Motorola Motoluxe to retail for nearly $400 off-contract

The Motorola Motoluxe was among the couple of novelties arriving at CES 2012, but while we knew that it was going to be a mid-range warrior, we lacked information about the actual price of the handset. UK retailer Clove fixes that as it adds the Motoluxe to its list of handsets for pre-order at a price of nearly $400 (£258) off-contract.

The Motorola Motoluxe release date is set for late February or early March in the UK.

Except for the refined design and the dedicated lanyard groove, here’s what you get for your buck:

- Android 2.3.7 skinned with MotoSwitch, the new version of Motoblur
- 4-inch, 480x854 display
- single-core 800MHz processor and 512MB of RAM,
- 8-megapixel camera with an LED flash, front VGA camera,
- 1,400 mAh battery.

Nothing to be all that excited about if you don’t like the handset’s design, but if you do, how do you feel about that price tag?

Hello Moto! Android 4.0 ICS update is being pushed out to the US Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi

Such a glorious day to be an owner of the Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi – well, that’s as long as you’re in the US. Needless to say, there are going to be a lot of jubilant people that will be talking about their XOOM throughout the day because it’s finally getting the highly anticipated Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update.

You heard that right people! The software update for Ice Cream Sandwich is apparently being rolled out to XOOM Wi-Fi units as we speak, bringing some much needed life to this pioneer in the Android landscape. Even though the XOOM never rocketed to stardom, at least there is comfort knowing that there is still a lot of love for the tablet.

Although owners of the Wi-Fi only XOOM in the US began reporting the good news about the over-the-air update, it’s not known at this moment whether international versions, or the 4G LTE enabled one offered by Verizon, are getting in with all the fun. Regardless of that, you know that it’s going to only be a matter of time before they see it in some form or another.

Considering that there are still very few Ice Cream Sandwich powered devices readily available for purchase, it’s undoubtedly nice to see this year old model getting its fair share of the pie. Sure it’s no longer deemed as a pencil pusher when you pit it against some of the quad-core tablets that are on the horizon, but hey, it’s just sweet knowing that this tablet is getting the upgrade faster than others.