The K900, Lenovo’s latest smartphone.
In what will probably end up being the most random buyout of the year, Lenovo has bought Motorola Mobility from Google for $2.91 billion. Google will maintain ownership of Motorola’s patent trove, which Lenovo will license.
The Moto X is finally available from Phones 4U, giving those in the United Kingdom the chance to purchase Motorola’s flagship handset for the first time. Prices start at £379.95 ($631) on pay-as-you-go, but you can get the handset for free on two-year contracts from £25 ($42) per month.
Boost Mobile is currently rolling out the recently announced Android 4.4.2 KitKat update to all of its carrier-branded Moto G variants in the United States. As well as the bump up to 4.4.2, this particular upgrade also brings support for Motorola Migrate in addition to a multitude of bug fixes and stability improvements.
Both Rogers and Fido have started pushing out the much-anticipated over-the-air 4.4 KitKat update to all their carrier-branded Motorola Moto X handsets located in the Canada. In terms of functionality, this upgrade brings the latest build of the open source operating system, together with a multitude of additional bug fixes, stability improvements and speed enhancements.
Google is preparing to drop its Nexus devices in favor of Google Play Edition smartphones and tablets in 2015, according to Russian tipster Eldar Murtazin. It’s thought third-party manufacturers don’t like competing with Nexus price tags, which could also be hurting sales of Google’s Motorola handsets.
