Motorola’s “IRONMAN” Android handsey leaked

Wait, what? Motorola possibly doing a cross-marketing campaign with a blockbuster movie? We kid, we kid, but hey, we wouldn’t put it past them… We just got hit with some really interesting information — it’s about this Motorola smartphone either called or code-named “IRONMAN”. We’ve been told it will most likely run Android and be out by the end of Q3. While we don’t have exact specs, word is it’s going to sport a screamin’ CPU and have pretty much every feature under the sun — Wi-Fi, 3G, high resolution camera, etc. We’d also assume most of the controls on the front are touch sensitive as there do not seem to be any buttons in the photo. Thoughts?

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Motorola’s loss widens in Q1 2009; Still committed to Android

Motorola announced its Q1 2009 financial results today and reported total sales of $5.4 billion with a net loss of $231 million. Though wider than the $194 million loss posted in the same quarter last year, things were better than analysts expected this quarter. Motorola’s mobile devices division posted device sales of $1.8 billion and shipped 14.7 million handsets, grabbing an estimated 6 percent share of the global handset market. Handset sales have dropped 45 percent from Q1 2008 and operating loss has widened to $509 million from $418 million from 2008. On the bright side however, Moto posted a $595 million operating loss in Q4 of last year so at least things are moving in the right direction. Motorola notes that it continues to make progress on its upcoming handsets and remains committed to launching several new Android-based handsets by Q4 2009 with multiple carriers and in multiple regions. That little green robot sure has some heavy lifting to do.

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Motorola planning to release A1210 MING

The now elderly Motorola A1200 MING smartphone is obviously going to receive a refresh. A larger screen, bigger resolution and a 3 megapixel snapper will update the current MING line later this year.

The rumored Motorola A1210 MING is easily the successor of the the Moto A1200 MING, which was announced back in 2005.

The Motorola A1210 MING will sport a 2.8-inch touch display with QVGA resolution, better 3 megapixel camera, FM radio and 64MB internal memory, expandable via microSD slot. The connectivity package includes tri-band GSM with EDGE support, Bluetooth and USB.

The design remains the same - flippable transparent lid with a large touchscreen underneath and the Linux-based OS, we've seen on the other recent members of the MING family.

The new Motorola A1210 targets the Chinese market and will become available later this year. There is no word on pricing yet.

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Motorola present the MC55 - The Smallest Motto Digital Assistant Ever is ready for PRE-ORDER!

The Motorola MC55 is a special breed of mobile phones. Motorola's Enterprise Digital Assistants (or EDA) are Windows Mobile-based devices custom-fit for the business. Motorola MC55 sports GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity plus Wi-Fi support. The integrated GPS provides various location-based services such as real-time fleet management, geo-fencing and bread-crumbing for dispatchers.

Equipped with a 3.5-inch QVGA touchscreen, the Motorola MC55 has an IP54-certified ruggedized design plus a full QWERTY keyboard. It comes in two models and multiple configurations, making the device highly scalable to meet the business needs.

The Motorola MC5590 model offers wireless WLAN and Bluetooth connectivity for workers mostly inside the four walls - including healthcare workers in a hospital environment, as well as retail or hospitality associates.

The Motorola MC5574 model is equipped with wireless WAN, WLAN and Bluetooth capabilities to support workers in the field, such as maintenance personnel and postal and delivery workers.

The Motorola MC55 is based on the Marvell XScale PXA270 520 MHz processor and runs on Microsoft® Windows® Mobile 6.1 OS.The MC55 EDA family of products also offers a variety of data capture options such as a 1D laser scanner or a 2D imager. A 2-megapixel autofocus snapper can also be added to either the scanner or imager to allow for image capturing.The Motorola MC5590 and MC5574 EDAs will be available worldwide as of Q3 2009.

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