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Motorola Droid 4 Launching December 8 2011

The Robot Droid — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:20:16 +0000

CNet is reporting that the droid 4 by Motorola will launch on Verizon Wireless Dec. 8, 2011. This the same reported release date as Galaxy Nexus Ice Cream is said to be. Just in time for the upgrade all the original Droid A855 users need as its been 2 years now.

The Droid 4 will reportedly have Droid Razr styling and run on Verizon's 4G LTE network, but like the previous Droids, it will feature a five-row, slide-out keyboard. It will also sport a four-inch touch screen, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1 gigabyte of RAM, a front-facing camera for video chatting, and an 8MP back-facing camera.

There's no indication in the materials which Android version it will run, but if Droid Life's report is accurate, the new smartphone will launch the same day as Samsung's Galaxy Nexus, the new flagship phone for Google's Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich.

A Motorola representative declined to comment, and Verizon representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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Danish Cell Phone Study Shows No Links To Cancer

The Robot Droid — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:02:18 +0000

A ten year study performed by Danish researchers shows no links between cancer and Cell Phones. The Danish study of more than 350,000 people concluded there was no difference in cancer rates between people who had used a cellphone for about a decade and those who did not.

Cellphones send signals to nearby towers via radio waves, a form of energy similar to microwaves. But the radiation produced by cellphones cannot directly damage DNA and is different from stronger types of radiation like X-rays or ultraviolet light. At very high levels, radio frequency waves from cellphones can heat up body tissue, but that is not believed to damage human cells.

358'403 subscription holders accrued 3.8 million person years. In the follow-up period 1990-2007, there were 10?729 cases of tumours of the central nervous system. The risk of such tumours was close to unity for both men and women. When restricted to individuals with the longest mobile phone use—that is, ?13 years of subscription—the incidence rate ratio was 1.03 (95% confidence interval 0.83 to 1.27) in men and 0.91 (0.41 to 2.04) in women. Among those with subscriptions of ?10 years, ratios were 1.04 (0.85 to 1.26) in men and 1.04 (0.56 to 1.95) in women for glioma and 0.90 (0.57 to 1.42) in men and 0.93 (0.46 to 1.87) in women for meningioma. There was no indication of dose-response relation either by years since first subscription for a mobile phone or by anatomical location of the tumour—that is, in regions of the brain closest to where the handset is usually held to the head.

Conclusions In this update of a large nationwide cohort study of mobile phone use, there were no increased risks of tumours of the central nervous system, providing little evidence for a causal association. Source

Android 4 Ice Cream Launching in Hong Kong October 19

The Robot Droid — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:10:31 +0000

Google is launching Android 4.0 in Hong Kong China. Many feel this is a message to the communists party on the Mainland of openness. Android at it's core is open and certainly puts forth the sense freedom. We have to agree with Engadget that its more likely that they want to introduce it with the new Nexus Prime from Samsung. The Prime is due to launch at AsiaD which is All Things Digital trade show.

Motorola Launches Droid Razr A Blast From The Past

The Robot Droid — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:20:39 +0000

Many of us still have our Motorola Razr Smartphones from back in the day. Motorola has seen fit to bring back the elements of the Razr Smartphone, but stuffed with Android, a 8.9 Mega Pixel Cell Phone Camera and one of the best screens made.
The Droid Razr is being advertised as the thinnest smartphone in the pipe for the Holiday 2011 buying season.
The DROID RAZR will be available in early November for $299.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.

“DROID RAZR by Motorola combines style, performance and the power of Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network into one innovative device,” said Marni Walden, vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless. “These are two iconic brands that separately symbolize the best technology available today. The combination will provide an unsurpassed wireless experience for customers.”“DROID RAZR by Motorola is a testament to the innovation and design possibilities that stem from a strong partnership between Motorola Mobility and Verizon Wireless,” said Sanjay Jha, Chairman and CEO, Motorola Mobility. “We set out to design the best smartphone on the planet and delivered DROID RAZR which is thinner, smarter, stronger than any device on the market.”

DROID RAZR by Motorola will deliver heart-crashing optimized speed and it has a mind-bending 4.3-inch Warp Speed enhanced vibrant display with more colors than most LCD HDTV's. The Super AMOLED Advanced touch screen display with qHD resolution dishes out beautiful images and smooth action so on-the-go movies and TV shows aren’t a blur, whether customers stream from Netflix or rent from Android Market. It’s the first smartphone capable of streaming movies and TV shows through Netflix with up to HD resolution.

Motorola Droid Razr Review

Samsung Stratosphere Smartphone LTE Powerhouse

The Robot Droid — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:07:23 +0000

Verizon Wireless Smartphones are beginning to evolve into 4G LTE. Has the Christmas and Holiday season for 2011 approaches we can expect to see all the carriers pushing out 4GSmartphones.
Samsung Stratosphere Smartphone is the first 4G LTE smartphone from Verizon Wireless equipped with a five-row QWERTY keyboard and designed with Samsung's four-inch Super AMOLED display. Additionally, the Stratosphere supports enhanced B2B-enabled connectivity services from Cisco, the most comprehensive mobile implementation of Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync support for secure remote device management from Sybase Afaria.

Ideal for the business professional, the Samsung Stratosphere offers robust data management support. The Stratosphere will support Samsung’s Enterprise Platform enhancements such as VPN, encryption and Mobile Device Management (MDM). EAS includes features such as direct push, email, calendar, contact sync and Global Address List (GAL), as well as EAS policies including storage card encryption, device encryption, and simple and complex password support, all essential for streamlining business on the smartphone.

Samsung Stratosphere Android Phones

Droid Bionic Dropping September 8 2011 On Verizon Wireless Video

The Robot Droid — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:06:27 +0000

The Droid Bionic is finally dropping. Its confirmed in a teaser video that appeared recently on YouTube. We first heard about The Motorola Droid Bionic Android Phone more than 9 months ago in January 2011. Since then it would appear the specs have been highly developed with the newest technology.
Verizon Wireless has put the Droid Bionic on the Droid Mini Site.
Droid Bionic Specs include The Droid Bionic will come with a 4.3 inch qHD display with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels and it will come with Android Gingerbread 2.3.4, plus WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR, CDM, EVDO. 1GHz TI OMAP 4430 processor, and 1GB of RAM, plus 32GB of built in memory. Add up to 64GB microSD storage too.

Droid Bionic Review

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLlUUhKW3xM

Samsung Galaxy Note Android Phone Launch Video Drops

The Robot Droid — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 11:18:13 +0000

The Newest Samsung Android Phones are powerful mini computers in your pocket. Add HD TV and Video to that list and you have home entertainment system too.

At 5.3 inches the HD Super AMOLED Touch Screen is something to awe at.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRxjopfC1Gs

Protecting and Extending Is Main Purpose of Google Motorola Deal

The Robot Droid — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:14:30 +0000

After the Google Motorola Conference Call on August 15, 2011 the over all purpose of the deal is about "Protecting and Extending Android" Is the Main Purpose of Google Motorola Deal.
All the participant came back to the same answer over and over. Android and Motorola are a perfect fit with Google. Being run as separate companies they can protect and build on each other.
Though there are patient and legal issues the focus is on running each business as they are being run now and moving each forward.
When Google acquires Motorola they are also acquiring the patients Motorola has numbering about 17K. These technology patients can and will strengthen Android against threats from other mobile companies.
It was revealed that 560k Android Devices are being activated everyday. This number has grown from 135.000k activations 6 months previous.
If one stands back a little and takes what was said with a grain of salt another theme was playing during the conference call. Google knows Motorola was it the Open Handset Alliance from the start. Motorola has had dips and also almost failed more than once after peaks. Like WW2 Radios and the the 1990s Razar flip Phone the company fell hard. With the relationship about to happen Motorola will be protected from these dips and unforeseen threats.

Google Buying Motorola Mobility

The Robot Droid — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:14:54 +0000

Google is buying Motorola.

Google is holding a investor web conference at 8:30 AM EST or 5:30 AM PT. All the bosses will be on the call.

Larry Page, CEO of Google, said, “Motorola Mobility’s total commitment to Android has created a natural fit for our two companies. Together, we will create amazing user experiences that supercharge the entire Android ecosystem for the benefit of consumers, partners and developers. I look forward to welcoming Motorola to our family of Googlers.”

Sanjay Jha, CEO of Motorola Mobility, said, “This transaction offers significant value for Motorola Mobility’s stockholders and provides compelling new opportunities for our employees, customers, and partners around the world. We have shared a productive partnership with Google to advance the Android platform, and now through this combination we will be able to do even more to innovate and deliver outstanding mobility solutions across our mobile devices and home businesses.”

Andy Rubin, Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google, said, “We expect that this combination will enable us to break new ground for the Android ecosystem. However, our vision for Android is unchanged and Google remains firmly committed to Android as an open platform and a vibrant open source community. We will continue to work with all of our valued Android partners to develop and distribute innovative Android-powered devices.”

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals in the US, the European Union and other jurisdictions, and the approval of Motorola Mobility’s stockholders. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2011 or early 2012.

Google will acquire Motorola Mobility for $40.00 per share in cash, or a total of about $12.5 billion, a premium of 63% to the closing price of Motorola Mobility shares on Friday, August 12, 2011. The transaction was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies.

Happy 20TH Birthday GSM Technology

The Robot Droid — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:35:24 +0000

True 20 years ago, on 07/01/1991, calls the first history of GSM (Global System for Mobile) is made ??by the prime minister of Finland, Mr. Harri Holkeri to the deputy prime minister based on network of Nokia Siemens phone Nokia 900 Mhz frequency. GSM technology after 20 years of development, to this point has connected more than 1.5 billion people in 200 countries around the world, large and small, accounting for 80% mobile phone market worldwide. GSM digital system is the first mobile to use TDMA (Time division multiple access - technology division multiple access over time) that will help convey more information with better sound, worth a call more reliable and use less energy. Along with the development of GSM, a lot of innovation on mobile was created: SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) - cards are used to identify mobile subscribers, is used in mobile network systems GSM, SMS (Short Message Services) - telecommunications protocol for sending short text messages to and MMS (Multimedia Message Service) messages have the format based on GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) - General Packet Radio Service, assist device to access the network (Internet) at all times.

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