Google’s CEO, Larry Page, has announced that Google has officially acquired Motorola Mobility. The process started last August but the deal is now done.
If you’re in the smartphone market, then you are truly spoiled for choice. Not to be left behind, Motorola Mobility has announced an all new Android phone and it resurrects the popular RAZR brand.
A quick note for anyone previously tempted by the Motorola Xoom: Telstra has dropped its outright buy price from $840 to $648. Telstra has also added the Acer Iconia Tab A501 to its lineup; that one goes for $696. [Telstra]
A fortnight ago, Dick Smith was selling the Motorola Flipout for $99. Now Kmart has the square Android phone at $79 until August 31. Like the previous deal, it’s on Vodafone but you can remove the network lock online. [Kmart via OzBargain]
Motorola’s unusual Flipout phone — which sports a slide-under square QWERTY keyboard — is on sale at a run-out price of $99 at Dick Smith stores. Things to note: it’s in-store only, Vodafone-locked, and has no official upgrade path beyond version 2.1. It’s also substantially cheaper than its $299 launch price (though even that was in the lower range for Android devices when it launched). [Dick Smith via OzBargain]
The Motorola Xoom tablet has only been on sale through Telstra for a fortnight, but Telstra is already promising a fairly speedy upgrade to Android Honeycomb 3.1 before too long. On the Telstra Exchange blog, Telstra says the 3.1 update will be rolled out in July.
The Motorola Atrix isn’t launching officially until June, but I’ve been playing with one for a week or so now, and I’ve just managed to root it after a frustrating search through old and half-arsed bits of information floating about the internet. Here’s the complete step-by-step guide on how to do it.
The range of Australian Android tablet choices continues to expand: Telstra will be launching the Motorola Xoom on May 24, with an outright price of $840. Elly has the full pricing plan details and loads of pics over at Gizmodo. [Gizmodo]
