with the push of a button and also find out the latest happenings in NFL.

The Sprint Moto Q also comes loaded with the new Powerdeck Located in the Internet Explorer Favorites Menu which helps in proving "Featured Content, optimized content links and an online searchable User Guide for convenient access to tips, troubleshooting techniques and how-to instructions." One can also use the phone as a modem to use it in conjunction with notebooks for high-speed data access via the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network.

Sprint is expected to begin offering the MOTO Q in all channels including Sprint Stores in mid-February.

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Motorola's feature-packed cell phone, the Moto A910, gained the approval from the FCC. The phone runs a special Linux-Java operating system and boasts WiFi connectivity over UMA. The A910 is equipped with a 1.3 megapixel camera and Lumi-LED Flash technology.

For the business user, the A910 offers calendars, contacts and email applications. The J2ME on the phone lets you explore your wild side with support for the latest games. The phone supports streaming video, and offers a TransFlash memory card slot.

Other features include Bluetooth, a mini-USB headset jack and MotoSync software. No word on the pricing though.

Our Aussie friends out there can now enjoy the hip and funky Motorola W220 without getting a hole burned in their pocket. According to the folks at Motorola, the W220 is a testament of both style and affordability and offers users features like;FM radio, browser, picture messaging and downloadable media capabilities, lantern technology, large font capability, alarm clock and up to 600 entry phone book capability.

The Motorola W220 is also outfitted with an external display however those who like the whole nine yards on their phones, should stay away. This one has no camera or bluetooth technology, which will be quite unacceptable to many! Other features include; 128 x 128 vibrant colour screen , 497 minutes of talk time and 293 hours stand-by. The Motorola W220 is now available in Australia for $159.

The MOTOROKR E6 also has the coveted title of being the "thinnest, slickest entertainment PDA ever" and measures just 14.5mm thick! Thus Motorola wants to break away from the bulky PDA Syndrome which afflicts almost all PDAs! The handset is equipped with a 2.4" 240x320 TFT Touch Window(R) screen and one also comes across a high-resolution 2 mega-pixel camera, 3.5mm stereo headphone jack, dedicated music keys, and a removable SD card memory slot.

On further exploration, one finds that the E6's camera includes a a macro view and 8x zoom which is quite a rarity! For capturing moving footage, there is the high-quality CIF(352x288) video recording and a MPEG-4, H.263, RV compliant Realplayer. According to Moto, the E6 will also delight the gamers who can bid adieu to bulky mobile phones and one can easily hook up to MOTOGames or the Internet. The E6 also supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, RA, WAV, MIDI, AMR-NB and AMR-WB and can be hooked up to wireless Bluetooth stereo headphones! . MOTOROKR E6 is available immediately throughout China at authorized Motorola retailers.

Verizon intends to put out the Motorola W315 for its network. This phone, with a 65K STN color display, 1xRTT radio, and speaker is part of their unique clamshell collection. As far as we know, the full retail will be $149.99. You can also get it for $79.99 for a one year contract, and $29.99 for a two-year contract. I'm kind of wondering if these run-of-the-mill cell phones will be soon phased out for those with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and other such bells and whistles.

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Motorola's new damn hot ROKR E6 has been in the news ever since its FCC approval and it seems that this is one phone you just can't do without. Much to the delight of all the Motorola fans, this Linux based beauty is now finally launched in China, after rather an excruciatingly long wait. But folks, lets keep our fingers crossed until its made official for the U.S!

The ROKR E6 is a tri-band supporting 900/1800/1900Mhz bands, much to the delight of Moto fans in U.S. But, it makes the ROKR E6 of limited use here in the US as long as you stay within the T-Mobile network. The phone includes host of multimedia goodies, a 2 megapixel camera, a QR code (barcode) scanner, business card reader, and document viewer for PDF and most importantly MS Office applications.

Apart from that you can enjoy the iTunes via Real player which also suggests that it supports MP3, MPEG4, AAC+, WAV, and RealAudio formats. Additional features include Bluetooth stereo audio (A2DP), integrated FM radio, dedicated music controls along the side, a USB 2.0 and a 3.5mm headphone jack. According to sources it is retailing in China for 4,280 chinese yuan, which is approximately around 540$ USD.

Via Engadget

The Motorola ic502 which features both iDEN and CDMA frequencies has been reviewed by the good folks of Cnet. The reviewer gives the handset brownie points for its rugged design, its ability to access Nextel's Direct Connect network and were also impressed by the call quality of the handset. What they didn't dig was the limited feature set, its low-resolution display and interface which they called "jarring".

The Motorola ic502 is the first phone on the network to feature both iDEN and CDMA frequencies and supports Walkie-Talkie” and 1900MHz CDMA for making calls in Sprint network or CDMA roaming. One also comes across a 64k colors TFT (128 x 160) display and an external white STN 96 x 32 display. Other features include; GPS Enabled, SMS, Java Direct Send, Direct Talk, Walkie Talkie and 210 mins talk time.

In the end the website concludes "Though the Motorola ic502 successfully combines the Sprint and Nextel networks, its limited feature set and design peculiarities make it a poor choice for Nextel loyalists."

Motorola's SLVR L7 cell phone got the nod from FCC, paving its way for a US entrance. The sleek SLVR features iTunes support, letting users transfer music purchased from the Apple iTunes store onto the phone and play it back.

Supported formats include MIDI, MP3, AAC and WAV. Transfer music using the supplied USB cable. The L7 includes a camera for taking digital stills and videos. It appears to support microSD memory cards, although this is not clear from the manuals available at the FCC.

Bluetooth is present as well, and the phone can connect to GPRS networks. No word on pricing or availability yet.

Motorola introduces the M710 iDEN in-vehicle communication phone that is full of lots of great features. These are specially made phones for drivers and other businesses that require vehicular travel.

First of all, it can produce excellent communication with echo cancellation and noise suppression. It also has a high-resolution color graphic display and a wide keypad for easy dialing. The M710 can also be used as a data modem to enable email and fax transmissions.

It also has Location Based Services with AGPS, with personal and business navigation solutions as well as fleet management applications. Also available are Automatic Vehicle Location and Java programming options that allow dispatches to communicate effectively with their drivers.

Expect the Motorola M710 iDEN phone to be out sometime soon.

For those that like the body art, you may be glad to see that it has also been applied to cell phones as well. MOTORAZR V3 has launched the Miami Ink collection, which gives you chemically-etched tattoos for your cell. The artwork is inspired by Ami James, the leading tattoo artist on TLC’s hit TV show Miami Ink.

Of course, that’s just a gimmick. What you really want are all the phone’s features, such as the 176 x 220 2.2 inch color display. It also has a 3D graphics engine that includes a MPEG4 video-clip playback option. It also has a VGA camera with 4x zoom, well as Bluetooth capability.

I don’t seem to have a price on this, but I imagine you can find out at your nearest Motorola outlet.

Verizon is offering its customers Motorola's new V325i cell phone. An entry-level phone, the V325i stands apart because of its Bluetooth support.

The V325i is equipped with a basic VGA (640x480 pixels) camera and a mirror for taking self-portraits (or nose shots, whichever you like). With 30MB of on-board memory and no support for external storage, the camera usage will be pretty limited. However, it does include some fun color effects like sepia, B&W and negative.

The Motorola V325i comes with a 1.9" 176x220 65k color screen. It also supports mobile IM, and is compatible with Verizon's Get It Now service. Useful tools on the phone include Alarm, Calculator, Calendar and Voice Memo.

Priced at US $29.99 (after discounts) for a 2-year service agreement, the Motorola V325i is now available from Verizon.

While rivals are busy plotting the Moto Q's demise by launching slim smartphones, Motorola seems content with just giving a makeover to the Q. Thus the Motorola Q is now available in Black on the Bell Canada network and that is that! No new features, no additional applications, just a face lift! As of now, this Black Beauty is content living it out in Canada, though expect a US release soon. To jog those memory cell here is a quick run down of the specs: EV-DO, 2.4-inch screen, 65,000 colors, 64MB RAM / 128MB ROM, and a 1.3 megapixel camera.

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The Motorola ic502 is now available on the Sprint Network. The Mobile phone is the first phone on the network to feature both iDEN and CDMA frequencies. This entry level phone sports a rugged design and will appeal to those who love the outdoors.

The Motorola ic502 supports Walkie-Talkie” and 1900MHz CDMA for making calls in Sprint network or CDMA roaming. It is equipped with a 64k colors TFT (128 x 160) display and an external white STN 96 x 32 display . Other features include; GPS Enabled, SMS, Java Direct Send, Direct Talk, Walkie Talkie and 210 mins talk time. Monthly line rental begins from $29.99 which features 200 Anytime Minutes and unlimited Nationwide Walkie-Talkie use. For more info visit Sprint

Motorola continues it fixation with the Razr and this is quite apparent from the upcoming Motorola W510! While its existence hasn't been confirmed by the big shots at Motorola, a Hungarian website (terminal.hu) were able to get their hands on some pictures which now have been removed on "request from vendor"! Spoil sports , what say? From the images you can see that the Motorola W510 looks like a blend of the V3 Razr and Motorola W220. We shall keep you updated on this one!

If you are commitment phobic and hate getting tied up with any one mobile company, then do check out the new offer by Boost Mobile. The company is playing Santa by launching a new premium pay-as-you-go all-inclusive holiday package which includes the Motorola i885 handset and 10$ worth of Boost Mobile pay-as-you-go service. Thus on purchase of this service one can immediately start using the mobile phone.

The Motorola i885 handset which is offered by Boost also looks pretty promising and will appeal to all the Gen X. The handset includes a MP3 Player and features real music ringtones, 2.0 megapixel camera with flash, video recorder, internal and external color display with picture Caller ID, backlit chirp button, IM and multi media messaging, speakerphone and text-to-speech contact list.

Boost Mobile also hopes to 'boost" it sales by offering competitive peak and off-peak rates to their targeted group. Calls rates are 20 cents per minute Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., and 10 cents per minute after 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and on weekends (long distance calling and roaming included). The package also includes unlimited Nationwide Boost™ Walkie-Talkie to Boost Mobile and Nextel customers for a $1 per day whenever the service is used. The Motorola i885 handset is available now for $349.99 and for more info go here

You’ve got to like the wine-red color of this Motorola RAZR V3r. The phone is really another brightly colored version of the V3i, but it does not have the iTunes feature.

The Quad band phone does have a built-in MP3 player, with up to 50 songs of storage. It also has a 8x video zoom camera (1.23 Megapixel), Bluetooth capability, as well as availability for new cool ringtones.

You can get this phone for about $100 USD these days, with some mail-in rebates.

Looks like the rumor mill has spilled out some picture of the latest from Motorola. This new phone, the Motorola Norman or Q Pro is sporting a nice black coat of paint and UMTS/3G.

Other feature include the cool QWERTY keyboard, plus shortcut keys including media player, camera, calendar, contact list, and volume control. Hopefully it will come with a camera that is at least 2 megapixels, as well as the latest version of Windows Mobile.

Like all rumors, there is no word when this one will be proven true. Therefore, we can only estimate the projected release date and price.

Motorola and Sprint have teamed together to make the i880, an all-in-one multimedia iDEN handset. This is first to have a built-in 2.0 megapixel camera, as well as other features.

For example, the i880 also has an integrated music player so a user can enjoy MP3s, audio files, and audio podcasts, all through the front dual-port speakers in stereo sound. You can also store extra multimedia files with the included 64 MB microSD card.

The i880 also is on Nextel’s Nationwide walkie-talkie services, with several options including: Group Connect, which can enable conversations with up to 21 participants worldwide; Direct Talk, allowing short range conversations without network coverage; and Direct Send, which allows users to send contact information and pictures to another Direct Send customer.

The i800 by Motorola is available through all Sprint and Nextel dealers. The price varies from $300-500, with a $50 rebate and a two-year agreement.

Sprint is busy updating its Phone Kitty today and the latest Motorola handset to join the Sprint bandwagon is the MOTOSLVR L7c with high-speed EVDO capabilities. The handset will operate on the Power Vision(SM) Network, which makes it capable of downloading music, videos etc at broadband like speeds. Other Sprint specific features include ; access to Sprint Music Store and Sprint TV with live programming, On Demand Services with up-to-date sports, weather and news information and Sprint PCS Picture Mail(SM) and Sprint PCS Video Mail. As of now no word on phone plans and availability, and for more info visit Sprint

Sprint mobile phone carrier has long been on the forefront of supporting diverse options for its subscribers. Now Sprint has announced the upcoming availability of the MOTOKRZR™, MOTORAZR™ AND MOTOSLVR™ Motorola phones with Advanced Power Vision Capabilities on its network. Sprint will be the only carrier to offer Motorola's popular trio of devices on a high-speed EVDO network with exclusive content and live television with broadband speeds.

Selected phones will operate on Sprint's Power Vision(SM) Network enabling downloads of the latest news, music and entertainment content at broadband-like speeds. Key features include the access to Sprint’s Music Store for quick and easy over-the-air downloads, Sprint TV with live programming, Bluetooth® wireless technology, Sprint PCS Picture and Video Mail, a microSD™ card slot for memory expansion, and a VGA camera/ camcorder.

Also launched will be Sprint Movies, the first "pay-per-view" service for mobile phones in the U.S. that streams full-length movies, including recent box-office hits and timeless favorites from Buena Vista VOD, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Sprint Movies offers a growing list of more than 45 titles, including "National Treasure," "Spider-Man 2" and "Scarface."

Via Sprint