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  • Apple takes a sharp RAZR to Motorola sales

    A report just came out that the iPhone has slashed the RAZR’s three year record as the number 1 selling phone in the USA, according to market research firm NPD. Appleinsider.com covered the report in great detail, but it appears the bloodbath culminated in the third quarter of this year. This was the same time when [...]

  • iPhone 3G passes RAZR as top-selling phone

    The iPhone 3G replaced the Motorola RAZR as the top-selling consumer handset in the United States, displacing the RAZR from the top spot for the first time in three years, according to the NDP Group. The other phones that rounded out the top five selling phones in the third quarter were Research In Motion's Blackberry Curve ( pic ), the LG Rumor ( pic ) and the LG enV2 ( pic ). NPD found that despite the average selling price of phones rising 6 percent to $88, the sale of consumer handsets fell 15 percent year-on-year to 32 million units in the quarter. "We had seen[the iPhone's] popularity rise since the launch of the 3G model at lower prices," said Ross Rubin, the director of industry analysis for NPD. "However, for it to be a device that's selling for a significant premium over the price of average handsets, and to be available only at one of the major carriers in the U.S. is exceptional." For more: -see this release -see FierceWireless' Holiday Handset Guide Related Articles: Apple sells 6.9M iPhones in Q4 iGR reports 9.2 million smartphone sales in 3Q

  • Alltel adds new RAZR to mix

    Alltel added the latest rendition of the popular Motorola RAZR to its mix. The carrier will offer the MotoRAZR VE20 to customers online beginning today for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. The phone will be available in stores starting Sept. 25. The phone features a large external screen with touch-sensitive controls and easy access to calls, music and messaging. Release ; See this picture of the new phone

  • Less expensive phones driving mobile Web usage

    Smartphones may be getting the credit for consumer interest in the mobile Web, but in reality the less-expensive phones such as the Motorola RAZR and KRZR as well as several Samsung models are actually the most popular with mobile Web browsers. According to Admob research, nearly 36 percent of all mobile ads served up by the firm were sent to a Motorola phone, with the RAZR and KRZR coming up as the first and second most popular models. Samsung phones came in second at 14.1 percent. Article

  • Is there an iPhone 3G shortage?; BlackBerry customers can do mobile banking

    > Is AT&T experiencing an iPhone 3G shortage? Article > Verizon Wireless has a new banking application geared to BlackBerry customers that lets them pay bills, transfer funds and check their accounts. Release > The Progress and Freedom Foundation released a primer on the U.S. Mobile TV market, which the foundation says will grow dramatically in the next five years because of U.S. policy and other factors. Release > Alltel Wireless launched MyShow, a user-generated slideshow application that lets customers create slideshows in a few clicks. Release > Cricket added the Motorola RAZR V3, which has tri-band functionality for the new AWS spectrum markets, to its portfolio. Release > Moscow to have mobile WiMAX this year. Article And finally... Bic, the maker of the disposable pen, has introduced a disposable mobile phone. Article

  • Best Buy says Instinct breaking sales records

    While the iPhone 3G takes up the bulk of news on the web today, Best Buy is revealing that Samsung's Instinct is a best-seller for the electronics retailer. A spokesman told Wireless Week that the touchscreen device, which runs on Sprint's network, has sold better than any other phone the company has carried since the Motorola Razr launched two years ago. Best Buy didn't give out any specific figures but said Sprint's device offered up "record sales" in the first two weeks. For more: - read Wireless Week Related stories: Sprint drops price of new Instinct Sprint says Instinct breaking sales records

  • Another Motorola RAZR - AT&T Motorola RAZR 2 V9x does GPS

    If there's one thing that's not going to help Motorola claw their way back to any sort of respectable level of success, it's pumping out another RAZR handset. But, that isn't necessarily going to stop Moto from doing whatever they please. Case in point, the Motorola RAZR 2 V9x for AT&T. The Black-clad RAZR2 V9x is [...]

  • Sprint to offer business email access on non-PDA phones

    Sprint announced plans to offer business email access on non-PDA phones. As an extension of the Sprint Mobile Email application, the new Sprint Mobile Email Work feature will enable customers to access their Microsoft Exchange Server and IBM Lotus Notes accounts. The new service will become available tomorrow on the Instinct, which is also going on sale tomorrow, and in the coming weeks on 11 more devices, including the LG Rumor, Katana phones from Sanyo and the Motorola RAZR and KRZR phones. Powered by Seven, the new service features a one-time setup process. In the Instinct, the Sprint Mobile Email Work is preloaded. Emails are pushed to the user's phone as they arrive on their desktop mailbox. The service is available at no extra charge for those who have subscribed to Sprint's Everything plans. With all other plans, the email service costs an extra $10 per month in addition to voice and data charges. Will business users bite? For more: - read this release Related story: Samsung Instinct Photo Slideshow Study: 30% of mobile workers on first smartphone. Smartphone story

  • Verizon Motorola RAZR MAXX Ve Available for $20 With Contract

    If you are looking for a mobile phone for a great price, look no further than the Motorola RAZR MAXX Ve. The Ve weighs in at a mere 4 ounces and is only 0.6-inches thick. Considered as being the second CDMA RAZR, with the original RAZR V3c being replaced with the RAZR V3m. This mobile builds [...]

  • January is deja vu for Motorola

    I feel like this is a re-run. The last two years in January, I've written about Motorola and its failure to follow up on the success of the Razr. In early 2006, investors were waiting for the other shoe to drop . It did. Last year's column talked about the fact that Motorola didn't have too much up its sleeve in terms of innovative designs for 2007. Then CEO Ed Zander during last year's Consumer Electronics Show touted the company's strategy to provide "cool experiences" anywhere and anytime. But no new innovative phones. We saw where that got Zander. He resigned last month. Now newly appointed CEO Greg Brown could be facing the same future in 2008. It doesn't appear that his company has anything ground breaking to announce at this week's CES that opens today. On Friday, Motorola's stock fell about 6 percent after Citibank analyst Jim Suva downgraded the company, saying its "lack of compelling new products" likely means the Christmas selling season was not a happy one for Motorola. Brown has a tall order. He has to show the market that Motorola can once again revolutionize the industry with a new handset design. That's no easy feat. These accomplishments are always few and far between for any handset manufacturer. Nokia and Samsung are working overtime to beat Motorola down. The question is, how much time does Brown have before Carl Icahn and company rattle the cage again? - Lynnette

  • Motorola to spin-off its units

    As a reader alerted us a few weeks ago, Motorola has long positioned its individual business units in separate geographic regions--a decision that at least partially indicated a strategy to spin them off at a future time . While financial analysts have begun to mull what a broken up Motorola would look like , we are confident that Motorola will make that transition this year. Motorola's Mobile Devices business unit is based in Libertyville, IL while the company's Networks unit, which develops base stations and infrastructure, is based in Arlington Heights, IL and Motorola's Connected Home division is located in Horsham, PA. Motorola is likely to make the move this year for a variety of reasons, but not the least of these is the fall in popularity (or at least the fall in sales) of Motorola's keystone handset, the RAZR. Last year saw the departure of CEO Ed Zander and subsequent exit of CTO Padmasree Warrior . The company is also defending against pressure from activist investor Carl Icahn who has stated to the media and the company's board that a broken-up Motorola could translate into $20 billion in additional shareholder value. His estimates may not be that far off base, analysts seem to agree, but the company needs to get its handset business back on track before Motorola can make as profitable a dissolution as that. We think they will do both.

  • Motorola may be moving closer to breakup

    According to a report in the Wall Street Journal , signs are growing that Motorola is considering whether or not it should piecemeal the company . Activist investor Carl Icahn claims that breaking the company up could translate to $20 billion in additional shareholder value. Analysts seem to agree with Icahn's basic points, but many caution that if Motorola cannot fix the problems with its handset division, then a breakup may not prove as profitable as Icahn suggests. Motorola's CEO Ed Zander recently stepped down from the position. Motorola's CTO Padmasree Warrior also resigned to take the CTO post at Cisco. For more on Moto's plans: - read this WSJ article (sub. req.)
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