Motorola to launch dual-core phones for AT&T and Verizon
It is all about speed these days as smartphones are getting twice as smart with dual-core processing speeds. It is no secret that Tegra 2 is one of the best bids for that and Motorola is betting heavily on it. The company will release two dual-core phones, one for each of the country's two biggest carriers in Q1 of 2011, according to a source at Motorola.
We already told you about the AT&T device, known internally as Motorola Olympus, and you can take a look at the leaked pictures, which show its sleek design. It's “very fast, and the new screen is beautiful”, a source at Motorola was quoted to say. Big news about the Motorola Olympus is that it is about to hit AT&T as soon as January, but we would take that with a grain of salt until we see official confirmation from the company.
source: BGR
The second handset is going to Verizon and is referred to as Motorola Etna, but we are yet to see if it will explode the market in a way comparable to the eruption of the European volcano. It is set to make an appearance later in either February or March, but compensates with 4G connectivity and Tegra 2 processing speeds. And you might just want to wait for that one to make use of Verizon's expanding 4G network.
source: BGR
FCC OKs Cingular\'s purchase of AT&T Wireless
Things that are NOT allowed: