Motorola FAQ

Motorola has revised its first quarter guidance and done some re-organization of C-level executives. Lower than anticipated sales of mobile handsets have sharply affected profits and there will be a net loss for Q1. Shares of Motorola [MOT] dove 5% in after hours trading.

The lowered forecast is in stark contrast to the previous estimates. Investors were looking for earnings of 17 cents a share and Motorola is now saying there will be a loss of 7-9 cents a share. The key handset division will also lose money. Several reasons were given for the shift, including Motorola’s focus on margin rather than market share. Moto’s competitors haven’t been shying away from a pricing battle and in turn have gained market share.

Some of the changes discussed by Motorola include:

• Expanding deployment of the new Linux/Java OS
• More advanced devices
• Simplifying product portfolio

Some executives have been changed around. Greg Brown is now COO and Thomas Meredith will be acting CFO.

All credits and information was found by mobiletracker.

It looks like Alltel is jumping on board the MOTOROKR train. The attractive Motorola MOTOROKR Z6m musicphone has hit the Alltel network as the slider of choice for fans of Motorola’s slick design and music-centric features.

With stereo Bluetooth, 3.5mm headphone jack, microSD card slot, and USB 2.0 connectivity, the $130 (after contract and rebate) MOTOROKR Z6m is sure to appeal to the hip-and-stylish set with a mind for penny pinching - this isn’t the Z6tv so you won’t get any mobile TV, but you’ll pay a bit less.
Check out that interesting “tattoo” etching on the keypad (there’s also some tattooing on the backside), it looks pretty cool. If this thing had some decent on-board storage, it’d blast the Samsung Juke right out of the water - it’s soo much prettier. Actually, even without the onboard storage capacity of the Juke, the Alltel MOTOROKR Z6m could give Verizon a run for it’s money/customers.

All credits and information was found by intomobile.

[WSJ reports Motorola's co-chief exec, Sanjay Jha, is set to report more job cuts and focus on Google's Android OS for many of the company's new phones.]

New York — “Motorola Inc’s co-chief executive, Sanjay Jha, plans to make more job cuts and simplify how it makes devices, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Tuesday.”

All credits and information was found by mobiletechnews.

Inspired by luxury watches and handcrafted design, Motorola today introduced AURA phone with a circular display, Bluetooth Stereo audio and 2 megapixel camera. The AURA is unlocked quad band GSM world phone. Here is more info on the Motorola AURA:

Sophisticated design, high performance racing engines and the quality of a photographic print served as the perfect muses to inspire the creation of AURA. Its form recalls the timeless beauty of luxury watches with the introduction of the world’s first circular display on a mobile device. Technical precision and mechanical excellence are met with a Swiss-made main bearing and more than 200 parts that create a seamless opening for the handset. The quality of a photographic print is celebrated in the brilliant interplay of 16 million colors and 300 dpi resolution on the unique, round liquid-crystal display. Capped with a Grade 1, 62-carat sapphire crystal lens – one of the most scratch-resistant materials on earth – AURA is simply elegant.

The hand-sculpted richness of AURA can literally be felt in its stainless steel housing, textures and patterns chemically etched into its surface. The front piece of the phone takes nearly two weeks to create. In that time, the stainless steel is sculpted, electro and hand polished, chemically etched and PVD coated. The result is a finely finished product that withstands the test of time.

Turn the phone over and reveal a window into its mechanical heart. The Swiss-made main bearing, gears composed of Rockwell 50-55 hardened steel and 130 precision ball bearings work in tandem to drive the assisted-opening blade, an effect more like opening a luxury car door than accessing a mobile device. Its custom-engineered rotating mechanism is composed of more than 200 high-precision individual parts, and the gears are protected from harsh conditions with the same coatings used in high-performance racing engines. Motorola’s proprietary CrystalTalk technology takes AURA to the highest level of audio clarity on every call, while Stereo Bluetooth technology enables AURA owners to make and take phone calls hands free by pairing with a compatible headset.

All credits and information was found by mobiletechreview.

After the Motorola RAZR, the RAZR V3, the RAZR maxx, and the RAZR2 V9m, Motorola isn’t ready to give up its most popular cell phone franchise yet. Sprint has just released the newest Motorola RAZR model, the RAZR VE20, a feature phone packed with a multimedia punch. You can buy music over-the-air from Sprint’s Music Store, watch TV programs and even full-length movies, listen to streaming radio and play current 3D games. The phone has great reception and fast data speeds by EVDO Rev. 0 standards. Throw in a built-in GPS, a 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth A2DP stereo and a microSD card slot, you’ve got a very competitive feature phone to extend the Moto RAZR family tree.

The MOTORAZR VE20 is a digital dual band CDMA phone that’s currently offered by Sprint (it’s great to see that Sprint jumped on the new RAZR wagon much earlier than they did with the first gen RAZR). The MOTORAZR VE20 currently comes in silver.

All credits and information was found by mobiletechreview.

U.S Cellular is doing a good thing by teaming up with Motorola in their national campaign for Product Red. The campain essentially donates a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the phone to help the global fund in helping women and children affected by HIV and AIDS in Africa. This is a great thing to partake in and I’m glad to see U.S Cellular is doing their part in this global effort. The V3m is the current flagship phone for Product red and can be found at all U.S cellular dealers nationwide. Please check their websites and try your best to contribute to such a good cause.

I used to own a Motorola L6 from Cellular One once and I just have to say I had both good and bad times with this mobile phone. I just like the fact that it’s not A RAZR, though there are similarities in their interface construction. Also, my L6 was given to me as a present, so there is what we call a ’sentimental value’ attached to it. But sad to say, I had to part with my Motorola L6 when I need to upgrade to an advanced mobile phone.
I really had a hard time packing up all those Motorola cell phone accessories I have purchased throughout my time with my L6. I had customized cell phone cases of different designs and a couple of cell phone batteries I bought when my L6 accidentally fell to the floor. I did have my share of signal nightmares where I have to get to the roof in order for me to catch some reception.
Sure, I miss my L6. But life has got to go on, right?

The Motorola V950 is exactly what you’d expect from a love child of a high-end RAZR and a rugged iDEN phone. It’s quite thin; not as thin as RAZR, but still very thin for a ruggedized phone. The inner display is massive and bright, and the keypad is similarly spacious. The outer display is also quite large. It’s not terribly bright, but very clear and easy to read, all the same. The phone overall has a very solid feel to it, thanks to a mix of metal and rubberized surfaces. A 2 megapixel camera is one stand-out feature compared to the other phones in this lineup. Some motorola v950 accessories to fit this cell phone would be an extended battery because the battery life really sucks.

test

This is new day for motorolafaq.com Here I will put Motorola information, deals and my rantings about motorola phones. As always, Motorola Accessories can be purchased at Accessorygeeks.com.