Motorola

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110124_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Apple’s App Store recently hit a milestone of 10 billion downloads. The store has grown to over 350,000 free and paid apps with over 5 billion downloaded since last June. Apple gave the user who downloaded the 10 billionth app a $10,000 gift card to the App Continue Reading →

“Should I get a Verizon iPhone 4?” is the number one question I’ve been asked this week in person, via email, on the web, via smoke signals and by carrier pigeon. The short answer is, no. The long answer is, if you love your existing iPhone 4 but really, really hate AT&T, then yes — Continue Reading →

Next on Live Digital: Is the Verizon iPhone finally here? What’s the coolest gadget for 2011? Is Motorola’s Xoom tablet the first real iPad killer? And, how will Netflix compete with all of the new online video services? Plus, I’ll talk with TiVo’s Vice President and General Manager of Content Services, Tara Maitra. I’ll chat Continue Reading →

Google recently showed off its updated Android Honeycomb operating system on the Motorola Xoom tablet. The mobile OS was redesigned from the ground up for tablet use, focusing on customization and multi-tasking. Need to check an email in the middle of a videogame? You won’t miss a beat with this lightning fast OS. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110107_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] It was day two of CES and it was mobile, mobile, mobile! First up, Verizon plans to make the 4G LTE network nationwide within 3 years. The high-speed wireless access will even be available in rural areas through partnerships with local providers. Verizon hopes the network will Continue Reading →

A German research group created their own GSM network to conduct tests and found that it was relatively easy to corrupt basic mobile phones with a malicious text message. They tested popular models including Motorola, Samsung and Nokia and were able to force the phones to shut down, put them in reboot cycles and remove Continue Reading →

A recent video released by Motorola suggests a 2011 launch of a long awaited iPad competitor. The video addresses the need for a tablet specific operating system, chastising the iPad as nothing more than a large iPhone. With CES around the corner and rumors of the tablet surfacing since September, 2011 may just be the Continue Reading →

Apple is suing Motorola for infringing upon three of its iPhone patents. Apple claims that Motorola’s Droid uses Apple’s touchscreen software and other display technologies. According to Apple, Motorola’s activities “have caused and will continue to cause Apple irreparable harm.” Read the full story on reuters.com Continue Reading →

Apple Is Suing Motorola Apple is suing Motorola for infringing upon three of its iPhone patents. Apple claims that Motorola’s Droid uses Apple’s touchscreen software and other display technologies. According to Apple, Motorola’s activities “have caused and will continue to cause Apple irreparable harm.” AOL Redesigns Its Homepage AOL has redesigned its homepage in hopes Continue Reading →

Sales of the Droid have helped Motorola’s revenue increase 20 percent in its mobile division. Verizon has played a key role in Motorola’s sales by pushing both the Droid X and Droid 2 in an effort to compete with the iPhone at AT&T. Additionally, Motorola has increased its distribution with the launch of three new Continue Reading →