Moto G Cinema Spotted on Motorola's Site

Our friend @evleaks has been tweeting a lot about the Moto G lately. Today is no different, a mysterious screenshot taken from Motorola’s site listing a “Moto G Cinema.” has been leaked.

There isn't much to go on here. We're not sure if this is a new phone, simply a software feature, or could this be part of Motorola's May 13th announcement in London?

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Moto X+1 Spotted On MotoMaker

A few weeks back rumors surfaced that Motorola Mobility was working on a device called the Moto X+1. While we're still haven't officially heard word from Motorola, Lenovo, or Google at this point in regards to the Moto X+1, recently the mysterious device was spotted in Motorola’s MotoMaker.

Motorola has since removed the listing, but not before a screenshot was captured (pictured above). Motorola Mobility however has recently announced that it will be hosting a press event on May 13th where it will unveil its next smartphone. Hopefully Motorola, Lenovo, or Google (whatever they're calling themselves these days... lol) will shed some light on the dark spot that has been the Moto X+1.

Motorola Moto G LTE Maybe Right Around The Corner...

Motorola may soon introduce a new version of its affordable Moto G smartphone. According to Mexican website Xataka, the upcoming handset will be called Moto G LTE. 


As its name suggests, the Moto G LTE will have LTE connectivity. A feature that’s missing from the original Moto G. While the latter is currently offered in both 8GB and 16GB variants it’s said that the new Moto G LTE will have only a 16GB model. Reportedly, the LTE capable Moto G should cost about $260 in Mexico, where it could be released as early as June. 

Its retail packaging is rumored include a Motorola Flip Shell (normally sold for $29.99). Besides LTE, it appears that the handset will be similar to the Moto G that's already available, it should offer Android KitKat, a 4.5-inch 720p display, 1GB of RAM, and a quad-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 processor.

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Republic Wireless Lands The Moto G

Republic Wireless has announced the availability of the Motorola Moto G. The 8GB version will cost $149 and the 16GB version will cost $179. 

Both are sold contract free, though customers can choose from several different financing options if they so wish. Republic Wireless which is a Sprint MVNO uses a combination of cellular data and Wi-Fi to pass VoIP based calls through the internet rather than through traditional voice networks. 

Republic Wireless offers several plans, including unlimited talk, text, and data on Wi-Fi only for $5 per month. The second includes unlimited talk and text on Wi-Fi and cellular, and unlimited data on Wi-Fi for $10 per month. The third includes unlimited talk, text and data on Wi-Fi, plus 3G cellular for $25 per month. 

The Moto G has a 4.5-inch 720p HD screen, 5-megapixel camera, and 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor. It runs a stock version of Android 4.4 KitKat. The Moto G will be available beginning in April.

Source: Republic Wireless

Moto G Coming To Aio Wireless On February 14th

AIO wireless customers beginning February 14 the Moto G will be available at a discounted $150 on Aio Wireless. In addition to the Moto G.

Aio is also offering customers the opportunity to pick up lower rates on service plans. Customers who sign up for auto-pay will receive a $5 discount on their monthly bills. The rates are as followed:

• Basic Plan: $35 (after auto pay credit) - unlimited voice/text and 500MB of data

• Smart Plan: $45 (after auto pay credit) - unlimited voice/text and 2.5 GB of data

• Pro Plan: $55 (after auto pay credit) - unlimited voice/text and 5 GB of data

Source: AIO Wireless

Lenovo Acquires Google's Motorola Unit For $2.9 Billion

Google announced on Wednesday that it has sold its Motorola smartphone business to PC manufacturer Lenovo for $2.9 billion.

Google closed its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola in 2012. Taking into account Google's $2.4 billion sale of the Motorola Home division to Arris in December of that year, that's still a $7.2 billion difference.

The loss represents a rare black mark on Google's otherwise impressive history of high-profile acquisitions, which includes YouTube, AdSense and Android. Motorola currently makes the Moto X and Moto G smartphones as well as the Droid Ultra on Verizon Wireless.

The buy will likely strengthen Lenovo's position in the smartphone market and pick up its presence especially in North America and Latin America.

Google will retain majority ownership of Motorola's Mobility patent portfolio one of the key reasons for the initial acquisition but Lenovo will receive a license to this and gain about 2,000 patent assets. Lenovo will not be getting its advanced research unit, which recently launched an open hardware platform for building modular smartphones.

“Lenovo has the expertise and track record to scale Motorola Mobility into a major player within the Android ecosystem," Google CEO Larry Page said in a press release. "This move will enable Google to devote our energy to driving innovation across the Android ecosystem, for the benefit of smartphone users everywhere."

Page further detailed in an official Google blog post it acquired the division in 2012 to fuel the Android ecosystem by creating a stronger patent portfolio for Google.

"But the smartphone market is super competitive, and to thrive it helps to be all-in when it comes to making mobile devices," he added. "It’s why we believe that Motorola will be better served by Lenovo which has a rapidly growing smartphone business and is the largest and fastest growing PC manufacturer in the world."

Page warned, however, that the move doesn't signal a larger shift away from hardware efforts.

"The dynamics and maturity of the wearable and home markets, for example, are very different from that of the mobile industry," he said. "We’re excited by the opportunities to build amazing new products for users within these emerging ecosystems."

Source: Lenovo

Google Releases Moto G Google Play Edition

Google has announced the release of the Moto G Google Play Edition starting at $179 for the 8GB model and $199 for the 16GB model. There isn’t much of a difference between the Google Play Edition and the regular unlocked GSM model of the Moto G selling through other retailers. The Moto G is already just about stock Android to begin with, and the pricing is around the same you’ll find through third-party retailers. With the Google Play Edition Moto G you’ll be guaranteed completely stock Android and updates when other Google Play Edition devices receive them. The Moto G is available now through the Google Play website for customers in the US and will run on AT&T, T-Mobile, and their respectful MVNO pre-paid services (i.e. MetroPCS, Aio, and GoSmart). 

Source: Google Play Store

Moto G Now Available Online At Verizon for $99

Motorola’s most affordable prepaid phone, the Moto G, is now available online at Verizon for $99.99 without a contract. Keep in mind the Moto G only works on Verizon’s 3G network, not 4G LTE, and also can’t be taken to another network. 

Source: Verizon Wireless

Verizon Moto G Leaked, Rumored At $100 Off Contract

Shared by Google+ user “Josue Joseph“, the above image shows the Moto G in Verizon retail packaging. The blister packaging reveals that the device will be sold with no annual contract and also touts that users will get unlimited talk and text and a choice of one of Verizon’s data plans.

There’s no word on when the device will be released to the public from Verizon. Josue notes in the comments of his post that it “looks like” the device will be sold for just $100 off-contract. That is an amazing value for a phone that was already seen as a value at $179.

Source: Josue Joseph via Google+