Google plan to acquire Motorola Mobility, the mobile phone company, has been given the go-ahead in the US and Europe.. Motorola was already dedicated to producing smartphones only for the Android OS. Here we look back over the history of one of the mobile industry's marquee names.
Released last year, the Motorola Atrix attempts to combine the mobility of a smartphone with the usability of a laptop. the handset was among the first to feature a dual-core processor, significantly improving performance when running more demanding apps, such as word processors.
Released last year, the Motorola Atrix attempts to combine the mobility of a smartphone with the usability of a laptop. the handset was among the first to feature a dual-core processor, significantly improving performance when running more demanding apps, such as word processors.
Launched in America in October 2009, the Droid was widely seen as among the first credible challengers to the iPhone. It was Motorola's first Android-based smartphone and its success encouraged the firm to concentrate on working with Google.
Relations between Motorola and Apple are likely to become even more strained when it comes under Google's control, but it wasn't always that way. Released in 2005, the Rokr E1 was the first handset to be integrated with iTunes, allowing users to store and play their music on their phone.
The phone that started it all, the DynaTAC was the first conumer mobile phone. It hit the market in 1983, and became an icon, helped by appearances in classic 1980s movies such as Wall Street. Weighing three quarters of a kilogram, it was a brick by today's standards, but it kickstarted the mobile revolution. Although the networks that DynaTAC handsets used are no longer available, the handsets are highly prized by collectors who can pay more than £1,500 for a good example
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