Adobe Confirms Not All Android 2.2 Phones Get Flash

Adobe confirmed to Phone Scoop in a call that though Android 2.2 is required for Flash Player Mobile 10.1 to work, that doesn’t mean that all Android 2.2 devices will be able to access and run Flash Player Mobile. According to Adobe, smartphones need to have a minimum set of specifications in order to run Flash PLlayer Mobile, including a fast enough processor and graphics support. Adobe’s web site notes that devices with a VGA screen need to have at ..read more

Motorola Earmarks $3.5 Billion for Handset Unit Spinoff

Motorola has said that it will set aside $3.5 billion for the handset and set-top box unit that it plans to spin off during the first quarter of 2011. Motorola will split its remaining businesses into two entities, with the phone and cable box business forming one, and its enterprise computing business forming the other. Motorola wants the freshly created mobile unit to have the best chance for success possible, so it will part ways with a $3.5 billion cash ..read more

Shiny Motorola iDen Slider Shows Up on FCC

A shiny new slider from Motorola has appeared on the FCC’s site with iDen push-to-talk capabilties in tow. The phone, identified as the Motorola i706, features a metallic face and a metal band around the shell, with a large walkie-talkie button on the side. The naming is in line with Motorola’s other devices on Sprint’s Nextel network. A user manual posted on the FCC site identifies the PTT capabilities as Motorola’s Mototalk technology. The phone seems to be a ..read more

Nokia Siemens Networks Confirms Capital Search

Nokia and Siemens have confirmed to the Financial Times that they are seeking investment partners for their shared Nokia Siemens Networks venture. “We are always willing to talk to those who want to bring ideas and capital to the industry,” Nokia’s Chief Financial Officer Timo Ihamuotila told the Financial Times. Nokia and Siemens have an agreement in place to co-operate the joint venture through 2013 and that won’t change despite the addition of capital from an outside firm. Nokia Siemens ..read more

Verizon Wireless Now Offering Flash 10.1 to Moto Droid

Verizon Wireless today announced that it is pushing a new over-the-air update to the original motorola Droid. The new software will allow Droid owners to find and download the Adobe Flash PLayer Mobile 10.1 from the Android Market. Adobe’s Flash Player Mobile 10.1 will give the Droid access to Flash content on web sites, as well as Flash-based games. The software update and Adobe Flash Player Mobile 10.1 are free.

Motorola Takes 280 North Toward Web-App Bliss

Motorola earlier this summer acquired a company called 280 North. The company developed a new programming language and framework called Cappucino that helps create web-based applications. Motorola said in a statement to TechCrunch, “The transaction provides Motorola with specialized web-app engineering talent and technology that will help facilitate the continued expansion of Motorola’s application ecosystem. We believe 280 North will be instrumental in helping us continue to foster the Android ecosystem with innovative web-based technologies and applications.” Terms of the ..read more

Verizon Wireless Pushing Droid 2 Update

Verizon Wireless is pushing an over-the-air update to the recently released Motorola Droid 2. The phone is being updated to software version 2.2.20.A955.Verizon.en.US, which includes improvements in contact sync for Exchange users and a better setup sequence for Visual VoiceMail. The update also enables text and picture message scrolling. The update will be offered automatically, or interested users can navigate to the Settings menu and choose About Phone, then select System Updates.

Motorola Updates Android Upgrade Schedule

Motorola has posted a revised schedule of software updates for its Android devices. In the U.S., Motorola says that the Droid X will receive Android 2.2 by late summer. The Backflip will be updated to Android 2.1 during the third quarter. Motorola is in the process of testing Android 2.1 for the Cliq and Cliq XT, and expects to deliver it late in the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter. The Devour will not be updated to Android ..read more

Droid 2 gets reviewed – the competition

Phil Nickinson from Android Central has done a full review of the Verizon Motorola Droid 2, the second coming of the first Android phone to really rocket into the mainstream. With a big screen, ample app marketplace, full hardware keyboard, and Android 2.2 Froyo, it seems to improve upon the original in every way, even if it now faces stiffer competition from its own sibling on its own network, the Droid X. How does it net out?

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Motorola Charm Coming Soon to T-Mobile

T-Mobile has announced that the Motorola Charm will be coming to its stores on August 25th. The phone is the first slab QWERTY style Android phone, with a touchscreen up top and a full QWERTY beneath. The phone will run Android with Motorola’s newest MotoBLUR interface design. Pricing has yet to be announced.

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