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  • Original Moto G LTE Arrives at AT&T October 10

    Original Moto G LTE Arrives at AT&T October 10

    The original Moto G LTE, not to be confused with the Moto G that Motorola announced a month ago, will be available at AT&T starting October 10. The device will run $199 with no annual contract, $79.99 with a 1-year contract, or as low as $7.50 per month with an AT&T Next plan. Again, this is not the new Moto G, this is the original that was announced in November 2013, only now it has LTE on board.

    As a recap, the original Moto G sports a 4.5-inch HD display (720p), quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, 2,070mAh battery, 5MP camera, and runs a “pure” Android experience. It does not have Moto Display or Moto Voice, but does have access to add-ons like Moto Assist. This is the phone that became Motorola’s best selling smartphone of all time within a few months.

    October 10 is the day if you want to buy one through AT&T.  (more…)

  • Moto’s Punit Soni: Moto X (2013) Will Continue to Receive Updates “As Long as the Hardware Allows It”

    Moto’s Punit Soni: Moto X (2013) Will Continue to Receive Updates “As Long as the Hardware Allows It”

    Think your old Moto X or Moto G is looking a bit long in the tooth? There may be a bit of incentive to hang onto your last-generation handset. In reference to the capabilities of Motorola’s new/refreshed quartet of devices, Vice President of Product Management Punit Soni wrote in a post on Google+, “as long as the Hardware [sic] allows it […] all that software will come to our existing users too.” (more…)

  • Reminder: Motorola Hosting Q&A and “First Look” for New Products, Kicks Off at 11:30am Pacific

    Reminder: Motorola Hosting Q&A and “First Look” for New Products, Kicks Off at 11:30am Pacific

    As a quick reminder, Motorola is hosting a special presentation through Google Hangouts, showcasing its newest line of products, as well as including a viewer Q&A during the session.  (more…)

  • Motorola Contextual Services and Assist Apps Updated, Home and Driving Mode Made Available to Moto E and G

    Motorola Contextual Services and Assist Apps Updated, Home and Driving Mode Made Available to Moto E and G

    Two of Motorola’s apps found in Google Play received updates this morning, bringing added support for Home and Driving modes to the Moto G and Moto E. Contextual Services is the app that essentially powers the Motorola Assist and Touchless Control (aka Moto Voice) applications, so if you happen to own a Moto G and Moto E, these updates will be a necessity to you.  (more…)

  • New Moto G (2nd Gen) Specs

    New Moto G (2nd Gen) Specs

    With Motorola making the new Moto G official, we can share all of the dirty details, including all of its under-the-hood specifications. While the Moto G may not be insanely popular here in the US, overseas markets can’t seem to get enough of this phone, making it one of Motorola’s most successful devices in its history.

    As a recap, the new Moto G features a 5″ HD display (720p), Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB of RAM, 8MP rear-facing camera, 2MP front-facing camera, 2,070mAh battery, Bluetooth 4.0, HSPA+ connectivity on select carriers, runs Android 4.4.4, and is priced at only $179.

    The rest of the details can be seen below.  (more…)

  • New Moto G (2014) Unboxing

    New Moto G (2014) Unboxing

    The original Moto G quickly became Motorola’s best selling smartphone of all time, thanks to a combination of solid specs and unbeatable price. So what do you do for a follow-up to that type of success? You build a similar phone, yet upgrade it in all of the areas that current users requested.

    Motorola has done that with the new Moto G by putting a bigger 5-inch display in it, 8MP camera, front facing speakers, and a micro SD slot. The swappable back covers are still available, as is the stock Android experience, so current owners of the device who are looking to upgrade should be excited.

    At $179, this is still an incredible deal.

    Here is a quick unboxing to show you the new Moto G.  (more…)

  • New Moto G is Official and Available Today for $179

    New Moto G is Official and Available Today for $179

    Alongside the new Moto X and Moto 360, Motorola also introduced a new version of the Moto G today. The Moto G, for those not familiar, is Motorola’s best selling smartphone of all time, and is also basically the reason that this embargo on all of these new products is happening this late in the US. You see, Motorola knows where its winner is selling, so they are announcing all of this just in time for the rest of the world (the people who are buying the Moto G) to see it in prime time.  (more…)

  • Motorola Readies Product Unveiling at 1AM Central, Live Stream Tomorrow

    Motorola Readies Product Unveiling at 1AM Central, Live Stream Tomorrow

    As you all know, Motorola is hosting press today in Chicago to show off new products (all would be hinted at in the image above). What has become clear throughout the day, though, is that we didn’t mention enough times that this isn’t a live streaming type of thing, it’s just a press gathering. In other words, it isn’t/wasn’t something that could be watched or live blogged.

    With that said, Motorola announced this afternoon on Twitter that you should get ready for an unveiling this evening, at 1AM Central, which is 2AM Eastern (11PM Pacific). Moto plans to “start unveiling the new portfolio of Moto products” at that time.   (more…)