Motorola to hit Canada hard in 2010
With all the recent Samsung, LG, and HTC Android news for Canadians lately it made me wonder where is Motorola in all this? Yes, I know, Android has not been the most popular or well received platform here but it still has a loyal following and Motorola is seriously overdue for some attention grabbing devices (though they just dropped the Milestone on Telus, their first Android based phone in Canada).
Well, here you have it Motorola Canada has just announced 3 new Android based devices that will hit all of the big 3 carriers this first half of 2010. The devices are the “Backflip”, “Dext” and “Quench” and all will run Motorola’s MOTOBLUR OS (which is their custom version of the Android platform) which combines all your Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Gmail and syncs your work contacts, email and calendar on your home screen.
What do you think? Excited to play with some new devices? Or happy with what you got? Leave us a comment!
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MOTOROLA BACKFLIP – Backflip’s unique reverse flip design makes it easy to enjoy videos, music and photos, while its QWERTY keyboard allows you to blast through e-mails, texts, news feeds, social network messages and more. Navigate quickly and easily through menus and features with the new and unique BACKTRACK feature. BACKTRACK is a touch panel located on the opposite side of the device, offering you a new way to scroll through the web, texts, e-mails and news feeds without obscuring the home screen.
MOTOROLA DEXT – Flick through your latest updates and fire back a response on DEXT’s slide-out QWERTY keyboard – no apps to open and no menus to dig through, just instant social gratification. Snap photos with DEXT’s 5 megapixel camera with autofocus; upload photos simply to your favorite photo sharing or social sites; and make and take clear calls even in noisy environments with dual microphones and noise cancellation technology.
MOTOROLA QUENCH – This sleek, customizable touch tablet fits nicely in a palm or pocket. QUENCH’s easy-to-use touch pad and enhanced browser bring to life content rich web sites (busy banners, full videos) that many of today’s phones can’t handle. And with pinch and zoom capabilities, it’s easy to enlarge and enjoy all this great content.
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