Powerful Motorola 3G Handsets for 3 UK

3 is to reintroduce Motorola handsets to its range for the first time in over 18-months with the RAZR2 V9.

The move adds another major brand to 3’s portfolio and is being backed by an extensive store staff training programme.

3’s Director of Products Fergal Walker said: “Motorola’s renewed focus on powerful 3G handsets like the RAZR2 V9 means we can welcome them back into 3’s growing portfolio. A strong roadmap and some compelling products will help us give our customers the best possible choice of 3G phones.”

17 MOTOAGENTS will tour the entire 3Store base throughout March and April to help reintroduce the Motorola brand to 3 staff and customers.

“Motorola is delighted to be working with 3 on the launch of the Motorola RAZR2 V9 across the UK,” said Jim Michel, General Manager, UK & Ireland, Motorola. “The rich capabilities of the RAZR2 V9 are a perfect match for the advanced services and experiences available through the 3 mobile network. Together, we have great expectations for how the product will perform in retail and are looking forward to building a portfolio of Motorola products available on 3 in the future,” he added.

The RAZR2 V9 is available from 13 March.

Slimmer, stronger and faster than its predecessors the RAZR2 V9 features a stainless steel case, chemically hardened glass and a touch sensitive external screen. The HSDPA handset features a high-speed processor that allows the V9 to respond 10-times faster than the original V3.

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Motorola U9 Review by 3G.co.uk

Motorola U9 Review by 3G.co.uk

It’s very easy to underestimate the Motorola U9. This is in no small part because of Motorola’s recent tendency to re-hash old designs with a few new but minor flourishes.

So, when we first saw the U9, we blithely assumed that Motorola had simply dusted off the old Motorola PEBL phone, given it a glossy new finish and some bold colour options, removed the stroke-to-open mechanism and re-packaged it as a music player. However, there’s something far more clever than a stroke-to-open mechanism going on under the Motorola U9’s bonnet. Beneath the curvy fascia, Motorola has ingeniously fitted an OLED (organic light emitting diode) external display.

This OLED display may be a gimmick, but what a gimmick it is. For the uninitiated, OLEDs create light with the application of electricity and experts claim they can provide brighter, crisper displays while using less power than the traditional LED and LCD screens found on many of today’s mobiles and electronic gadgets.

Technology websites like Howstuffworks.com suggest that OLED technology is so clever it could soon enable wondrous technological feats, like, for example, an 80-inch HD TV with a screen that’s so thin and flexible, it could be rolled up when you’re not using it.
Or, in the case of the Motorola U9, the OLED enables you to choose from one of 20 floating screensavers that twinkle mischievously from beneath the U9’s glossy shell.

Motorola U9 music player

Even more impressive is the OLED’s ability to transform into a touch-sensitive music control pad. When the U9 is in music player mode and you flip the clamshell shut, the OLED on the outer display automatically presents you with all the track details and the option to forward, pause or rewind the track using touch-sensitive controls. This is technical wizardry at its finest and elevates the U9 from the ranks of regular clamshells into pioneering territory.

Although it’s no Nseries, Walkman or iPhone, the Motorola U9 has a decent music player and is very easy to use. Music pauses when a call comes in and there’s a dedicated music button on the keypad to the left of the central nav-pad.

Full Review with More Photos and Specification Here

New Motorola ROKR E8 Music Phone

Motorola expanded its ROKR family of music products with the introduction of the ROKR E8 mobile device at CES.

Using breakthrough ModeShift technology from Motorola, the quad-band GPRS/EDGE device presents users with only the controls they need, at the time they need them, instantly transforming from music player to phone with the touch of a button.

When powered off, the surface of ROKR E8 is smooth, with no visible keys. Power on the device and it presents a virtual numbered keypad on the front surface. With one “press” of the virtual music key, the phone keypad disappears and control keys for the music player – play, pause, fast forward and rewind – appear in its place.

ROKR E8 also marks the debut of the new FastScroll navigaton wheel from Motorola, a variable-speed touch control that lets consumers easily scroll through all of the content stored on the device. With a gentle slide of the thumb, the wheel quickly scrolls through your music (music mode), contacts (phone mode), calendar (phone mode), or multimedia (imaging mode) content. Information is easily viewed on the landscape 2.0” QVGA display.

Read more here with full specifications

New Motorola Z10 Delivers Filmmaking on the Fly

Motorola made it easy to capture, edit and share videos and images directly from the mobile device with the introduction of MOTO™ Z10 at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show .

The new MOTO Z10 is a complete, pocket-sized, mobile film studio. This stylish kick slider makes it easy to capture high-quality video, edit clips, create transitions between scenes and add title slides and a soundtrack¹. Then, budding filmmakers can upload their creation to share with friends and family through any number of Web sites such as YouTube, Google, Yahoo! and ShoZu.

In addition to creating videos, MOTO Z10 features great media playback capabilities. With a crystal-clear 2.2” QVGA screen that displays video at 30 frames per second in millions of colors, consumers can watch their own films or downloaded content2. The external storage slot will support an external memory card with up to 32GB of capacity, when available.

MOTO Z10 also takes great pictures. One press of the dedicated camera key launches the 3.2 megapixel camera in only 1.5 seconds. The Superfast burst mode captures up to three images a second, so consumers will never miss a frame of the action. The smart auto focus keeps pictures sharp while intelligent auto-save automatically names and saves images directly to the on-board media gallery or favorite media-sharing Web sites.

MOTO Z10 looks as sleek and stylish on the outside as it is feature-packed inside. The ergonomic design is built with premium quality materials, including spun stainless steel, polished metallic finish and soft-feel textures. With 3.5G HSDPA, GSM/GPRS/EDGE, and Symbian/UIQ software, MOTO Z10 represents the next generation of mobile device technology for on-the-go content consumers and creators.

MOTO Z10 is expected to be available in Q1 2008.

Motorola U9 in Pink and Purple

Motorola have announced the the Moto U9 will be available in Metallic Pink and Purple. The range is obviously aimed at females and will arrive in shops from January 2008.

The Moto U9 is primarly a music phone with features including

· Touch sensitive music keys appear on the borderless external display when in music mode
· Music synchronization compatible with Windows Media® Player 11
· Integrated music player that supports multiple audio files: Windows® WMAv10 plus Janus DRM, MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC+ enhanced

Motorola RAZR 2 V8 Phone Review by 3G.co.uk

Sharper RAZR 2 Moto

Motorola’s RAZR 2 V8 updates the familiar RAZR brand with a sharp new look, but is that enough to win consumers over? 3G.co.uk finds out.

With the release of the well-equipped Nokia N95 and the innovative, much-anticipated Apple iPhone, mobile manufacturers are having to make sure they’re not left behind. Following the success of its breakthrough handset, the RAZR V3 (a handset that continues to sell well even today), Motorola has launched its follow-up, the RAZR 2 V8.

Even the packaging of the V8 gives you the feeling you’re about to experience a well-groomed handset. Once you’ve pulled the golden ribbon, the V8’s box transforms, before popping up to reveal the shiny handset in all its glory. The phone looks fantastic with its glossy metal front finish and two-inch external screen. In truth, it’s not too dissimilar to its predecessor – although Motorola has managed to make it 2mm thinner – and this is not such a bad thing. The V8 has still got that slick feel we’ve come to love with the various RAZRs and, although 55mm wide, it surpasses most handsets and still fits neatly in your palm.

The V8 is a tough little cookie. The internal frame is made of stainless steel that makes it durable yet relatively light at 117g. And the exterior screen is made with chemically hardened glass, which is incredibly scratch resistant. Given its appealing shine, the handset is susceptible to grubby fingerprints on both the screen and the exterior.

Navigate This

Even for a Motorola novice, the V8’s navigation is simple. The large 2.2-inch internal screen, which has twice the resolution as the original RAZR, allows easy access to the applications, which are broken down into nine main headings. However, after a good half hour of searching, we can conclude that the IM Messenger function is not found on the V8, despite the phone’s manual saying otherwise. Tut-tut, Motorola.

Like most handsets, the V8 features a speed dial option, that allows you to store up to nine pre-set numbers, which can be activated with a single key. The V8 is fitted with CrystalTalk technology, that automatically adjusts the audio to ensure calls are clear and crisp, despite any noisy environment you may be in. It’s not flawless, but it works well and the voice-activated call function can pick up the command despite any unwanted background noise.

Bluetooth Your Pics

Where the V8 disappoints is with its feature set. The phone lacks 3G and the two-megapixel camera means the V8 ultimately falls short of some of the more equipped handsets. The camera itself has a multi-shot facility, that allows you to take up to eight consecutive pictures, while it is also possible to send a photo from your handset direct to a Bluetooth-enabled printer. The video recorder allows up to two hours of recording time, as well as a playback option.

Full Review with more Pictures Here

Special Edition ( U9 ) Motorola RAZR2 Mobile Phone

Motorola has launched the Moto u9 , which they promise will make music a multi-sensory experience .

Blending Motorola’s fashionable design savvy with an incredible music experience, MOTO U9 gives consumers a new way to see, feel and hear the stylish side of music. The latest addition to our music-enabled devices, U9 is designed for those discerning consumers who want to talk and rock in style.

Feel, See

A sensuous and smart design makes rich colors dance on the borderless organic light emitting diode (OLED) external display with one of more than 20 floating animated screensavers. Control the music player from the outside with touch sensitive keys that appear magically, along with the name of the song and artist. Seamless, small and lightweight, this curvaceous phone has graphite metallic gloss and soft touch finishes and fits perfectly in the pocket or hand.

Now Hear This

Make the easy transition from phone to music and back again, MOTO U9 allows one-touch access to your library and pauses music as calls come through. Personalize your play lists by transferring your favorite music, or download tracks from more than 200 online music stores, including Napster, and manage them using the simplicity of Microsoft’s Windows Media® Player 11, U9 has 25 MB of on-board user memory, plus a microSD memory card slot for up to an optional 4GB for music, pictures and other media. With stereo Bluetooth® wireless technology, users can enjoy a wireless mobile stereo experience on the go with compatible Bluetooth-enabled stereo headphones such as the ROKR S9 wrap-around headset.

Express Yourself

Hear and be heard with Motorola’s innovative CrystalTalk™ technology that automatically adjusts audio to help ensure clear calls even in a noisy environment. And there’s more to talk about including advanced speaker independent voice dialing and talking phone features for additional convenience. Live in the moment and capture your favorite memories with the 2.0 megapixel, 8x zoom camera with multi-shot feature. This amazing camera delivers quality, printable and sharable images. Further share the latest gossip and buzz with friends and family with easy SMS text messaging2 and video capture and playback.

The MOTO U9 is expected to be available for purchase in Q4 in Asia, Latin America and Europe.

Motorola ROKR E8 and RIZR Z10 details

Two New Motorola Phones are rumoured to be officialy announced by Motorola very soon. The ROKR E8 and RIZR Z10 , still unconfirmed by Motorola, are due to be launched this year.

The ROKR E8 (pronounced Rocker) is going to be primarily a music phone, and will also have a backlit keyboard which will change depending on the function being undertaken on the phone. The keyboard will also include a vibration function which will vibrate to inform users they have pressed a key.

Navigation will also be assisted by a device known as the “Omega Wheel” which one can only assume will function similar to that of an ipod wheel. The phone will also contain all the standard functions now expected from phones including: 2-megapixel camera, fm radio, QVGA display, 2 GB internal memory and Micro SD capabilities.

The ROKR E8 is predicted to be launched in November and cost around 280 Euros.

The RIZR Z10, the successor to the Z8, will be a Sliding Symbian Handset offering GPRS, EDGE and HDSPA. The feature set will include a scratch resistant 16 million colour screen, 3.3 Mega Pixel Camera and 30 fps video recording capability.

The RIZR Z10 is rumoured to launch in December and be priced at 400 Euros.

Sky Anytime On Mobile For Pre-Installation On 3G MOTO Z8

weComm, the leader in interactive mobile data solutions, today announced that it has delivered Sky Anytime on Mobile for Motorola's recently announced MOTO Z8 ( above ).

weComm develops the Sky Anytime on Mobile application for BSkyB, and has worked closely with Motorola to port the application to the MOTO(tm) Z8 for pre-installation in the factory. The Z8 is a 'kick-slider' smartphone running the UIQ on Symbian OS platform with a Motorola soft key implementation.

Sky Anytime on Mobile is an interactive mobile TV application that extends Sky's digital TV experience to the mobile platform. As well as offering access to an on-demand library of updating news, entertainment and sports, Sky's Anytime application also provides an access point to Sky's range of live mobile TV services. There are now over 30 TV channels streamed over 3G networks supported by in-stream programme information and fast channel switching. The Anytime application also allows customers to use their mobile phone to programme their Sky+ boxes remotely, place bets through SkyBet and search their full 7-day electronic programme guide (EPG), Anytime on Mobile replicates the standard Sky EPG, allowing for an intuitive and fully accessible mobile content experience.

Full News Story Here

New Moto Z8 3G HSDPA Handset

Motorola announced the debut of the MOTO Z8, featuring crystal clear video capture and playback at 30 frames per second and up to 32GB of expandable memory1. The MOTO Z8, the world’s first kick slider, is expected to hit shelves in Europe and Asia in June. It will enable entertainment fans to get mobile TV2, video and music all on one device. As an added bonus, a 512MB memory card will be included in-box pre-loaded with a full-length feature film – “The Bourne Identity” – from Universal Pictures.


“Today’s media hungry consumers have a hectic, time-pressured, mobile life and they want to be able to access their content whenever and wherever they are,” said Jeremy Dale, corporate vice president, Mobile Devices Global Marketing, Motorola. “We believe the Z8 is the best multimedia platform on a phone today that allows consumers to listen to music, download video, create blogs and store memories simply and seamlessly.“

Full News Story with Phone Specification Here

New Motorola RAZR (2) 3G HSDPA Handset

Motorola presented its 2007 mobile devices collection, led by the highly anticipated RAZR(2). The comprehensive mobile device line features the most cutting-edge innovations in style, design, multimedia, messaging and everyday communications to meet the needs of a diverse global audience. The RAZR (2) is shown above and below.

The RAZR(2), which will debut around the world in July 2007, features a slimmer exterior than its RAZR predecessor, along with ground-breaking new features designed to empower consumers in every facet of communication. New products such as the MOTO Z8, MOTO Q 9 and ROKR Z6 were also on display and will begin shipping in Europe and Asia within the next month.

With the introduction of its industry-changing RAZR, Motorola created the first culturally iconic phone, revolutionizing the way the world views the mobile device. Today, Motorola continued to redefine the cell phone with the introduction of the RAZR(2), which brings a new level of cutting-edge design and mobile performance for astute mobile consumers.

Full Story Here

MOTORIZR Z3 Phone Review

Rizr sliding good !

After wooing us with the KRZR late last year, Moto has been busy fashioning a slider companion, the MOTORIZR Z3. Is Moto’s two-pronged attack a winner?

Motorola has been living off past glories too much recently, so the launch of the MOTOKRZR K1 at the end of last year was a welcome and refreshing change from the army of RAZR phones taking over the world.

The KRZR, while displaying a heavy dose of the RAZR’s DNA (it is essentially a retooled and stretched RAZR), still has enough style and individuality to distance itself a little from the ubiquitous classic and its legacy. With its reflective façade and soft paint rear finish, we fell for the KRZR over here at 3G.

But Motorola hasn’t rested on its laurels and relied solely on the KRZR making an impact. Along with a couple of HSDPA handsets, namely the RAZR V3xx and the Maxx, Moto’s other mainstream star in the making is the MOTORIZR Z3 – its first ever slider phone to hit the UK. Like the KRZR, this handset is 2.75G (or EDGE-enabled, to give it its proper term) and packs pretty much the same feature set as its stable-mate.

Full Review Here

Motorola MOTORAZR V3xx 3G Phone Review

Here we go, then. No sooner are we used to HSDPA offering data speeds of 1.8Mbps than along comes a handset capable of supporting the next step on the HSDPA ladder, 3.6Mbps. Motorola’s MOTORAZR V3xx is currently available on the 3 network, and is the company’s first handset to sport this newly beefed up 3G speed-merchant flavour of HSDPA.

Don’t get too excited too quickly about this, though. Three’s marketing people tell us that the network will be offering HSDPA some time this year, and hopefully in the first half of the year, but they aren’t being any more specific than that. In the mean time, standard 3G is what you’ll get which is fast, but not super-duper, rival-your-home-broadband-speed fast.

Before we get onto that, let’s mention the other Moto handset that is likely to get confused with the V3xx, the MOTORAZR maxx V6. It is also a 3.6Mbps supporting handset, and it has a many similarities to the V3xx, but a few differences too. Among the latter are that it has some touch sensitive music control keys on its front and a 2.0 megapixel main camera where our review handset has a 1.3 megapixel.

Anyhow, we said earlier that the MOTORAZR V3xx is not a completely cutting edge handset. In particular that relates to the camera whose megapixel-count is not exactly setting any standards. During testing we found shots weren’t all that wonderful – you need a steady hand to avoid a dose of the old camera-shake, and the camera let in a bit too much light for our tastes.

Full Review Here