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July 27, 2004
Motorola Gets Good Press.
Motorola’s mobile phone devision has gone through some tough times in the last few years, losing market share and getting a reputation as a slow moving company that lacks innovation. When Ed Zander left Sun Microsystems and joined the company as CEO he had his work cut out for him. He’s been there for too short a time to say if he is making a difference, and the recent spate of press may have been set in motion long before he arrived, but there is certainly some buzz around the newly announced RAZR V3 and Apple iTunes collaboration.
The rumour is that the V3 is a V600 with a new case. Other than the anodised aluminum case and chemically etched keypad everything seems the same, MP3 ringtones (check Mobiledia for user experience of V600 MP3), MPEG 4 video, quad band, bluetooth, and digital camera. Our guess is there is a software update in there as well. So, with the new exterior, rather than measuring 24.5mm it is now 13.9mm deep (thin according to Motorola). The V600 currently retails for about $AU779 (less on a plan). I’d guess we’ll see the V3 in Australia just in time for Christmas, and for around $AU999 outright.
It makes sense for Motorola and Apple to collaborate. Ed, from his time at Sun, knows how important it is to partner with software companies. Apple wants its iTunes software, and more importantly its store to be as wide spread as Coke. Hopefully we’ll see an iTunes Music Store in Australia before the 2005 release of the new Motorola phones. The song capacity will vary depending on the phone memory, but initial speculation is it’ll be about a dozen.
According to the New York Times (registration required), Jobs said, “he called Motorola’s chief executive, Edward J. Zander, soon after Mr. Zander took over in January to suggest that the two companies work together on the project”.
Update : (July 27, 2004) Mobile-review.com already has a review of the V3.
Gadgets boy | Comments (1) | Mobile Phone, Musicgadgets,gadget,gadgets shop, latest gadgets, new gadgets
September 2nd, 2004 at 2:17 am
This is the best and cool looking phone.. I think this is the best phone that motorola have come out… I would like to have a hold on this “BABY”!!