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First Xoom custom ROM available

First Xoom custom ROM available

The Motorola Xoom finally has a custom ROM that adds a number of sweet features including root access, SIP and SMS...

posted: 13 Jun 2011, 17:05

Reminder: We'll be covering live the Sprint-Motorola event today

Reminder: We'll be covering live the Sprint-Motorola event today

Starting at 12:30PM Eastern, Sprint and Motorola are expected to unveil the Motorola Photon 4G, with 4.3" qHD display, and a dual-core Tegra 2 chipset. The WiMAX version of the Motorola XOOM might also be announced today...

posted: 09 Jun 2011, 07:12

Android 3.1 Honeycomb Hands-on

Android 3.1 Honeycomb Hands-on

Continuing to show how Google is committed to improving its platform, the Android 3.1 Honeycomb update for the Motorola XOOM managed to land our way – as opposed to the “coming weeks” that was attached to its roll...

posted: 13 May 2011, 14:19

Motorola shipped only 250,000 XOOM tablets, posting a significant loss

Motorola shipped only 250,000 XOOM tablets, posting a significant loss

Motorola Mobility has reported an $81 million loss for Q1 2011, and global XOOM shipments totaling 250,000; while this pales in comparison to both iPad and Galaxy Tab sales, it's higher than analysts expected...

posted: 28 Apr 2011, 16:42

Is the Motorola XOOM headed to AT&T?

Is the Motorola XOOM headed to AT&T?

Every time a new mobile device pops up at the FCC, we get pretty excited because we know that it will eventually land in our itching hands. Just recently, an unnamed “wireless tablet” by Motorola received the commission’s seal of approval...

posted: 19 Apr 2011, 08:56

Carphone Warehouse marginally reduces the price of the Motorola XOOM to £579.99

Carphone Warehouse marginally reduces the price of the Motorola XOOM to £579.99

It’s definitely not a new trend, especially after seeing UK retailer Dixons dropping the price of its unreleased Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi, but now it’s Carphone Warehouse’s turn to follow suit with a similar...

posted: 07 Apr 2011, 15:55

Deutsche Bank says Motorola has moved about 100 000 XOOM tablets so far

Deutsche Bank says Motorola has moved about 100 000 XOOM tablets so far

Deutsche Bank analysts say that the poster child for Android 3.0 Honeycomb - the Motorola XOOM tablet - has sold about 100 000 units since its launch February 24th...

posted: 07 Apr 2011, 03:20

Motorola XOOM, ATRIX 4G sales disappointing, says analyst

Motorola XOOM, ATRIX 4G sales disappointing, says analyst

There is much hype about the Motorola ATRIX 4G, which, as a matter of fact, was voted "Best in show" at CES 2011, and the company's powerful XOOM tablet...

posted: 06 Apr 2011, 09:30

Motorola to halt production of XOOM tablet after June?

Motorola to halt production of XOOM tablet after June?

An unconfirmed report in DigiTimes relies on anonymous sources that claim next month Motorola will start to slow production of the XOOM tablet with an eye toward stopping production in June; the big question is, will production begin...

posted: 22 Mar 2011, 18:02

Adobe Flash 10.2 leaks for the Motorola XOOM tablet, brings dual-core support and full hardware acceleration

Adobe Flash 10.2 leaks for the Motorola XOOM tablet, brings dual-core support and full hardware acceleration

The latest version of Adobe Flash - 10.2 - with support for Android Honeycomb, dual-core chipsets, and full hardware acceleration, has now leaked, and found its way onto...

posted: 15 Mar 2011, 03:00

Pre-orders go live for the SIM-free version of the Motorola XOOM in the UK

Pre-orders go live for the SIM-free version of the Motorola XOOM in the UK

Just one step closer in actually getting the highly prized tablet, pre-orders just went live in the UK through Carphone Warehouse for the version of the Motorola XOOM with 3G and Wi-Fi built in. In fact, this...

posted: 14 Mar 2011, 22:38

Apple iPad 2 vs Honeycomb tablets vs webOS HP TouchPad: fight!

Apple iPad 2 vs Honeycomb tablets vs webOS HP TouchPad: fight!

The battle of the heavyweights has officially been staged – the Apple iPad 2 is the successor to the original iPad, which dominated the tablet segment in the last year, but the new contenders appear with…

posted: 03 Mar 2011, 10:15

Motorola Xoom parts get priced

Motorola Xoom parts get priced

The first Android-powered tablet running on 3.0 Honeycomb, the Motorola Xoom, has been thoroughly torn down and now all of its parts have been priced courtesy of iSupply…

posted: 02 Mar 2011, 00:45

Motorola won't upgrade your XOOM to LTE if it's rooted

Motorola won't upgrade your XOOM to LTE if it's rooted

It's now official - one prerequisite to upgrade your Motorola XOOM to LTE is to have the tablet's factory settings intact...

posted: 01 Mar 2011, 06:48

Germany and Japan will see the Motorola XOOM arrive by late April

Germany and Japan will see the Motorola XOOM arrive by late April

While Verizon customers feast into the night with the Honeycomb driven Motorola XOOM tablet, other parts of the world are eagerly awaiting its arrival on their shores. Well, word has it that the Android 3.0 tablet will...

posted: 28 Feb 2011, 14:38

Motorola XOOM teardown suggests 4G upgrade procedure is unnecessarily tangled

Motorola XOOM teardown suggests 4G upgrade procedure is unnecessarily tangled

It's been a couple of days since the launch of the Motorola XOOM, the first big contender to the iPad, and that means the time for a complete teardown has come. ifixit's crafty crew took the XOOM apart to...

posted: 28 Feb 2011, 07:14

Motorola is giving away a limited edition gold Motorola XOOM for the Oscars

Motorola is giving away a limited edition gold Motorola XOOM for the Oscars

In the spirit of the swag and swagger of the Oscars, Motorola Mobility is giving gold Motorola XOOMs to all Oscar nominees, and you could get one too by simply retweeting all Motorola tweets with a special...

posted: 24 Feb 2011, 17:10

Motorola XOOM Hands-on

Motorola XOOM Hands-on

Previously, we managed to get a tasting of the Motorola XOOM back at CES, and more recently, we dipped our finger ever so carefully with the highly prized device at MWC, but now we’ve got our hands on a final...

posted: 23 Feb 2011, 20:02

Motorola XOOM comes with unlocked bootloader, unlike the Motorola ATRIX 4G

Motorola XOOM comes with unlocked bootloader, unlike the Motorola ATRIX 4G

The custom ROM crowd can sing and chant now. as Motorola confirmed that the XOOM tablet won't have a locked bootloader. The Motorola ATRIX 4G will have it, though, so it will require jumping through hoops to...

posted: 23 Feb 2011, 02:04

Motorola XOOM to cost $599.99 on contract, will be upgradeable to LTE in Q2 of 2011

Motorola XOOM to cost $599.99 on contract, will be upgradeable to LTE in Q2 of 2011

Verizon officially announced the pricing details for the first Honeycomb-powered device - the Motorola XOOM...

posted: 22 Feb 2011, 09:17

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