Maya over at CuteGeek.com reviewed the Motorola Backflip with MotoBlur. Motoblur is a variant of the Google Android OS. The Backflip is a pretty cool phone. Check out their review.

The Backflip with Motoblur is available from at&t. For more info ont he phone visit the Moto Backflip website.

Today Sprint introduced the Motorola i890 for their Nextel Network. The phone which is priced at $129.99 with a two year service agreement with a $50 MIR will be available with Nextel Direct Connect making it the newest Push to Talk phone for Sprint.

“Motorola i890 combines the best-in-class features Nextel Direct Connect customers have come to depend on in a style-minded look,” said Fared Adib, vice president – Product Development, Sprint. “Combined with the support of business applications and advanced multimedia features, Motorola i890 is perfect for anyone who needs to get work done, but still wants to look good.”

The i890 is a stylish flip phone with a 2.0 megapixel camera and camcorder, built-in MP3 player, and bluetooth. The only bad thing about the phone is that it supports up to a 8 GB microSD card which does not come wih the device. Seeing as there are microSD cards with larger capacities its disappointing it will only support up to 8 GB especially if you will use it as an MP3 player.

For more information visit: http://www.sprint.com

Today Sprint introduced a tough new phone from Motorola for the Nextel Direct Connect Network. The Motorola Clutch i465 has a rugged candy bar form factor perfect for construction workers, military and law enforcement.

“Sprint Nextel Direct Connect customers are used to the immediate communications offered by push-to-talk devices, but Motorola Clutch i465 with a QWERTY keyboard gives those customers a better way to instantly communicate with friends, family and colleagues,” said Danny Bowman, president of Sprint’s iDEN Business Unit. “By combining Nextel Direct Connect with text messaging, Sprint customers have two of the most efficient ways to get business done wirelessly.”

For more information on the Clutch visit: http://www.sprint.com/clutch

There once was a time where the only push to talk phone available from Sprint Nextel was bulky and ugly, and boy have times changed with the new Motorola Stature i9. A elegant Push to Talk phone good enough for the construction workers working hard at construction sites to CEO’s in their big comfy office.

When I first unboxed the Stature i9, I was pretty impressed by the look and feel of the phone, it feels heavy duty but it had a nice soft feel to the key pad.
After I was done playing with the phone I put it to the test, I made a few phone calls, used the walkie talkie feature and just ran it through its paces.

First the sound quality is amazing, who ever I spoke to came in loud and clear and they heard me clearly as well, but that has always been a trait of Motorola phones good sound quality so I wasn’t surprised by that.

I was more surprised by the Sound quality of the Walkie Talkie Feature. On other Push To Talk phones I sometimes have a hard time understanding the person I am talking to and I have even noticed other people using PTT and asking the person they are speaking to, too repeat themselves. That’s common and a lot of people who use PTT are use to it.

But say good bye to that problem with the Stature i9 because it isn’t a problem. The PTT calls come in as clear as day and you have no issues understanding anyone.
Overall the phones are great and if you are in the need of a push to talk phone or want to upgrade your current push to talk phone then the Stature is a great phone to consider.
The Stature is available from sprint now and with a 2 year contract you can get it for $199 after a $50 Mail in Rebate.

Today I received the Motorola Stature i9 for Sprint Nextel and made a quick unboxing video. I should have a full review with in a week. Enjoy the video.

When I first saw the Motorola Q, I liked it a lot, and when a friend’s birthday came around, I pitched in with her sisters to get her one, and she loved it. Why wouldn’t she? Motorola makes great phones. The Moto Q isn’t just a great phone a great smartphone geared towards business professionals, and with her being a “classy” business lady, she needed a phone that could keep up with her busy schedule.

On the 1st of November, at&t announced they would carry the Moto Q 9h Global exclusively. The 9h Global is a phone that literally works all over the world. 135 countries to be exact, and with an upcoming planned trip to Europe, I decided to test out its global capabilities. I was heading to Spain for Microsoft’s TechEd Europe, but sadly that planned trip fell through. However, we did test the phone overseas thanks to help from a HardwareGeeks.com partner Patrick O’Malley who is a developer for a large company here in NYC, who did attended the Microsoft TechED Europe event.

But before the phone headed to Europe, I decided to test it out state side. But before we get on with the review, let me tell you what the phone features.

The MOTO Q global offers users an ergonomic, integrated QWERTY keyboard, great voice quality, and fast broadband speeds up to 3.6 Mbps via AT&T’s UMTS/HSDPA-based BroadbandConnect network. On various speed tests I performed, I was able to get 3.3 Mbps down constantly with a slight improvement during the nighttime hours. It also has Windows Mobile 6, built-in GPS capabilities, Documents to Go® for document editing, Opera browser, and Internet Explorer. However, Opera is set to the default browser. It has seven dedicated shortcut keys, a 2.0-megapixel camera with flash, and let’s not forget Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity.

So, now that you know what the phone features let’s get on with the review.

I live in NYC, and I am a T-Mobile subscriber and have been a loyal subscriber with T-Mobile for the past 6 months and a not so happy customer for the past 2 months. After using at&t for the past month or so on my review of the Pantech Duo and now the Moto Q 9h Global, I kind of regret my decision to switch providers after a dispute with an at&t CS agent 9 months ago.

The service at&t provides here in the states is exceptional, way better than what T-Mobile has to offer here in NYC anyway, and it’s on par with Verizon and Sprint, if not a smidgen better than those two.

Their BroadbandConnect network is probably one of the best available in the US. Sure Verizon and Sprint may offer faster speeds, but I have used all 3, and if I were to grade them I would grade at&t with an A + as I have never had trouble connecting to a webpage or checking email and Sprint with an a B since I have had some connection issues with Sprint and some slow downs during peak hours, Verizon receives a C; I have had major speed issues with them, especially in major cities. 

The at&t network is rock solid, and being a t-mobile customer for the past 8 months has made the saying “You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone” ring true to me.

We now know that at&t offers great service in the US, how about overseas? Well, we almost didn’t find out how their service is overseas, because I committed a major faux par. We were given a sim card to test out the Pantech Duo and the Moto Q 9h Global. When I handed the 9h to Patrick, I had neglected to swap the sim card from the Duo to the 9h. Luckily, Patrick is an at&t customer and had no problem using his sim card on the phone while in Spain and Italy.

According to Patrick, while he was in Barcelona and in Rome he never had an issue with getting a signal. The internet speed on the phone was pretty good; however, when he ran some speed tests on the phone he only was able to achieve 2.3 Mbps a second, but that’s still pretty damned good.

He said he used the built in GPS feature to get around Barcelona with the help of Microsoft Live Search. Although, it took him a bit of trial and error to get it to work correctly. I my self was unable to get it to work.

Now we know the at&t service works great globally, but how does the phone perform?

The sound quality the phone delivers during a phone call is amazing. It made me feel as if the person I was talking too was right next to me. Everything was crystal clear, and when I went back to using my T-Mobile dash, I missed the sound quality the Moto Q had.

But the sound quality doesn’t just end there. I played music on the phone, and the sound quality was just as good as the sound quality I get from my Toshiba T400. This surprised me a lot, because most phones have semi decent sound when it comes to music, but this was not the case with the Moto Q 9h. The sound was superb. Who needs an MP3 player when you have a phone that has sound like this?

The Moto Q 9h is a big Smartphone, a bit bigger than what I am used to. At first, I really didn’t care for the size, and when I met with Motorola, I kind of implied I wasn’t too happy with the size, but I got used to it. After using it a while, I like that it is big, because it’s easier to type on it and feels comfortable in your hands. With most phones that have a QWERTY keyboard, you find yourself using the tips of your thumbs to type. However, since the keys on the Moto Q 9H were larger than the keys you’d find on the T-Mobile Dash, Sidekick, and Palm Treos, you don’t find yourself using just the tips of your thumb. Also, you find yourself making less typing mistakes.

Big Smartphone also equals big screen, and the Moto Q has a nice sized screen which offers a 320x240 color display that automatically adjusts itself to the light conditions in the room you are in which is a kick ass feature to me. The screen is one of the best colored screens I have seen on a phone. I literally watched some recorded TV shows on it that were stored on a SD card, and it was as if I were watching them at home on my TV. Well, not exactly, but the Picture Quality was pretty good. I also watched some streaming TV on mobile Slingbox, and again, the at&t service performed as advertised. The PQ on the TV show was what you’d expect.

The 9h also has a built in GPS, and while I ran into trouble with the telenav software and couldn’t test it fully, my friend Patrick did get it to work while he was in Spain and said it worked great. I, for some reason, constantly got a signal is weak error even when I was on the roof of my apartment building. Telenav actually told me they didn’t support the phone when I called them for help, even though they have software specifically designed for the phone. I guess their tech support scripts hadn’t been updated when I called. So, I basically gave up on trying the GPS out for myself, but again Patrick said it worked for him.

Before we end the review, we have to mention the camera. The Moto Q 9h has a 2 megapixel camera with built in flash. The camera software and the picture quality are really good, and probably gave me better shots than my old 3 megapixel Kodak camera I have laying around somewhere.

The Moto Q 9H is a great Smartphone for the business professional on the go. It runs Windows Mobile and comes included with Documents to Go, a great program that I use to use on all of my palm pilots. Documents to Go allows you to edit your Microsoft office documents on the phone itself.

Overall the Moto Q 9H is amazing. It has great sound quality for calls and music, great video quality to watch video clips on, and a great camera that takes decent pictures. For all of its greatness, we award the Moto Q 9 h our highest award the 5 Star Editors Choice.

The Moto Q 9h is available exclusively from at&t wireless for $199 with a 2 year contract and after a $199.99 mail in rebate.

at&t and Motorola today annouced that the Moto Q 9h Global will be available exclusively with at&t.

The MOTO Q global offers AT&T customers a full ergonomic, integrated QWERTY keyboard; outstanding voice quality; downloads at up to 3.6 Mbps via AT&T’s UMTS/HSDPA-based BroadbandConnect network;2 Windows Mobile ® 6; built-in GPS capabilities; Documents to Go® for document editing; Opera browser; seven dedicated shortcut keys; a 2.0-megapixel camera with flash; and support for both a host of enterprise- and consumer-oriented applications and services. These include the debut of My Q Paks, a suite of third-party application bundles designed to meet a MOTO Q global user’s lifestyle needs. These applications are all made possible through relationships with software developers that are members of Motorola’s MOTODEV Developer network.

at&t customers with a Moto Q 9h Global can use the phone and its internet capabilities in 135 countries.

“The MOTO Q global literally opens up the world to MOTO Q enthusiasts,” said Michael Woodward, Business Voice/Data Products, for AT&T’s wireless unit. “AT&T and Motorola are teaming up to provide our customers with a world-class device, operating platform, applications and services and network experience that they can take with them around the globe.”

“Staying connected, informed and entertained is becoming a way of life for busy professionals and consumers,” said Juergen Stark, corporate vice president, Productivity, Motorola Mobile Devices. “With AT&T, the MOTO Q global delivers unparalleled download speeds, on-board memory, messaging, processing power and voice quality, all packaged within a sleek design for the modern consumer.”

The 9h will be available during the Holidays for $199.99 with a two year contract. 

Motorola Today debuted with U.S. wireless carriers the Motor Razr2, which is sleeker and more stylish than the original.

The Razr2 will be available within the next 14 days from the following carriers: from Alltel, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, US Cellular, and Verizon Wireless

The Razr2 features Crystal talk a noise cancelation system similar to what some bluetooth headsets use to keep background noise out of your conversation. It will also feature a front touch screen which uses “haptic” key technology. This feature will allow you to open, read and reply to text messages by simply tapping on the screen never needing to open the phone.

For more info visit: http://motosweeps.2advanced.com/

For more pictures visit our forums.

Well, I posted about this earlier but I accidentally deleted my post and got so it took me a few hours to get over it and post again.

Motorola today showed off its new RAZR called the RAZR2 (to the second power). The new RAZR2 features a slimmer design, larger screens and stronger materials used to build it.

Motorola also showed off the new ROKR Z6 and RIZR Z8.

All of the phones run on a Linux Platform, have bluetooth connectivity and 2MP cameras. The RAZR2 and RIZR Z8 also have microSD sites and video conferencing capabilities.

For pictures of the phone visit this forum post.