Motorola Atrix 3 Leaked?

With the pre-Mobile World Congress rumor season in full swing, today sees the emergence of yet another purported device, spec list and image. This time it's the "Motorola Atrix 3", which is being reported on Chinese site Tianjin Daily, after being pulled from Concept-Phones.com. The photo shows a relatively plain, buttonless front sporting a Motorola logo and roughly 16:9 aspect ratio screen. However, it's unclear whether this is a concept, a prototype or simply an imagined device. The original picture is a far cry from your usual concept render, and appears to be an actual photograph. Maybe it's real, maybe someone was just really bored and made a model of their dream smartphone.

For what they're worth, the alleged specs include a Tegra 3 processor, a surprising 2GB of RAM, a 720p display, 10MP camera with dual LED flash and a Droid RAZR MAXX-level 3300mAh battery. All plausible (though 2GB of RAM would be a smartphone first), but at the same time unconfirmable. So we're taking this with a pinch of salt for now.

If it is real, though, the "Atrix 3" could go up against rumored Tegra 3 phones like the HTC One X and LG X3, both of which are expected to be unveiled in Barcelona in just over a week's time. We'll be there covering the whole week's events live.

Motorola Atrix 3 Leaked:

Motorola GLEAM+

The newly launched Motorola Gleam+ appears to be a combination of technology and style. This glamorous looking feature phone sports a clamshell design and will come dressed in two colors namely, silver and winter white.

The Gleam+ is a successor to the Motorola Gleam feature phone which had been fashioned with a similar clamshell design and was also announced exactly a year ago in February. It boasts of a compact and convenient form factor weighing 105g and a slim profile measuring 13.5mm. Snap-happy users can employ the integrated 2MP fixed focus main camera featuring digital zoom.

“The Motorola Gleam+ is as a stylish and easy to use as ever for the consumer who enjoys the simple things in life, without compromising on design and functionality. We designed this handset with a clear focus on delivering a great experience in a simple, sleek and stylish design,” commented Claudia Laepke, marketing director, Motorola Mobility Germany GmbH.

This fresh Motorola handset offers 50MB of internal storage space which can be expanded up to 16GB through the microSD card slot. Measuring 107mm x 52.5mm x 13.5mm, it comes equipped with a 2.8-inch WQVGA 400 x 240p 260K TFT display and is capable of lending support to various connectivity options such as Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and USB 2.0. Additionally, the feature phone is powered by a 750mAh battery which offers talk time and standby time of up to 4 hours 49 minutes and 417 hours 26 minutes, respectively. The Motorola Gleam+ price is tagged at €99 without a contract and inclusive of VAT. It is scheduled to be available in March via Telekom and other authorized retail stores.

Motorola Gleam Review:

Verizon to launch Motorola DROID 4 on Friday; Bogo promotion to start on Motorola DROID RAZR and DROID RAZR MAXX

As expected, Verizon is launching the Motorola DROID 4 on Friday for $199.99 with a signed two-year pact. What was not expected are the promotions that Big Red is debuting on Friday. For example, if you like the Motorola DROID RAZR or its big batteried (did we just invent a new word?) brother the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX, you can buy one of either model and get a second unit for free

But wait, there's more" as they say in those annoying television commercials. Big Red is offering up double the data with 4GB of 4G LTE service going for $30 per month with any smartphone purchase. And if you finally are ready to trade in that LG Voyager or LG Dare that you have been sporting since the Bush administration was in power, Verizon is giving away $30 gift cards in its stores for those willing to part with their old featurephone and move on up to a smart one. Finally, you can take $100 off the price of a 4G tablet with the purchase of a smartphone and a signed 2-year pact.

It sounds like Big Red customers have plenty to think about in the next few days, especially those with an upgrade burning a hole in their pocket.

NEW Verizon Launches Motorola's Droid Phone:

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX briefly out of stock on Verizon's website, now will ship February 9th

Verizon's website showed that the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX was out of stock. The LTE enabled smartphone with the massive 3300mAh battery has been a hit for Big Red and Motorola, showing that battery life is a very important feature that handset users look at. The model was just launched on January 26th and costs $299.99 with a signed 2 year pact, although starting this Friday a BOGO promotion on the unit will start.

Before you start getting upset, there is some good news for those who were hoping to soon experience an Android smartphone that doesn't require you to be a slave to the wall socket. Verizon apparently has replenished its inventory of the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX and shipments will start flowing again on February 9th. If you can't wait a few days for the phone, you can still check with the Verizon stores in your area, or third party retailers like Best Buy, to see if they have inventory of the device.

Other smartphones listed as out of stock on the carrier's online store include the LG Revolution (which has basically been replaced with the LG Spectrum) and the Motorola DROID X2.

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX Hands-On:

Motorola loses 27 cents per share in Q4, sold 5.3 million smartphones

Motorola Mobility has just reported Q4 numbers and there might be a shortage of red ink at office supply stores. In the three month period, Motorola lost $80 million or 27 cents a share after making $80 million in last year's quarter. Revenue was $3.4 billion. In the quarter, Motorola sold 10.5 million mobile devices, nearly half of which were smartphones. 200,000 tablets were sold in the period ending in December. For the full year, Google's marriage partner reported that it sold 42.4 million mobile devices including 18.7 million smartphones and 1 million tablets.

Motorola's new flagship, the DROID RAZR MAXX

Motorola's new flagship, the DROID RAZR MAXX
For 2011, Motorola Mobility had $13.1 billion in revenue, up 14% from 2010. For the year, the company spilled $289 million worth of red ink, a substanbtial increase from last year's $86 million loss. And for 2011, the mobile devices division of Motorola Mobility claimed some highlights such as the launch of the Motorola DROID RAZR and the introduction of the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX. The latter, which launched today, offers up to an amazing 21 hours of talk time thanks to the 3300mAh battery. The device remains thin at less than 9mm. The company also announced the Motorola DROID 4, the thinnest and most powerful LTE enabled phone with a physical QWERTY keyboard.

During the fourth quarter, Motorola also announced two new tablets, the Motorola DROID XYBOARD 10.1 and the Motorola DROID XYBOARD 8.2. Two new "life-proof" handsets were unveiled, the Motorola DEFY Mini and the Motorola MOTOLUXE. The fourth quarter also saw Motorola ship the first combination MP3 player and fitness tracker, the MOTOACTV. Lastly, two flagship smartphones were shipped to China, the TD-SCDMA Motorola MT917 and the dual-core, dual-mode, dual-standby Motorola XT928.

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?

U.K.'s Clove taking pre-orders for white Motorola RAZR coming next month

We recently told you that the Motorola DROID RAZR is being introduced in some new colors like purple and white to go along with the original black model. So it would only make sense that if the DROID RAZR would be getting some new options in terms of color, the Motorola RAZR would too. After all, the two devices are practically the same except that the latter is the GSM variant of the phone and can be found overseas.

Beginning today, a version of the Motorola RAZR in white can be pre-ordered from U.K. retailer Clove for 430.80GBP after VAT. That works out to approximately $663.82USD. Clove is throwing in a free set of Motorola MOTOROKR EQ3 wired compact folding speakers, with a value of 20GBP, with every Motorola RAZR order.

In case the specs have slipped your mind, the Motorola RAZR offers a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED advanced qHD display with a TI OMAP 4430 dual-core 1.2GHz processor under the hood. and 1GB of RAM is aboard. Android 2.3.5 is installed. The 8MP camera on back captures video at 1080p (30 fps) while the 1.3MP front-facing shooter takes self portraits and allows you to video chat. Just 7.1mm thin, the Motorola RAZR uses a 1780mAh battery. Of course, there is no LTE radio on this model and the back shows off that sexy Kevlar material. The unit has been treated with a coating that makes it resistant to light contact with water.