Motorola adds a bunch of phones to its Android 2.1 update list
Motorola just added a slew of new non-U.S. phones to its Android 2.1 update list (see the previous update), including a bunch of Backflips and Quenches. Doesn’t really give us a better idea of when the new software will actually be available, but it’s good to see Moto at least trying to be transparent about it. That said, it’d be great if we’d see some Android 2.2 update schedules popping up, m’kay? [Motorola] Thanks, Jake!
Posted originally at Android Central
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Motoblur invades Canada on the Dext, Quench and Backflip
If you’re in Canada and have had a serious hankering for Motoblur (and it’s OK to admit it if you have), fret not, as a trio of Motorola phones are bringing some serious social networking integration your way.
First there’s the Quench, which we know here in the States as Cliq XT (or previously the Zeppelin). Then there’s the Dext, which is the version of the Quench with a horizontal sliding keyboard that we know simply as the Cliq. And then there’s the Backflip, with its crazy fold-under (or is it over?) keyboard and rear-facing trackpad.
It’s all coming your way in the next three months or so. Stay tuned. [Motorola]
Motorola Cliq XT all but confirmed for March 10 on T-Mobile
Looks like the rumored Motorola Cliq XT launch date of March 10 is pretty much firmed up. So if you’re in the market for some keyboardless MotoBLUR, you only have a week to wait. In the meantime, you can relive our hands-on with it at Mobile World Congress. [via BGR]
Motorola Cliq XT priced at $129.99 on contract with T-Mobile ($329.99 outright)
We brought you the first pictures of the official Android-MotoBLUR powered T-Mobile-branded Cliq XT, and now we have pricing information to go along with it. Looks like the Cliq XT will be going for $129.99 on contract (that’s the U.S.-standard 2-year deal plus whatever rebates may be thrown in), and a very respectable $329.99 off-contract.
Now all we need is the dates the Cliq XT is going to be released. But it can’t be far off. [via TMoNews]
Video hands-on with the Motorola Cliq XT – aka the Quench [AC @ MWC]
Here’s another one from (not so) deep in our Mobile World Congress stash — video of the Motorola Cliq XT (aka the Quench outside the United States).
Like we said in our first hands-on: If you’re looking for a phone with MotoBLUR but don’t want to be bothered with a phyical keyboard (or a weird flip-around keyboard), then this is something you’re going to want to check out once it hits T-Mobile in the coming weeks.